Monday, May 25, 2015

Tale of 2 Generations in ‘Machine Gunner' by John Freedman

If you don't like spoilers, fold this newspaper up and don't look at this page again until you have seen Vladimir Pankov's production of Yury Klavdiyev's “I Am the Machine Gunner”…

SOURCE: The Moscow Times at 05:58PM

Contemporary Writers Strong for New Season by John Freedman

The real season is about to begin in Moscow. Let the film, music and art pundits take potshots at me -- I don't care. Because when Moscow's drama theaters start gearing up for a new season, …

SOURCE: The Moscow Times at 05:58PM

Mariinsky Theater Looks to New Stage by Irina Titova

The Mariinsky Theater looked to the future as it celebrated its 150th birthday with a gala night that saw segments from the ballets “Swan Lake” and “The Sleeping Beauty,…

SOURCE: The Moscow Times at 05:58PM

Taking Russian Drama to Extremes by John Freedman

Few discussions stir as much fire, smoke and hot air as one that the Russian theater community has been having for the last decade about the so-called "new drama."

SOURCE: The Moscow Times at 05:58PM

Festival Is Host to New Plays, Free Expression by John Freedman

It has now become a tradition that Moscow's theater season begins with a daunting dose of new drama. This year, according to Yelena Kovalskaya, the art director of the Lyubimovka playwriting…

SOURCE: The Moscow Times at 05:58PM

Martha Coigney Recalls Marilyn Monroe and More by John Freedman

If just one person were chosen to serve as American theater's prime link to every other theater tradition in the world, it surely would be Martha Coigney. Martha was an employee of the Inter…

SOURCE: The Moscow Times at 05:58PM
Friday, May 6, 2011

A Critic Pays His Dues | Theater Plus | Blogs | The Moscow Times by John Freedman

I am the last person you would expect to see on a stage. Unless I'm holding a baseball bat I haven't the vaguest notion what to do with my hands. (And at this point in my life, I hardly reme…

SOURCE: The Moscow Times at 11:05AM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011

An American Director Meets Russian Theater | Theater Plus | Blogs | The Moscow Times by John Freedman

In the New York theater world, Lear deBessonet hangs out in that territory where the future is headed. What that means is that she doesn't do things the way everyone else does, and, in my bo…

SOURCE: The Moscow Times at 06:26AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards