By Daniel Skora I love, I love, I love my calendar girl Yeah, sweet calendar girl… Neil Sedaka was 22 in 1962 when the song he wrote about his calendar girl went to #4 on the American pop charts. That would have made him almost 60 years old in 1998, just the right age to … More Spunky “Calendar Girls” at Meadow Brook
By Daniel Skora High school plays aren’t what they used to be. Decades ago, a mother and father made their annual trip to the school gym to see their son or daughter perform in a cheesy drama they probably had never heard of and whose script had been in the public domain long before they … More “Beauty and the Beast” Performed at Marian-Rice
By Daniel Skora Now that we’ve got everyone’s attention! Actually, as salacious as the title of Laura Eason’s play might sound, “Sex with Strangers” is more about publishing in the digital age than it is about wanton expressions of love. Any romantic encounters that take place on the Detroit Public Theatre stage between the play’s … More “Sex with Strangers” at Detroit Public Theatre
By Daniel Skora Roald Dahl consistently ranks among the most popular of children’s authors. His numerous books for the younger set (he was also a novelist, short story writer, poet and screen writer) include “James and the Giant Peach”, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (renamed “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” when it was made … More “Matilda” Makes Music at the Fisher
By Daniel Skora They were the authors whose books came to define the ideals of a generation. Hermann Hesse’s “Steppenwolf”. Carlos Castaneda’s “The Teachings of Don Juan”. Robert Pirsig’s “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”. Richard Brautigan’s “Trout Fishing in America”. But as widely read as these authors were on college campuses of the … More Love Trio, Vonnegut Style, at Open Book
