Superior Donuts, After Miss Julie and return to the Irvington Theater

superiorSuperior Donuts would seem to be playwright Tracy Letts’ Ah, Wilderness! After showing us the seamy side of the human condition in Bug, Killer Joe and August: Osage County, he’s dug back into the happy [Read more...]

Much Ado About Nothing

muchadoMuch Ado About Nothing is Shakespeare’s best comedy, if we properly understand The Merchant of Venice to be a tragedy and A Midsummer Night’s Dream to be a freakin’ miracle. It is full of breathtaking wit; its characters are ripe and full and deep; and the second chances it arranges [Read more...]

Pie Talk: Lynne Sigler on playing Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd

siglerinterviewEvery 25 years or so, Lynne Sigler likes to pre-heat the oven, roll out and pound the pie dough, and make those “Worst Pies in London”. Co-starring with Helen Hayes nominee Russell Sunday, who plays the demon barber of Fleet Street [Read more...]