Group 2011 November

Theater archive for November, 2011

Kushner on Playwriting

Tony Kushner's Angels in America (currently at the Lyceum Space) has been hailed as one of the finest plays of ...

Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas at Old Globe Theatre

He's back. Sure, he's as tall as a power forward and can bench press, he brags, 450 pounds. He can ...

Learn to be Latina at Diversionary

Enrique Urueta's equal opportunity offender has toured the country, including a stop at Minneapolis' prestigious - and tough-minded - Mixed ...

The Biography of a Diary

The Diary of Anne Frank runs through December 4 at OnStage Playhouse. Here's some background for this fine production: On ...

A Dream Role

Right now, several actors are clearly performing dream roles: Linda Libby as Mama Rose in Ion's Gypsy; Rosina Reynolds (Amanda ...

The Musical Paul Gauguin at Asian Story Theater

Asian Story Theater is work-shopping this new musical. The project was ready for a tryout and, with tinkering and revising, ...

What's in a Title?

John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men - currently in a deeply moving production at New Village Arts - tells the ...

Twelfth Night at White Theatre

In Merry Olde England, Twelfth Night was a last call for holiday cheer. After the 12 days of Christmas, the ...

Spring Awakening at American Rose Theatre

I can only review half of American Rose's production, since the company has double-cast the musical: the "Red Cast" (high ...

To Bow or Not to Bow

At the end of Gypsy, Mama Rose hits bottom. Her daughters - June and the ugly duckling Louise - have ...