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. 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...
Anita W. HarrisDec 13, 20223 minPasadenaA Noise Within’s heartwarming 'A Christmas Carol' brings Dickens’ tale to life“Bah humbug”—a phrase long associated with anti-Christmas spirit—stems from Charles Dickens’ classic 1843 novel, “A Christmas Carol.”...