KQED The Trojan War: This Time It’s Personal
In Berkeley Rep’s An Iliad, the antiquated story of the Trojan War is dusted off and the ancient tradition of the storyteller is reanimated. Source: The Trojan War: This Time It’s Personal
Shotgun Players’ ‘Assassins’ Is a Macabre Revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Musical | East Bay Express
Staged as as a grotesque carnival, the production trots out a murderous lineup of sad sacks and misguided misfits who fired on Presidents Lincoln through Reagan. The play asks the question: “Why’da do it?” Source: Shotgun Players’ ‘Assassins’ Is a Macabre Revival of Stephen
Psychotic Mother Belts It Out, Wins Tony. It’s Next to Normal. | KQED Arts
A Broadway pop musical about Electroconvulsive Therapy and suicidal ideation, Next to Normal uses sardonic wit and dark humor to lighten this heartbreaking story of a family devastated by mental illness. Source: Psychotic Mother Belts It Out, Wins Tony. It’s Next to Normal. | KQED
Beastly Canoodling: Valentine’s Day Voyeurism at the Zoo | 7×7
The adults-only sex tour includes racy tid bits of beastly canoodling – plus champagne and covered strawberries. Zoo experts will answer burning questions like: do giraffes prefer Barry White or Beyonce? Is it wrong to give a box of chocolates to a dieting hippo? Are
The New York Post ‘On the Town’ | Blue Man Group
The New York Post | Blue Man Group Long before they spawned a Vegas franchise, The Blue Man group opened in the East Village… Fasten your plastic smocks, its going to be a messy ride. Every oozing, jiggly, wet and squishy substance known
Looking Back at ’08: Poehler v. Palin Maternity – 7×7 Bay Area
Source: Looking Back at ’08: Poehler v. Palin Maternity – 7×7 Bay Area Poehler’s strength, power and midnight energy at 9-months pregnant is, to me, a role model of (dare I say it?) the empowering integration of brain and uterus…
New York Times| It’s Not A Secret, But Still Exciting
New York Times| It’s Not A Secret, But Still Exciting This was once of the first few articles about Ellen Degeneres and her TV character coming out. Although, back in the 90s, Times’ protocol did not abide by that term, hence their “declares herself a lesbian” phraseology.
Musician’s talents showcased at last in Berkeley rep premiere
A portrait of an artist as a young black man, “Passing Strange” is one of the most exciting new plays to come along in quite some time, Source: Musician’s talents showcased at last in Berkeley rep premiere
`WICKED’ A SHARP FAIRYTALE CAMPY, | The Press Democrat
“Wicked,” a dissenting opinion on conventional “Wizard of Oz” wisdom, reveals the plight of a persecuted, scape-goated witch at the hands of a feeble figurehead, hiding behind an impressive Ozian smoke screen.
Lisa Kron’s priceless performance probes parent-child dynamics | The Press Democrat
Lisa Kron’s “solo show with other people in it” is not turning out as Kron had planned. It’s not what was described in her grant proposal. But that’s what happens when you bring your mother onstage with you. Source: Lisa Kron’s priceless performance probes parent-child