Absinthe
My review of the astounding-acrobats-and-others show that takes place in a tent in front of Caesars Palace, with the crowd close to the action, and a very good reason for not allowing kids inside.
Fun Home
Yesterday, I gave a rave review to a Broadway show I saw last week, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.” Here’s another… My first exposure to “Fun Home” was on this year’s Tonys telecast, when a young actress named Sydney Lucas performed the show-stopping “Ring Of Keys.” If the purpose of the […]
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time
I spent most of last week in New York City, visiting my mother and daughter and seeing four shows — one off-Broadway, three on Broadway shows. Here’s my review of one of them. “The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time” is about Christopher Boone, a 15-year-old English boy with Asperger’s Syndrome (or something […]
Carrot Top’s Surprising Show
While in Vegas a week ago, I had a free evening with nothing to do, so I decided on a whim to go see Carrot Top’s show at The Luxor. I’m not a huge fan of his, but I’ve liked some of his TV appearances, and think some of his prop comedy is kinda clever. […]
New York Road Trip, Part One
I spent the last week visiting my daughter and mother in New York City, eating real pizza and real bagels, trying a couple of vegan restaurants at my daughter’s behest, taking in a couple of college classes with her, and going to see two big Broadway shows, “Beautiful” and “It’s Only A Play.” The former […]
Abridged History Of Comedy Abridged
Austin Tichenor and Dominick Conti — two-thirds of the Reduced Shakespeare Company* — were in the studio with me to talk about their latest production, “The Complete History of Comedy (Abridged). We took it from the beginnings (cave comedy) through Abe Lincoln’s standup comedy and into modern times, and I had Austin perform his signature […]