Review by Neal Newman September 18, 2022 People’s Light has opened a world premiere bilingual production of MUSHROOM, featuring an imported company of mostly Latinx performers. Malvern theatergoers may be unaware that nearby Kennett Square is called the mushroom capital of the world. Most of the workers are migrants, and many are undocumented. Elisa Davis’sContinue reading “MUSHROOM at People’s Light”
Monthly Archives: September 2022
THE UNDERSTUDY at Montgomery Theater
Review by Neal Newman September 11, 2002 THE UNDERSTUDY by Theresa Rebeck (2007) is skillfully revived by the Montgomery Theater. Rebeck, whose works include Broadway’s MAURITUS, the TV series SMASH, and the fierce memoir FIRE FREE ZONE, has a tasty bone to pick with theater people. THE UNDERSTUDY is a no-holds-barred satire on this bizarreContinue reading “THE UNDERSTUDY at Montgomery Theater”
The Prisoner of 2nd Avenue at ACT II
By Neal Newman September 2, 2022 Tony Braithwaite is a hilarious actor. Sabrina Profitt and director Tom Teti ably abet him. Neil Simon’s THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE may not be a great play, but when The Act II playhouse has you thinking and laughing in the same breath, who can notice? PRISONER is oneContinue reading “The Prisoner of 2nd Avenue at ACT II”