Tag Archives: Michael Coppola

Who Killed Joan Crawford? Proves Murder Can Be a Drag

The campy over-the-top Who Killed Joan Crawford? at Island City Stage is a tenth-anniversary revival, And what an outrageous revival it is. It makes no pretense to cure society’s ills. It is a bitchy, exaggerated and deliberately ridiculous fun little play,

Posted on October 7, 2026 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Bruce Linser, Christopher Dreeson, Jay Eisler, Luje Di Liddo, Michael Coppola, Michael Leeds, Stephen Trovillion, Who Killed Joan Crawford? | Leave a comment

My Fair Lady At The Wick Theatre Is Fair To Loverly

At the Wick’s My Fair Lady, we spent the evening waiting for the spark that never quite got there, instead a production that drained most of the joy out, a museum-quality display, nicely arranged and neatly preserved, where everyone hits their marks, but no one seems particularly invested in what they were doing.

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Allyson Rosenblum, Britte Hammeke, Charles Baran, Michael Coppola, My Fair Lady, Norb Joerder, The Wick Theatre, Troy Stanley | 2 Comments

The Gloves Come Off in The Long Weekend At Pigs Do Fly

What happens when one unhappily married couple invites another unhappily married couple to spend a holiday weekend with them in their country home? As the claws come out, long-buried resentments resurface, and dirty little secrets are exposed in Pigs Do Fly Productions’ The Long Weekend,

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Alan Goodman, Christopher Michaels, Ellen Wacher, Janice Hamilton, Karen Stephens, Michael Coppola, Norm Foster, Pigs Do Fly Productions, The Long Weekend | Leave a comment