Mobile Opera “Hopscotch” in Concert and Conversation
Yuval Sharon took a moment while driving to discuss the January 13 release of his mobile opera,...
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The Rough House Theater’s “Ubu Roi” at the Upcoming Chicago International Puppet Festival
This journey starts by skipping back to the Fall of 2016 at the kitsch-laden Chopin Theatre in the...
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Lars von Trier’s “Breaking the Waves” Opera at PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now
Both postmodern tragedy and ageless love story, Lars von Trier’s 1996 film seemed inevitable...
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Catch as Catch Can: Holden at the New Ohio Theatre
Reading J. D. Salinger’s 1951 The Catcher in the Rye marks the moment in the lives of countless...
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Chicago Theatre 2016 A Year in Review: The Good, the Sad, and the Ugly
In contrast to all the great “Best Shows of 2016” and critics’ picks lists flooding Chicago media...
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Theatre Lie-Detector Test: NYC End-of-the-Year Roundup Edition
TRUE: Daniel Craig has real acting chops. If you doubted this because you thought the role of...
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“Hopscotch Opera”: A Mobile Opera For 24 Cars From The Industry LA
Imagine getting in a car without knowing the destination. Sharing the car are singers, actors, and...
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A Dramaturg’s Process in NYMF’s NextLink Project
It is much more challenging to dramaturg a musical than a straight play because there are so many more elements to consider, assess, and attempt to balance out. I examine each song in the score in terms of style, tempo, tone, melody, and length.
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“Cut Piece for Pants Suit” in Madison Square Park
Once every four years most Americans sheepishly admit to trusted friends of similar political...
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Hawaii Theatre Guide
Popular images of Hawai’i are those of dancing women in provocative grass skirts adorned with...
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“The Babylon Line,” Richard Greenberg’s New Play at the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre
Anyone so inclined could find plenty of reasons to carp about The Babylon Line, Richard...
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Chekhov Resonates: “The Hummm” at Dixon Place
Chekhov’s Three Sisters is distilled into vibration and iteration in The Hummm, a radical...
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Lynn Nottage’s “Sweat” at The Public Theatre
What a journey Lynn Nottage’s Sweat has had. When this gorgeously incisive play about heartbreak...
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Unbounded Soliloquy: Wajdi Mouawad’s “Seuls”
Seuls Written, Directed, and Performed by Wajdi Mouawad The Wilma Theater, Philadelphia Nov....
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The American Tour Of Contemporary Romanian Female Artists: Empowering Women
On the nights of November 18 & November 20, 2016, at Here Arts Centre, NYC, I was being...
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Theater Review: Helluva Theatre Takes on Shaw’s “Major Barbara”
Helluva Theatre Company—newly formed under the mission to produce plays from the traditional canon...
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“The Encounter” Is Merely A Circus Of Distorted Sounds
The Encounter, Simon McBurney’s two-hour intermissionless solo show on Broadway, which many...
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“The Wolves” Explores Character Issues Through Soccer Outside Of The Game
Although the PR images of leaping, lunging and levitating female soccer players seem to promise...
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Invoking the Spirit: “Sounds to Summon the Japanese Gods”
It is a musical piece without words. At Japan Society on Nov. 11, Sounds to Summon the Japanese...
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Holocaust Narratives Set in Motion by Bill T. Jones
Analogy/Dora: Tramontane, Oct. 20-21, 2016, August Wilson Center, Pittsburgh Sixty years after the...
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