May 18, 2016

Shenzi

Knowing What It’s Cut With: An Addict's Guide to Entertainment

When Nate Harper (not his real name) stormed out of the room and then the building – without a word of “goodbye” – we were instantaneously aware that something racist awaited our Lion King auditions. Hoping for the role of Shenzi, the hyena made famous by Whoopi Goldberg’s voice-over in the movie version, we suddenly …

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Jessica Lange and Jesse Tyler Ferguson Star on B'way; Newcomer Ben Platt Also Shines

A pair of intense lead performances illuminate two new productions on and Off-Broadway. Jessica Lange’s shattered Mary Tyrone unexpectedly dominates Jonathan Kent’s searing revival of Eugene O’Neill’s massive classic Long Day’s Journey Into Night for Roundabout Theatre Company while Ben Platt’s heartbreakingly lonely teenager is the soul of the sensitive musical Dear Evan Hansen at …

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InHouse Theatre Presents Private Eyes

Under the brilliant direction of Rob Welsh, a talented ensemble of sterling performances from the actors of InHouse Theatre imbue Private Eyes by Steven Dietz with the gorgeous tonalities of infidelity in its most erotic and human moments. Setting this company apart from traditional staging approaches, InHouse offers audiences 3D realism in an immersive experience …

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PLACE MAKING: On the poetics of the proximate environment – poetic figures of a loop walk

In the spirit of “a walk around the block” The spirit of “a walk around the block” is a bit like noting remarkable verses in a poem, i.e. what is as pleasant to the ear as meaningful to the mind. I would like to continue this exploration of the proximate environment with a few notable …

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