Theater
Two new musicals attempt to capture the magic of two beloved books. With mixed success …
Let’s face it, we could all use a celebration of renewal and togetherness that crosses cultural (and political) borders.
“Beyond Words” tells an important story in an entertaining as well as a delightfully educational way.
Critical to the success of “Cost of Living” is playwright Martyna Majok’s refusal to resort to tropes about people with disabilities and those who care for them.
Bob Dylan’s music has rarely been more heartbreaking, his poetic storytelling rarely more beguiling, and the singing never less nasal.
The energizing force of this production comes from the students and, more specifically, the cohort of young women in the cast, each of whom is excellent.
The weight of the masterpiece on the other side of the kitchen door is ever-present, and it casts a smothering shadow on this lighter drama.
If only “Becoming a Man”‘s pathos were less streamlined, its theatricality more ambitious.
Must the stage only discreetly charm the bourgeoisie?
The musical’s focus on truth in journalism resonates in our post-2016, “fake news,” and Artificial Intelligence-saturated environment.
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