Monthly Archives: July 2009
Review: Twelfth Night
“Twelfth Night” has long been my favorite of Shakespeare’s romantic comedies. In it, Shakespeare takes love between people of the same sex very seriously — all you have to do is look at the character names. The play follows the … Continue reading
Filed under Off-Broadway, play, review, theatre
Review: The Marvelous Wonderettes
In “The Marvelous Wonderettes” the 1958 Springfield High School prom — and the 10-year reunion in 1968 — provides the title quartet of choirgirls the opportunity to harmonize to the great hits of those respective eras. You can tell going … Continue reading
Filed under musical, Off-Broadway, review, theatre
Review: 9 to 5
I had a perfectly good time at “9 to 5,” but it’s not what I might have hoped from the first Dolly Parton musical — there will be others, right? I hope so, because I know so many musical theater … Continue reading
Review: The Temperamentals
You must see this. Not just because it’s an excellent gay-themed production. Not just because it’s a chance to see Michael Urie of Ugly Betty fame in an intimate theatre setting, showing some very strong acting chops. No, you must … Continue reading
Filed under Off-Broadway, play, review, theatre
Review: The Norman Conquests
If the success of a Broadway show were based on the quality of the production alone, then the Old Vic production of Alan Ayckbourn’s “The Norman Conquests” should be a hit. In three plays that cover the same calamitous weekend … Continue reading
Review: Next to Normal
I’m not enraptured by the new musical “Next to Normal,” but I can’t help but admire its soaring ambition and the craft that brings it very close to reaching its aim. Alice Ripley brilliantly slashes through the central role of … Continue reading
Review: Mary Stuart
Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter are amazing actresses of great intelligence and power, and I’m not just saying that because they’re Brits playing Broadway in a German play that’s 109 years old (I’m not that kind of snob). McTeer plays … Continue reading
Review: Rock of Ages
I can’t fight this feeling: “Rock of Ages” is as much fun as a barrel of drunken monkeys. Yes, it’s another jukebox musical, perhaps the first on Broadway to truly deserve the moniker, featuring songs by dozens of bands, mostly … Continue reading
