arts and entertainment
Comic master Neil Simon turns to psychological drama in “Lost in Yonkers”
October 3, 2017Simon: “My view is, ‘how sad and funny life is.’ I can't think of a humorous situation that does not involve some pain. I used to ask, ‘What is a funny situation?’ Now I ask, ‘What...
Read more“I: Witness”: An uplifting look at Chicano history in Los Angeles
April 12, 2017The actors created a palpable sense of urgency reflecting the tumultuous 1960s.
Read moreA young woman’s poignant dreamscape in world premiere play “Good Grief”
March 9, 2017"Good Grief" is a unique theatrical experience that will delight, entertain and inform any receptive theatergoer.
Read more“Plasticity”: Slow work of the brain, an actor’s quick-change triumph
February 10, 2017This is a theatrical experience well worth seeking out. It breaks new ground as a tour de force.
Read moreLangston Hughes’ jazz “Ask Your Mama” launches national tour
January 5, 2017Jazz was a universal metaphor for Hughes, a convergence of the arts beyond the reach of words or the limits of any one language.
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