By Cynthia Citron
This past weekend I saw two intense biographical documentaries dealing with completely opposing viewpoints on the Holocaust.
The first, “Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe,” told of the
By Cynthia Citron
At first he was seen as a joke. Then, as he continued his campaign of insults and threats, outrageous proposals, and the promise to make his country
by Cynthia Citron
If there is such a thing as a “mild-mannered play,” Alena Smith’s “Icebergs” would certainly qualify. It appears that its five self-absorbed characters have no serious
by Cynthia Citron
If there is such a thing as a “mild-mannered play,” Alena Smith’s “Icebergs” would certainly qualify. It appears that its five self-absorbed characters have no serious
by Cynthia Citron
The play is titled “A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes.”
The title alone should give you some clue
by Cynthia Citron
I’ve always enjoyed the plays of Donald Margulies. They usually are variations on a few definitive themes: family dynamics (predominantly Jewish families), the Holocaust, reunions, and
A musical based on the murder trial of Lizzie Borden in the last years of the 19th century would seem to be an intriguing idea. After all, everyone is familiar
The film is called “Is That You?” and the answer is “It most certainly is!”
Winner of a well-deserved Israeli Academy Award last year for Best Independent Film, this delicious
At least it’s not about a dysfunctional family. This time it’s a group of dysfunctional writers who are blocked, burnt out, and distracted.
The play is “The Portman
On the night that playwright Edward Albee died, September 16, 2016, I attended the opening of one of his rarely performed plays, “The Play About the Baby,” at The Road
It’s nearly impossible to review Robert O’Hara’s new play, “Barbecue,” without falling off the plot line into a SPOILER ALERT. This play, now making its West Coast
It is usually difficult for a one-woman show to keep an audience riveted through the entire performance. But it’s a piece of cake for Leslie Caveny, who wrote and
