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Month: February 2019

The Last Ship

February 22, 2019February 25, 2019 Robin Breon

David Mirvish presents THE LAST SHIP Produced by Karl Sydow and Kathryn Schenker Music and lyrics by Sting New book by Lorne Campbell (original book by John Logan and Bryan Yorkey) Scenic design by 59 Productions Featuring: Sting, Frances McNamee, Read More …

Black(face) History

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 Robin Breon

(The article linked below appeared in the Washington Post this week. In it, author Rhae Lynn Barnes dissects the events and revelations of the last few weeks and calls out the blackface minstrel show as, “American as the ruling class.” Read More …

ROSE, a new musical at Soulpepper

February 8, 2019February 24, 2019 Robin Breon

Rose A New Musical  Music composed by Mike Ross  Book and lyrics by Sarah Wilson and Mike Ross Adapted from the book The World is Round by Gertrude Stein  Directed by Gregory Prest Sets, lighting and projection design by Lorenzo Read More …

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Happy Birthday Phil Ochs

December 19, 2020
Phil Ochs would have been 80 years old today. His life and work is worth remembering and so I'm citing a review of a play I wrote for rabble.ca when The Ballad of Phil Ochs toured the country several years...
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ARE STATUES SPEAKING TO US?

November 21, 2020
In the final act of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, a statue of Queen Hermione comes to life after 16 years of being seemingly frozen in time. Her observations and reconciliation with her daughter, Paulina, leads to a somewhat qualified happily...
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READING FOR THE THEATRE

October 18, 2020
The inspiration for this article began as one of those “dog days of summer” reading lists back in August. But the seasons soon overtook me after a number of articles appeared in newspapers and blogs lamenting the fact that we...
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IN PRAISE OF LEARNING: HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIC BENTLEY!

September 14, 2020
Are you now or have you ever been a Marxist, an anarchist, a supporter of Black Lives Matter, a democratic socialist or a member of the Radical Left including holding membership in the Democratic Party? It’s interesting how the lexicon...
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