Sunday, July 24, 2005

Shaw Festival--2005 reviewed #1

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SHAW FESTIVAL’S 2005 season reviewed! Every trip to the Shaw Festival, located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, convinces me that i...
Saturday, July 23, 2005

The Sound of Music (Carousel)

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‘THE SOUND OF MUSIC’ hits right notes at Carousel ‘THE SOUND OF MUSIC,’ which is now on stage at Carousel Dinner Theatre, is one of the most...
Monday, July 18, 2005

Martin Cespedes reviews the reviewer

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Well Roy..for AIDA I looked at heiroglyphics, temple drawings and how people placed weight in those drawings. I remembered African classes ...
Sunday, July 17, 2005

Aida (Beck Center)

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Elton John and Tim Rice's 'AIDA' worth seeing at Beck Disney productions is best known for escapist entertainment. Elton John i...
Friday, July 15, 2005

Bill Allman Remembered

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Reflections on Bill Allman: A Friend Remembers Bill Allman was a very special person in my life. He was not only a personal friend, but a ...
Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Merry Wives of Windsor - Great Lakes Theater

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At GLTF, ‘MERRY WIVES’ are merry, but.... When the name Shakespeare is invoked, most Americans, having been exposed mainly to ...
Sunday, July 10, 2005

The Boys Next Door (Porthouse Theatre-KSU)

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A touching ‘THE BOYS NEXT DOOR’ at Porthouse Tom Griffin's ‘THE BOYS NEXT DOOR,’ now on stage at Porthouse Theatre, is the kind of play ...

The Lost Formicans (convergence-continuum)

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Aliens invade convergence-continuum No matter your reaction to the plays they produce, you have to give credit to Artistic Director Clyde S...
Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Stratford Festival 2005, Part 2 (Stratford Festival of Canada)

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A further glimpse at the Stratford Festival of Canada, 2005 Several weeks ago I reviewed the Stratford Festival of Canada’s ‘AS YOU LIKE IT...
Sunday, July 03, 2005

West Side Story (Porthouse Theatre/KSU)

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Porthouse's 'WEST SIDE STORY' oky, but lacks the needed edginess In September of 1957 I made my first of what was to become many...
Saturday, July 02, 2005

The Thing About Men (Actors' Summit)

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‘THE THING ABOUT MEN’ delights at Actors' Summit ‘The Thing About Men’ is written by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts, authors of the long...

Groundworks - Cain Park

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GROUNDWORKS again displays perfection at Cain Park Humans are storytellers. The narratives they tell perpetuate the values, morals an...
Sunday, June 26, 2005

Secret Garden (Cain Park)

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‘SECRET GARDEN’ fails to enchant at Cain Park Most young girls have read Frances Hodgson Burnett’s ‘THE SECRET GARDEN,’ which tells the stor...
Saturday, June 25, 2005

Baby (Kalliope Stage)

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Kalliope Stage delivers a fine "Baby"! Lyricist-librettist Richard Maltby and composer David Shire's musical ‘BABY,’ which ope...
Saturday, June 18, 2005

Spitfire Grill (Porthouse/KSU)

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‘SPITFIRE GRILL ‘ a well crafted crowd pleaser at Porthouse In 1997 Lee David Zlotoff’s film version of ‘THE SPITFIRE GRILL’ received the A...
Friday, June 17, 2005

Hairspray - Playhouse Square Center

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TOURING COMPANY’S ‘HAIRSPRAY’ FUN, BUT.... During the curtain call on opening of night of ‘HAIRSPRAY,’ at the State The...
Monday, June 13, 2005

Stratford Festival of Canada--2005, Part 1

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A glimpse at the Stratford Festival of Canada When most people think of the Stratford Festival of Canada, they think Shakespeare. In the 20...
Saturday, June 04, 2005

Nature Moves (Verb Ballets)

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Verb Ballets and Natural History Museum in perfect sync How important is it for a performing art company to have a dynamic and creative arti...

Stone Cold Dead Serious (TITLEwave Theatre)

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Befuddeling 'STONE COLD DEAD SERIOUS' at TITLEwave Theatre Adam Rapp is one of the new breed of young American playwrights. He uses...