Category: Live
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An Argument for Consciousness: Red Fern Theatre’s ‘A Shot Away’ Gives a Voice to Those Silenced
Photo by Brittany Duck “The Few, The Proud.” “Be All that You Can Be.” These are just some of the ways the military uses to attract the many that enlist each year. However, beneath the handsome and dutiful men in uniform shown on television and moviehouse screens lies a darker side of the military that…
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Let’s Pick up the Pace and Go to Hell in a Fast Car: Kander & Ebb’s Chicago Serves Up Some ‘Razzle Dazzle’
Imagine this: a steamy jazz club. A saxophone whining and groaning into the smoky air. Dancers in their racy costumes, warming up. All of a sudden, the song segues into a rag-tag big band number, and under a single spotlight stands headliner Velma Kelly in a rendition of a familiar song. Well, stop dreaming, because…
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In Our Bedroom After the War: Sarah Kane’s ‘Blasted’ Explores War at Home
Reed Birney and Marin Ireland, as Ian and Cate, in “Blasted.” Photo © Simon Kane (Playbill) Soho Repertory Theater‘s production of Sarah Kane‘s chilling play, Blasted — helmed under artistic director Sarah Benson — is a daring, bold take on the venerated British playwright’s inaugural play. While still very much a work in progress, Benson’s direction and Louisa…
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Welcome to The Real: From Amsterdam to Berlin, The Public Theatre’s ‘Passing Strange’ Breaks Stereotypes and Crosses Boundaries
So, like three weeks later, here’s my review. Oh. My. God. I know — not very articulate of me in what is supposed to be a review, but suffice it to say that these are the only words that could describe my immediate reaction upon leaving the Belasco Theatre late Saturday night (5/31/08). Before I…
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