Have you ever been drawn into a Facebook argument and immediately wished you had stayed out of it? Or if you’ve ever been forced to endure a particularly awkward, lengthy parent-teacher conference, then you might understand what it feels like to be the characters in Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning 2009 play, God of Carnage (translated … Continue reading
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WaterTower Theatre’s Charity Case: Barely Semi-sweet
There was only one Gwen Verdon (1925 –2000). When Bob Fosse created the musical Sweet Charity and enlisted his colleagues Neil Simon (book), Cy Coleman (music) and Dorothy Fields (lyrics) to bring it to life, it was clearly a vehicle to celebrate the spectacular talent of his wife, Ms.Verdon. The musical received nine Tony award … Continue reading
Unpretentious Charmer: “Ordinary Days” by Our Productions
What live theatre event would I attend that would make an especially memorable evening, in a good way? I’d buy tickets to Ordinary Days, Our Productions Theatre Company’s first musical in their inaugural 2015 season, also the N. Texas regional premiere of the work by celebrated “up and coming” composer/lyricist Adam Gwon. I saw it … Continue reading
It’s Still A Man’s World: “Dogfight” at WaterTower Theatre
WaterTower Theatre has a bonafide hit on its stage in Dogfight, a 2012 Off Broadway musical by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, based on a 1991film of the same name. With masterful direction by Terry Martin, it oozes seductive, nostalgic allure, set on the eve of the JFK assassination in 1963 (which figures nowhere in … Continue reading
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