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Happy Days Review – An Optimistic Ostrich
By now, everyone knows what to expect when seeing a Samuel Beckett play – a huge helping of the unexpected. HAPPY DAYS is no exception. First produced in New York in 1961 and later in […]
Articles by Elaine Mura
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At the Table Review – Enlightenment at a Cost
Playwright Michael Perlman has fashioned an intense personal study of millennials in today’s world, a world inundated with high tech toys and lots of ways to escape honestly dealing with others. When a small group […]
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Bronco Billy, the Musical Review – Living the Dream
After working on BRONCO BILLY for nearly two years, the dream has become a reality for producing artistic director Gary Grossman and co-producer Tony Abatemarco. Based on a 1979 Clint Eastwood film, BRONCO BILLY spins […]
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A Bad Year for Tomatoes Review – Nosy Neighbors Network
The epic career of writer John Patrick provided the stage with blockbusters like “The Teahouse of the August Moon (winning both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony for drama).” Patrick also proved a runaway success […]
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The Christians Review – The Question of Hell
American playwright Lucas Hnath has fashioned an intriguing play which questions some basic Christian doctrines while fleshing out the people who struggle to come to terms with the intangible and unknowable. First produced in Kentucky […]
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Julius Weezer Review – The Ides of March Came Late this Year
The Troubadours are back – so beware the ides of March as they point their fingers at Julius Caesar in this hysterical mash-up of Shakespeare coupled with the funk-rock of the resurgent and ubiquitous band, […]
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And Then There were None Review – Agatha Christie Returns
Based on her 1939 book – probably Agatha Christie’s best-selling novel and one of the world’s best-selling mysteries – master storyteller Christie took two years to adapt the tale to the stage. The play, which […]
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Diana of Dobson’s Review – Feminist in Frills
Cicely Hamilton debuted as a playwright in 1906 with a pen name disguised to hide her sex. But that subterfuge would never suit a feminist like Hamilton, who vowed after that to use her own […]
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Boxing Lessons Review – An Explosion of Secrets
To celebrate the first anniversary of their new home in Hollywood, The New American Theatre presents playwright John Bunzel’s dramedy with teeth, BOXING LESSONS. And no, it isn’t about that popular (if bloody) sport – […]
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All My Sons Review – What Goes Around
Inspired by a true story, author Arthur Miller crafted ALL MY SONS as his last and best effort to succeed as a playwright on Broadway. When an Ohio newspaper reported a World War II conspiracy […]
