Elaine Mura

Bestseller Review – A Peek into the Writer’s Mind

June 24, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Any play by famed British playwright Peter Quilter is likely to please the audience. The author of “End of the Rainbow” on Judy Garland’s final days and “Glorious” about opera amateur Florence Foster Jenkins, Quilter […]

Death of a Salesman Review – Shattered Dreams

June 22, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Famed playwright Arthur Miller never lacked audiences and awards during his prestigious career. DEATH OF A SALESMAN is no exception, winning the Pulitzer Prize for drama and the Tony Award for best play after its […]

Anne, A New Play Review – Anne Frank’s Life in Hiding

June 19, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Almost everyone in Western society is familiar with Anne Frank, a Jewish teenager who lived and died during World War II. Anne achieved posthumous fame through her diary – a chronicle of her daily life […]

Mistakes were Made Review – Burying the Hatchet

June 16, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

When three comedy writers meet for lunch – after a deliberate hiatus of 15 years – things are bound to get interesting fast. Skilled playwright Jerry Mayer doesn’t pull any punches as the three former […]

Feeling Lucky Review – The Fringe at Its Best

June 15, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Playwright Stephen Fife has a peculiar – and very funny – way of looking at today’s relationships, or lack thereof. As potential lovers warily circle each other, each afraid to let the other in on […]

Loot Review – A Machiavellian World

June 13, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Rebellious iconoclast and society critic, playwright Joe Orton – dubbed “Oscar Wilde of the Welfare State” by a theater critic of his day – lived to shock and poke holes in the social fabric of […]

Indecent Review – Changing Times

June 9, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

A play within a play, INDECENT recounts the true story of the controversy surrounding “God of Vengeance,” a play written in 1906 by Sholem Asch. The Yiddish piece was produced in several European capitals and […]

Dana H. Review – A Case Study in Terror

June 8, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

When playwright Lucas Hnath decided to write a play about his mother, who knew that it would be about a woman who was kidnapped by a psychopathic ex-convict with significant mental health issues? And held […]

Ready Steady Yeti Go Review – A Primer on Prejudice

June 8, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Playwright David Jacobi gives all us grown-ups the chance to be kids again in his latest play. When a group of six 12-year-olders gather in their hideout to work on what happened last year, READY […]

Beauty and the Beast Review – Disney’s Musical Blockbuster

June 7, 2019 Elaine Mura 0

Based on Disney’s award winning animated 1991 film, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST added six new songs, morphed furniture and household objects into real live people, lent new depth to the characters, and exploded onto the […]