A Sparkling ‘Imaginary Invalid’ Is the Cure for What Ails You
Dirden’s exquisite production, though, is both amusing and wise. They will tell you at the door that it takes 90 minutes, but really that time vanishes in a swirl — of beautiful fabrics, sweet music, precisely timed jokes and the occasional “uh-oh” facial expression from Argan as he realizes he needs the loo.
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Pope/Bettany Elevate ‘The Collaboration’ Into Art Worth Contemplating
One of them paved a path of his own ascending to artistic godhood by glorifying the mundane; the other painted SAMO (meaning the Same Old Sh*t) criticizing the very idea of repetition. One of them broke down the wall between art and business; for the other, walls didn’t mean a thing. One saw beauty, immortality, […]
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Complex Men and Caricatures of Women Are Caught ‘Between Riverside and Crazy’
Walter “Pops” Washington, as he self-describes in Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer-winning play Between Riverside and Crazy, is “a flesh and blood, pee standing up, registered Republican.” He is also a litigious former cop caught within the crossroads of bureaucracy, racism, life as a widower, and a fast-gentrifying Riverside Drive. He also happens to be Black. […]
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