Millennial Notes Robert Kelley Brings Magic to Paul Gordon’s Musical by Evelyn Arevalo I remember spending days holed up in my room with Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility as the novel unfolded. So, I was excited when I heard that TheatreWorks would bring Austen to life as a musical. How would a musical deal…
John Logan, Avett Brothers Team Up for a Country Musical by Patricia L. Morin & Barry David Horwitz In their 2004 album “Mignonette,” The Avett Brothers sing the fate of a sinking ship. Their new country musical depicts 1880s pioneering American men who are searching for meaning, so they risk work as sailors on…
Anthony Veneziale Leads Improv Riffs, Revives Our Lives by Barry David Horwitz “Freestyle Love Supreme” is a wonderful new kind of theater. After all, they have become a movement, a school, a national juggernaut for developing new talent. They are lively, timely, involving, and life-affirming. We are looking at a wall of speakers and…
Itamar Moses’ Book Binds Two Countries in Everyday Experiences by Patricia L. Morin On tour from New York, Broadway SF bring us “The Band’s Visit,” a welcome respite from Complicated Conflicts and Covid. Based on Eran Kolirin’s screenplay for the 2007 Israeli film of the same title, the musical circles the world, bringing a…