Review: The Tempest at the Guignol

The venerable literary critic Harold Bloom writes of The Tempest that no other play in the Shakespeare canon has been misperformed more frequently or drastically. Bloom loathes interpretations of The Tempest that over-politicize the play, turning it into an allegory of the post-colonial quandary, and he sees such interpretative agendas to be the bane of [...]

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Review – Working: A Musical

Last night Starla tricked me into going to see Working: A Musical with her. I hate musicals. However, I mention the experience here in hopes that anyone who lives in Lexington will take the time to support the play by going to watch it. Remember, the arts are not a luxury!
The musical, [...]

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