Matthew Korinko, Stephanie Simon, Rick Penaand Anne Chamberlainin Slow Burn Theatre's Bat Boy.By Hap Erstein'Bat Boy' charms, but new company needs smaller spaceMaking its area debut, Slow Burn Theatre Company certainly fulfills its stated mission by selecting Bat Boy: The Musical, a quirky, cult show about, yes, a kid who is half-bat, half-human, based on the character … [Read more...]
Film review: ‘The Class,’ France’s Oscar nominee came up short, but is a class act
Francois Begaudeau in ‘The Class.’By Hap Erstein Just days after the Academy Awards, a film called The Class arrives, and this little Oscar-worthy gem is a class act. France’s foreign language film nominee, it is a perfect antidote to all those wildly inspiring Hollywood movies where a cares-too-much teacher breaks through to an unruly group of students, turning them into … [Read more...]