Don Reed Mesmerizes with Divine Comedic Mastery by Robert M. Gardner “East 14th” provides the most entertaining 100 minutes of theater I have seen EVER. I highly recommend a trip to The Marsh in Berkeley to see how “East 14th” offers comedy and enlightenment. Don Reed takes no prisoners in his one-man retrospective of…
Frank Loesser’s Music Highlights Gritty N.Y. Riffs by Lynne Stevens Broadway is the embodiment of the melting pot. Damon Runyon’s gritty 30s New York stories reveled in its variety. Broadway welcomed Italian, Irish, and Jewish, immigrants—the road to prosperity for many went through Times Square. Director Bill English’s cast for “Guys and Dolls: A…
Mitchell & Trask’s Rock Musical Transforms Marginalized into Stars by K. Marguerite Caronna Shotgun Theater’s “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” dazzles with a rocking, electric journey from lonely despair to exciting redemption—a mythic quest for identity and love. The audience is enticed to wander into the “Ashby Sit & Spin Dive Bar,” one of…
Jerry Herman’s Superb Music & Lyrics Still Enchant by Lynne Stevens From the start of “Mame,” we realize that we are following the memories of Auntie Mame’s nephew. After the teaser of grown-up Patrick appearing on stage, we eagerly await the opening scenes. We’re thrown into the madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis (exceptional…