Theater
The script is an experiment, a (sometimes) witty lecture on language. But it doesn’t work dramatically.
William A. Everett’s book is well-researched but based on a problematic premise.
Tony winning playwright Joe DiPietro does a commendable job of dramatizing the true-life confrontation between Margaret Chase Smith and Joseph McCarthy while they were both serving in the United States Senate.
“Leopoldstadt” is one of Tom Stoppard’s most heartfelt and expansive works, its poignant storyline inspired by events in his own life.
Reviews of three shows seen during a trip to Ireland and England — Shakespeare at London’s Globe and “Dublin Oldschool” and “Riverdance” in Dublin.
As the run continues, the torrent of gags will probably settle into place and proper narrative rhythms emerge. But for now, the game’s aground.
There’s plenty of potential in Tony Meneses’ script about men sharing their inner lives with other men, but it is filled with too many silent types.
Is it possible for an outstanding actress to achieve similar heights as a playwright? The answer is yes, but with reservations.
Cinematic in inspiration, Diane Paulus’s direction whips up terse bursts of adolescent energy, tapping into a cocky hunger for self-destructive combat.
“It’s not just some generic ‘evil’ “The Arsonists” protests, it is willful blindness to fascist and authoritarian agendas. Denial and hiding behind “bourgeois” comfort is the theme.”
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