427 stories by "Kevin Greene"
RECOMMENDED There are some musicals that come with the burden of great expectation. "Dreamgirls," which made its Broadway debut in 1981, is one such example. The heart-stopping performance o…
Monday “Once in a Lifetime” at Strawdog Theatre Company. Kaufman and Hart’s classic comedy marks Strawdog’s final show at their Broadway home before their mo…
RECOMMENDED Nobody wants the responsibility of telling kids about sex. That's evidenced in the squeamish way the subject is handled in mainstream media as well as the biologically-centered s…
In celebration of their twentieth anniversary, Collaboraction mounts a production as grand in scale as humanly possible. Spanning the birth of the universe to post-apocalyptic America, "Conn…
1 Mary Page Marlowe (Steppenwolf Theatre Company) An extraordinary look at an ordinary life 2 RockCitizen (The Seldoms) Social movements, athletic dancing and rock ‘n’ roll 3 Oth…
By Loy Webb Actor and comic Melissa DuPrey has a passion for arts, activism and community building that is as large and deep as the Pacific Ocean. Her story is one of terror and triumph. Fro…
RECOMMENDED Everybody talks about the passing of the American Dream but what about the persistence of the American Nightmare? The latter unfolds in black and white, a violent and never-endin…
"A Splintered Soul" is among the more cynically calculating plays I’ve seen. Playwright Alan Lester Brooks starts with a crime story straight out of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine the…
RECOMMENDED Have you ever had a dream? A fantasy? A certain frisson of something fabulous to come? A big vision, a prophecy of something monumental, transcendent, opulent? Beyond that, do wh…
RECOMMENDED Winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Stephen Adly Guirgis got his break in 2000 with "Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train," a play that in 2016 feels distressingly timeless. Part …
Currently receiving its world premiere at A Red Orchid, Ike Holter's "Sender" scrapes the bottom of the millennial barrel for inspiration. What it dredges up is grody and a shade despi…
Our memory can have a mind of its own. For example, our remembrance of things past sometimes involves things that never happened or"at the least"didn't really happen the way we "recall" them…
RECOMMENDED Sarah Myers' "The Realm" is not a perfect play but it is a perfect fit for the tiny Side Project space. Myers’ imaginative but unfinished portrait of a dystopian future whe…
Monday “Sender” at A Red Orchid Theatre. Local playwright Ike Holter examines whether growing up is even worth it. Through May 29. For tickets and more information visit ar…
RECOMMENDED William Shakespeare was the son of a leatherworker. Billy Shakes slanged the lingo with diction and confabulations like swagger, invulnerable, assassination, dexterous, madcap, m…
Samuel D. Hunter has established himself as one of the great chroniclers of the heartland. He locates bountiful riches in both the endless stretches of untamed earth and splotches of modern …
By Loy Webb Dr. Charles Johnson is more than an author. He is a literary icon. His historical novel "Middle Passage," about the final voyage of an illegal American slave ship, has been ingra…
RECOMMENDED "How to Explain the History of Communism to Mental Patients" is a strange organism. Despite the clear artifice, with design inspired by propaganda and all movement disciplined an…
As a cultural critique, much of the spark that made "The Misanthrope" work in the seventeenth century is extinguished. This is partly because Martin Crimp's decision to emigrate Moliere&#…
RECOMMENDED When we hear about a play being provocative we generally assume that any reactions it piques usually occur internally. Save for the occasional murmur of approval, the fourt…
"Jensen & Wit" is about a super cute lesbian couple who're trying to conceive and get married. Naturally there are obstacles such as outdated homophobic prejudices. To make things wor…
RECOMMENDED Hazel, that spunky maid with more heart than tact, was first introduced to the public as a single-panel cartoon in 1943. Immensely popular, the cartoon later became a sitcom s…
When you write and stage a play about famous people, you're taking a big gamble. Your audiences will not only expect the usual strong storytelling of any good drama but also demand authentic…
RECOMMENDED The quality that has solidified Tracy Letts’ reputation as a contemporary playwrighting master is his unwillingness to be put into a literary box. From his debut play ̶…
Monday “Carlyle” at Goodman Theatre. Playwright Thomas Bradshaw takes aim at both sides of the political establishment. Through May 1. For tickets and more information visi…
