Theatre Review

Mediocre theatre sucks.  This thought is one I have preached for a long time and, therefore, feel compelled to stand by the statement.  What sucks for me, personally, as a huge fan of playwright Del Shores, is having to say that the premiere of his new play, Yellow,...

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Theatre Review Some stories deserve to be told.  There are instances in history that demand people know and remember them.  The life story of Thurgood Marshall is one all Americans should know.  The Baltimore born, African American kid, who was the grandson of a...

Theatre Review

I have a love-hate relationship with Tony Award winning musicals, meaning, I either love them or hate them.  Great expectations are and should be placed on the winner of such a prestigious award.  In The Heights, winner of the Tony for best new musical 2008 is now...

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Theatre Review by L. Records “…Rajiv’s was some of the best writing I’ve seen…  He takes a world that is part Quentin Tarantino and part Gabriel Garcia Marquez and he makes it work.  His voice is really, really unique in American theatre.” – Moises Kaufman Bengal...

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Theatre Review There are many reasons to see theatre. My personal favorites: to enlighten and to entertain. I also quite enjoy theatre that makes me feel (in some way) passionately… this includes disgust, anger, love or inspiration. Theatre should provoke feeling; to...

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Theatre Review I have decided to give myself exactly one hour to write this review. Unfortunately, that’s all this show deserves. I am already down 2 ½ hours from attending the show last night. I can’t get any of those hours back, folks. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the...