theater reviews
Native dramatist satirizes ‘woke’ pretensions in ‘The Thanksgiving Play’
October 20, 2023SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—What is to be done about Thanksgiving? What does it even mean anymore? How do we celebrate it? Should we at all? And most importantly, how do we teach it to our children? What...
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‘The Real Black Swann: Confessions of America’s First Black Drag Queen’ in review
September 15, 2023Ever hear of William Dorsey Swann? Me neither. Another of those many buried figures in the history of Black and queer liberation.
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Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ on stage: A mirror of African-American life
September 7, 2023“It’s just text, music and actors,” says Chapman. “It’s like a symphony quilting of the story.”
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Disco and dictators: Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos overthrown again, this time on Broadway
July 26, 2023If you’re in New York or find yourself visiting, add “Here Lies Love” to your itinerary.
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‘Garden of Alla: The Alla Nazimova Story’: Brilliant one-woman theater
July 12, 2023LOS ANGELES — If you are a fan of plays featuring and exploring bravura acting, Hollywood history, LGBTQIA issues, creative stagecraft, feminism, anti-Semitism, one-person shows, illustrator Aubrey Beardsley and more, strap on those running shoes and...
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