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Yoshiko Chuma & The School of Hard Knocks to Performnew
The ongoing cross-cultural adventure that is Yoshiko Chuma’s A Page Out of Order arrives at the 92nd Street Y this weekend. Collaborating across generations and borders, this time around, Chuma unveils "Hold the Clock," a richly textured blend of movement, text, projections and original music.
New York Press |
Susan Reiter |
03-18-2010 |
Performance
Life With a Neurotic Twistnew
After nearly 40 years of honing a profoundly neurotic stand-up act, Richard Lewis could write a textbook on twisted, self-depreciating improvisation.
Tucson Weekly |
Will Ferguson |
03-17-2010 |
Performance
Tags: Richard Lewis, comedy
AtticRep Event Needs Spectators and Spect-Actorsnew
It’s a chilly, rain-slick evening soon after Valentine’s Day, and members of the AtticRep Theatre Ensemble have gathered in a small conference room in the Ruth Taylor Fine Arts Center on Trinity’s campus to talk marriage.
San Antonio Current |
Sarah Fisch |
03-10-2010 |
Performance
D’bi.young Continues Exploring at the Festival Voix d’Amériquesnew
She’s a dub poet, author, actor, playwright, teacher and social activist. But d’bi.young insists, “It’s all storytelling.” For the Jamaican-Canadian artist, there’s enough cooking on every burner to make the rest of us look like hopeless slackers.
Montreal Mirror |
Neil Boyce |
02-05-2010 |
Performance
InterAct and Mural Arts Join Forces to Bring Prisoners' Stories to the Forefrontnew
Jane Golden and Seth Rozin's mission: Partner up on a play that tells prisoners' stories. Their method: Interview "life-term" inmates at the State Correctional Institution at Graterford and to use those chats for a theater piece that details the experience of the sorrowful and the saved.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
02-02-2010 |
Performance
Pee-Wee's Big Comeback: 18 Years After a Fall, Paul Reubens Returnsnew
Pee-wee Herman is a fey and infantile parody of an awkward child circa 1961, even though the movie Pee-wee’s Big Adventure is set in the 1980s. When called names by the neighborhood bully, he chirps back, “I know you are, but what am I?”
L.A. Weekly |
Steven Leigh Morris |
01-22-2010 |
Performance
From the Hood to Higher Learning, Teen Poet Myriha Burton Steps Outnew
Only two months after penning "Flashback," Myriha Burton's first poem, the young writer found herself on stage at the eminent Apollo Theater in Harlem, reciting it once more. That wasn't even two years ago. She's since traded in her kicks for pens and local tracks for the stages across the country.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
01-05-2010 |
Performance
No Whiners: Lewis Black Has Been Hard at Work on a Booknew
Lewis Black says he was locked indoors for the better part of December, working on a new book. His work — standup, television appearances, books, etc. — is basically one giant, irritated rant.
Tucson Weekly |
Amanda Portillo |
12-31-2009 |
Performance
No Luck Club: Seattle Authorities Crack Down on Asian Dance Clubnew
Who is Justin Toa? A psychotic arsonist? A dangerous gangster? Hardly--he's a 20-year-old Asian guy with two-toned hair and a spotty traffic record from his teenage years. Why are the authorities after him? Because he runs a 16-and-over hip hop club.
The Portland Mercury |
Allie Holly-Gottlieb |
12-31-2009 |
Performance
Irish Music, Dance Hit Santa Barbara for the Holidaysnew
Last Wednesday, Tomáseen Foley and his troupe of four transformed the Granada into an Irish “rambling house,” sharing stories, traditional music, and dance. Throughout the show, Foley shared traditions that went back before “the quills inked history,” as his grandmother put it, creating an intimate ambiance.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Michelle Drown |
12-22-2009 |
Performance
New Ballet Ensemble Brings Dance to a Diverse Cross-section of Memphis Youthnew
Katie Smythe has delicate features that belie her toughness as an instructor. "We're only supposed to rehearse until 5 p.m. today," she says. "It's already after 4 p.m. and everybody's tired and looking a little pale. Before we do anything else, I think we all need to do an African warm-up."
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
12-11-2009 |
Performance
Half Baked Comic Jim Breuer Finally Grows Upnew
Jim Breuer has always rocked. The New Jersey comic hangs with Metallica, screeches AC/DC versions of "The Hokey Pokey" during his standup act, and wears Jerry Garcia's ashes around his neck in Half Baked. But in recent years, he's been rocking something else -- cradles.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Scott Yorko |
12-01-2009 |
Performance
The Troopers in Broken Lizard Have Frat-House Humor Lickednew
The five members of New York-based comedy troupe Broken Lizard are much like the writers and actors for Reno 911! The only difference is, Broken Lizard is actually funny.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
11-17-2009 |
Performance
Tags: Broken Lizard, comedy
Humorists Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood Return for More Self Abusenew
"Sometimes we look at each other right before the show, when we're about to walk onstage before a thousand people and all we have is a little piece of paper with a list of games."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
11-05-2009 |
Performance
Still Staying Up Late: Dave Attell Without the Camerasnew
"I don't mind talking about [Insomniac]," Attell said. "It's the thing most people know me from. I was like the Gilligan of drunks."
Boise Weekly |
Amy Atkins |
10-21-2009 |
Performance
