A Little Night Music by Mu Performing Arts, performing at Park Square Theatre
Randy Reyes and Sheena Janson in A Little Night Music. Photo by Michal Daniel. In Stephen Sondheim‘s marvelous A Little Night Music (Mu Performing Arts performing at Park Square Theatre, through Aug...
View ArticleMiddle Brother by Mu Performing Arts, performing at the Southern Theater
Michael Sung-Ho and Eric Sharp in Middle Brother. Photo by Michal Daniel. Mu Performing Arts continues its ongoing exploration of adoption (and specifically Korean adoption) with an production of...
View ArticleTwelfth Night by Mu Performing Arts performing at Mixed Blood
Alex Galick, Randy Reyes, Eric “Pogi” Sumangil in Twelfth Night. Photo by Keri Pickett. I’ve never seen the Mixed Blood stage looking so good. The space is arranged arena style, stage painted a nice...
View ArticleYou For Me For You by Mu Performing Arts, performing in The Guthrie’s Dowling.
Audrey Park and Sun Mee Chomet in You For Me For You. Photo: Rich Ryan. “You should have starved yourself to death, before you let our son die.” This from the ghost of Minhee’s deceased husband. “I...
View ArticleThe Two Kids That Blow Shit Up by Mu Performing Arts, performing in the...
Sun Mee Chomet and Sherwin Resurreccion in The Two Kids That Blow Shit Up. Photo by Rich Ryan. The play has a clever title: The Two Kids That Blow Shit Up (Mu Performing Arts, performing in the Kilburn...
View ArticleCharles Francis Chan Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery: garbled fun
Hope Nordquist, Eric Sharp and Song Kim in Charles Francis Chan Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery. Photo by Rich Ryan. Eric Sharp totally carries Lloyd Suh‘s gloriously messy Charles Francis Chan...
View ArticleReview | Two Mile Hollow: over-the-top, and thoroughly enjoyable
Sun Mee Chomet, Eric Sharp and Kathryn Fumie in TWO MILE HOLLOW. Photo by Rich Ryan. Camp: when the process(es) of the performers supercede(s) the needs of the story being told. By this definition, Two...
View ArticleReview | The Brothers Paranormal: possessed by dispossession
Regina Marie Williams, James Craven, Kurt Kwan, Sherwin Resurrección in THE BROTHERS PARANORMAL. Billed as a ghost story The Brothers Paranormal begins lightly, with humor and a comic set-up. But scene...
View ArticleReview | Hot Asian Doctor Husband: a hoot and a half
Meghan Kreidler and Damian Leverett in HOT ASIAN DOCTOR HUSBAND. Photo by Rich Ryan. Leah Nanako Winkler‘s delicious Hot Asian Doctor Husband (Mu Performing Arts, performing at Mixed Blood Theater,...
View ArticleReview | Fast Company: enjoyably confusing
Brian Kim and Eric “Pogi” Sumangil in FAST COMPANY. Photo by Rich Ryan. Fast Company (Theater Mu performing at the Guthrie, through Nov 24) wants to be good. All the production elements are in place: a...
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