Elaine Mura – Splash Magazines

Radical Review – The Antidote to Loneliness is Love

November 27, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Isaac Gomez was recently named by the Los Angeles Times as a member of “LA Vanguardia: The Latino innovators, instigators, and power players breaking through barriers.” The IAMA Theatre Company, which commissioned Gomez’s newest play, […]

The Half-Light Review – Overcoming Loss

November 27, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

A novelist, memoirist, and playwright, Monica Wood often draws from her own experiences to tell her stories. Recovering from tragedy, she reportedly told part of her own story in THE HALF-LIGHT, which premiered in 2019 […]

ABCD Review – When Cultures Clash

November 21, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

The first question everyone asks is usually, “What does ABCD stand for?” That’s an easy one to answer: American Born Confused Desi. Your next question is probably, “What is a Desi?” Again, fairly easy to […]

Freight Review – A Timeless and Timely Journey

November 21, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Playwright Howard L. Craft has vividly encapsulated the Black journey through the twentieth century in FREIGHT: THE FIVE INCARNATIONS OF ABEL GREEN. Starring J. Alphonse Nicholson as the solo time-traveler on a train bound for […]

A Family Business Review – Food, Film, Family, and Fun

November 21, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

If you’re ready for a dramedy with prominent chuckles and scars hidden underneath, then A FAMILY BUSINESS is for you. Playwright Matt Chait has outdone himself as he examines food, the film industry, and two […]

Mama Mama Can’t You See Review – What the War has Done to Me

November 20, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Just in time for Veteran’s Day, the Coin & Ghost Theater Company presents MAMA MAMA CAN’T YOU SEE, a play written by U.S. Marine veteran Stan Mayer and Cecilia Fairchild. Directed and choreographed by Coin […]

Alex Edelman in “Just for Us” Review – Who is Us?

November 20, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Alex Edelman had to wait until he achieved success in the UK – where he was named the Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014 – before that success would follow him to […]

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Review – For All Pop Music Lovers

November 15, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

Following its world premiere in San Francisco in 2013, BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL soon made its way to Broadway in 2014, where it was a smash hit and won two Tony Awards for best […]

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder Review – The Primer for Success

November 11, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

After its debut in Connecticut in 2012, A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER soon moved to Broadway in 2013, where it ran for two years and won four Tony Awards (among others), including for […]

Jeff Gould – A Playwright with a Poker Face

November 9, 2023 Elaine Mura 0

For twenty-five years, playwright Jeff Gould has been making audiences laugh as he explores the territories of love, sex, and marriage in his full-length plays, including “Troubled Waters,” “It’s Just Sex,” “The Marriage Zone,” “Is […]