Brad Oscar and J. Fred Shiffman

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  • Starring in The Mystery of Irma Vep
  • Interviewed by Joel Markowitz

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Measure for Pleasure

If David Grimm attended Woolly Mammoth’s production of his Measure for Pleasure he would definitely be pleased.  His work, a Restoration romp updated with modern sensibilities and free from the restraints of good taste, gets a lively staging from an energetic cast and a fine production crew.  The result is ample measures of laughter in an entertaining comic adventure. [Read more...]

Nixon’s Nixon

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  • By Russell Lees
  • Directed by Jerry Whiddon
  • Reviewed by Tim Treanor

There will come a time when we remember Nixon only in outline and when that time comes, it will be impossible to explain him to those who come after us. This towering figure who opened up China, secured détente with the Soviet Union, founded EPA, invented revenue-sharing, and laid the groundwork for his party to win seven of ten Presidential elections – he did what? To whom? [Read more...]