George C. Wolfe

Theater Review – Audra McDonald Dazzles as Mama Rose in a Star-Powered “Gypsy” Revival

January 17, 2025
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In a production filled with emotional intensity, Audra McDonald delivers a powerhouse portrayal that elevates a somewhat uneven staging.

Television/Theater Review: “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — Listening to the Lessons of the Blues

December 10, 2020
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a stellar artistic accomplishment, a blazingly powerful dramatic experience.

Theater Review: “The Colored Museum” — Raucous, Riveting, But Out of Sync

March 15, 2015
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George C. Wolfe’s 1986 collection of vignettes that spoof and celebrate black stereotypes occasionally plays like reruns from the ’90s TV show In Living Color.

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