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Woman Around Town: Arena Stage’s Molly Smith—Showcasing American Musicals and Plays
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
When The Music Man won the 1957 Tony Award, it beat out another musical heavyweight, Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story. The two productions opened on
But Would You Really Want To Live There?
Monday, May 7th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
For me, there has always been one burning question about the much acclaimed play, A Raisin In The Sun. Why on Earth would the African-American
Strange Interlude: Psychological Drama Unmasked
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
“My three men! Husband…lover…father…and the fourth (her son)…I should be the happiest woman in the world!” This great speech by Nina Leeds (a splendid Francesca
Linda Loman Is a Bitch
Monday, March 19th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
Death of a Salesman is a cherished American classic. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1949, has had Broadway incarnations since, and
Beyond the Horizon: A Chestnut with Some Second Act Succulence
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Beyond the Horizon, Eugene O’Neill’s first full length play, was produced on Broadway in 1920 garnering one of four Pulitzer Prizes the playwright would receive
Poetic License – As Abused As a Gun Permit
Sunday, February 19th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them. Oscar Wilde John Greer (Geraint Wyn
Wit Will Make You Laugh And Break Your Heart
Monday, January 30th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
As Professor Vivian Bearing, PhD, listens to her doctor explain that she has stage four ovarian cancer, she turns to the audience and humorously analyses
The Wood—Compelling Theater
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
You might say The Wood (“The Headline, the front page”) is about Mike McAlary, a lifelong passionate newspaperman to his bones. You might say it’s
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