Elaine Mura

Underneath the Freeways of Los Angeles Review – A Fascinating Approach to History

April 11, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

Inspired by true historical events which occurred in 1960 in East Los Angeles, UNDERNEATH THE FREEWAYS OF LOS ANGELES draws the audience in by encouraging audience members to participate in a real murder history – […]

Revenge Review – Once Upon a Time

April 4, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

The Group Rep streamed REVENGE, a diabolical thriller written and directed by Bruce Kimmel, at 5 p.m. (PDT) on Saturday, April 3, 2021. This one-time-only showing was free – with donations gratefully accepted. Audience members […]

Chicago Humanities Festival Hosts Joyce Carol Oates

March 28, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

Chicago Humanities Festival offers audiences a treat – a special one-hour, live streaming event with acclaimed author Joyce Carol Oates. Princeton-based Oates has penned 58 novels and many plays and novellas, as well as collections […]

Anyone But Me and The Oxy Complex Reviews – The View from Inside Out

March 25, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

It is Day 500 of the quarantine, and the time has come to do some deep soul searching. Questions like “Who am I?” “Why am I here?” and “What really matters to me?” have achieved […]

Matthew Bourne’s “The Red Shoes” Review – A Love Letter to the Dance

March 19, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

The Center Theatre Digital Stage streams a Bourne classic this week. Before the streamed production, Bourne himself recounts the pitfalls in converting the 1948 film of the same name into a dance spectacular – beginning […]

A Wilderness of Monkeys Review – Poetic Justice

March 17, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

First came Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” – and, then, the world premiere of A WILDERNESS OF MONKEYS. Described as “a revenge-comedy sequel,” Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei has fashioned a tongue-in-cheek modern-day response to Shakespeare’s classic […]

Dogs are Better than People Review – Uncovering Canine Secrets

March 13, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

Whitefire Theatre continues its excellent series of solo performances with Sarah Hunter in DOGS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE. The show is part of Whitefire Theatre Solofest 2021 Livestream. Sarah began her “show business” career early. […]

Fool for Love Review – Can’t Live With and Can’t Live Without

March 7, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

FOOL FOR LOVE, Sam Shepard’s treatise on love/hate relationships, premiered in 1983. In 1984, the play won Obie Awards for Best Director, Best American Play, and Performers Ed Harris, Kathy Baker, and Will Patton. FOOL […]

UnRavelled Review – Holding Hands across Time

February 28, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

A new drama by award-winning playwright Jake Broder, UNRAVELLED made its virtual premiere on February 25, 2021. Sponsored by the Global Brain Health Institute (University of California, San Francisco) and Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), UNRAVELLED […]

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet Review – A Modern Take on an Old Classic

February 28, 2021 Elaine Mura 0

After over 25 years of resisting re-doing ROMEO AND JULIET, Matthew Bourne finally found the perfect reason to resurrect that old – and, according to Bourne, overdone – classic Shakespearean tale. What a great opportunity […]