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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
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
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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