Christian Lewis
Theater Critic at Freelance
PhD @CUNY_GC, professor @Vassar, victorian lit + disability // theater critic //✍🏻 @LAReviewofBooks @Theatermania @Theatrely @Variety @AmericanTheatre @Queerty
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
variety.com | Christian Lewis
It might be time to call it quits on biographical jukebox musicals. “Jersey Boys” ignited a trend, but its many spawn have been mostly ill-conceived.
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3 weeks ago |
variety.com | Christian Lewis
What ever happened to Gilbert and Sullivan? Once theatrical icons, Gilbert and Sullivan — co-creators of famed comic operettas including “H.M.S. Pinafore” and “The Mikado” — have taken a noticeable dip in popularity in recent years.
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1 month ago |
variety.com | Christian Lewis
The first word spoken in “John Proctor Is the Villain”is “sex,” a portent of things to come. Mr. Smith (Gabriel Ebert), a high school English teacher, has been tasked with handling sex-ed for his junior honors students; this module mostly consists of the students reading aloud definitions of words including “sex” and of course “abstinence.” They are not receiving much sexual education here, and Mr. Smith is certainly not a good man for the job.
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1 month ago |
variety.com | Christian Lewis
On the surface, “Smash”is a new backstage musical about the making of the fictional Broadway musical “Bombshell: The Marilyn Monroe Story,” but for diehard fans of the cult-classic TV show “Smash,” this is the culmination of a years-in-the-making journey, finally arriving on Broadway.
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1 month ago |
variety.com | Christian Lewis
Oscar Wilde’s infamous antihero Dorian Gray probably would’ve loved to have a barrage of cameras pointed at him, reflecting his gorgeous visage. This is exactly what Kip Williams’ tech-heavy new Broadway production does, with Sarah Snook (“Succession”) starring in all the roles and surrounded by a team of camera operators. However, despite some fancy camera work and close-ups, this production only goes skin-deep.
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