Martín Hernández – Stage Raw MacLean’s ham-fisted lyrics focus on the theme of individualized female empowerment through therapy and self-reflection rather than on Hildegard’s work with women’s communities. Nonetheless, Beatrice Casagran’s thoughtful direction and mis en scene, in tandem with the exceptional vocal work of the cast, makes for a production that is visually and … Read more
Martίn Hernández – Stage Raw What better way to ring in the Halloween dread than a musical biography of the U.S.A.’s most celebrated master of the macabre? . . . [T]he show melds fact and fiction with a lush operatic score that runs the gamut of genres . . . a spooky and loving tribute … Read more
Martίn Hernández – Stage Raw. Written in 2016, the twilight of the Obama administration, playwright Karen Zacarίas’s thought-provoking comedy portrays a “border dispute” between Latino Millennials and White Boomers. Their altercation seems quaint in the wake of the Trump years, but even without the MAGA madness, Zacariás’s clever mix of jokes and sly social/political commentary … Read more
Steven Leigh Morris – Stage Raw Originally conceived and directed by James Lapine for a brief Broadway stint in 2010, this revue of Stephen Sondheim’s life and work received a new charge of pertinence in the wake of Sondheim’s death in November at the age of 91. The show includes a strong video presence of … Read more