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359 stories by "Alan Smason"

Bay Area Musicals' 'Crazy for You' puts Gershwins on tap by Alan Smason

By ALAN SMASON SAN FRANCISCO " Anyone who has ever seen a Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney film knows that the ills of the world can be transformed by putting on a show, raising needed revenue…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 7:18am on November 17, 2018☆⚑

Geva Theatre presents case of 'Thurgood' through Nov. 16 by Alan Smason

By HERBERT SIMPSON Despite already having knocked people out in splendidly acted versions, this important and enormously appealing play seems to be moving to "National Treasure" status in ev…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 1:25am on October 30, 2018☆⚑

Cleveland Play House's 'Woman in Black' less than it could be by Alan Smason

By ROY BERKO Susan Hill, author of the book "The Woman in Black," the source of the play of the same name now being staged at the Cleveland Play House (CPH), relates: "The Suffolk coast. Win…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 3:43pm on October 1, 2018☆⚑

God admits he's imperfect in hysterically funny 'An Act of God' at Beck  by Alan Smason

By ROY BERKO God, or a facsimile thereof, in the form of Mike Polk Jr., who in his other life is a local comedian and Fox 8 personality, is appearing on the Beck Center for the Arts stage, i…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 11:48am on October 1, 2018☆⚑

Geva Theatre revives 'Hair' in Rochester by Alan Smason

By HERBERT SIMPSON  I wondered how the old love-rock musical would play these days for an audience of younger folk unfamiliar with Hippie rebellion, flower children, 60s rock music, and a…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 9:08am on September 21, 2018☆⚑

Power's 'Seize the King' is an ambitious reinterpretation of 'Richard III' by Alan Smason

By JACK LYONS Ambition supposedly killed Caesar, according to Brutus. However, it also became a two-edged sword that cut both ways. Literature is bursting with characters who are infected wi…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 2:54am on September 10, 2018☆⚑

Epic Antarctic-set drama gives Portland, Oregon a theatrical adventure by Alan Smason

By LOU HARRY A tip of the (ice) cap to Portland, Oregon's Artists Repertory Theatre, which has given E.M Lewis' epic play "Magellanica" a worthy production, even if its cracks show. Set prim…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 2:22am on February 17, 2018☆⚑

Sonoma Arts Live finishing fine 'Gypsy' by Alan Smason

By HARRY DUKE Musicals are the bread and butter of community theatre. They're usually crowd pleasers and, with their large casts, can bank on a crowd of family and friends to fill a good por…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 9:38am on July 28, 2017☆⚑

Gratuitous gore in 'Guards at the Taj' by Alan Smason

By HARRY DUKE It's 1648 and the splendiferous Taj Mahal awaits its opening. Humayun and Babur, the two lowliest members of Emperor Shah Jahan's royal guards, are assigned the lowliest duty a…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 9:31am on May 19, 2017☆⚑
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