A Classical, Classy Musical Ode to Mystery by Alice Cheng “Baker Street,” the musical at 42nd Street Moon, brings alive the mystery and nostalgia of Sherlock Holmes, still charming audiences. In signature fashion, Sherlock Holmes (Michael Monagle) sleuths his way through even the most mysterious of mysteries with his studious sidekick Dr. John Watson…
Durang’s Doctors Multiply Our Manias by Alice Cheng “Beyond Therapy” (1981) by Tony Award winning playwright Christopher Durang explores, violates, and molests gender roles, destroying the traditional rules of polite dating. Durang makes vicious fun of therapy sessions, sexual orientation, and awkward dining experiences. Director Matt Shelton brings the show up to date, highlighting…
Searching for Soul in the Seventies by Alice Cheng Set in 1978, soon after the Jonestown massacre and the death of The Who drummer, Keith Moon, “Black River Falls” by Bryn Magnus takes a hard look at one desperate family in the small town of Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Magnus exposes the anxiety of…
Al Letson Learns Lessons in His Classroom by Alice Cheng “Be all you can be, but not what you can dream.” Such is the message reverberating in the young and pliable minds of children growing up in an impoverished neighborhood. Without hope, many of these children grow into young adults with the notion that…