Millennial Notes Thornton Wilder Summons Ghosts of 1900s America by Alex Stimmel As a Los Angeles native, I’m a stranger to the small-town dynamic. Yet Center REP’s version of “Our Town” immediately pulled me into the old world of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, a world of friendly neighbors and close-knit community. It also reminded…
Millennial Notes Robert Kelley Brings Magic to Paul Gordon’s Musical by Evelyn Arevalo I remember spending days holed up in my room with Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility as the novel unfolded. So, I was excited when I heard that TheatreWorks would bring Austen to life as a musical. How would a musical deal…
Millennial Notes Jack Thorne’s Complex Tale Features Stellar Cast & Fireworks by Jordan Freed I was three years old when the first Harry Potter book was published. I remember begging my mother to read just one more chapter before bedtime. Jump to summer 2011— at sixteen, I make the evening news for camping out…
Millennial Notes Joel Coen Offers Beauty & Horror, but Diminishes Actors by Alex Stimmel Director Joel Coen’s new movie The Tragedy of Macbeth takes a fresh yet often lackluster look at Shakespeare’s renowned classic. His cinematography and sound design are imaginative and emotive, creating a world of magic and horror that keeps us glued…