Probably every long-time married couple will acknowledge that every once in a while the rapture will wear off. If they’re lucky they will find a spark that reignites their
Playwright Phinneas Kiyomura’s play “Supper” introduces three oil-rich brothers who have come to Japan to celebrate the wedding of their fourth brother, Freddy (Joel Scher), to his very strange
Well, I did it again! Saw two movies this weekend: one good, one dreadful… The good one is “A Quiet Passion,” a beautifully mounted biography of 19th century poet Emily
Editor’s note:
This review contains significant spoilers for the movie “Arrival”
If you could see the future, would you want to?
If you could have a child, knowing that
In the first half of the 20th century the Brits, with their impeccable enunciation and dramatic gestures, set the standard for theater performances —Shakespeare and all the rest. In the
The slice of life that he brings to the stage is his own. Filled with pain and anger, hostility, loneliness, and alienation, it is, nevertheless, a solo performance that in
By Cynthia Citron
At first he was seen as a joke. Then, as he continued his campaign of insults and threats, outrageous proposals, and the promise to make his country
by Cynthia Citron
If there is such a thing as a “mild-mannered play,” Alena Smith’s “Icebergs” would certainly qualify. It appears that its five self-absorbed characters have no serious
by Cynthia Citron
The play is titled “A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes.”
The title alone should give you some clue
by Cynthia Citron
I’ve always enjoyed the plays of Donald Margulies. They usually are variations on a few definitive themes: family dynamics (predominantly Jewish families), the Holocaust, reunions, and
At least it’s not about a dysfunctional family. This time it’s a group of dysfunctional writers who are blocked, burnt out, and distracted.
The play is “The Portman
