Monthly archive May, 1998

Theatre Preview: Feature On Noel Coward

Theatre Preview:  Feature On Noel Coward

Published in Pasadena Magazine May 1998 The legend took shape in 1924. Noel Coward, sleek, young 23 year-old writer/ star of that influential, youth-oriented, strike-the-pose play, “The Vortex,” had himself photographed in his elaborate, scarlet bedroom, languidly smoking a cigarette, wearing a Chinese dressing gown and an imperious look. The caption read, ‘Noel the Fortunate.’ That picture of decadence, glamour and insouciance became Read More →

Theatre Preview: Sherry Glaser And “oh My Goddess” At 6th @ Penn

Theatre Preview:  Sherry Glaser And “oh My Goddess” At 6th @ Penn

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine May 1998 So you know all about your Heavenly Father, but did you ever think you might have a Heavenly Mother?   Well, according to Sherry Glaser, comic and actress extraordinaire, it’s Ma, the universal Jewish mother, who created the universe. “I read that book,” says Ma, referring to the Bible, “and your Father, who art in Read More →

Theatre Preview: Chris Parry And “nora” At La Jolla Playhouse

Theatre Preview:  Chris Parry And “nora” At La Jolla Playhouse

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine May 1998 When he first told his parents he was going to join the Royal Shakespeare Company, they asked, “Are they any good?”   They were, and so was he.   Manchester-born Chris Parry went from apprentice to resident lighting designer for the RSC.   When he made his first trip to California in 1985, with the Read More →

Theatre Preview: “oh My Goddess” By Sherry Glaser At

Theatre Preview: “oh My Goddess” By Sherry Glaser At

MAY 1998 Published in In Theater It was kind of a custody battle.   There were our celestial parents, and She lay down for a little nap, leaving the kids with their Father.   Next thing She knew, it was 5000 years later, and everything was a mess. Now our Heavenly Mother is back to mop up. “I read that Read More →