Tag Archives: J. Barry Lewis
Maltz’s An Inspector Calls Demands Mutual Responsibility
Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s An Inspector Calls focuses with laser intent on what the evolving socialist J.B. Priestley saw as its thematic marrow — all individuals have an inescapable responsibility for the well-being of every other human being, and that privileged classes seem obscenely inured to that duty.
A Last Look Back At 2017, A Fine South Florida Theater Season
One pleasure of a theater critic’s job are these year-end retrospectives that require looking back at reviews and be reminded, “Oh, yeah, that was really great. And right, there was that. And how could I forget that one?”
The Little Foxes Explores The Cost Of Greed At Dramaworks
Greed—that timeless vice that steamrolls over everything in its path—is as relevant today as it was in Lillian Hellman’s 1939 drama The Little Foxes, now receiving a sumptuous revival at Palm Beach Dramaworks.
Dramaworks’ Honors The Family Verities: Greed, Sex and Murder In Revival Of The Little Foxes
Greed. Sexism. Conscienceless businessmen. Blackmail. Rebellious youth. Women fighting to break the glass ceiling. Women using sex to manipulate men. Bank embezzlement. Even murder. No, not the latest installment of The Real Housewives. It’s Palm Beach Dramaworks’ revival opening this week of The Little Foxes.
It’s A Hard-Knock Life Between The Laughs In Inishmaan
Palm Beach Dramaworks’ team finds the special vibe of Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy set in an unforgiving climate of the heart in The Cripple of Inishmaan.
Don’t Let Esoteric Details Dissuade You; Let Dramaworks’ Arcadia Swirl Around You
Palm Beach Dramaworks’ production of Arcadia is Tom Stoppard’s love letter to the miracle of human intelligence’s pursuit of learning — with a gentle jab at the hubris of those who are so taken with that pursuit.
Get Ready For Brain-Stretching Ride In Dramaworks’ Arcadia
When idea-hungry audiences at Palm Beach Dramaworks who have cheered Ionesco and Albee are faced with something less challenging, some complain to Producing Artistic Director William Hayes that they can see that fare elsewhere. They will get their wish in extremis this month with Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia.
Disgraced Makes You Reexamine What You Think, Who You Are
Disgraced, bravely offered to the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s mainstream audience, is an incisive drama dissecting intersecting issues of ethnic identity, assimilation and especially persisting fear-fueled prejudices in post-9/11 America.
With Tensions High, ‘Disgraced’ Could Not Be More Timely
Disgraced, a drama dissecting ethnic relations in post 9/11 America, already has become one of the most produced plays in regional theaters over the past three years. But the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s production opening this week obviously could not be more timely, although it was announced a year ago and penciled it before that.
PBD’s Outside Mullingar Sings To The Romance In Your Soul
Watching Outside Mullingar at Palm Beach Dramaworks, audiences might catch themselves straining for the hero and heroine to burst through their wounded psyches and join souls. John Patrick Shanley’s unapologetically romantic comedy will easily seduce those with an open heart