572 stories by "Howard Miller"
The inability of fathers and sons to connect with one another is not exactly a breakthrough theatrical concept
How fortunate, should you happen to be a vampire, to have a human protector, one who is sworn to keep you safe from the killing sunlight and stakes to the heart, who is even willing to let y…
Playwright Robert Askins has followed up his Tony-nominated Hand to God by taking another poke at Southern Fried Christianity in his latest work, Permission, an uneven mix of sketch comedy, …
Love is a many-splendored thing in Fiasco Theater's giddy production of William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona, a presentation of Theatre for a New Audience at the Polonsky Shakes…
The "Troubles" of Northern Ireland in the mid-1980s bring out the troubles faced by the residents of Belfast in the Irish Repertory Theatre's production of Nate Rufus Edelman's The Belle of …
As World War II ripped its way across Europe from 1939-1945, it left countless victims in its wake. And when the dust settled at war's end, many of those who survived its ugly claws left the…
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is frequently associated with war-torn military personnel or victims of terrorism, but it can lay equal devastation to those who only bear witness.
What is it like to seek redemption from a traumatic past as well as from our own destructive choices in life? Is redemption even possible, or, as the psychologists say, is past behavior the …
Theater companies attempting the plays of the great absurdist Eugène Ionesco invariably run into the perplexing problem of how to handle some of the lengthy, rambling, and arguably tedious …
The quarry is hungry and must be fed.
Do you find it impossible to walk by a pet store without stopping to ooh and aah at the puppies in the window? Do you look forward to Broadway Barks more to hang out with the dogs that are u…
The battle of the sexes is in full combat mode in playwright Max Baker's offbeat and disturbing, if uneven, dark comedy Live From The Surface Of The Moon, a production of Stable Cable Lab Co…
If the names Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, the Weavers, and other heroes of the golden age of folk music strike a resonant chord in your heart, then I can guarantee you will have a truly joyou…
Beware. C.O.A.L. (Confessions of a Liar), playwright David Brian Colbert's tale of a charming young man for whom falsehoods have become a way of life, is a trap whose light tone about small …
Welcome to the world of abstract surrealism, as embodied in the Lost & Found Project's Knock: A Journey to a Strange Country, now on view in a complexly crafted and intensely acted productio…
Farce, slapstick, and general tomfoolery blend beautifully together in Delirium's Daughters, playwright Nicholas Korn's new comic and heartfelt romp that lovingly captures the spirit of comm…
Time has a way of helping us put things into perspective.
Meet the Malones, Bob and Karen, a couple going through a patch of marital discord.
As long as there has been a spotlight, there have been individuals who have found a way to bask in its warm and public glow, regardless of their questionable talents ....
Dijla Wal Furat: Between the Tigris and the Euphrates, playwright Maurice Decaul's examination of the early stages of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, serves as a potent reminder that war is …
The world of physics is suddenly a very popular place to visit both on and off Broadway these days.
The year is 1939. The place: London. The shadow of what is about to explode into World War II is looming ever closer, and American expats are being pressed to join the exodus back to the U. …
Long before Sweeney Todd set up shop on Fleet Street, William Shakespeare gave the world a pair of revenge-driven monsters in Titus Andronicus, a play overflowing with murder, rape, cannibal…
If the words "beautiful downtown Burbank" or "and now for something completely different" resonate with you, then you are the perfect audience for the madcap lunacy of Parallel Exit's Everyb…
One part of the story of this nation that you won't find discussed much, if at all, in U. S. public schools is the history of gay men and lesbians. . . .
