Sara Porkalob Exquisitely Embodies Her Feisty Filipina Grandma by Barry David Horwitz What if you had a grandma who worked long and hard for her family, worked as a lounge singer in Manila, tried to take care of her children, and was preyed upon by gangsters? Well, Sara Porkalob’s Grandma did all that—and more…
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…
Billy Crudup Gives Master Class in Acting, Rebellion, Seduction by Barry David Horwitz Never have I seen one actor evoke so many separate moods, twitches, and traumas—at breakneck speed. Brilliant Billy Crudup inhabits 19 characters in “Harry Clarke,” each unique and alarming. Is he gay or straight? Is he warped by rejection? For starters,…