Anita W. HarrisFeb 273 minPasadenaANW’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ keeps it minimal and melancholicStephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s musical dark-comedy “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” has continued to enthrall...
Anita W. HarrisSep 13, 20233 minPasadenaANW’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ gazes intently at internalized racismLydia R. Diamond’s adaptation “The Bluest Eye”—deftly dramatizing Toni Morrison’s novel of the same name—is gracing Pasadena’s A Noise...
Anita W. HarrisMay 18, 20233 minPasadenaReview: Smart, funny and poignant ‘The Book of Will’ at A Noise WithinLauren Gunderson’s 2018 play “The Book of Will”—continuing at Pasadena’s A Noise Within (ANW) through June 4—dramatizes how William...
Anita W. HarrisFeb 24, 20233 minPasadenaA Noise Within’s lively ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ enriches ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” is hilariously convoluted, but so much depends on how today’s audience understands...