Breezing Impressions — Catching Up with a Vengeance
Frankly, my dears, I needed a break. My life is spent at a keyboard, and while I have enjoyed writing and adding my deux centimes since childhood, I had a … Continue reading
Quickies on the Hoof — The Sisterhood; A Taste of Things to Come; A Wonderful Noise
THE SISTERHOOD, Mauckingbird Theatre at The Latvian Society, 7th and Spring Garden Streets, in Philadelphia, through Sunday, February 21 — It’s the opposite of “Fiddler on the Roof.” In … Continue reading
Company — Bucks County Playhouse
Hunter Foster defeats the most resounding impediment people mention when you wonder why there’s not more productions of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical above wedlock and commitment, “Company.” The … Continue reading
National Pastime — Bucks County Playhouse
The loopy plot throws all kinds of curves, few of which sidle over home plate for a strike, but Hunter Foster’s production of “National Pastime,” a world premiere musical at Bucks … Continue reading
Plaid Tidings — Bucks County Playhouse
“The Godfather, Part 2” and the last entries in the Harry Potter series aside, my long-standing opinion is sequels are generally not as sharp as originals for one of two … Continue reading
Ain’t Misbehavin’ — Bucks County Playhouse
Zest and gaiety are so engrained in Fats Waller’s tunes, a show like “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” that features a collection of Waller composition, automatically comes packed with lively jazz and sassy … Continue reading
