Millennial Notes Jeanine Tesori’s Music Plucks Heartstrings at Funeral Home by Amy Deng In “Fun Home,” behind the façade of a family home, we discover a well of lies. I feel torn about City Lights’ production of the Tony Award winning musical. I find it both endearing and flawed—much like writer Alison Bechdel’s own…
Finn & Lapine Make Musical Magic from 80s Outsiders by Evelyn Arevalo & Barry David Horwitz The “Falsettos” New York Jewish family and their friends live on the margins of 80s mainstream hetero life. The seven top flight actors express themselves in funny, regretful songs and in hilarious dance moves. Playing witty Seinfeld-type characters—gay…
Jordan Tannahill Depicts Gripping Showdown after Suicide by Barry David Horwitz Canadian playwright Jordan Tanahill shows us that Canadians face the same problems we do. As two families battle over the suicide of a son, director Evren Odcikin grabs and holds our attention with wit, humor, and flare. His five superb actors deliver jewel-like…
Kushner & Taccone Magically Make “More Life!” by Barry David Horwitz Part One: “Millennium Approaches” More than 25 years ago, I saw the first production of Angels in America at the old Eureka Theater in the Mission, in 1991. Now we can celebrate Angels‘ brilliant connections between our personal lives and U.S. history, thanks…