Elaine Mura

Art Review – A Study in Friendship

February 23, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

Yasmina Reza’s Tony award-winning play, ART, opens the International City Theatre’s thirty-sixth season – virtually. A French playwright, novelist, and actress known for her satiric twists – exemplified by her savage, often caustic “God of […]

Tonight’s the Night Review – The Virtual Us

February 15, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

A toast to Zoom reunions, TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT celebrates all of those singles turned into Zoomers as they search for that “one and only” during the time of the pandemic. A world premiere streaming musical, […]

Before/During/After Review – How Love Lives and Dies

February 6, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

Long familiar to audiences from her television role in “Orange is the New Black,” Finnerty Steeves makes her feature script debut with BEFORE/DURING/AFTER, a film in which she also stars. BEFORE/DURING/AFTER became a festival darling […]

Hi, Are you Single? Review – It’s Tough Looking for Love

February 2, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

You’re in for a surprise when you see author/performer Ryan J. Haddad’s autobiographic solo show. In keeping with the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s philosophy, this is a play “that disrupts conventional processes and stimulates transformative […]

Love’s Labour’s Lost Review – Canada’s Stratford Festival Joins Los Angeles’ CTG

January 20, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

One of Shakespeare’s earlier comedies, LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST was first performed for Queen Elizabeth I in 1597. Known for the longest scene in all of Shakespeare’s plays (588 words) and for the use of […]

Matthew Bourne’s “Cinderella” Review – A New Way to Tell an Old Story

January 18, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

Directed by the forever original and creative choreographer Matthew Bourne, ballet master of the unique and unexpected, CINDERELLA shines – both as an enduring children’s fairy tale and as a musical carousel set to Prokofiev’s […]

100 Days to Live Review – The Essence of Life

January 15, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

Set to release on February 2, 2021, 100 DAYS TO LIVE first premiered at the San Diego International Film Festival, where it was awarded “Best World Premiere.” A taut psychological thriller about serial murder, suicide, […]

David Bowie’s LAZARUS Review – The Man Who Fell to Earth with a Twist

January 7, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

Dubbed “The Greatest Rock Star Ever” by Rolling Stones magazine, multi-talented David Bowie was musician, composer, actor, performer, and both a star and icon with one of the biggest cult followings in popular culture. In […]

Animals Review – The Things We Never Said

December 28, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

The year of the pandemic, this unusual and atypical 2020, has created some intriguing, very special problems for theater festivals everywhere. Now that theaters have been shuttered since March 2020, how to present new works […]

Fool’s Errand Book Review – A Hidden Treasure

December 27, 2020 Elaine Mura 0

Authored by Jeffrey S. Stephens, FOOL’S ERRAND digs deep into a father/son relationship that is both toxic and glorious. A mystery within a mystery, the novel plumbs the depths of filial ties while setting up […]