Jim Norton

The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Not So Mysterious

Rupert Holmes makes light of the Dickensian darkness

I Helped Choose Edwin Drood's Killer: My Review

At The Mystery of Edwin Drood, melodrama meets shtick meets interaction, as Charles Dickens' last novel--which he died before finishing--gets completed by audience members picking the killer of orphan Drood. It's basically Victorian literature meets American Idol--quite an appealing mix, as it turn ... More >>

Trophy Apartments Are the New Way to Get Laid, Say Men Who Have Trophy Apartments

Whadda view​Chivalry is not dead! It's just hiding far, far away from the wonderfully uplifting [sarcasm] article in the New York Post today that reminds us how far we've truly come in male-female relations [again, sarcasm]. You see, while you've probably been thinking that you just want to fi ... More >>

Finian's Rainbow Retains Much Magic; Love Child Fields Frenzy; Redgrave Cries for Nightingale

Too Briefly, Finian's Rainbow Brought Back Old Joys; Hair and West Side Story Still Offer Some

Too Briefly, Finian's Rainbow Brought Back Old Joys; Hair and West Side Story Still Offer Some

Conor McPherson and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Chase Their Tales

Two playwrights set stories in motion, but don't move them very far

Dirty Vegas

Talking Henry Miller and ATMs at the 21st Annual Porn Awards