Dear Evan Hansen
I finally saw Dear Evan Hansen last night on Broadway. It won six Tonys, including Best Musical in 2017. In doing so it beat Come from Away, one of my favorite musicals of the last decade, and I'm now perplexed
The Theater Scene in Providence
We frequently jump on the Acela and head for Broadway, where I've been seeing plays since I was 17 and someone gave me free tickets. However, this past Friday and Saturday night we remained here in Providence and saw great
A Review of the Game of Thrones Season Opener
A Review of the Game of Thrones Season Opener Aside from the fact that the story continues in confusing arcs, and some of the background shots are so phony they belong in a 1930s B movie, and the acting seems to
The Play That Goes Wrong
After a remarkably dreadful, disappointing Network on Broadway, we all went, granddaughters included, to see The Play That Goes Wrong. It was written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields, and directed by Mark Bell. It is, simply, the most
Network: Don’t Go
Six of us saw Network tonight, the super hit starring Bryan Cranston in the play made from the Paddy Chayefsky movie that memorably starred Peter Finch. Cranston channels Finch in parts of the play, and in others looks creepily like
The Left-Leaning Bar
The Good Fight, the CBS All Access spinoff of the huge hit, The Good Wife, is excellently written and acted. It has none of the restraints of network television, and Christine Baranski has to be one of the finest actors
The Show Must Go On
We saw Into the Breeches by George Brant last night at Trinity Rep in Providence (the play takes place in 1942 Providence). The Premise: During the war, the "Oberon Theater" was forced to use gay men in women's roles and women
Trodding the Boards
We went to the GAMM theater in Rhode Island last night, a very intimate place (130 seats) and we have front row seats. The acting is always outstanding and I'm often more fascinated by it than the play (last night
The Emmys (AKA Self-Aggrandizement)
I waited for a day before writing about the Emmy Awards on Monday evening. They generated the lowest ratings in the history of the event. I didn't want to be rash. But
Prison (Dumb Ass Stupid Management)
The Liberty Hotel in Boston is a fascinating property. It's a former prison, so their "do not disturb" signs say "solitary," and the bars and restaurants are called "The Clink" and "Alibi" and "The Yard" and so forth. Very clever. The