Lightning Flashes — I Will Not Go Gently; Krissy Fraelich; Macbeth
OK, so short form is not my metier. Not so much writer’s block — Find me speechless, and look for a murderer. — as needing a vacation from the keyboard … Continue reading
On the Road Again — Act II Playhouse
“On the Road Again” is like a busman’s holiday. Tony Braithwaite and Jennifer Childs have and provide such fun, all critical faculties can be suspended as I enjoy a smart, … Continue reading
The Shaw Festival — Preliminary Report
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario — During the next week, I will post full reviews of the 10 plays included on this year’s Shaw Festival roster. My intention was to file a review … Continue reading
Shaw and Stratford Festivals — Canadian Assurance
Consistently theatrical greatness lies just across the U.S. border at the two ends of the Canadian province of Ontario. I first attended the Stratford Festival in 1976 when the actors … Continue reading
Karen Mason — Breath and Song Restored
In an earlier era, Karen Mason would be an international star. Her voice is one of the best and most versatile, and her song stylings range from great intellect and … Continue reading
I’m a Stranger Here Myself — Prince Music Theater
Mark Nadler has a lot to impart in his 90-minute show, “I’m a Stranger Here Myself: Musik from the Weimar and Beyond.” The veteran cabaret performer uses a barrel-house piano … Continue reading
Sophie Tucker: The Last of the Red Hot Mamas — Walnut Independence Studio on 3
Kathy Halenda nails all the traits that made Sophie Tucker popular and unique during her heyday as a nightclub entertainer and raconteuse whose career spanned more than half of the … Continue reading
Patti LuPone — Faraway Places — Morgan’s Cabaret — Prince Music Theater
Younger generations of theatergoers must regard Patti LuPone the same way I think of Ethel Merman or Mary Martin. With other combinations like Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera, or Liza … Continue reading
