Walking on Broken ‘Glass’: Considering The Glass Menagerie (for Parterre Box)
In a series of posts, Cameron and David will consider THE GLASS MENAGERIE, starting with the widely-rejected 1950 film.
TV Diner: Watching Bus Stop (for Parterre Box)
Cameron and David conclude their examination of Inge’s “Midwest Triptych” with a look at BUS STOP.
Cruel Summer: Watching Picnic (for Parterre Box)
David and Cameron continue their survey of William Inge’s plays on video.
Mid-West Side Story: Watching Come Back, Little Sheba (for Parterre Box)
A friend once said that Laurence Olivier played American like it was a character choice.
Praying for Rain: Thoughts on Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean (for Parterre Box)
Like many artistic homosexuals, I’ve been through an Altman phase, a Cher phase, a Sandy Dennis phase and a Karen Black phase.
REVIEW: This Was Sebastian’s Garden: Suddenly Last Summer via BBC (for Parterre Box)
Cameron and David’s latest plays on film post for Parterre considers this Tennessee Williams’ potboiler.
Sexy and sinewy: Dame Judi Dench in The Cherry Orchard (for Parterre Box)
Having just watched and written about the famous Actors Studio Three Sisters, it also feels right to turn now to The Cherry Orchard—Chekhov’s final play—in a production from the BBC.
Sisters were doing it for themselves (for Parterre Box)
What a filmed Three Sisters from 1966 can tell us about Method acting, Chekhov and more.
(Not) Getting Reviewed Today: Company on Record (for Parterre Box)
Today is Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday, and it’s not going as planned.
REVIEW: Ghost “Story”: West Side Story on Broadway (for Parterre Box)
Thrilling reinvention, or calcified shtick? Our critics disagree…
reclining standards 