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The Accident

February 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment

accidentThe Accident
By Hillel Mitelpunkt
Directed by Sinai Peter
Produced by Theater J
Reviewed by Tim Treanor

The Accident is a good counterpart to Synetic’s Dante, in that you can spend your time wondering about to which circle of Hell Adam (Michael Tolaydo) and his cohorts will be assigned, and whether you will be going with them.

Adam, his friend Lior (Paul Morella) and Lior’s wife Tami (Becky Peters) are self-involved liars, cheaters, and, if need be, killers. [Read more...]

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Cool Papa’s Party

February 11, 2009 By 5 Comments

coolpapareviewCool Papa’s Party
Written and Directed by Tom W. Jones II
Produced by MetroStage
Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson

Cool Papa’s Party is a frantic smattering of music, dance, with bits of dramatic elements tossed on an overlay of historical chronology, coarsely swirling together as a wild-eyed homage to the life spirit of Sammy Davis, Jr., the ultimate hipster, swing Daddy Cool.  Sammy.  He was a force of nature – complex, conflicted, controversial, self-destructive, who barreled through his life story as the ultimate song and dance man, [Read more...]

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