Buffalo’ed – A well-intentioned misfire
Any emotional resonance is attributable to the truly remarkable ensemble, with strong, polished performances, plus superb dancing by Alexandria Diaz de Fato.
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San Francisco: Ute Lemper – in a class all her own
With the outstanding support of the Vogler Quartet and virtuoso musician and arranger Stefan Malzew, this is a must-see show. Bravo!
Samuel Beckett and The Global Waiting for Better Days
The language processing in Beckett's drama rests on a painful understanding of the inadequacy of words and the lack of identity between human words and…
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Theatre met the ideal demands and the small theatre got just what it needed, and it created Swedish performing theatre history. A total of 24…
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But the piece de resistance is a massive, multi-tiered staircase, with each step colorfully illuminated from underneath. It’s placed center stage and climbs virtually to…
Theater Review: ‘Three Sisters’ – The classic that should have been
Greg MacKellan and the entire company must be congratulated for reviving an unfairly discarded masterpiece that will undoubtedly receive (finally) the recognition, accolades and large-scale…
Imagination. A Leap of Faith. And Walkways.
At times the wind blows so forcefully, it looks as if someone has dumped buckets of sand on the terrace. Some of us sweep and…