theatre review: spamalot

"Spamalot" presents one of those catch-22s in art criticism. As a production, it is uniformly excellent. As a comedy, it doesn't lend itself to analysis. Without recourse to literary interpretation - who wants a discussion on the Jungian perspective of the Knights Who Say "Ni!" - all that remains is to offer description. And description risks spoiling the experience. This review of "Spamalot" illustrates what happens when too much thought goes into trying to resolve these sort of esoteric problems.

Get Thee to a Shrubbery: See Spamalot

theatre reviews: frost/nixon and how theater failed america

I've heard that Stacy Keach suffered a mild stroke but is recovering. Good thing, too. For him and for audiences here in LA who'll get the chance too appreciate his performance, and that of Alan Cox, in the staged production of Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan. (Morgan also wrote the screenplay for the movie.) Here's hoping the recovery continues to go smoothly.

To TFPO...

Frost/Nixon: A Funny, Poignant, Jabbing Flight of Fancy

And if you get the chance, tonight or tomorrow, I highly recommend catching this side-splitting, captivating monologue by Mike Daisey at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

Also at TFPO...

Don't Miss Mike Daisey in How Theater Failed America