Monday, June 30, 2008

ATW NewsClips - California, Pacific Northwest Print

Los Angeles Times

'The Puppet Show' at Santa Monica Museum of Art
'The Puppet Show' is a neither-here-nor-there realm in which theater's willing...

Orange County Register

Rough waters ahead for this critic — and that’s a GOOD thing

Back Stage West
[Sorry forgot to pull these late week reviews during the clean-up]

The Blowin of Baile Gall
Director Matthew Cullinan here sharply grasps Ronan Noone's unwelcoming and ultimately uncomfortably violent view of prejudice in our sped-up global environment.

The Who's Tommy
With this production -- enhanced by James Johnson's innovative EXP3D sound technology, complete with headphones for each viewer -- Purcell offers an invigoratingly fresh look at this compelling fable of self-discovery.

The Last Seder
Jennifer Maisel's oddball play cleverly mixes dark, disturbing elements with daffy character comedy, segueing into a bit of magical realism in the Seder, which caps the action.

My Old Friends
This charming and unpretentious 1979 musical doesn't feel dated, because its subject -- the challenges of aging happily and gracefully -- remains timelessly relevant.

Shame
One often sees shows that show promise but need work. It's rare indeed to be present as the pieces fall into place.

Orange Flower Water
Craig Wright's four-person drama of infidelity and the price its participants pay plays out in nine consecutive two-character scenes. Sharyn Case's quartet of actors strikes sparks.

San Francisco Chronicle

'Oh My Godmother!' needs a little polish

Chad Jones' Theater Dogs Blog

Celebrating Strouse with `Possibilities’
San Francisco’s unique musical theater company, 42nd Street Moon, kicks off its 16th season with a celebration of Tony Award-winning Broadway composer Charles Strouse on Monday, June 30: You’ve Got Possibilities: Celebrating the Musicals of the 1960s and an 80th Birthday Salute to Charles Strouse.

Sacramento Bee

Theater Review: 'Effect' heightened by superb use of small, unnamed space
The play with the longest name in town is taking place in the newest and smallest theater in town. "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds," first performed in 1965, is now playing in the 29-seat, so-far-unnamed theater at California Stage....

San Diego Union-Tribune

'All's Well' indeed at the Globe
'All's Well That Ends Well” can feel as though Shakespeare wrote it in the throes of a spectacular hangover.

The Oregonian

Weekend reviews
'Les Miserables'

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