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Warrior—Fighting For Family
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
It’s not usual to cry at the end of a martial arts film, but Warrior is not the typical martial arts movie. Written, produced, and
Grimm vs. Once Upon A Time—Battle of the Fairy Tale Shows
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
One year it’s vampires, another year zombies, and this year it’s fairy tales that have become the new cultural trend. We have not one but
What’s Best and Coolest for Kids This Holiday- Part Two
Saturday, November 26th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
We hang everything/on our Christmas tree/Ornaments big and bright/and all these sparkling icicles/and twirling balls of white… Eloise at Christmastime- Kay Thompson Daughters and sons,
Milk and Honey—Jerry Herman’s First
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Musicals Tonight has begun its 14th season, and 66th production with Jerry Herman’s first Broadway show, the 1961 Milk and Honey. Herman and librettist, Don
Bottle That Brio: Mark Nadler’s Crazy 1961
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
When Mark Nadler takes a stage, the word becomes possessive. His natural authority, urbane charisma and complete focus is magnetic. Voices still, heads rivet, people
Peter and Wendy Now and Forever
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
When I was a little girl, I waited for Peter Pan. “The Neverland” made its way out of my mind into dark nights, especially when
Bring Your Kids And Bring Your Gran—
They’ll All Delight In Wonderland
Sunday, April 24th, 2011
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
Wonderland has the potential to be this season’s Wicked. In fact, it’s really an amalgam of both Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
At Arena Stage Is a Marvel
Sunday, March 27th, 2011
by Martha Kepner on Playing Around
Leading Arena Stage’s Edward Albee Festival, The Steppenwolf Theater Company’s production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a searing and fascinating interpretation of Albee’s
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