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Word feast at Canada's Shaw Festival
Where words speak louder than actions
The treat of Canada's Shaw Festival, held annually in the charming, flower-filled town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, is that it offers productions of plays you rarely get to see— not only by George Bernard Shaw, but by his contemporaries like Chekhov, Wilde and Barrie.
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"The Secret of Sherlock Holmes' at People's Light (2nd review)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, meet Dr. Watson
The Secret of Sherlock Holmes challenges conventional detective stereotypes, presenting a Sherlock Holmes with noticeable flaws and a Dr. Watson of intellect and humor.
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"The Secret of Sherlock Holmes' at People's Light (1st review)
Portrait of a friendship
The Secret of Sherlock Holmes focuses not on a single mystery but on the evolving relationship between Holmes and Dr. Watson. It's an ideal summer diversion: not too heavy but just substantial enough to give the viewer something to chew on afterward.
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Shakespeare, Shylock, anti-Semitism— and Al Pacino (1st comment)
Shakespeare (and anti-Semitism) on trial
At least since the Holocaust, Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice has been widely reviled as an anti-Semitic screed. But Al Pacino's majestic portrayal of Shylock in New York suggests an entirely different interpretation: of Jews (and Israel too) surrounded by a hostile world.
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"Musical of Musicals' at Walnut Studio 3 (2nd review)
What they did for love (of Broadway musicals)
Unlike satire, which comes out of anger, pastiche comes out of love. The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) is definitely the latter.
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"Musical of Musicals' at Walnut Studio 3 (1st review)
A simple tale, in the hands of five Broadway composers
This complex 2003 parody of Broadway musicals keeps revealing new subtleties, and we can appreciate this superb cast even more when we see them up close in an intimate space like the Walnut's upstairs independence Studio 3.
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5 minute read
A new twist on "Avenue Q'
Truth is stranger: Avenue Q as Reality Street
The Broadway musical Avenue Q finds its raison d'être in contrasting what kids learned from “Sesame Street” with what they experience when they go out in the real world. The untimely death of the troubled former child actor Gary Coleman makes you wonder: Is this really a laughing matter?
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"Survive!': Exploring the future with Swim Pony
Fasten your seat belt
In Swim Pony's brilliantly executed Survive!, we find ourselves venturing through space to answer an intriguing question: Could we understand our own lives without art but solely through science?
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Cavalia: Man and horse in the Meadowlands
Bring on the dancing horses
Who are the more talented performers— people or horses? This two-hour collaboration between highly skilled horses, riders, dancers, acrobats, aerialists, singers, musicians and sound and light designers will make you wonder.
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Early O'Neill and Williams, together in London
Spring awakening: Young O'Neill/Young Williams
The British director Laurie Sampson had the brilliant idea of pairing the earliest full-length efforts of Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Williams, and directing, cross-casting and producing them in repertory with a unifying set. The effort reveals many intriguing common characteristics”“ as well as the debt that Williams clearly owed to O'Neill.
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