Theatre
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Emmy Winner Marg Helgenberger at Barrington Stage
Dialogue with Director Christopher Innvar
By: - May 10th, 2014In 2011 Marg Helgenberger left the hit TV show CSI after twelve seasons. The show continues with top ratings but she departed to pursue other options including live theater. She has taken a dramatic pay cut to star in Sharr White's The Other Place which opens soon at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield. She and director Christopher Innvar met with the media to discuss the most challenging role of her career.
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Juno at the Timeline Theatre, Chicago
O'Casey to Stein to Blitzstein, A Compelling Musical
By: - May 09th, 2014Joseph Stein had been overwhelmed by the power of Juno and the Paycock, and thought its language and story “bursting with humor and wit and drama" would be perfect for a musical. He went to visit O'Casey with a tape of My Fair Lady in hand. O’Casey had nothing to play My Fair Lady on, but was jealous of GBShaw’s financial success, so he signed for the exclusive musicalizing of his play. He told a friend that he did not expect Don Giovanni or Boris Godunov, but knew it could be made be a seed pearl of loveliness. Faithful to the play, Stein and Blitzstein created a piece of great power. Timeline has captured it essence.
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Henry V at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Harry Judge Stars Through June 15
By: - May 07th, 2014William Shakespeare’s epic Henry V is directed by celebrated British director Christopher Luscombe in his Chicago debut. In a rousing finale to the 2014 season, the play that inaugurated Chicago Shakespeare Theater in 1986 on the rooftop of Lincoln Park’s Red Lion Pub comes to the Courtyard Theater for the first time. Henry V will be performed in CST’s Courtyard Theater through June 15, 2014.
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Berkshire Theatre Group Adds Acts
Busy Summer at the Colonial in Pittsfield
By: - May 04th, 2014Berkshire Theatre Group announces Peter Schickele, Irish Rovers, and Classic Albums Live Performs Abbey Road for the summer season line up at the Colonial Theatre.
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Daniel Beaty in The Tallest Tree in the Forest
Mark Taper Forum Evokes Paul Robeson
By: - May 03rd, 2014At Rutgers University Paul Robeson was a star football player. He perused a career as a singer "Old Man River" in Show Boat and actor O'Neill's The Emperor Jones. His leftist activism led him to visit and embrace the Soviet Union. In The Tallest Tree in the Forest the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles is paying tribute to him with a riveting one man show starring Daniel Beaty through May 25.
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A Game's Afoot at Indiana Repertory Theatre
Matthew Brumlow Stars Through May 18
By: - May 01st, 2014Part farce and part whodunit, The Game’s Afoot is a playful mystery that pokes fun at actors and theatre critics alike. Matthew Brumlow plays the real life actor William Gillette who made Sherlock Holmes famous on the stage.
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Nicholas Martin at 75
Former Artistic Director of Williamstown and Huntington
By: - May 01st, 2014In 2013 Nicholas Martin was nominated for a Tony as best director. While known on Broadway he is remembered for serving as artistic director of Huntington Theatre Company in Boston followed by three years in that capacity with Williamstown Theatre Festival. His term was shortened by a stroke as he continued to work following a full schedule on both coasts. For the extended theatre family that loved him Nicky was a warm and supportive father figure.
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Water by the Spoonful at Old Globe
Pulitzer Prize Winner by Quiara Alegria Hudes
By: - Apr 29th, 2014As back-story for “Water by the Spoonfulâ€, which won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for drama for Quiara Alegria Hudes, the character of Ortiz is a bright, but haunted, young Puerto Rican returning Iraq war veteran who has been attempting to put his fractured Philadelphia home life back together. It runs on the Old Globe's White Stage in San Diego, California through May 11.
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NY's Signature Theatre Wins Tony
2014 Regional Theatre Award
By: - Apr 29th, 2014The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced that it will present the 2014 Regional Theatre Award to New York’s Signature Theatre. Each year, the Tony Awards Administration Committee presents a Tony Award to a regional theatre on the recommendation of the American Theatre Critics Association. This is the first time that a New York company has won the regional award which normally recognizes nation theatre.
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2014 Tony Award Nominees
Hugh Jackman Hosts on June 8
By: - Apr 29th, 2014Jonathan Groff and Lucy Liu announced the nominations for the 68th annual Tony Awards at the Paramount Hotel’s Diamond Horseshoe April 29, with Tony host Hugh Jackman also popping up to remind theater fans to watch the telecast live on CBS on June 8.
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Ruth Draper’s Monologues at LA’s Geffen Playhouse
Annette Bening Stars in Rarely Produced Vignettes
By: - Apr 27th, 2014The Geffen Theatre of Los Angles is currently staging “Ruth Draper’s Monologues" with Annette Bening as Star and director. It’s a brilliant and mesmerizing tour de force performance. Bening’s keen actor/director eye selected four of Draper’s most famous pieces: “A Class in Greek Poiseâ€; “A Debutante at a Danceâ€; “Doctors and Dietsâ€; and the famous, â€The Italian Lessonâ€.
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Spun at Indy's Phoenix Theatre
By: - Apr 27th, 2014Molly and Jesse, are siblings brought together for the first time in eight years by their father’s death in the musical Spun, onstage now at the Phoenix Theatre. The original show, created by Bloomington native Emily Goodson and Jeremy Schonfeld, pairs a relatable story with rock music in a distinctive, raw style. Unlike some musicals, the show has a sense of humor about itself.
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The 59th Annual Drama Desk Awards
2014 List of Nominations
By: - Apr 27th, 2014The 59th Annual Drama Desk Awards, hosted by Laura Benanti, will take place on Sunday, June 1, 2014, at 8:00 PM at The Town Hall in Manhattan. TheaterMania.com will present the awards ceremony. Gretchen Shugart is Managing Executive Producer of the Drama Desk Awards. Joey Parnes Productions will produce and manage the show. The President of Drama Desk is Isa Goldberg and Randie Levine Miller is Director of Special Events.
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A Darwinian Love Story at the Lookingglass Theater
Sara Gmitter's World Premier: In the Garden
By: - Apr 27th, 2014In the Garden is a provocative, engaging production that will leave you asking why when you think about the Higgs Boson at the cyclotron in Cern and also embracing more tightly those you love. While some find the current discussion about religion’s role in society antediluvian, this play offers a civil solution: respect, empathy and gentle debate, something we have long forgotten in this country. It suggests a small space where both sides can comfortably exist.
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Diane Paulus Named To The TIME 100
One of the 100 Most Influential People In the World
By: - Apr 24th, 2014Diane Paulus, the American Repertory Theatre Artistic Director, received another major accolade as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Since joining the ART, she has added vibrancy and excitement to theatre both in Boston, nationally and worldwide.
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Humana Festival Another Opinion
Report by California Correspondent
By: - Apr 24th, 2014The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) attended the recent Humana Theatre Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. We have posted coverage by Charles Giuliano. Now our California correspondent and ATCA member, Jack Lyons, contributes his take on the renowned festival.
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2013-14 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Nominations for New York Theatre
By: - Apr 22nd, 2014Celebrating its 64th season of bestowing awards of excellence in the field of theater, the Outer Critics Circle is an association with members affiliated with more than ninety newspapers, magazines, websites, radio and television stations, and theatre publications in America and abroad. The winners of the following categories will be announced on Monday, May 12th and the annual awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 22nd (4PM) at the legendary Sardi’s Restaurant.
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The Shape She Makes Work of Art At Oberon
A Spectacular Fusion of Movement and Dialogue
By: - Apr 19th, 2014Brilliantly conceived and performed by an ensemble of ten, this production is a fusion of movement and words in the world premiere of this theatrical hybrid. It explores the emotional and continual impact of childhood experiences on our adult lives. Here Quincy, a precocious 11-year old, seeks to understand what she’s inherited from her absent father and neglectful mother. It is a poignant dance of affecting drama. Superbly, it is like nothing else you have seen.
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Williamstown Theatre Festival News
Casting and Special Event Added
By: - Apr 19th, 2014Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced casting for their Main Stage productions, along with a several special events for their 2014 Summer Season. On the Main Stage: Festival veterans including Nate Corddry, Holley Fain, Christopher Fitzgerald and Nancy Opel join the cast of June Moon, directed by Jessica Stone (July 2- 13); Justin Long returns to Williamstown, joining Renee Fleming in the World Premiere of Living on Love (July 16 - 26), and theater veterans Judy Kuhn, Howard McGillin, festival favorite Roger Rees, and more join Chita Rivera in the John Doyle-directed production of The Visit, with choreography by Graciela Daniele (July 31 - August 17).
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Anything Goes at Beef and Boards
Noel Coward Back Home in Indiana
By: - Apr 17th, 2014Anything Goes has been entertaining crowds for 80 years and is on stage now at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. The show contains a selection of charming well-known songs, like “It’s De-Lovely†and “I Get a Kick Out of You,†by Indiana’s ownNoel Coward.
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RED at San Diego Repertory Theatre
Riveting Drama About Artist Mark Rothko
By: - Apr 17th, 2014The hovering clouds of color by Mark Rothko are among the most absorbing and spiritual paintings of the Abstract Expressionist artists of the New York School. The Tony Award winning play Red, having a San Diego production, focuses on the emotional intensity of the artist in crisis. There is a compelling interaction with his assistant in a riveting drama of their give and take. John Vickery and Jason Maddy are powerful in their roles.
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Reinventing I Remember Mama Off Broadway
A Brilliant Concept, a Brilliant Cast, an Astonishing Experience
By: - Apr 17th, 2014The Transport Group Theatre’s New York production of I Remember Mama, the season’s truly “must see†and “run don’t walk†– it will be treading the boards at the Gym at Judson through April 20, and hopefully extended – granted all of my above wishes, judging from welling tears, breaths held, and the audible hosannas heard as they exited the theatre.
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Broadway Across America in Indianapolis
2014-2015 Season Announced
By: - Apr 16th, 2014Broadway Across America announces the 2014/15 Indianapolis program. Season tickets are now on sale.
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George Grant's Grounded
One Woman Play at Pittsburgh's City Theatre
By: - Apr 16th, 2014George Brant’s new one-woman play Grounded, is, on one level, the story of a fighter pilot whose job has changed drastically. The Pilot (Kelly McAndrew), tells us she was born to be “in the blue†at the controls of an F16 fighter jet, dropping bombs on unseen targets and accelerating away before the shells explode. It runs at City Theatre in Pittsburgh through May 4..
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Pantagleize by Michel de Ghelerode in Pittsburgh
A Smart Adaption by Jay Ball of 1929 Play
By: - Apr 14th, 2014Pantagleize – Jay Ball’s smart adaptation of Michel de Ghelderode’s 1929 play of the same name – is a deeply cynical, outrageously comic, and highly provocative play about challenges and contradictions of democratic revolutions. The world premiere of the adaption runs in Pittsburgh at Quantum Theatre through April 27.
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