Act Inc.'s 'Travels with My Aunt' Proves It's Not Easy Being - or Playing - Greene
Act Inc.’s ‘Travels with My Aunt’ Proves It’s Not Easy Being – or Playing – Greene
By CB Adams
Contributing Writer
“Travels With My Aunt,” a 1969 novel by Graham Greene and adapted into this play by Scotsman Giles Havergal, is 10 pounds of story stuffed into an evening clutch bag.
The micro-synopsis of the globe-trotting plot is that it involves the tentacled way a flamboyant octogenarian aunt tractor-beams her nephew, a stuffy retired banker with a penchant for raising…
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'La Cage Aux Folles' Embraces Freedom -- and Sparkle
‘La Cage Aux Folles’ Embraces Freedom — and Sparkle
By Lynn Venhaus
Managing Editor
There is a sparkle that emanates, not just because of the outward snazzy sequined outfits and shimmery set in New Line Theatre’s “La Cage Aux Folles,” but also inward from the all-male drag chorus, Les Cagelles. Their unbridled enthusiasm for a show celebrating “Be Yourself” is obvious, and underneath their wigs and cosmetic enhancements, it’s endearing.
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