BWW Review: BROTHER MARIO at Flying V TheatreFebruary 28, 2017A mash-up between Super Mario and Checkhov's Uncle Vanya, Brother Mario is a weird little play and there is really no way around that. In Brother Mario, Flying V Theatre, Playwright Seamus Sullivan, and Director Paul Reisman deftly straddle the void between fringe and professional theatre.
BWW Review: THE HARD PROBLEM at Studio TheatreJanuary 18, 2017The Hard Problem is the brainchild of Czechoslovakian-born British playwright Sir Tom Stoppard. Contrary to all scientific intelligence, Hilary clings to the mysterious. In the spirit of the scientific method, the audience must as: but why? As Dramaturg Lauren Halvorsen notes so concisely, “the tension between knowledge and mystery pervades the play.”
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL MEMORY at Creative CauldronDecember 5, 2016Playwright Jennifer Clements re-imagines and re-frames A CHRISTMAS CAROL to be 'vivid and meaningful to a contemporary audience.' Set in modern times, A CHRISTMAS CAROL MEMORY tells the tale of a fragmented family coping with loss during the holidays. Written with the best of intentions, A CHRISTMAS CAROL MEMORY is (if nothing else) festive.
BWW Review: ZOMBIE PROM A MUSICAL at Unexpected Stage CompanyOctober 10, 2016Never heard of ZOMBIE PROM until today? Me neither! Unexpected Stage Company did some digging, found a gem and dusted it off just in time for the 2016 Halloween season. Set in the hallways and classrooms of Enrico Fermi High in the nuclear fifties, ZOMBIE PROM is an old-fashioned love story with a zombie twist.