 An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
photos by Bob Lapin The Colony Theatre Company, Los Angeles, CA "an effective, heartfelt staging of a comedy gem." - Variety "In this sparkling production of "An Ideal Husband," at the Colony Studio Theatre, the subtext of Wilde’s own life is glossed over in favor of a lighthearted approach. The witticisms gleam with bright viciousness, undarkened by the irony of true tragedy. " - Los Angeles Times "Director Nick DeGruccio handles the play’s serious import and irrepressible Wildean wit with aplomb...culminating in a handsome a presentation as one will see all year." - LA Weekly "As director of the 99-seat debut of the musical City Of Angels in 1996, the work of DeGruccio and another colony stalwart, Todd Nielsen, won the coveted Los Angeles Ovation Award. This season, DeGruccio now struts his stuff with spectacular results as director of the Colony’s current production, Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband. The trick is to find the grand and haughty style of the times without excess and overkill, a feat which DeGruccio and his remarkable cast accomplish without a hitch." - Entertainment Weekly "Under Nick DeGruccio's intelligent direction, the cast makes the most of the sublime Wilde epigrams and witticisms and delivers some delicious characterizations in the process." - Frontiers Magazine
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