Theater Times Two
I spent last week in New York, visiting my mother and daughter and taking in a couple of Broadway shows that could not be more dissimilar -- a stunning drama and an out-and-out musical farce. The drama was David Harrower's "Blackbird," starring Jeff Daniels and...
Ken Howard
I'm sad to hear of the death of Ken Howard (at 71). He is being remembered in quickie-obits as the president of the Screen Actors Guild, star of "The White Shadow," and recurring guest star on "30 Rock." But to me, he will always be Thomas Jefferson in "1776," a role...
Mickey Fisher’s “Replica”
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has an annual series called "Ignite!" It consists of three new plays, still works-in-progress, which are presented in a rehearsal hall without costumes or sets. The actors rehearse for a few days, then read it from looseleaf...
Beautiful Again
Last April, I raved about "Beautiful," the Broadway show about the life and career of singer/songwriter Carole King, and recommended you see it if you get to New York. Well, now you don't have to, because the bus-and-truck national tour of "Beautiful" has come to St....
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...
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...
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. I went online,...