THEATRE REVIEWS
‘Fallen Angels’ Ignores the Important Stuff
Men do enjoy fooling themselves into thinking they’re something they’re not, and it’s their wives’ job to join in the fun accordingly. That’s the take-away from North Coast Repertory Theatre’s ‘Fallen Angels.’ Now, if it only had some characters to impart the lesson…
Read More‘The Pianist’ is a Must-Hear/Must-See
Mona Golabek is a concert pianist. She is not, however, “The Pianist of Willesden Lane.” That honor belongs to Mona’s mother, Lisa Jura, who taught Mona and her sister the piano, as Ms. Jura’s mother had done for her…
Read MoreFunny ‘Regrets Only’ Easily Survives Itself
We love who we love, and we’re willing to bear the consequences, at least the way Paul Rudnick’s ‘Regrets Only’ tells it. Diversionary Theatre’s latest entry veers too close to farce at one point, but its storytelling is rife with sometimes painfully funny one-liners and situations to that end.
Read MoreLove in the State of Oklahoma
Loosely based on the play, Green Grow the Lilacs, Rogers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! has an unusual history.
Read More‘Two Gents’ Trimmed and Polished for Old Globe
Is it possible trim ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’ down to 100 minutes and still deliver the goods? Of course it is.
Read More‘Lady”s Fair But Needs Bite
My Fair Lady is part of what has become known as the Golden Age of Musicals, and revivals of it are invariably popular with audiences. Yet, productions of the musical get their bite when they acknowledges their roots in the feminist satire of George Bernard Shaw. After mounting highly successful versions of Spamalot and Mary Poppins this summer, Moonlight Stage Productions’ My Fair Lady looks toothless by comparison…
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