Norman’s ‘Night, Mother Makes Good Case for Suicide

Marsha Norman’s ‘Night, Mother, at the Royale on Broadway with Edie Falco and Brenda Blethyn, is the first play I’ve seen that makes suicide utterly mundane. You might think the least suicide could be is dramatic, particularly in a play, but that isn’t Ms. Norman’s intention.

The intriguing raison d’être of her 1983 Pulitzer Prize–winning Read More

A Drooping Dream Team … Whole Town’s Gone to Pot

A Drooping Dream Team

With so many irritating movies aimed for the horny teenage market in this summer of shameless schlock, it’s a welcome relief to see a few liver spots. Space Cowboys , produced, directed by and starring the ruggedly perdurable Clint Eastwood, really mixes up the demographics, reminding us all that Read More