Elaine Mura

Estella Scrooge Review – A New View of an Old Tale

November 24, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

Everyone knows that you can’t get enough of Ebenezer Scrooge, that delightfully misanthropic man of “Bah Humbug” fame. Especially around the holidays. It took Dickens less than two months to pen the holiday favorite, and […]

@Playaz Review – Gamers Forever

November 22, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

Modern technology strikes again! Did you ever wonder what happens when preteens and adolescents who have an umbilical connection to cyberspace grow up? How about those kids whose main portal into society is social media? […]

A Journal of the Plague Year Review – Parallels Separated by Time

November 21, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

When Willard Manus decided to adapt Daniel Defoe’s book into a stage play, little did he realize how difficult but also illuminating the task would become. How to take Defoe’s meandering and often repetitive story […]

The First Wave Review – The Pandemic Hits 2020 New York City

November 19, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

We all lived through it: The first shocking scenes of COVID-19 growing from an inconsequential “Chinese flu” to a devastating killer of millions across the globe. In the U.S., we first noticed one or two […]

13 Minutes Review – Facing Nature’s Fury

November 18, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

It’s a pleasant spring day in the bucolic farming community of Winninnewah, a small Heartland town. But in minutes the blue sky gives way to gray, and the warm and gentle breezes turn menacing. Suddenly […]

The Children Review – Responsibility and Reparation

November 16, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

In an era of climate change and a constant search for safe energy, Tony-nominated THE CHILDREN asks today’s big questions: What about the future? Do we have a personal responsibility for the direction the world […]

Poor Clare Review – What Makes a Saint?

November 16, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

How does a silly, gossipy teenager turn into a genuine real-life saint? Playwright Chiara Atik has tackled this question with witty yet profound results. The Echo Theater Company tried its best to present Atik’s clever, […]

Last Night in Soho Review – Chills and Thrills

November 12, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

The time is the present, and the place is England. The gentle and innocent Eloise has been raised by her loving grandmother since her mother’s death but now seeks to spread her wings in search […]

Blues in the Night Review – A Basketful of Blues

November 11, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

October 2021 marked the soulful blues production, BLUES IN THE NIGHT, at Long Beach’s International City Theatre (ICT). In association with L.A.’s Ebony Repertory Theatre, the Tony and Olivier award nominated show features a potpourri […]

A Hit Dog Will Holler Review – Playwright Inda Craig-Galvan Explores Racism

November 10, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

The world premiere of A HIT DOG WILL HOLLER, a partnership between Skylight Theatre Company and Playwrights’ Arena, launches the 2021/2011 collaborative season of the two companies. This controversial play studies the dynamics and multiple […]