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”
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“X’s and O’s (A Football Love Story)”
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”
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”
