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Historical Inconsistencies Mar Writers Theatre’s Perfect ‘Parade’
by Peter Thomas Ricci Writers Theatre’s production of the Jason Robert Brown musical “Parade” is the kind of show that makes my heart sink – a technically perfect, ravishingly performed...
by Peter Thomas Ricci The term “National Treasure” is one of the more irritating cliches in the performing arts, yet it is entirely appropriate when applied to the luminous Audra […]
by Peter Thomas Ricci Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s musical “My Fair Lady” is among the most beloved of the classic musicals, with multiple Broadway stagings and a film […]
by Peter Thomas Ricci ‘Disney’s Aladdin,’ which opened a limited run at the Cadillac Palace Theatre this week, is among the most spectacularly staged musicals I have ever seen. With […]
By Peter Thomas Ricci Charlie Parker was no mere jazz saxophonist. One of the founders of jazz’s bebop movement, he brought a virtuosity to the American art form that had […]
by Peter Thomas Ricci ‘The Most Happy Fella,’ the 1956 musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser – who also wrote ‘Guys and Dolls’ and ‘How to Succeed in […]