Reviews of Killer Joe, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Winter’s Tale, and others: April 19, 2012

    Guest host Mark Bretz and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) KILLER JOE, by Tracy Letts, at St. Louis Actors’ Studio, (2) MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM, by August Wilson, at The Black Rep, (3) THE WINTER’S TALE, by William Shakespeare, at Mustard Seed Theatre, (4) ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES, by Tony Kushner, at Stray Dog Theatre, (5) CONVERSATIONS WITH AN EXECUTIONER, by Philip Boehm, adapted from Kazimierz Moczarski, at Upstream Theater, (6) EXIT THE KING, by Eugene Ionesco, at West End Players Guild, (7 ) LITTLE WOMEN, adapted by
    Kristen Laurence from Louisa May Alcott, at Hawthorne Players, and (8) DINNER WITH FRIENDS, by Donald Margulies, at Webster Univ.Conservatory.