Seasonal Classic Inspires Good Will and Good Ideas by Alice Cheng In Amercian Conservatory Theater's "A Christmas Carol," abundance and poverty bump up against each other, starkly. On th…
Leading Ladies Give New Meaning to 'Summer Fling' by Alice Cheng What women want wavers between our practical minds, passionate hearts, and reproductive needs. In order to "have it all," we …
Shop Clerks Sing Their Hearts Out in Pre-War Hungary by Alice Cheng "She Loves Me," the 1963 musical hit, proves that we are all hopeless romantics. Set in Budapest in 1937, two secret pen p…
Cirque du Soleil Makes Imagination Happen by Alice Cheng Cirque du Soleil unleashes a torrential downpour of physical feats and Latin delights with the U.S. Premiere of "Luzia: A Waking Drea…
Verdi Shows State Commanding Love and Death by Alice Cheng San Francisco Opera's new production of Giuseppe Verdi's "Aida" poignantly portrays the love, jealousy, and suffering of two women …
Geeks, Nerds, Brains, and Odd-Balls Surpass Themselves by Alice Cheng "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" (2005) remains a side-splitting, fresh, and endearing comedy about what win…
American Arrogance Pins Lyrical Butterfly by Alice Cheng Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" examines the consequences of opposing and unequal cultures clashing. The opera is set in early 2…
Shaw's Comedy: Millionaire or Missionary? by Alice Cheng & Barry David Horwitz Can a highly competitive, profit-oriented country also practice altriusm and empathy? Why do we have extrem…
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…
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 t…
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 har…
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…
Montoya's Mexico Sheds Light on U.S. by Alice Cheng The flamboyant yet thought-provoking production of "Nogales: Storytellers in Cartel Country" at the Magic Theatre engages with issue…
Alice Cheng is a biomedical engineer turned management consultant, from the rural fields of Pennsylvania. She holds a PhD from Georgia Tech and has published numerous articles in the scienti…