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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Mint Theater: The Lost-and-Found (Jonathan) Bank by Harry Haun

Our theater community took a major hit this month with the passing of James Houghton, the 57-year-old artistic director of the Signature Theater Company who pioneered a whole new procedure i…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00AM

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

God Bless You, Alan Menken by Harry Haun

In Kurt Vonnegut’s God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, which starts tonight and is running through July 30 as part the Encores! Off-Center series at City Center, the first voice you hear after t…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:43PM

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Rachel Chavkin, Broadway Bolide by Harry Haun

Director Rachel Chavkin is riding a comet to Broadway—surely the slowest-moving comet ever to streak across the stratosphere. On November 14—four years, one month and two days after it w…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:30PM

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Ferris Bueller, 30 Years Later: Matthew Broderick Gets Existential in ‘Shining City’ by Harry Haun

The years have salt-and-peppered his hair. He sports his share of wrinkles, crinkles and other signs of the times. But there’s something eternal and imperishable about Matthew Broderick’…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:54PM

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Jessica Lange’s Journey Into O’Neill by Harry Haun

Jessica Lange was discovered in 1976 in the oversized mitt of King Kong, pretty damn distressed but pretty, and—surprise! surprise!—has spent the next 40 years harvesting film-acting har…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:24PM

‘The Father’ Knows Best: Frank Langella Reflects on His Theatrical Legacy by Harry Haun

Ever realize how many years Frank Langella has been giving “the performance of a lifetime”? Critics keep trotting out that old chestnut, and he keeps calling them on it. They said it a…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00AM

Monday, October 12, 2015

Clive Owen: The Operator, on Broadway and Off by Harry Haun

Clive Owen turns from fanatical surgeon on The Knick to jealous husband on Broadway in Harold Pinter’s Old Times

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:06PM

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Marlo Thomas Stars in Off-Broadway Marriage Comedy ‘Clever Little Lies’ by Harry Haun

The title is the playwright’s secret Rx for keeping marriages afloat.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:30AM

Friday, April 3, 2015

The Epic ‘Doctor Zhivago’ Is Finally Reimagined as a Broadway Musical by Harry Haun

Director Des McAnuff, who has helmed Tony winners like Jersey Boys and The Who’s Tommy, sums up the history of his most recent project succinctly.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:06AM

Thursday, March 5, 2015

On Broadway, Revenge Is a Dish Best Served by Chita Rivera by Harry Haun

Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero—Chita to you and the rest of the world—is closing out the Broadway season with The Visit she has been promising for 14 years. Believe it or not, Mr. …

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 06:30PM

Wednesday, March 4, 2015