Everything That Would Be Copy for Nora Ephron Nowadays by Elyse Sommer Nora Ephron and her three sisters were raised by parents who were successful screenwriters. All became writers, but…
Tracking the Changes of My Life Via a Survey of Constantly Changing Communicating Tools By Elyse Sommer My first writing tool was a fountain pen and the "platform" on which my scribblings la…
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. Netflix Has a New Golden Age for Mainstream Romance Series With Virgin River by Elyse Sommer The streaming platform's move into the world of romance-sourced novels as series has beenÂ…
Gallimaufry -- a Hodge Podge of Thoughts Prompted by Local, Global & Cultural Events By Elyse Sommer Friends with whom I maintain a steady email conversation often receive one from m…
With Tell Me Everything, Elizabeth Strout Revisits the Remarkable Literary World She Created in Her Previous Nine Novels By Elyse Sommer To start with a hurrah: This latest in Strout's ficti…
.The Many Lives of the Great Gatsby by Elyse SommerThe theater has come back to life with almost a dozen new productions recently opening over the course of less than two weeks and with more…
  An Interesting but Worriesome Time to be Retired by Elyse Sommer Retiring from a super-busy career you love is not easy.  Fortunately, everything I and my many good frien…
Thornton Wilder's Our Town Gives Ann Patchett's Tom Lake a Wonderful Theater-centric Flavor by Elyse Sommer Outstanding new cultural offerings tend to be outnumbered by those that…
 Is the Theater Back to its Pre-pandemic Pleasures? By Elyse Sommer There are indeed signals for optimism that the worst of the pandemic is over, at least in the theater.   Long sh…
Judy Blume's Ever-Expanding Audience & Relevanceby Elyse SommerI'm too old to have been part of author Judy Blume's ever-expanding fan base of girls from early grades to high school. Con…
  Types of Shows That Keep Theater Alive   -- By Elyse Sommer Putting on a play or musical on Broadway, as well as elsewhere, has always been a high-risk cultural enterp…
PBS Makes Reboot of TV Golden Oldie, All Creatures Great And Small, into a Feel-Good Screening Hit with Characters You Like and Admire -- By Elyse Sommer We continue to be barrag…
My Favorite Recent Quote Comes From Author of Leopoldstadt"In a scene that takes place in 1955, the young Englishman says to the Jewish man, 'It can't happen again.' When the play was bei…
 Our lives will never again replicate the less chaotic Pre-COVID era. This New Normal will encompass many shifts in our recreational as well as work lives. For writers and actors, t…
 While theaters have reopened, the news on that front has been more about once considered here-to-stay shows closing. That even includes Phantom of the Opera, which in the course of…
  It's a Wonderful Life sure beats the drum loudly for kindness and doing the right thing. In fact, in these stressful times we may not want to wait until Christmas to bask in Dire…
Shakespeare Gets The Last Word In King Charles' Farewell To His Mama, The QueenIn his first speech as Queen Elizabeth II's successor, her son gave Shakespeare the final words for his mot…
By Elyse Sommer Since I saw and reviewed Tessa Thompson in Rebecca Wilson's terrific film adaptation of Nella Larson's 1939 novel Passing (http://www.curtainup.com/p…
   My Favorite Quote  Reaching my own personal centennial is cause for a bit of reflection on my first century " and on what the next century will bring for the people …
 Screened Entertainment About Famous People Is Having Its Bigger-Than-Ever Moments . . . Now Often Available To Watch In Several Formats & At Various Outlets Simultaneously Tr…
 www.curtainup.com Curtainup Founder & Editor Elyse Sommer's Epilogue -- I've passed the torch for reviewing and editing new the…
 Onscreen and Live Entertainment at http://www.curtainup.com June 9, 20022 . Borgen " rebooted as Borgen-Power and Glory
Elyse's Blog Updated April 27, 2022 . April 27th Blog Update" How I Learned to Drive and Take Me Out prove their durability in new Broadway production, American Buffalo less so . . . with …
 Elyse's Blog Updated April 27, 2022 April 27th Blog Update" How I Learned to Drive and Take Me Out prove th…