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"Old Jews Telling Jokes' in New York
Not your grandfather's Jewish humor
This revue tries to rekindle old memories for new generations of Jews and non-Jews alike. It's raunchier than anything I saw on "Ed Sullivan." But the passage of time imposes a kind of censorship all its own.
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4 minute read
"Breakfast at Tiffany's' on Broadway
Holly, we hardly knew ye
The new stage adaptation of Breakfast at Tiffany's is blessed with an appealing story, an evocative setting and an exceptional narrator. Too bad its inimitable heroine is missing in action.
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4 minute read
"Macbeth' in London, violence everywhere
There will be blood, or: Can you top this?
Playwrights and directors are devoting more attention to the role of violence in the world, which is good. But some of them seem to be celebrating it rather than condemning it.
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5 minute read
Penn Singers' 'Patience' at Annenberg
You've got mail, or: My not-so-brilliant stage career
Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience is a Victorian romp concerning jealousy among poets, soldiers and lovesick maidens. But the most jealous character of all was in the audience: me.
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3 minute read
Three plays in London
Odd couple: Pinter and Asperger's
Harold Pinter's Old Times will make you question your memory, not to mention human trust and love. But a new play about a boy with Asperger's syndrome will restore your faith in all of them.
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6 minute read
Theatre Confetti's "Edith Can Shoot Things'
What parents don't know about adolescents
For once, here's a play about adolescence that's aimed at adults rather than teenagers.
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2 minute read
"The Audience' in London; "Ann' in New York.
Two (very different) women
You'll learn a lot about England and America by noting who is celebrated in the theater these days. Two fascinating women— the stoic and self-effacing Queen Elizabeth and the flashy and flamboyant Ann Richards— are featured this month on the London and New York stages respectively.
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6 minute read
Lantern's "Henry V' (1st review)
That's the story of, that's the glory of war
Shakespeare looks at war in Henry V, and, as usual, sees his subject from all sides. The new Lantern Theater production, with Ben Dibble in the title role and a fine supporting cast, brings the play vividly to life under Charles McMahon's direction.
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6 minute read
The writing life: Theresa Rebeck's "Seminar' at PTC
Do you want to be a writer, or do you want to write?
At one level, Theresa Rebeck's Seminar is a remarkable feat: a rare comic drama that insightfully engages us in the world of writers and writing without actually subjecting us to the tedious and lonely writing process itself. The problem is that most really good writers aren't nearly as interesting people as Rebeck's characters.
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7 minute read
"Under the Whaleback' at the Wilma
Down to the sea in ships, from generation to generation
The impact of individuals on later generations lies at the heart of Richard Bean's Under the Whaleback, a gripping look at a quaint foreign culture, full of foreboding and culminating in painful violence.
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3 minute read