Elaine Mura

The Skin of Our Teeth Review – Thornton Wilder’s Tribute to Survival

July 19, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

In his Pulitzer prize-winning drama, playwright Thornton Wilder lauded the ability of the human race to go on despite every hurdle placed in its path. The title of the play, attributed to the King James […]

The Caucasian Chalk Circle Review – A Peasant’s Tale

July 18, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

In a contemporary translation by award-winning playwright Alistair Beaton, THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE is Bertolt Brecht’s masterpiece, both a peasant parable and a play-within-a-play. An example of Brecht’s epic theater, THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE was […]

The Play that Goes Wrong Review – A Laugh a Minute

July 11, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

A delicious farce, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG premiered in London in 2012, winning the Laurence Olivier and Broadway World UK Awards for best new comedy in 2015. A play within a play, the clever, […]

Scraps Review – The People Left Behind

July 11, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Written by Geraldine Inoa, New York Times “playwright-to-watch,” SCRAPS is timely, relevant, and disturbing. First presented in New York in 2018, Inoa’s play explores the aftermath of the shooting of a black man by a […]

Gunshot Medley Part I Review – A Black American Saga

July 6, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Writer, actress, vocalist, and arts education advocate, Dionna Michelle Daniel wears many hats, with GUNSHOT MEDLEY PART I only one of the jewels in her crown. A timely searing drama about the African-American experience, past […]

The Wedding Singer Review – A Specialist in Love

July 4, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Based on a 1998 film of the same name, THE WEDDING SINGER premiered on Broadway in 2006 and ran for 284 performances. With music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin from a book […]

Avenue Q Review – A Winner for The Group Rep

July 3, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

A musical comedy mixing puppets and humans, AVENUE Q opened on Broadway in 2003, playing until 2009 for a whopping 2,500 performances before moving off Broadway – where the show just keeps playing. Winner of […]

The Producers Review – Mel Brooks’ Comic Masterpiece Revisited

June 29, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Based on Mel Brooks’ 1967 film, THE PRODUCERS received new life when adapted for the stage by Brooks (music and lyrics) from the book by Brooks and Thomas Meehan. The musical opened on Broadway in […]

An Enemy of the People Review – Morality vs. Pragmatism

June 27, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

When famed Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen wrote his 1882 play, he was inspired by the negative reactions to his earlier production of “Ghosts,” in which he openly explored adultery and syphilis and was labeled degenerate […]

Moby Dick Rehearsed – Ahab Meets Orson Welles

June 27, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Originally penned by novelist Herman Melville, the iconic tale of “Moby Dick” has enchanted readers since its publication in 1851. One hundred years later, the book intrigued famed theater innovator Orson Welles, who adapted Melville’s […]