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The Imaginary Invalid

June 17, 2008 By 3 Comments

  • The Imaginary Invalid
  • By Molière
  • Adapted by Alan Drury
  • With original music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
  • Produced by Shakespeare Theatre Company
  • Directed by Keith Baxter
  • Musical staging by Gillian Lynne
  • Reviewed by Tim Treanor

All great comics, wherever they are, for whom dignity is not an issue – and I’m thinking specifically about Steve Martin, John Belushi, Benny Hill, Monty Python (collectively), the Three Stooges, [Read more...]

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St. Mark’s Gospel

June 17, 2008 By 1 Comment

  • St. Mark’s Gospel
  • Conceived by Alex McCowan
  • Directed by Paul Takacs
  • Produced by Theater Alliance
  • Reviewed by Steven McKnight

If I ever see Michael Tolaydo at a party, I will make a beeline to his side because he is a brilliant storyteller.  Given the opportunity to tell “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (to borrow the title of a 1965 film about the life of Jesus), he lives up to a tremendous acting challenge.  [Read more...]

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Agustin Lara

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  • Agustín Lara: Boleros & Blues      
  • Book by Gabriel Garcia; musically adapted by Mari Paz         
  • Conceived and directed by Abel Lopez                                  Â Â Â Â 
  • Produced by the GALA Theatre at Tivoli Square
  • Reviewed by Rosalind Lacy   

Who was Agustín Lara, known as Mexico’s musical poet? Worshipped by swooning fans as “Our Golden Skinny Man,” Lara wrote gorgeous, romantic ballads, or boleros, and lived the life of his lyrics-as a woman’s dream of a Latin lover. [Read more...]

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