Robert Israel

Theater Review: “Grand Concourse” — You Gotta Have Faith

March 8, 2017
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Grand Concourse does wondrous things: it encourages us ponder our own growth toward faith while emphasizing with the struggles of others.

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Film Review: “Fences” — The Tragedy of Walls

December 27, 2016
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This excellent film version of the play Fences meets (even exceeds) the considerable demands of August Wilson’s script.

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Book Review: Poet Philip Levine — The Kernel of Life

December 9, 2016
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These posthumous volumes provide ample proof that poet Philip Levine was far more than a proletariat troubadour.

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Theater Review: “Tiger Style!” — Theatrical Silly Putty

October 29, 2016
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Tiger Style! blows by like a whirlwind — wordy, frivolous, and ultimately unsatisfying.

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Theater Preview: Melinda Lopez — A Life in the Theater

October 25, 2016
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“Theater is my pathway to sanity,” Melinda Lopez explains.

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Theater Review: “The Plough and the Stars” — Life Under Pressure

September 30, 2016
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This is a galvanic production that stirs the spirit and demands that we reflect on what the script says about our own time, our own struggles.

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Theater Preview: Conor Lovett on Music and Samuel Beckett in “Here All Night”

September 29, 2016
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“If you’ll excuse me for being cheeky, it’s a collaboration between the players on stage and Beckett’s works.”

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Theater Review: Machine de Cirque — A Captivating Contraption

September 23, 2016
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Yes, another circus show has come to town with players who display breath-taking athleticism in all its cheeky glory.

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Stage Feature: TW Festival’s David Kaplan on Beyond Success — Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee Williams

September 17, 2016
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Once Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee Williams achieved success, they wanted to take on themes in their plays that challenged audiences.

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Fuse Theater Review: “Company” — What We Sing About When We Sing About Love

September 5, 2016
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There’s a lot of love in the Lyric Stage Company’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 Tony Award winning show, Company.

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