Article: Waiting in the wings? Joel Sass has stepped into an enhanced role at the Jungle Theater. His production of the Broadway hit "Shining City" opens this week.(ENTERTAINMENT)

Article: A shining performance in `Shining City'; REVIEW: ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... an incomplete portrait that Sass and Bailey are unable to flesh ... In his staging, though, Sass has an unerring eye. He uses ... Graydon Royce - 612-673-7299 SHINING CITY What: By Conor McPherson. Directed by Joel Sass. When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday ...

Article: `Shining City' a ghost story filled with emotions ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  June 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Press NEW YORK - Conor McPherson's "Shining City" has been hailed by critics, lauded ... things that go bump in the night - and "Shining City" is a long way from Stephen King ... child; a male prostitute. And though "Shining City" can often seem extremely bleak - and ...

Article: 'Shining City' could use a little more polish
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  May 10, 2006 ;     679 words ... ... Bergen County, NJ) 05-10-2006 'Shining City' could use a little more polish By ... ENTERTAINMENT Edtion: All Editions REVIEW SHINING CITY New Broadway play, presented by the ... Irish playwright Conor McPherson's "Shining City," which opened at the Biltmore Theatre ...

Article: Goodman's 'Shining City' cast luminous.(Time Out!)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  January 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Large bvitello@@dailyherald.com 'Shining City' Conor McPherson sure can spin a satisfying ... evidenced by his oblique yet satisfying "Shining City," which opened this week at Goodman ... McPherson's fluently crafted play, make "Shining City" a must-see show. Set in an overcast ...

Article: Shining City/Faith Healer
The Village Voice;  May 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Shining City By Con or McPh erson Biltmore Theatre ... connections between human beings. All four of Shining City's characters are lonely, isolated ... fine acting and direction can't make Shining City more than a pale ghost of a play. Even ...

Article: 'Shining City': Sensing a Presence
The Washington Post;  November 9, 2007 ;     684 words ... ... preparing for his role as John in "Shining City," the Irish drama that opened this week at Studio Theatre. At its heart, "Shining City" is a ghost story. Gero, 53, plays ... were considered very real issues. In 'Shining City,' my character sees a vision of his ...

Article: The consummate storyteller; `Shining City' ...
The Boston Globe;  March 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... yet lift them into the poetic. In "Shining City," which is being mounted by the Huntington ... s directing the Boston premiere of "Shining City" as a co-production between the Huntington ... we grope through our lives." In "Shining City," which premiered in London four years ...