‘Unanswered Prayers’: the road you didn’t take
Does anyone remember the Sissy Spacek-Kevin Kline movie, “Violets are Blue”? It was a 1984 flop — written by Naomi Foner (mom to Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal) and directed by Jack Fisk — that rarely...
View ArticlePaul Mazursky R.I.P. : exploring underrated filmmaker’s work
Film director books presented in a question-and-answer format are often tiresome, and full of obfuscation, but Sam Wasson’s “Paul on Mazursky” (Wesleyan University Press) captures smart talk about the...
View Article#FridayReads ‘Free for All’ by Kenneth Turan & Joe Papp
It took me a five years to get around to reading Kenneth Turan’s oral history of the New York Shakespeare Festival — “Free for All” — but that may be apropos for a book that took almost 30 years to see...
View Article‘Fortress’: another fresh Public Theater musical
Two of the most anticipated Broadway musicals of 2015 — “Fun Home” and “Hamilton” — were developed by The Public Theater in downtown Manhattan, a major musical theater incubator since the doors opened...
View Article#FridayReads ‘Madeline Kahn’ by William V. Madison
William V. Madison delivers an honest and appreciative biography of a terrific actress in “Madeline Kahn” which was recently published by the University Press of Mississippi. Madison talked with many...
View Article‘Holiday Inn’ set for PBS broadcast
PBS is back in the live theater business, with a recent broadcast of “She Loves Me” and tonight’s airing of “Falsettos” that were both recorded during Broadway performances. The network also will air...
View ArticleYouTube find: a talk show with real talk
Although Kevin Pollak’s video podcast/talk show has been in production since 2009, I just discovered it on YouTube last week, and it is simply terrific. It’s not just the quality of the guests that...
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