Drawing room comedies are tricky things. Stylistically, nobody did them better than Noel Coward. Then along comes a modernist one by Jon Robin Baitz, with crisp rather than droll dialogue. The main plot of “Other Desert Cities,” a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, brings to mind a couple of Pat Conroy novels.
In an era of Bluetooth technology and smart phones, an evening of operas centered on the old-fashioned telephone might seem as quaint as if the singers were riding about the stage in horse and buggy. Yet, Sin City Opera’s production of “The Telephone” by Gian Carlo Menotti and “The Human Voice” by Francis Poulenc are oddly resonant with modern technology, seeming to comment upon both obsessive texting and dropped cell calls. Can you hear me now?
If you were driving past The Venetian Las Vegas today and thought you saw Spider-Man crawling on the side of the building, don’t worry, you aren’t going insane.
Nevada Conservatory Theatre presents a version of the adored musical “Grease” that is within reach but frustratingly slips through the fingers.
Soprano Renee Fleming filled Reynolds Hall on Thursday with her incomparable voice and her infectious personality.
Nevada Conservatory Theatre’s ‘Grease’ combines elements of stage, screen favorite.
