Stephen Sondheim Dares Us to Look at Our Violence by Kim Waldron “Every now and then the country goes a little wrong,” sings the “Assassins” Proprietor, the tap-dancing Keith Pinto. This cheery huckster introduces us to nine assassins who attempted to kill US presidents. Five succeeded. Quite a guy, this sparkling balladeer, who sells…
Millennial Notes Jasmine Lee-Jones Balances Razor Wit & Raw Vulnerability by Beau McGlasson Award-winning Jasmine Lee-Jones brings her sharp-witted and hilarious Twitter-fueled play to the “Under the Radar Festival” at the New York Public Theater. Dynamic performances from Tia Bannon and Leanne Henlon energize Jones’s hyper-online script, bringing her surreal deep dive into online…
Lynne Nottage Pits Rigged Justice vs. Self-Empowerment by Patricia L. Morin In Berkeley Rep’s “Clyde’s,” four ex-cons fresh out of prison and a boss straight out of Dante’s Inferno beckon us to chew on the power of imaginative sandwich making. Cold-hearted, provocative Clyde (relentless April Wilson) degrades every new and inventive sandwich her subservient…
Wendy MacLeod Dishes Out Feast of Thoughtful Delights by Patricia L. Morin You know what it’s like, right? You’re on vacation, waiting in a restaurant for waitstaff to serve you. It seems like forever before your water arrives and you can order a drink. The menus sit in front of you closed because…