Review: ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ at the Phoenix Theatre (***)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger Every committed theatre artist, reviewers included, knows that certain challenges eventually arrive. Directors and actors may have to face knotty problems of interpretation for “Hamlet,” “Othello,” or “King Lear.” Actors might face those roles as well as guilt-ridden Lady Macbeth, or wronged Malvolio. And that’s just…
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Review: ‘Frozen’ at Palo Alto Players (***)
by Joanne Engelhard What a delight to unexpectedly see an icy white bridge appear out of nowhere and, later, watch as a female cast member twirls around once and is now wearing an entirely different gown. Toward play’s ending, gigantic flowers suddenly blossom on the walls of Lucy Stern…
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Review: ‘The Gods of Comedy’ at Masquers Playhouse (***)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger As soon as Jean-Paul Demetri as Aristide, a street vendor who is a sort of chorus, comes onstage with charismatic twinkling eyes, I knew that this comedy was in good hands. For a play this goofy, the actors must above all convey a sense of fun,…
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Review: ‘The Play That goes Wrong’ at Hillbarn Theater (***1/2)
by Joanne Engelhardt A play within a play within a play within a… “The Play That Goes Wrong” isn’t quite that comically confusing, but it’s definitely a somewhat circuitous piece of slapstick that kept last Friday’s opening night crowd lapping up the zany antics happening onstage. Even before the curtain…
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