Monthly Archives: January 2020

Forsooth? Fuggedaboudit! “Romeo and Bernadette”off-Broadway

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Philip Leave a comment

If, as hypothesized, there are only seven basic plots, it is a sure bet that Shakespeare used them all. (I count four in “Hamlet” alone.) It is no wonder, then, that playwrights through the years have gone to the Bardly … Continue reading →

Blog, NY Theater, Off Broadway

A Star Turn by Laura Linney: “My Name Is Lucy Barton”

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Philip Leave a comment

It seems that one-actor stage presentations have increased in number over the past decade or so. And as critical attention to them has grown with that proliferation, the quality level has risen as well. Long recognized as a theatrical form … Continue reading →

Blog, Broadway, NY Theater

Married Thirty-five Years and Counting (or maybe not): “Bone on Bone”Premiere

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Philip Leave a comment

Many a fine play is waylaid by shoddy acting and/or directing. (Recall your last misbegotten Shakespeare.) Conversely, a lesser theater piece can be enhanced by superior efforts in those categories. Such is the case with Marylou Dipietro’s “Bone on Bone,” … Continue reading →

Blog, Professional, Regional

Bye Bye Blackface/Send In The Clowns

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Philip Leave a comment

Ken Ludwig’s 1980s farce “Lend Me a Tenor” revolves around two operatic tenors being mistaken for one another in costume and makeup for the same role. The play is funny…or not, depending on taste. I had always thought it so, … Continue reading →

Blog, Professional, Regional