It may have been raining on the streets of New York but the Broadway stagehands’ strike didn’t dampen our spirits. Troupers all, the theatergoers who followed Joel Markowitz to Broadway over Veteran’s Day weekend didn’t waste a minute of time before we all found alternatives in off-Broadway theaters, at the Lincoln Center, at the Met, at Radio City Music Hall, in the not-for-profit theater productions. And for me, even in the 42nd Street subway station. [Read more...]
Current Nobody
November 13, 2007 By Leave a Comment
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Current Nobody -
By Melissa James Gibson
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Produced by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
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Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson
It’s a great premise – you take one of the literary wonders of the Western world, the Odyssey, switch the gender roles so the guy stays home as full time Daddy Daycare for years at a time, pining for his wife, while Mom takes to the sea to conquer the world, or at least Troy. Add a present day media fixation twist with hip retro-fitted language, a surly confused teenager, and camera crazed paparazzi turned Greek chorus, turned cast-off moochers and you’ve got a sure-fire hit, right? Not necessarily. [Read more...]
