How to spell overrated: C-A-T-S

How to spell overrated: C-A-T-S Webber’s musical disappoints, lacks cohesive qualities By Denise Cruz and Robert Stevens Daily Bruin Senior Staff Here’s a money saving tip. The gimmick behind Andrew Lloyd Webber’s highly successful and world renowned musical "Cats" is that … well, they’re cats. This tremendously effective theatrical device ­ people acting like cats […]

Martin’s comic antics paint ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’

Martin’s comic antics paint ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’ Bartender, patrons add extra fuel to comedic production at Playhouse By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff Steve Martin. That "wild and crazy guy" who made Martin a household name through his bizarre sketches on Saturday Night Live (SNL). The same man who expanded his repertoire by […]

Seances lift ‘Spirit’ to comedic heights

Seances lift ‘Spirit’ to comedic heights By Lawrence Sullivan Although written in five days during one of the darkest years of World War II, there is no darkening of manners among the pompous British upper-class characters of Noel Coward’s play, "Blithe Spirit." Poised against the mantelpiece, one hand in the double-breasted jacket pocket, the other […]

Sappy rhetoric loses ‘Paradise’

Sappy rhetoric loses ‘Paradise’ Depression-era play depicts life during hardship By Lawrence Sullivan During the Great Depression my grandfather sold mustard door to door in Chicago. When it comes down to pushing condiments to muster up a living, Leo Gordon in Clifford Odets’ "Paradise Lost" seems justified in saying "the world has a profound dislocation." […]