A friend of mine often uses the expression "pretty little play" to describe a show that's easy to digest, not especially profo...

My latest essay is up at Art Times :  I just voted, and I’m a nervous wreck. The sad truth is that no matter who wins, it’s not going to ...

I see political correctness as largely a good thing. For me, it connotes trying to honor other people and their needs; calling people by the...

Every couple of years, the theatre company Premieres commissions three sung monologues. The writers are given no limitations in terms of con...

The superb Druid production of Waiting for Godot,  which is part of the Lincoln Center White Light festival, is damn close to perfect. Garry...

If you have any interest in circuses; if you love the daring young people on the flying trapeze; if you are entertained by amazing juggling ...