‘Theatre Reviews’ Archives
“Unnecessary Farce”
In doing a farce, the key is solid direction ( Allison C. Vesely) and a cast of players who understand how farce works. This cast, built around the master of farce, Dale Benson, is superb. Perfect timing for the slapstick, the looks, the pratfalls, and of course the use of [Read More]
“Hesperia”
The question may be , did she invite him to stir up old feelings? or, did she invite him to show him that he could change as well?. Ian is also a porn star who stayed in LA when she left and tried his hand at more that just porn acting, but failed. Meanwhile, he was glad to [Read More]
“Bachelorette”
This is a play filled with smoking, drinking swearing, sexual situations and general mayhem that may appeal to younger theater audiences, but for the average theater-goer, the comic touches were few and far between and there was far to much insanity and hate between these [Read More]
“Disgraced”
Did all of this happen because Amir wanted to fit in, or is Akhtar showing us that there are fears that we all have in our lives. In particular the fear of that which is unfamiliar to us. Many of us grew up with certain prejudices that were learned, not from experience, but [Read More]
“Death and Harry Houdini”
the love of the tricks he did as well as started creating the illusions and the escapes that made him famous. Written and directed by Nathan Allen with some fine choreography by Tommy Rapley and some original music by Kevin O'Donnell, this show could not be the show that it [Read More]
“Enron”
we watch some of the history unveiled and explained in terms that are very understandable about what Enron was, what they did, how they were able to build a company that did almost nothing and had great success in a stock market where the investors were looking to make big [Read More]
“Time Stands Still”
But sarah's true problem is her fear of living a mundane existence and never facing the dangers that going into the "action" of wars brings to her. There are many people who find danger to be a manna from heaven and a reason for them to exist. Without it, they feel empty- [Read More]
“A Chorus Line”
The book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante has spanned the years well and the music by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Edward Kleban gives us the feeling, emotion and tenderness of these hard working dreamers, the chorus line/ensemble players. Those of you who read my [Read More]
“The Houdini Box”
Sam Deutsch and Tyler Culligan are the ace puppeteers who make Mr. Thomas' magic come alive.The production is staged/directed by Blair Thomas who also designed the puppetry used in the show. Some very cool puppets and techniques. There is some choreography in the show by [Read More]
“Legally Blonde”
The Marriott version, which will continue through April 1st, is as solid a performance as one can see on their stage. The energy level of this strong cast is far above normal and the talent assembled by Robin and staff is far superior to what they brought into our "loop" [Read More]
