by Jordan R. Young | Nov 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Preston Butler III and L. Scott Caldwell in August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean. Photo by Jordan Kubat/SCR. August Wilson’s “Gem of the Ocean” (at South Coast Repertory through Nov. 11) is one of those quirky character-driven plays it’s hard to get a handle on at...
by Jordan R. Young | Oct 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Musée Picasso, Paris. Photo © 2017 by Jordan R. Young. The Musée Picasso seems to be closed every time I’m in Paris. I finally managed to visit the museum devoted to the celebrated artist on a recent trip to Europe, though it was (natch) partially closed. Better yet,...
by Jordan R. Young | Sep 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
James McHale and Amanda Zarr in “In a Word.” Photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio. Give ‘em the old razzle dazzle—gets ‘em every time. I have no evidence this thought passed through Simon Stephens’ brain en route to adapting “The Curious Incident of the Dog in...
by Jordan R. Young | Aug 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
David Edward Reyes and Talia Goodman in Karen Fix Curry’s “Celtic Knot” at OC-centric. Photo by Kirk Huff Schenck. Theresa Rebeck’s “The Understudy” (at Modjeska Playhouse in Lake Forest through Sept. 3) is an example of what can happen when a playwright makes a...
by Jordan R. Young | Aug 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
The cover features funny lady Alice Howell. Carol Burnett may be a pioneer of sorts, but women were taking pratfalls decades before she was born. As Steve Massa sees it, the Boy’s Club “myth” of silent film comedy started with James Agee’s seminal Life magazine cover...
by Jordan R. Young | Aug 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Ryan Imhoff and Grace Morrison in New Swan’s “Taming of the Shrew.” August. Time to swelter in the city. And brush up your Shakespeare. Those who love the Bard’s comedies—as well as those who tend to avert their eyes and ears for fear they won’t understand it—are in...
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