Shelli Pentimall Bookler grabs the … political moment with a script-in-hand production.
Luna’s adaptation of one of the finest films ever made doesn’t dare to change enough to be much more than a translation of Kurosawa’s movie.
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THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR (IRC): Corruption! A production that forefronts Gogol’s surprising, desperate, hypnotizing dialogue. Illustration by Mike Jackson. 
An Aerialist Brazilian: Danila Bim discusses her work with Cirque du Soleil’s VOLTA Danila Bim’s job is literally hair-raising! 
LONG TROUBLE (Svaha Theatre Collective): 2018 Fringe review There’s a lovely simplicity in Elise D’Avella’s staging of the tragic story. 
TRUE WEST (Subscension): 2018 Fringe review This little company has heft and promise. The Fringe has given them the opportunity to launch and they’ve certainly taken advantage of it. 
IRVING BERLIN’S HOLIDAY INN (Walnut Street Theatre): Longing for a time that never was IRVING BERLIN’S HOLIDAY INN takes us back to a kinder, gentler time when people could burst into song for no reason whatsoever. 
Of all the variety pieces that have become ensemble favorites, Stuart Ross’s musical remains the most durable. more…
