Album Roundup: October 19-25

On October 25, 2018October 28, 2018 By Steven StraussIn The Food of LoveLeave a comment

A strong week!

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‘School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play’

On October 23, 2018October 28, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

In honor of School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play returning to MCC, read my thoughts on the original run here and here.

The Police

On October 22, 2018October 24, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

The latest in a recent string of cinematic explorations regarding the relationship between the police and the policed comes from an unlikely source: Denmark.

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Oh, the Horror!

On October 19, 2018October 20, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

One of the loudest drums I’ve beaten for the longest is my steadfast belief that live theatre and horror are a match made in Heaven.

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Lasting Legacies

On October 18, 2018October 19, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

Mike Nichols cracked Neil Simon’s theatrical code by rewriting how it was staged.

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Album Roundup: October 12-18

On October 17, 2018October 18, 2018 By Steven StraussIn The Food of LoveLeave a comment

A short but sweet week:

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Trailblazer

On October 16, 2018October 17, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Blaze is most interesting, perhaps ONLY interesting, when contextualized within Ethan Hawke’s topsy-turvy career.

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‘Hale County This Morning, This Evening’

On October 15, 2018October 17, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Hale County This Morning, This Evening is a documentary version of experiential cinema.

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Tom Hardy

On October 14, 2018October 14, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Venom might as well have been titled Tom Hardy, because he’s basically the only reason to see it.

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Playwrights Norizons

On October 13, 2018October 13, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

In my ever-expanding quest to cover on these here Write All Nite pages EVERY show I see, productions from one of the most prominent off-Broadway theatres will always be left outside of this scope.

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