By Ernest Kearney — With their opera 'Arkhipov,' Composer Peter Knell and Librettist Stephanie Fleischmann have superbly captured the historical event in their ironic juxtaposition of a tragedy barely avoided
By Ernest Kearney — Doctor Zomba’s Ghost Show, David Lucarelli’s loopy homage to late night television horror hosts, was plainly rooted in his appreciation for the hi-jinks of Jeepers Creepers, Elvira and others. Lucarelli reveals himself as a dedicated “Metalhead” with his new
By Ernest Kearney — Remove the focus of the hit series "Mad Men" away from the masculine realm of Madison Avenue, fix it onto the bleak domestic field of their feminine “better
By Ernest Kearney — I see the barest of stages: nondescript chair, nondescript glass…half full of nondescript water. Some token of a set would help, I think. John Heimbuch wanders, literally wanders onto the stage and he is pretty nondescript himself: slacks, Standard Shoes, Ross Dress
By Ernest Kearney — Tea holds a special significance in Japanese culture. Part of its importance can be derived from its introduction to the Island Kingdom in the 9th century when it was brought over from China by two Buddhist monks.
By Ernest Kearney — BC Caldwell’s "One Way Ticket to Oregon" takes a theatrical setting that is familiar; one could almost say exasperatingly so — and then, to his credit, executes a graceful aerial cartwheel and turns us about in a direction hardly expected.
By Ernest Kearney — Dance has been equated to language less poetry. Complexions, the dance company founded by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, in 1994, gives validation to that observation
By Ernest Kearney — Judy Carter packs a lot of diversity in her petite package; Jewish, Lesbian, comedienne, abuse survivor, hopeless romantic, dedicated magician, loving sister and natural born kvetcherkeb.
By Ernest Kearney — There’s an old joke. My wife loves it. A judge in a divorce hearing informs Mickey, “I’m sorry, Mister Mouse, but mental illness is not acceptable grounds for divorcing your wife Minnie.”
By Ernest Kearney — It was both a pleasure and an honor to take my seat for the world premiere of "Rapunzel Alone" at the 24th Street Theatre; in association with the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
