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ESC's Darryl Maximilian Robinson Reviews PROJECT HAIL MARY At The Regal Cinemas LA Live!

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ESC'S DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON SHARES A MINI-REVIEW OF "PROJECT HAIL MARY" AT REGAL CINEMAS LA LIVE!: What is "astrophage"? What is a "Petrova Line"? And who would knowingly risk life and limb to go on a suicide mission into the massive void of interstellar space just to visit a far distant sun with the small hope that you might find a solution that may save our own sun from dimming and causing catastrophic disasters on Earth? These questions are intriguingly and thoughtfully and humorously answered in the new 2026 gem of a science fiction and buddy comedy film "Project Hail Mary" currently playing in the charming and comfortable confines of Cinema 8 at DTLA's Regal Cinemas LA LIVE. Joined by my good friend and fellow movie fan Christopher Sharpe ( who also enjoyed this movie ), I attended this new film at the Monday April 27, 2026 6:40 pm screening at the Regal Cinemas without having read Andy Weir's successful sci-fi nov...

ESC's Darryl Maximilian Robinson Presents The Bard's Tomorrow And Tomorrow And Tomorrow Speech at The Giant Chair of Los Angeles!

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ESC'S DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON CELEBRATES THE 462ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE WITH A PAIR OF STREET THEATRE VIDEO PERFORMANCE RENDITIONS OF MACBETH'S "TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW" SPEECH AT THE GIANT CHAIR OF LOS ANGELES! Now in his ninth year of sharing "street theatre"-style video renditions of famed speeches from the plays and poems of world literary giants, 2022 Making The World Happening Award Winner Darryl Maximilian Robinson ( who is The Founder, Artistic Director, Producer and Principal Performer of both the multiracial chamber theatre groups The Excaliber Shakespeare Company of Chicago and The Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project ) adds to The ESC Chicago and Los Angeles collection of works with a pair of video takes of one of the most renowned speeches from "The Scottish Tragedy" by William Shakespeare in honor of The Immortal Bard's 462nd birthday! And he has chosen one o...

ESC's Darryl Maximilian Robinson Notes 4th Anniversary of His Unrealized Stage Role of Mayor George Shinn In A 2022 Revival of Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN

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ESC'S DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON NOTES THE 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF A FINE 2022 PHOTO AND VIDEO SHOOT OF HIS UNREALIZED STAGE ROLE OF MAYOR GEORGE SHINN IN A REVIVAL OF MEREDITH WILLSON'S CLASSIC AMERICAN MUSICAL "THE MUSIC MAN"! Sometimes things don't always go as planned in the course of a stage career. Especially during this period of the Covid-19 pandemic, where a performer or a crew member has to weigh their health and wellbeing against success in playing a great role or executing the tech of a classic show on stage. An artist's good physical, spiritual and emotional health must take precedent in many different situations where it is clear that what's best for a show is not always what's best or safe for an artist. Exactly four years ago, in the Spring of 2022, your humble servant in The Theatre, Darryl Maximilian Robinson, was cast in the plum comedic stage role of Mayor George Shinn in a revival of Meredith Willson's classic Amer...

ESC's Darryl Maximilian Robinson Celebrates World Theatre Day With 5 Visits To Hollywood Reporter Ron Brewington's THE ACTOR'S CHOICE

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IN OBSERVANCE OF WORLD THEATRE DAY, ESC'S DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON RECALLS FIVE LIVELY GUEST ACTOR & DIRECTOR APPEARANCES ON RON BREWINGTON'S "THE ACTOR'S CHOICE"! Darryl Maximilian Robinson is a veteran American stage actor and play director who has made multiple appearances on the internet performing arts television show "The Actor's Choice." Hosted by noted and veteran Hollywood entertainment journalist Ron Brewington, the show provides a platform for members of the entertainment industry to discuss their craft and ideas. Chicago-born and theatre-trained, Darryl Maximilian Robinson is winner of numerous local Windy City and regional awards and honors for his work in the theatre including the 1981 Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Reviewer's Recognition Award as Outstanding Thespian of the Season for his performances in professional summer stock ( particularly as Fagin in Lionel Bart's "Oliver!" ) at northern Indiana...