[NEohioPAL] Review of "Between RIverside and Crazy"

[Bob Abelman via NEohioPAL]

Attention must be paid to CPH’s ‘Between Riverside and Crazy’



Bob Abelman

Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal

Member, International Association of Theatre Critics



They don’t give Pulitzer Prizes for titles.  



But if they did, playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis would most certainly win one for “The Motherf***er With the Hat,” “Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train” or “Our Lady of 121st Street,” which are as provocative as the work they serve to announce.



As these titles suggest, Guirgis’ plays tend to find that sweet-spot between the poetic, profound and profane.  They are populated with fatally flawed, marginalized characters who, while entertainingly comedic, become theatrically captivating once their complexities are revealed and the drama unfolds. 



One of Guirgis’ best plays is his most recent, “Between Riverside and Crazy,” which won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and is currently being performed by the Cleveland Play House.  



For more of this review, go to www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/. 
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