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“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”

July 27, 2015 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumStephen Sondheim (Music & Lyrics); Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart (Book)Based on the Plays of PlautusFoothill Music Theatre Photo by David AllenFoothill Music Theatre has provided us with a pleasant venture into ancient Rome in its A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, but I fear the trip will be … [Read more...] about “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”

“Love and Information”

July 9, 2015 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Love and InformationCaryl ChurchillAmerican Conservatory TheatreFifty-seven disparate scenes, lasting a few seconds to a few minutes, pass before us with little pause in American Conservatory Theatre’s Love and Information by much-celebrated Caryl Churhill.  They are divided with no apparent logic into six groupings that are introduced on a large, background screen by … [Read more...] about “Love and Information”

“Say Cheese: My Life in Front of a Camera”

March 30, 2015 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Say Cheese: My Life in Front of a CameraLeslie JordanFeinstein’s at the NikkoAt only 4’11”, actor and playwright Leslie Jordan has no problem commanding on his own an entire stage and theatre.  From his opening, Southern-drawl line to his final bow, he is in charge and pulling every string possible to draw almost constant laughter from his adoring, mostly gay … [Read more...] about “Say Cheese: My Life in Front of a Camera”

“X’s and O’s (A Football Love Story)”

January 26, 2015 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

X’s and O’s (A Football Love Story)KJ Sanchez with Jenny MerceinBerkeley Repertory TheatreFor the past year or so, newspaper headlines, op-ed columns, and in-depth articles in magazines have been full of the mounting woes of America’s favorite sport, football.  We have all read of the early-induced Alzheimer’s, the dangers of repeated concussions, the wife abuses, the … [Read more...] about “X’s and O’s (A Football Love Story)”

“Love, Sex, and the IRS”

January 14, 2015 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Love, Sex, and the IRSBilly Van Zandt and Jane MilmoreTribe Productions at the Bindlestiff StudioA 70s sitcom-like comedy, Love, Sex, and the IRS tries so hard to be the great comedy that it is not.  Everything but the kitchen sink is employed for wished-for laughs: mistaken identities, cross-dressing, slapstick falls and slaps, slippage off the 4th-floor onto an … [Read more...] about “Love, Sex, and the IRS”

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