Hamilton’s national tour in New Orleans
By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) SCROLL DOWN SCROLL DOWN MORE KEEP SCROLLING This is what theatre criticism looks like when theatre critics are […]
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Intriguing film documentary travels the Jewish film festival global circuit; world premiere Sun.
By JACK LYONS, Special to Theatrecriticism.com With a film title like “The Jewish Jail Lady and the Holy Thief,” how could one not be intrigued? This film documentary digs deep into the telling of the true life story, warts and all, of two remarkable outlier individuals in today’s judgmental, divisive, complicated and troubled driven world, […]
Exquisite touring ‘My Fair Lady’ captivates at Connor Palace
By ROY BERKO What do Rogers and Hammerstein, Irving Berlin, Frank Loesser and Cole Porter all have in common? Yes, they are all composers of American musicals, but they are also just some of those who attempted, and failed, to make George Bernard Shaw’s classical Pygamlion into a musical. At one point, Shaw had given permission […]
‘Belfast Girls’: 3 Months on a Slow Boat to Australia
Between the years 1848 and 1851 over four thousand Irish females took passage on ships from Ireland to Australia under the Orphan Emigration Scheme, established by Earl Grey. This action had the effect of relieving many of the workhouses and poorhouses of Ireland (already full to the brim with people seeking respite from the ravages […]