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3 weeks ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Celia Wren
A teen sleepover play that’s endearing but not dreamy (washingtonpost.com) A teen sleepover play that’s endearing but not dreamy By Celia Wren 2025033122120100 Growing up can mean learning to trust your own opinions. Opinions like: Braces on boys are cute. Informed by her besties that orthodontic work does not beautify, a British 16-year-old named Shan disagrees, standing by her admiration for a crush. "When he smiles it actually sparkles," she points out.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Celia Wren
Growing up can mean learning to trust your own opinions. Opinions like: Braces on boys are cute. Informed by her besties that orthodontic work does not beautify, a British 16-year-old named Shan disagrees, standing by her admiration for a crush. “When he smiles it actually sparkles,” she points out.
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4 weeks ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Celia Wren
Do you associate the Devil only with evil? Think again. In the savory new musical “Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show” the archfiend leaves justice in his wake. The Spooky Action Theater production is one of several current shows that ponder polarized extremes: Peace and violence. Inclusive and exclusionary visions of America. Cosmic yins and yangs.
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4 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Celia Wren
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysDo you associate the Devil only with evil? Think again. In the savory new musical “Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show” the archfiend leaves justice in his wake. The Spooky Action Theater production is one of several current shows that ponder polarized extremes: Peace and violence.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Celia Wren
Has an ahoy ever been so exuberant? In Synetic Theater’s terrific “The Immigrant,” travelers sailing to Ellis Island erupt in joy upon glimpsing the Statue of Liberty. They burst into dance and gymnastic derring-do: Lindy Hop. Eastern European folk steps. A built-from-bodies hoop that a joyful passenger recklessly dives through. The sequence not only is fun to watch, but it also seems to sum up a vision of America’s potential.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Celia Wren
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysHas an ahoy ever been so exuberant? In Synetic Theater’s terrific “The Immigrant,” travelers sailing to Ellis Island erupt in joy upon glimpsing the Statue of Liberty. They burst into dance and gymnastic derring-do: Lindy Hop. Eastern European folk steps.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Celia Wren
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysEarly on in the gleefully irreverent disability-themed satire “It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure,” performer Chloe Palmer calls for a spotlight to pinpoint an audience member in row D.
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Celia Wren
Early on in the gleefully irreverent disability-themed satire “It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure,” performer Chloe Palmer calls for a spotlight to pinpoint an audience member in row D. The intent, she assures us (apparently tongue-in-cheek), is to accommodate that person’s vision needs, which require extra light. It’s a moment that’s funny, squirm-inducing and provocative. Funny and squirm-inducing in its defiance of convention and common sense: What theatergoer would want to be thus singled out?
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1 month ago | 
washingtonpost.com | Celia Wren
Athol Fugard’s work has the sharp, gleaming edge that culture can have when forged during political ordeals. But that’s only one of the reasons we gravitate to the idiosyncratic plays of the great South African dramatist, who died Saturday at age 92. Skip to end of carouselStyle is The Washington Post’s place for news from the front lines of culture — arts, media, politics, trends and fashion. For more Style stories, click here. To subscribe to the Style Memo newsletter, click here.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Celia Wren
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysAthol Fugard’s work has the sharp, gleaming edge that culture can have when forged during political ordeals. But that’s only one of the reasons we gravitate to the idiosyncratic plays of the great South African dramatist, who died Saturday at age 92.
