What can you say about Australian-born Dr. Barry Humphries’ “Anima,”* Dame Edna, that hasn’t been said over the past 60 years? Well, as luck would have it, this was my first experience with the Grand Dame of nuanced “nastiness,” so I can talk about her performance with virgin eyes. Direct from London’s West End Stage, […]
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Play Review: “The Other Place” worth a trek to NoHo
February 25, 2015
When a 90-minute suspenseful play leaves you feeling exhilarated and wanting to see it again, you know that it’s worth the price of admission. The duo of actress Taylor Gilbert (recent Eddon award nomination for Best Lead Performance 2014) and Sam Anderson (of “Lost” and “Justified” television fame) deftly portray married doctors Juliana and Ian […]
S&M supporters protest “Fifty Shades of Grey” film
February 12, 2015
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Sadomasochism is “a sexual orientation” and not a mental illness as depicted in the new film “Fifty Shades of Grey,” and the S&M community will fight false prejudices that have destroyed the lives of practitioners who are “outed,” a longtime dominatrix and fetish film star said today. “It’s not a character defect, it’s not a […]
Theater Review: ‘Dixie’s Tupperware Party’ Scores 100 on the Laugh Meter
July 20, 2014
Most people of a certain age might remember that wonderful quote from “All About Eve” – “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” Well, as it applies to X-rated “Dixie’s Tupperware Party” on stage at the Geffen Playhouse, it could be rewritten to read: “Fasten your seatbelts. You’re in for an evening […]
‘Country House’ now playing at the Geffen
June 21, 2014
Currently at the Geffen Playhouse through July 13, “The Country House” made its world premier earlier this month at the Westwood theater. Written by Donald Margulies and directed by Daniel Sullivan, “Country House” stars Blythe Danner as an aging yet legendary actress and Scott Foley as the young, hot television star who wants to stay […]
