Robert Israel
“Circus artists aren’t the best actors,” Shana Carroll notes, “it’s not their thing.”
Audiences for Liz Callaway can expect to hear faithful interpretations of these now familiar hit songs, but also expect the unexpected.
Based on a graphic novel, the brilliant Historia de Amor is unrelenting in its darkness. It’s as if we’re swimming in a pool of India ink.
Bootycandy is sharp-witted and entertaining — but thoroughly sugary.
August Wilson’s dramatized autobiography, thanks to the magnificent actor Eugene Lee, is a stirring experience.
Mavis Staples’ voice and stage presence still exude power, still plumb emotional and spiritual depths.
Milk Like Sugar cries out for dialogue and confrontations that direct us deeper into the conflicts the young women face.
The New York Times columns selected for Think Again are engaging, provocative, maddening, humorous, and insightful.
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