Mary Garripoli

BWW Reviews: ON THE RAZZLE Cast Dives into Stoppard's Farcical Hilarity Full Force

ON THE RAZZLE is an older British term for what we in the colonies would translate as 'partying down.' Playwright Tom Stoppard has stated that his 'primary concern is to make the tale as comic an entertainment as possible.' Stoppard's farce consists of two hours of slapstick shenanigans, mistaken identities, misdirected orders, malapropisms, double entendres, and romantic complications. There is no great earthshaking social message here, just impossible situations, incredible physicality, and loads of laughs.

BWW Reviews: Theatre West Does Clare Boothe Luce Proud with New Production of THE WOMEN

Clare Boothe Luce's satirical classic The Women was a big grossing box-office hit at the movies in 1939.

Theatre West Makes Brilliant Leap from Angel Street to Gaslight

Gaslight written by Patrick Hamilton directed by Charlie Mount Theatre West through September 27

Photo Flash: 'A Very Brady Musical' Hollywood Premiere

The classic television sitcom 'The Brady Bunch' will get a musical treatment with the world premiere of A Very Brady Musical in Hollywood beginning in June at Theatre West...

'Very Brady Musical' Premieres in Hollywood this June

The classic television sitcom 'The Brady Bunch' will get a musical treatment with the world premiere of A Very Brady Musical in Hollywood beginning in June at Theatre West. With the TV show's creator Sherwood Schwartz onboard as executive proudcer, son Lloyd J. Schwartz has written the new musical and is also set to direct, while sister Hope Juber has co-written the book and penned the lyrics and music with her husband Laurence Juber...