Love and Love Alone: A Conversation with Chita Rivera and her long-time friend Richard Seff Recorded by Joel Markowitz As wistful and winning as the best Kander and Ebb songs themselves, this two part look at Chita Rivera and her latest show, Kander and Ebb’s The Visit, is all about the love she and Richard […]
Archives for June 2, 2008
Carmen
Carmen Adapted by Nathan Weinberger and Paata Tsikurishvili from the novella by Prosper Merimee Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili Choreographed by Irina Tsikurishvili Produced by Synetic Theater Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson Synetic Theater is celebrated for its high powered and no-holds barred physicality, gorgeous music, spectacular use of lighting and space, and innovative movement and choreography often dripping […]
Neglect
Neglect by Sharyn Rothstein Directed by Jessie R. Gallogly Produced by Journeymen Theater Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson Neglect– the very title sounds dreary and dire, the premise even more so — a drama set in Chicago during the 1995 heat wave that resulted in 700 deaths, particularly hard hitting the home-bound elderly.