Theatre
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Williamstown Upstages Barrington Stage Company
Same Day Season Announcements
By: - Jan 31st, 2014Yesterday there was a late afternoon media scramble when a Barrington Stage Company press conference announcing the 2014 season was followed within minutes by an unanticipated release by Williamstown Theatre Festival. It's taken some sorting but we now have an unusually early and clear picture of the summer season. We have a fairly complete clip and save rundown. Berkshire Theatre Group has yet to announce and WTF will soon post its program of the Nikos Stage.
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Death of a Salesman
Boston's Lyric Stage Feb. 14 to March 15
By: - Jan 30th, 2014A masterpiece of American Theatre, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman will be performed by Boston's The Lyric Stage from February 14 through March 15. The production with be directed by company founder Spiro Veloudos. Ken Baltin with appear in the lead role as Willy Loman accompanied by Paula Plum as his wife Linda.
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Women's Theater Project Presents Row After Row
Jessica Dickey's New Play is Re-enacting
By: - Jan 30th, 2014Row After Row is by the gifted young playwright Jessica Dickey. Her eye for the dramatic moment is clear from the very first image, a Civil War soldier barking orders from a hill, surrounded by the sounds of battle and warriors’ cries.
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Williamstown Theatre Festival Main Stage 2014
Divas Renée Fleming and Chita Rivera to Star
By: - Jan 30th, 2014For her fourth and final program at Williamstown Theatre Festival outgoing artistic director Jenny Gersten has played her aces. Actually, make that Queens. Renowned opera soprano Renée Fleming will play, guess what, an opera diva in Living on Love. Broadway favorite Chita Rivera will appear in The Visit with book by Terrence McNally; music by John Kander; and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Jessica Stone who directed during Gersten's debut WTF season returns to helm a revival of June Moon by Ring Lardner and George S. Kaufman.
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Dr. Dubois and Miss Ovington at New Federal Theatre
Chalfant and Simonson Star in Clare Coss Play
By: - Jan 29th, 2014The New Federal Theatre founded and directed by Woodie King, Jr. and thriving in a new alliance with the Casilllo Theatre on West 42nd Street in Manhattan, has produced an engaging and deeply moving play, Dr. Dubois and Miss Ovington. The playwright Clare Coss says it is within our power to create a just and sane world. She may be on a mission, but her new play is not at all didactic. Multi-leveled, it is the story of the founding of the NAACP, of Crisis magazine and two of the civil rights’ movements early leaders.thing over 255 chars will be deleted.
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Kevin Burke's The Caveman in Indy
Broadway's Longest Running Solo Show
By: - Jan 28th, 2014The production opens on what looks like Fred Flintstone’s living room, complete with caveman drawings on the walls. What follows is a string of observational comedy that most couples can relate to. Kevin Burke pokes fun at both sexes but never makes it feel like an attack.
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10×10 New Play Festival
Barrington Stage Feb. 13 to March 2
By: - Jan 27th, 2014Barrington Stage Company (BSC) announces casting and the creative team for its 10×10 New Play Festival, with performances February 13 through March 2, as part of the 2014 10×10 Upstreet Arts Festival.
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A Perfect Ganesh by Terrence McNally
Coachella Valley Repertory Theater in Rancho Mirage
By: - Jan 27th, 2014In the CV REP Theatre production of “A Perfect Ganeshâ€, written by Terrence McNally and deftly directed by theatre artistic director Ron Celona, the search by westerners for answers, is what peaked the curiosity of playwright McNally.
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And Then They Came for Me
Indiana Repertory Theatre
By: - Jan 27th, 2014In James Still’s play “And Then They Came for Me," he explores the lives of two children who survived he holocaust, despite all odds.
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Shakespeare & Company 2014
Programming Schedule for Summer Season
By: - Jan 23rd, 2014Shakespeare & Company has planned a celebratory season packed with Shakespeare, modern works, premieres and special events in honor of the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth. Tickets for the 2014 Performance Season go on sale in Mid-February. For specific date and info please check online at: www.shakespeare.org or by calling the Box Office at (413) 637-3353, or in person at 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA.
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In the Time of the Butterflies by Caridad Svich
Lyceum Space at San Diego Repertory Theatre
By: - Jan 22nd, 2014Playwright Caridad Svich received the Primus Award, for one of her plays at the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) conference. Her family drama and memory play “In the Time of the Butterflies†takes place in the Dominican Republic during the 1950s and 60’s under the brutal dictatorship of Generalissmo Rafael Trujillo.
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Tribes at The Phoenix Theatre
Indianapolis to February 9
By: - Jan 18th, 2014The power of the play lies in the exploration of communication. In a world where people can hear they seldom actually listen. It's about communication in every sense of the word. The way we interact with family, our partners, and the rest of the world.
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Maria Aitken To Direct Kate Burton
Nicholas Martin Withdraws from Seagull at the Huntington Theatre
By: - Jan 13th, 2014Huntington Theatre Company favorite and frequent director Maria Aitken (The Cocktail Hour, Betrayal, Private Lives, Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps) will return to the Huntington this spring to direct Tony Award nominee and television star Kate Burton in Anton Chekhov’s passionate classic, The Seagull. Aitken replaces Nicholas Martin who was previously slated to direct the production but has withdrawn for personal reasons.
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The Color Purple a Smash at SpeakEasy
A Riveting Poignant Musical of Hope and Deserved Joy
By: - Jan 12th, 2014Based on the book and movie, The Color Purple is a theatrical treat. The musical is about the trials and tribulations of Celie. Her abuse, hardship and cruelty begin when her abusive stepfather marries her off at the age of 14 to a callous man who separated her from her only true friend in the world, her sister Nettie. But with every reason to despair, she somehow clings to hope and waits for joy. The music and performances are outstanding.
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Good and Bad News for London’s Dog Production
Broadway Confirmed for Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
By: - Jan 10th, 2014Following repairs to the Apollo Theatre, where the roof collapsed injuring 80 in December the production of the hit The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was scheduled to reopen on January 13. Now that's not going to happen. The show will reopen with a new cast next door at the Gielgud Theatre in June. The good new is that the National Theatre has confirmed that the sensational drama will open on Broadway in October.
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Life and Death of Marina Abramovic
Robert Wilson Production D.O.A.
By: - Jan 10th, 2014Entering the 55,000-square-foot Drill Hall of the Park Avenue Armory, to view the production of “Life and Death of Marina Abramovic,†the audience first faced a massive construction that later revealed itself to be a specially installed stage. On each seat there was a newspaper announcing that “Artist Marina Abramovic dies at 67.†On stage there were three white angular coffins and three bodies each with masks all resembling Marina.
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Venus In Fur Hot At Huntington Theatre
Funny, Sexy, Clever and Provocative
By: - Jan 09th, 2014Based upon the classic erotic novella of Sado-Masochism, Venus In Fur is the story of an adapted play being cast by its playwright/director. Thomas is having a hard time finding the right actress for the female lead. After everyone has left for the day, an upset blonde actress loudly and profanely enters the studio and demands an audition. Vanda's tryout becomes an S/M dance incorporating various story lines twisting and turning. With wonderful performances and an enthralling narrative, this is a provocative evening of exceptional adult entertainment.
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Working At Lyric Stage Company
Dissidence to Pride Sings Work In America
By: - Jan 06th, 2014Working is a musical based upon Studs Terkel's great 1974 volume recording the voices of working men and women from every walk of life. It uses song and dance to portray their stories. Capturing their likes and dislikes, regrets and problems, as well as sadness and happinesses on the job, various distinguished Broadway composers have based their melodies and lyrics on Terkel's prose. This production goes beyond the book to update the work environment both generationally and attitudinally to the 21st Century's new workplace experience. Instead of celebrating work, unfortunately, though the music and performances are pleasant, the subject matter was just too big for the Lyric Stage Company's production.
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A.R.T.’s Definitive Glass Menagerie
From Cambridge to Broadway
By: - Jan 05th, 2014Shows used to be developed in Boston, New Haven and other out of town venues prior to opening on Broadway. That's become too expensive and obsolete. Some shows open directly on Broadway following ever longer previews. That's risky. An alternative is to transfer regional hits like A.R.T''s superb Glass Menagerie to Broadway. It's also been a game changer for regional companies as a source for revenue and national recognition.
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Lend Me a Tenor
Beef and Boards Through February 2
By: - Dec 30th, 2013Ringing in a New Year of Indiana theatre. For the past few years Beef & Boards has opened every season with a slapstick farce. This year’s selection is "Lend Me A Tenor" a Ken Ludwig comedy.
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Top Ten from Indianapolis
Picks by Theatre Critic Melissa Hall
By: - Dec 27th, 2013Our Indianapolis theatre correspondent Melissa Hall posts her list of the season's top ten productons. They come with links to the original reviews.
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Management Dust Up for Shakespeare & Company
Tony Simotes Will Report to Executive Director Jerry Bilik
By: - Dec 24th, 2013Not long after he took over as Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company in 2009 Tony Simotes had to deal with near extinction caused by some $10 million in debt. With the board and managing director, Nicholas J. Puma, great strides were accomplished to reduce and restructure debt bringing stablity to the company which Tina Packer founded in 1979. In a major change the board has created the new position of Executive Director, Jerry Bilik, whom Simotes and Puma will report to. Those close to the company see this as a long term step foward.
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Pinter's Betrayal More Sizzle than Steak
OO7's Daniel Craig and Oscar Winning Wife Rachel Weisz
By: - Dec 23rd, 2013The revial of Harold Pinter's 1978 play "Betrayal" was all but sold out before opening night. The excitement was generated by a chance to see the gorgeous married couple, current 007, Daniel Craig, and Oscar winner, Rachel Weisz. Rounding out and even upstaging that glamorous duo in a taut love triangle is Rafe Spall. If you have really deep pockets for scalper tickets in the $400 range see this play before it closes on January 5.
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Brian Dennehy at Mark Taper Forum
The Steward of Christendom by Irish playwright Sebastian Barry
By: - Dec 22nd, 2013In The Mark Taper Forum production “The Steward of Christendomâ€, by Irish playwright Sebastian Barry, the play is set in the early 20th century before, during and after the volatile Irish Easter Rebellion of 1916 and the bloody 1919 – 1922 Irish Civil War. It is deftly and steadily directed by Steven Robman, and stars Brian Dennehy as Thomas Dunne, the former police superintendent of the Dublin Metropolitan Police
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The Heart of Robin Hood At A.R.T.
Legend That Joyfully Swashbuckles With A Twist
By: - Dec 19th, 2013In this visually spectacular and action-packed interpretation of the English legend, Robin Hood and his band of merry men steal from the rich, but do not share with the indigent. As the wicked Prince John threatens England, it is Lady Marion who protects the poor and eventually converts the outlaw Robin Hood to hero. First seen at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2011, this smashing production is filled with adventure, romance, athletic fight choreography and humor. With an original score inspired by contemporary folk music, it is entertainment to savor.
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