Elaine Mura – Splash Magazines

Broken Story Review – A Whodunit for Today

November 23, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Inspired by the real-life mystery of Susan Berman’s murder – and her close relationship with Robert Durst – BROKEN STORY explores issues of friendship, loyalty, and betrayal in this West Coast premiere of author Cyndy […]

Clyde’s Review – The Story of a Sublime Sandwich

November 22, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Lynn Notage is a well-known living playwright who has already earned two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama (2009 for “Ruined” and 2017 for “Sweat”). Notage focuses on the working class black experience, a theme which she […]

Mindplay Review – Is it Possible to Read Minds?

November 22, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

When Drama Desk Award-nominate theater-maker and mentalist Vinny DePonto was asked that question, his response became the basis for an intriguing and stimulating live production. Created and performed by Vinny DePonto, mentalist extraordinaire, MINDPLAY explores […]

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Review – The Roots of Prejudice

November 19, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

When the controversial film GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER was released in December 1967, only six months had elapsed since miscegenation was illegal in 17 Southern states. The movie starred Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn […]

Eisenhower Review – A Man for All Seasons

November 15, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Penned by Richard Hellesen, EISENHOWER tells the story of the thirty-fourth President of the U.S. Eisenhower was born in 1890, rose from simple mid-Western roots to become a 5-Star General and leader of the Allied […]

Rent Review – La Boheme for Starving Artists

November 13, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

With book, music, and lyrics by Jonathan Larson, RENT was loosely based on Puccini’s 1896 opera “La Boheme.” But it also includes many personal experiences drawn from Larson’s life as a struggling, impoverished artist in […]

9 To 5, The Musical, Review – An Employee’s Work is never Done

November 12, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Based on a 1980 film of the same name, 9 TO 5 made a seriously successful adaptation to the stage in 2008, when the musical premiered in Los Angeles in September and went on to […]

Man’s Favor Devil’s Plan Review – A Deal with the Devil

November 10, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

In June 2021, the Robey Theatre Company commissioned five playwrights to each write a full-length play; and five strong plays emerged. Currently, The Robey Theatre Company presents the U.S. premiers of those powerful plays, Kwik […]

2:22 – A Ghost Story Review – Do you Believe?

November 7, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Playwright Danny Robins admitted that he finds paranormal goings-on fascinating – and that they inspired 2:22 – A GHOST STORY: “I’ve been fascinated by ghosts since I was a child… Believers cite (ghost sightings) as […]

Belleville Review – The Perfect Life

November 7, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Penned by up-and-coming playwright Amy Herzog, BELLEVILLE is a deceptively simple tale which goes in several directions before landing at its inevitable conclusion. Commissioned and first produced at the Yale Repertory Theater in 2011, BELLEVILLE […]