Old-Fashioned ‘Waltz’ at The Magic Theatre
The AIDS-era satire gets a somewhat uneven revival as part of Magic’s Legacy Series.
A Story to ‘Kil’ For: ‘Kilgallen/Jones’ World Premiere at The EXIT
Allison Page’s latest full-length is an intriguing tale of a Millenial sleuth trying to solve the Jazz Era death of her literary hero.
The Gift of ‘Gab’: ‘Hedda Gabler’ at Cutting Ball
The bewildering choices of slapstick and steampunk are just two-of-many poor decisions in this Cutting Ball production.
In For a Penny: Only if You Mean It
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Charles Lewis III checks in one last time. My first time at the ‘Pub, Feb. 2010 “Livin’ here in this brand new world might be a fantasy But its taught me to love So it’s real to me And I’ve learned…
In For a Penny: Speaking My Language
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Charles Lewis III, with thoughts on writing and voice. August Wilson writingCAPTION: via The Goodman Theatre “I have to confess that I’m not a big movie person; I don’t go to a lot of films and I don’t know very much…
In For a Penny: Of Olympic Proportions – The End is the Beginning is The End
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“My royal lord, You do not give the cheer: the feast is sold That is not often vouch’d, while ’tis a-making, ‘Tis given with welcome; to feed were best at home; From thence the sauce to meat is ceremony; Meeting were…
In For a Penny: Of Olympic Proportions – Let the Monster Out
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Charles Lewis III lets the monster out! Artwork by Cody Rishell “There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen.” — Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are It all started with a car ride. That’s…
In for a Penny: Introduction – Moment of Claire-ity
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Charles Lewis steps up to become our semi-monthly columnist on Thursdays. “I had an inheritance from my father, It was the moon and the sun. And though I roam all over the world, The spending of it’s never done.” – Ernest…
Write-Side Up: An Introduction to Saturday Write Fever
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In honor of our first Saturday Write Fever of 2014, fast approaching this Saturday, January 11, and our switch to every second Saturday of the month going forward, we asked frequent SWF attendee and honorary assistant Charles Lewis III to do…
Bonnie, Clyde, and (a) Shotgun
Two strong leads command the stage in Shotgun’s staging of Adam Peck’s flimsy script.
The Thinking Man's Idiot (Charles Lewis III) 