Re-creating

Re-creating those characters on stage, including their accents and body language, makes Mr. Hoyle's work similar to that of Anna Deavere Smith—an actress, playwright and professor known in part for her reportorial-style productions—says Chris Coleman, the artistic director of Portland Center Stage, where "The Real Americans" played for eight weeks in the fall.

One-Man Show Coming Home to San Francisco Geoffrey A. Fowler 2012

Re-creating a past style is fundamentally regressive, consuming huge amounts of labor and expense to create something that makes viewers wish they didn't live in their own time, but in a better, earlier one.

A Victorian fantasy, in stone Philip Kennicott 2011

Re-creating those famed Fosse moves, however, is no longer an easy task for Vereen -- in 1992 he suffered a series of tragic events, including a car accident and stroke.

James Sims: Ben Vereen Reflects on His Career Before Playing the Town Hall James Sims 2011

Re-creating those famed Fosse moves, however, is no longer an easy task for Vereen -- in 1992 he suffered a series of tragic events, including a car accident and stroke.

James Sims: Ben Vereen Reflects on His Career Before Playing the Town Hall James Sims 2011

Re-creating those famed Fosse moves, however, is no longer an easy task for Vereen -- in 1992 he suffered a series of tragic events, including a car accident and stroke.

James Sims: Ben Vereen Reflects on His Career Before Playing the Town Hall James Sims 2011

Re-creating an iconic figure, musical or otherwise, is a tricky business: Last week at Feinstein's, Rebecca Kilgore swung the Marilyn Monroe songbook in a style completely different from the screen goddess; in Shana Farr's excellent Julie Andrews tribute at the Metropolitan Room, she sang in a compatible soprano without trying to look or sound like Ms. Andrews.

Making Musical Mischief Will Friedwald 2011

"Re-creating the Copper Kings era is not an unintended consequence of this case," wrote blogger Meteor Blades on the liberal Daily Kos website.

David Frey: State probe opens lid on secretive political group David Frey 2010

"Re-creating the Copper Kings era is not an unintended consequence of this case," wrote blogger Meteor Blades on the liberal Daily Kos website.

David Frey: State probe opens lid on secretive political group David Frey 2010

"Re-creating the Copper Kings era is not an unintended consequence of this case," wrote blogger Meteor Blades on the liberal Daily Kos website.

David Frey: State probe opens lid on secretive political group David Frey 2010

Re-creating those famed Fosse moves, however, is no longer an easy task for Vereen -- in 1992 he suffered a series of tragic events, including a car accident and stroke.

James Sims: Ben Vereen Reflects on His Career Before Playing the Town Hall James Sims 2011