by Jordan Young | Nov 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
An invitation from a friend to join him for a multiplex showing of “Joker” last week met with little enthusiasm in these quarters. My contributions to the coffers of creatively bankrupt Hollywood these days are few; I’ve had enough of the superhero and comic book...
by Jordan Young | Nov 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Had I read a synopsis of Julia Cho’s “Aubergine” (at South Coast Repertory through Nov. 16) and realized it focused on a dying parent I might have chosen to skip it, having lost both parents this past summer. And I would have missed one of the best plays I’ve seen in...
by Jordan Young | Oct 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
If it goes without saying South Coast Repertory is among the most consistent purveyors of high quality theatre in So Cal, not every offering meets expectations—at least mine, which may be different from yours. Adam Bock’s “The Canadians,” the latest SCR-commissioned...
by Jordan Young | Oct 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wacky, whimsical, wonderful…and forgotten. That would be Charley Bowers. Haven’t got a clue? Never mind, drop everything and avail yourself of Flicker Alley’s two-disc Blu-ray collection of newly restored films by the animator-comedian while you have a chance. You...
by Jordan Young | Oct 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Does everything we see have to make perfect sense or fill in all the blanks? Some would say yes; I enjoy a little mystery. I’d want to know exactly what a party host is putting in my drink but when it comes to theatre, I don’t necessarily want everything fully...
by Jordan Young | Sep 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Beckett Central – otherwise known as Center Theatre Group – has come up with yet another must-see for devotees of the Irish playwright, following their first-rate production of “Happy Days” earlier this year. This time it’s an anthology of sorts titled “On Beckett,”...
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