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By Vicki Paris Goodman
Culture Writer
Whenever I review farce, I’m compelled to “apologize” for my review with an admission that the genre is my least favorite.

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By Vicki Paris Goodman
Culture Writer
Call me a product of contemporary American culture. I am guilty as charged, as I couldn’t help imagining Star Trek’s Kirk and Spock outsmarting opponent after wily opponent as I watched The Lion in Winter at the Long Beach Playhouse.

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By Vicki Paris Goodman
Culture Writer
Richard Kaye promised his dying father, lyricist Buddy Kaye, that he would see that the elder Kaye’s last work made it to the stage. Knowing of the son’s earnest vow, how could one help wanting When Garbo Talks! to be a great success?

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By Vicki Paris Goodman
Culture Writer
Boston Marriage is a surprisingly good play. Who would have thought playwright David Mamet could write about women, especially late 19th century New England women? Not I.

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By Vicki Paris Goodman
Culture Writer
Some might feel cheated that the opening joke in The Clean House is uttered in Portuguese.

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