Friday, March 24, 2023

Dramaworks Takes On Ultimate Epic of Family Dysfunction: August: Osage County by Bill Hirschman

Remarkable for raging family furor, recriminations, love, regret, pain and torrents of alcohol-fueled vitriol, August: Osage County is accepted as one of The Great American Plays. Palm Beach…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:24PM

ICELAND A RE-CREATION MYTH–INTERDISCIPLINARY OPERA THEATER BY O-LAN JONES AND EMMETT TINLEY, AT LA MAMA, 3/24-4/2 (LET’S GO THEATRE!) by Robert Shuman

 (via Michelle Tabnick PR)  La MaMa presents  in association with Overtone Industries  ICELAND a re-Creation Myth an interdisciplinary opera theater work by O-Lan Jones and Emmett Tinley…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:51PM
Thursday, March 23, 2023

Review: Sancocho at WP Theater by Lorin Wertheimer

A theatrical concoction not quite as fulfilling as its namesake stew. Lorin Wertheimer reviews. The post Review: Sancocho at WP Theater appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 08:47PM

MOLIERE IN THE PARK ENGLISH LANGUAGE WORLD PREMIERE OF TARTUFFE OR THE HYPOCRITE, DIRECTED BY LUCIE TIBERGHIEN by Robert Shuman

(via David Gibbs, DARR Publicity, www.DarrPublicity.com) Molière in the Park, in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance and LeFrak Center at Lakeside, will present the English language wor…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:25PM

Review: Parade at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre by Cameron Kelsall

Michael Arden directs an "essential" revival of Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's musical that "reaches its summit in its silences." Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Parade at t…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 09:54AM

IMPRESSIONS: Eryc Taylor Dance in "Factory/Refractory" at Slate NY by The Dance Enthusiast

In Impressions: Eryc Taylor Dance in "Factory/Refractory" at Slate NY: "Factory/Refractory takes audiences back to New York City’s edgy and vibrant 90’s club scene addressing its darknes…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM
Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Boca Stage’s Different Take The Odd Couple (Female Version) by Bill Hirschman

The zingers in Boca Stage's female version of The Odd Couple sound familiar but hardly stale like something left in Olive Madison’s refrigerator for who knows how long. Rather, you welcome…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:12PM

DRUID TO STAGE THREE-IN-ONE O’CASEY TRILOGY THIS YEAR by Robert Shuman

(From RTE, 3/21; Photo: Sean O’Casey with Irish actress Siobhan McKenna in March 1953.) Druid Theatre has announced plans to stage three landmark works by Seán O’Casey later this year. …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:19PM

IMPRESSIONS: Battery Dance NOW at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Battery Dance NOW at New York Live Arts"Battery Dance maintains a sharp curatorial eye and an ensemble of impressive caliber. One can only hope to experience more from the cr…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Jessica Chen of J Chen Project Creates Dances About AAPI Heroes by The Dance Enthusiast

"(Bruce Lee and Anna May Wong) are both icons who have defied stereotypes and paved the way for future generations of AAPI artists. By incorporating their stories into our performance, we ho…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM
Tuesday, March 21, 2023

NOËL COWARD WAS NOT JUST AN AMIABLE JESTER BUT A SCATHING SOCIAL SATIRIST by Robert Shuman

(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 3/21; Will Young as Nicky Lancaster and Diana Hardcastle as Florence Lancaster in The Vortex at the Royal Exchange theatre, Manchest…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:30PM

This G*d Damn House by Scotty Bennett

The direction by Ella Jane New delivers this emotionally complex story with skill and sensitivity. There are only a few instances when the action doesn't entirely ring true, such as the open…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:43PM

The Hunting Gun by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Not for everyone, this minimalistic theatrical event is performed entirely in Japanese with English language supertitles above the stage so that for non-Japanese speakers it requires reading…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:35PM

Moving Zoetic Stage’s Musical Is Far More Than Next To Normal by Bill Hirschman

This Zoetic production of Next To Normal – easily one of the finest in its history -- blesses the audience with a deeply affecting meld of fluid staging, glorious music and five superb per…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:43PM

DANCE NEWS: New York City Center announces Ann Reinking Encores! Choreography Fellowship by The Dance Enthusiast

The Ann Reinking Encores! Choreography Fellowship will specifically support career pathways for women and artists of color underrepresented in the field. The Fellowship will provide an early…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM
Monday, March 20, 2023

The Coast Starlight by Joseph Pisano

When it comes to plot, characters, or often both, even the best theater tends to require a suspension of disbelief. Given that it's hardly a sucker's bet for indolent playwrights to pin thei…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:09PM

PLAYS FROM THE DISASTER: ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY, HOW DRAMATISTS DOCUMENTED IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN by Robert Shuman

  As Karen Malpede points out in her introduction to Acts of War, tragedy “arose as a complement to, perhaps also as an antidote to, war.” The greatest of the early playwrights wrote …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:01AM

Please, Sir, We Want Some More: Maltz Jupiter’s Magical Oliver! by Bill Hirschman

It’s expected the Maltz Jupiter Theatre's Oliver! would be a tuneful, well-executed evening. But those mild adjectives would not begin to do this justice to a benchmark for this company. T…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:00AM
Sunday, March 19, 2023

A Doll’s House by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Like Ivo van Hove’s pared-down revival of Arthur Miller’s "A View from the Bridge," Jamie Lloyd’s new Broadway production of Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 "A Doll’s House" uses no sets or pr…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:51PM

Review: The Good John Proctor at the Connelly Theater by Loren Noveck

Talene Monahon imagines the real lives behind the Salem Witch Trials, to chilling effect. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: The Good John Proctor at the Connelly Theater appeared first …

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 07:57PM

FINAL SONDHEIM MUSICAL WILL BE STAGED IN NEW YORK THIS FALL by Robert Shuman

(Michael Paulson’s article appeared in The New York Times, 3/16/2023; via Pam Green; Photo: Stephen Sondheim’s long-in-the-works Luis Buñuel musical will be staged in September at the S…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:12PM

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: Água by Joel Benjamin

"Água," making its American debut, created in 2001 during a residency in Brazil, is a work of great beauty, humor and creativity —and dishearteningly, an overlong dance/theater work.  Ev…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:21PM

Review: Dear World at New York City Center by Lane Williamson

Encores! presents a glittering revival of this Jerry Herman musical starring the incomparable Donna Murphy. Lane Williamson reviews. The post Review: Dear World at New York City Center appe…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 12:54PM

Sarah Einspanier’s LUNCH BUNCH is Back! by Ludlow Lad

 Last seen at Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks, Sarah Einspanier’s wonderful LUNCH BUNCH  has returned courtesy of Play Company.  A rare Critics' Pick from The New York Time's Alexis Soloski…

SOURCE: Off-Off Blogway at 11:49AM
Saturday, March 18, 2023

Tosca Returns to FGO With Veteran Scarpia Todd Thomas by Bill Hirschman

Florida Grand Opera brings back Tosca for nearly the 12th time with veteran villain Todd Thomas. Conductor Gregory Buchalter says this is the opera for people who haven’t been to an opera.…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 08:56PM

SIR DEREK JACOBI: ‘THE SOUND AND MAGIC OF VOICE ARE DISAPPEARING FROM THEATRE’ by Robert Shuman

(Dalya Alberge’s article appeared in the Guardian, 3/18; via Pam Green.) The acclaimed actor – who is to receive a lifetime achievement award at this year’s Olivier Awards – says the…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 07:19PM

Review: A Doll’s House at the Hudson Theatre by Lane Williamson

Amy Herzog and Jessica Chastain present scenes from another marriage in this affecting revival directed by Jamie Lloyd. Lane Williamson reviews. The post Review: A Doll’s House at the Huds…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 03:15PM

How To Defend Yourself" Grapples With Gen-Z Concerns About Intimacy and Consent by Jan Simpson

Thousands of dollars and countless hours have been spent trying to figure out how to get young people into the theater. But I’ve got a hunch that the answer is simple: offer things they wa…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 08:10AM

The Conductor by Scotty Bennett

"The Conductor," by novelist Ishmael Reed and directed by Carla Blank, is a play that uses the revival of the Underground Railroad system as a device to address several contemporary socio-po…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:43AM
Friday, March 17, 2023

VIRAL IRAN DANCE VIDEO INSPIRES IMITATORS TO DEFY REGIME by Robert Shuman

(Ray Furlong’s and Golnaz Esfandiari’s reporting appeared on Radio Liberty, 3/14.) Five Tehran girls were reported to have voiced contrition after posting a dance video that went viral a…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:06PM

Dear World (New York City Center Encores!) by Joel Benjamin

"Dear World," the not terribly successful 1969 Jerry Herman musical based on Jean Giraudoux’s "The Madwoman of Chaillot" (1945), was basically a vehicle for the brilliant Angela Lansbury.…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:56PM

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