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Once More With Feeling, A Local ‘Hair’ Cavorts At The Kravis

Hair never was and isn’t now accurate reportage on the 1968 counter-culture,any more than Oklahoma was a faithful account of homesteading on the eve of statehood. But what the raw material got right and MNM Productions’ engaging edition gets right at the Kravis Center is the infectious vitality, youthful optimism and the genuine sense of communal love.

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Alexa Baray, Brittany Payne, Elijah Word, Emily Tarallo, Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, Hair, Isaac Ocean, James Rado, Jerel Brown, Jerry Jensen, Jinon Deeb, Keagan Tanner Cerny, Khadijah Rolle, Kimberly Dawn Smith, Mallory Newbrough, Marcus Davis, Michael Scott Ross, Mike Westrich, Nicole Dikun, Nicole Kinzel, Paul Reekie, Pierre Tannous, Rio Peterson, Rosseroni Parris, Sandi Stock, Sean Dorazio, Shenise Nunez | Leave a comment

Trot Out The Superlatives For Actors’ Playhouse’s Ragtime

As far as large-scale Broadway musicals, Ragtime stands as Actors’ finest mainstream work ever, as accessible and satisfying as it is passionate and thoughtful. Anyone who cares about musical theater, or theater in general, should make a special effort to see this production.

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Mile, Anne Chamberlain, Asher Makeba Timmons, Brian Varela, Caleb Chiang, Cindy Pearce, David Arisco, David Nagy, Deborah Sherman, Deidra Grace, Dexter Carr, Diana D’ambrosio, Dominique Scott, Don Juan Seward II, E. L. Doctorow, Eli Burris, Elizabeth Sackett, Ellis Tillman, Fredena J. Williams, George Schiavone, Hannah Benitez, Johnathan Shepherd, Joshua Dobarganes, Julian Gorelick, Justen Fox-Hall, Kaylin Seckel, Lauren Bell, Maha McCain, Marcus Davis, Mark Della Ventura, Mark Sanders, Max Leifman, Melissa Minyard, Michael Leyte-Vidal, Nick Duckart, Nicole Kinzel, Noel Harris Jr., Ragtime, Ray Yanez, Sarah Nicole Batts, Sean Dorazio, Tally Sessions, Terrence McNally, Tim Bennett, Walter Kemp-Edwards, Zoe Burris. | Leave a comment