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Philip Dawkins's "Failure: A Love Story'
A whimsical survival course
Failure: A Love Story is an enchanting poetic fable in which members of the Fail family make the most of life's tragedies by spinning their own narratives to turn back the clock.
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"Here Lies Love': Imelda Marcos in New York
Bedazzled
How could an entire starving nation fall under the sway of a dazzling charlatan like Imelda Marcos? The disco-style poporetta Here Lies Love will seduce you in much the same way. Unfortunately, it neglects to address the greatest irony of all: what happened to Imelda after the music stopped.
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Bruce Graham's "North of the Boulevard'
Bruce Graham grows up
Bruce Graham has written so many plays that it may be appropriate to describe his work as facile. But his last two works provide credible characters wrestling with difficult decisions.
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"Orphans' on Broadway: The Boston Marathon link
Two abandoned brothers, then and now, or: Does this story sound familiar?
I saw Orphans when it opened in the 1980s, and remember being repelled by its violence and ferocity. Not now. This hilarious, harrowing absurdist drama sheds chilling insight into the two brothers charged in the Boston Marathon bombing.
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'Pippin,' 'Kinky Boots' and 'Matilda' on Broadway
Cross-dressers of the world, unite! (and other Broadway musical fantasies)
When it comes to musicals, Broadway is a three-ring circus this season. Pippin, Kinky Boots and Matilda are all high-flying spectacle and daredevil entertainment, offering instant gratification and plenty of cotton candy.
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5 minute read
Virgin Mary, Sue Mengers and Ann Richards in NY
Three tough women
With whom would you rather spend an evening alone? A Hollywood super-agent, the mother of Jesus, or the former governor of Texas? These are your choices among one-woman shows on Broadway.
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6 minute read
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"South Pacific' revival in Wilmington
Still younger than springtime
South Pacific's mix of wartime action, drama, comedy and song still works. The current Delaware production is quite moving. But who today would think of a sexy 44-year-old man as "old"?
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Lantern's Henry V (2nd review)
None dare call it castor oil
How do you render Shakespeare's histories appealing to folks who attend only because they think it's good for them? Charles McMahon of the Lantern Theater seems to have cornered the formula.
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Oscar Wilde's "Salome' at Villanova (2nd review)
Does Salome still work?
Does Oscar Wilde's Salome still hold up as a drama, without Strauss's thunderous score? I went into the play not expecting much, frankly, and came away pleasantly surprised.
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Oscar Wilde's "Salome' at Villanova (1st review)
A century later, Salome gets her just desserts
Oscar Wilde's Salome is a play critics love to hate, but those disparagements can now be dismissed. Villanova University has revealed Wilde's play for the mesmerizing theater that it is.
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5 minute read