The Venus Theatre production of Looking for the Pony made me cry. And I was amazed as I looked around and saw the audience—men and women—wiping their eyes. Playwright Andrea Lepcio took a personal experience—her sister’s pragmatic fight with breast cancer—and created a beautifully written, humorous, moving work. If you’re looking for a night of […]
Archives for November 3, 2010
Hair
The national touring production of Hair was officially launched last Thursday at the Kennedy Center’s Opera House to a wildly enthusiastic if somewhat less-than-full house. Subtitled, “The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical,” the revival of this grand-daddy of all rock musicals attracted a happy, chatty, diverse crowd predominated by Baby Boomers eager to relive all the […]
Brief Encounter
For those of us old enough to remember the film version of Noel Coward’s Brief Encounter, a warm glow descends upon us whenever it’s brought to mind. For those even older who were exposed to the one act play on which the film was based (called Still Life, a part of Tonight at 8:30), there […]
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Short, tart and to the point – this 28 minute recording of the songs from a one-act show provides a record (pardon the pun) for future reference, but I for one am not likely to refer back to it very often. It is highly entertaining the first few times you hear it. However, since the […]