First a bit of Irish history. The Black and Tans were a force of mostly former soldiers enrolled in the Royal Irish Constabulary during the Irish War of Independence. They were mostly British ex-service men, veterans of the vicious front of Western Europe, but a
People are funny. In the way we keep making the same mistakes. Even when we're conscious of our tendency to run with fallacious reasoning, or a certain set of logical blinders we're apt to don, or the fact that we're suckers for a redhead or a
I love Shakespeare. Straight up. If I could cook him down I'd probably be mainlining the Bard. Any Shakespeare junkie has a major Jonez for the Henry plays. Richard II, Henry IV Parts I and II and Henry V taken together are an Elizabethan House of Cards only
"Nothing is so firmly believed as what we know least." Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) In viewing Peter Landesman's Parkland (2013), it is near impossible not to recall Oliver Stone's JFK (1991). Jointly they present the parallel universe inhabited by the American psyche as it pertains to the assassination
Jesus Christ Superstar is a great show. Lyrics by Tim Rice, and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and for my money its Webber's best. It had something none of his shows would ever have again. Controversy. Rice and Webber's rock opera, empathizing Jesus' interpersonal struggles with his disciples
I can always appreciate Long Beach's International City Theatre even when I don't necessarily enjoy a particular production. Case in point End of the Rainbow, their current show. Confined to a suite in London's Ritz Hotel with a couple of scene shifts to a BBC radio station
Is the secret of succeeding in this messy business called life acceptance? Is the only hope of defeating life's chaotic conflux by acknowledging you will never win? Do we only grasp peace in life when we embrace its survival rate? My head was tumbling with these thoughts and
I hate writing "bad" reviews for shows. Hate it. Don't get me wrong, I will bring out the ol' file and start sharpening the teeth; I'll strip down, dye myself blue, and strap my enemies' heads around my waist when I come across some heavily backed,
In Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie the sea defines all things; the characters, their lives, their past, and their destinies. It is the sea that convinces Chris Christopherson to abandon his young daughter to what he believes will be a better life. For in the sea's vastness
How rare a thing; a thinking man's sci-fi both stimulating and satisfying. Penned by Jerome Bixby known for such works as The Lost Missile, It, The Terror From Beyond Space, and some of the classic episodes of the original Star Trek and The Twilight Zone
