Steven Dietz’s Rancho Mirage could also, with justice, be called Dinner with Horrible People, but that title would lack the mytho-poetic cachet of the title actually chosen. So the prolific Dietz’s new story is instead named after the gated community which is its situs, and which suggests the state of his characters’ material and emotional […]
Archives for October 1, 2013
Closer Than Ever – new cast recording
A new CD of a show I’ve loved from its earlier recording raises the question “Do I need another one?” Often, the answer for the normal collector is “No.” (Of course, I’m not your normal collector – I suffer from the symptoms of a condition known as compulsive completism.) But then the follow-up question is: […]
How arts lovers can survive the government shutdown
Nearly all performances scheduled will go on during the partial shutdown of the federal government, which went into effect today. Specifically: All productions at the Kennedy Center , including Million Dollar Quartet and Shear Madness, will be performed as scheduled, although at least 50 personnel operating on federal contracts will be furloughed, and the Kennedy […]