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Anita W. Harris
22 hours ago3 min read
Review: ‘Macbeth’ mesmerizes at A Noise Within
From left: Julanne Chidi Hill (Lady Macbeth) and Kamal Bolden (Macbeth) in A Noise Within's "Macbeth" (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Imagine...
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Anita W. Harris
Dec 12, 20243 min read
ANW’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ brings Dickens to vivid life
With its haunting sets, vivid costuming and energetic performances, A Noise Within’s (ANW) annual production of “A Christmas Carol”...
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Anita W. Harris
Oct 30, 20244 min read
Review: August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” at A Noise Within
The title of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Piano Lesson” – one of his cycle of plays on African American life in the 20th...
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Anita W. Harris
Sep 11, 20244 min read
ANW’s zany ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ succeeds in breaking the rules
“The Skin of Our Teeth”—continuing through Sept. 29—is a weird play excellently executed by A Noise Within (ANW) with compelling acting...
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Anita W. Harris
Feb 27, 20243 min read
ANW’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ keeps it minimal and melancholic
Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s musical dark-comedy “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” has continued to enthrall...
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Anita W. Harris
Sep 13, 20233 min read
ANW’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ gazes intently at internalized racism
Lydia R. Diamond’s adaptation “The Bluest Eye”—deftly dramatizing Toni Morrison’s novel of the same name—is gracing Pasadena’s A Noise...
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Anita W. Harris
May 18, 20233 min read
Review: Smart, funny and poignant ‘The Book of Will’ at A Noise Within
Lauren Gunderson’s 2018 play “The Book of Will”—continuing at Pasadena’s A Noise Within (ANW) through June 4—dramatizes how William...
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Anita W. Harris
Feb 24, 20233 min read
A Noise Within’s lively ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ enriches Shakespeare
William Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” is hilariously convoluted, but so much depends on how today’s audience understands...
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Anita W. Harris
Dec 13, 20223 min read
A 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.”...
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Anita W. Harris
Sep 6, 20223 min read
A Noise Within’s ‘Animal Farm’ brings Orwell’s cautionary tale to visceral life
Review of A Noise Within's Animal Farm by Anita W. Harris for LA Theatrix
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Anita W. Harris
May 18, 20223 min read
A Noise Within’s ‘Metamorphoses’ transports us to the mythic realm
Review of "Metamorphoses" at A Noise Within by Anita W. Harris for LA Theatrix
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