November 19, 2007 – 9:44 pm
I have had the distinct experience – I was going to write “distinct pleasure,” but it’s pleasure mixed with a bit of squirm-inducing – of having two articles about me over the years in my college’s glossy, quarterly magazine. The first was shortly after I graduated in 1993, and it was a reprint of an [...]
Strings Magazine “Encore” Page August/September 2007 Dream A Little Dream Sometimes fairy tales don’t come true-and that ain’t bad by Laurence Vittes The world premiere of Deaf West Theatre’s musical Sleeping Beauty Wakes created a sensation when it opened in April at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, California. It wasn’t only the high-energy, [...]
A CurtainUp Los Angeles Review Sleeping Beauty Wakes By Laura Hitchcock Scintillatingly directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun, who also did the Deaf West award-winning production of Big River, this co-production of The Center Theatre Group and Deaf West Theatre is everything a dream ought to be. Rachel Sheinkin’s book begins with the classical fairy [...]
A thing of beauty Deaf West awakens with adult-themed fairy tale By Evan Henerson Theater Critic After more than four years of musical dormancy, Deaf West Theatre has heeded its wake-up call. The sign-language musical, pioneered by Deaf West and championed by Center theatre Group, has roared into exciting new life.
Sleeping Beauty Wakes April 11, 2007 By Dany Margolies Sleeping Beauty sleeps. She of the Charles Perrault fairy tale was born a princess centuries ago to a doting king and queen but was cursed by an evil fairy who was not invited to the princess’ christening. Under the curse, the princess fell into a deep [...]
Sleeping Beauty Wakes Bottom Line: The play awakes, dazzles and confuses the senses as if it were a musical comedy video game. By Laurence VittesApr 10, 2007 Brilliant entertainment in three dimensions, with constantly changing centers of focus often unrelated to where they would be in a conventional production.
Apr 9, 2007Los Angeles Sleeping Beauty Wakes Reviewed By: Jonas Schwartz Sleeping Beauty Wakes, the new co-production by Deaf West Theater and the Center Theater Group, is neither a conventional play nor a musical. It is however, a true theatrical experience — a work of art, talent, and humor in which the combination of deaf [...]
Monday, April 9, 2007 Sleeper hit Review: A new version of the Sleeping Beauty fable combines deaf and hearing actors in a winning combination of catchy music, deft storytelling. By PAUL HODGINS The Orange County Register What should Sleeping Beauty do if Prince Charming is neither princely nor charming? Probably best to snooze right through [...]
December 31, 2006 – 2:41 pm
The Daily Record December 31, 2006 High points of ’06 Morris area stages served up great theater by William Westhoven Writing this traditional end-of-the-year column is never a chore. What better way to celebrate the holiday season than to sit back and revisit all the great theater you’ve seen over the past 12 months — [...]
November 13, 2006 – 2:40 pm
The New York Times November 13, 2006 Curdling the Auld Lang Syne With a Pre-emptive War on Cheer by Charles Isherwood Here it comes again. No avoiding it, much as you might like to. As night falls just about seven weeks from today, an air of mandatory gaiety will descend on the city. Confetti and [...]