Purple Rain

I went to Minneapolis to check out the stage version of Purple Rain. There were many issues but the one that sticks in my craw a month after seeing the show is that Wendy and Lisa quit the Revolution and join Apollonia 6, which becomes just the Six. Here's my review.

Three plays about Jewish identity

Some shows have themes that interestingly dovetailed last month, and I covered them in a critic's notebook: Hannah Senesh, Playing Shylock and Jewish Plot.

Messy White Gays

 I'm a Drew Droege fan but his new one didn't quite work for me. Thataway for my review.

Romy and Michele The Musical

The curse of Stage 42,  formerly known as Little Shubert, forever known as That Barn on the Corner of W. 42nd St and Dyer Ave, has struck again: This show is already gone — but my review is still up, of course.

Off and Off Off Broadway roundup

So. Much. To. See!  Here was my list for November, with many still playing.

Bat Boy The Musical

What a treat this Encores! revival was! Could Kerry Butler be any more of a national treasure? Click here for my review.

Liberation

I loved Bess Wohl's Liberation when it opened Off Broadway earlier this year, and I loved it just as much when it transferred. Its grosses aren't great right now but the upside is that you can probably score affordable tickets to this terrific production. Here's my review.

Five sci-fi movies to stream in October

The October installment of my sci-fi column came out right on cue…in October. Here it is.

Interview with Tom Morello

November was so crazy busy that I fell way behind on posting links to my articles here. Here's a big dowload, starting with my interview with Tom Morello, whose catalog (outside of Rage Against the Machine) made up the score for the new musical Revolution(s) — which I saw at the Goodman on my Chicago trip.