Theatre Spoken Here

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Review: BEARINGS by MATT CHAIT On Hollywood’s Theatre Row

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            This intriguing new play starts off as a Kafkaesque mystery when a near delirious young man enters a luxury hotel in Pasadena lo...
Thursday, April 14, 2022

A HEATED DISCUSSION - Review

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    Well, Robey Theatre is back and its choice for first production after Covid is a challenging one by Levy Lee Simon.  We find ourselves e...
Thursday, April 7, 2022

A DEATH-DEFYING ESCAPE - in Hollywood - REVIEW

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  Fact: Discovering at age 10 that the messes in her life were great fodder for comedy, Judy Carter overcame a speech impediment and began d...
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Thursday, March 17, 2022

YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED A BIT AND OTHER LIES - review

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            As Bette Davis famously once said, “ Old age isn't for sissies!” and this delightful revue certainly proves her point. The ...
Thursday, March 10, 2022

RAPUNZEL ALONE - review

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  The Murphy Girls in WW2 During the bombings in the second World War, for their safety, thousands of children were sent away from London to...
Friday, March 4, 2022

ON THE OTHER HAND, WE'RE HAPPY - Review

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    This is a poignant tale of love, loss, and how when one is not afraid to take risks, life can perhaps bring joy. Playwright Daf Jame...
Friday, December 17, 2021

GOOD PEOPLE - Review

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When I saw "August: Osage County" on Broadway back in 2007, and it won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, I realized that an entirely...
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THEATRE SPOKEN HERE by Morna Murphy Martell
I was the Broadway Critic for The Hollywood Reporter in the 1980s. Born in UK, Started in theater as Broadway actress then playwright/director in UK & USA. Artistic director at theatres in NY and Hollywood. Wrote musicals with ASCAP composer-lyricist husband, Ralph Martell, produced in NY & California. For 10 years directed outdoor Shakespeare in Manhattan through NY Dept Cultural Affairs. My play HARRIET TUBMAN HERSELF starring Christine Dixon, now in its 10th year. Contest winner for plays in Okla, W, Virginia, Texas. Books CLASSICS 4 KIDS and SHAKESPEARE IN AN HOUR published by Shakespeare, Inc. AWARDS: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) playwriting grant; 5 grants for children's musicals and 8 NY/DCA for Shakespeare productions. Member DGA, AEA & LA Press Club. Lecturer on The Impact of Yiddish Theatre on American Theatre. Co-founder NY Women in Film/TV. Monthly theater column in NOT BORN YESTERDAY California senior paper. Email: dramatist2006@yahoo.com
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