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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Review: Wharton Salon's Autres Temps at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Edith Wharton's 1910 story set in 1962

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:28AM
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Book Review: Wendy and the Lost Boys at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Julie Salamon's "can't put it down" biography of Wendy Wasserstein. .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:04PM

Review: The Game at Curtainup.com/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

A beautifully staged musical adaptation of the much staged and screed but never musicalized novel, Les Liaison Dangereuses

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:57PM
Monday, August 15, 2011

Latino Mixfest of FREE readings. . . by Elyse Sommer

Atlantic Theater Company will present LATINO MIXFEST, a series of free readings that will run Thursday, August 25 – Monday, August 29 at Atlantic Stage 2 (330 West 16 Street). Writers fr…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 08:30PM

Downsizing is very much part of life in the theater. . . by Elyse Sommer

Actors- are forever taking   classes  to  hone  their  skills.   Could  it  be that  to  get  cast  in  a musical&n…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 03:09PM

review: John Doyle's Ten Cents a Dance at curtainup.com/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

John Doyle's actor-musician take on Rodger and Hart's songbook in its American premiere at Williamstown

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:52PM
Saturday, August 13, 2011

Great idea. . . . .but an oxymoron by Elyse Sommer

According to  a report written for Arts Council England.,  arts organizations  need to  get on the ball and  create new income streams.  How?  By  de…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 10:45AM
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Review: Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins at curtainup/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

British-born Tina Packer plays Texas firebrand journalist Molly Ivins at Shakespeare & Company

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 01:40PM

Review: In the Mood, a Berkshire World Premiere at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

A wannabe Cowardesque marital comedy, beautifully staged, well acted, but without the memorable bon mots.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:36AM
Monday, August 8, 2011

Review: Touch(ed) at Curtainup Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

Beth Wohl's imperfect but interesting new play at Williamstown..

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:44PM

review: Four Dogs and a Bone at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

new Berkshire Actors company gets off to a funny start with John Patrick Shanley's 1993 satire

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:20AM
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Free August Events at Lincoln Center by Elyse Sommer

AUGUST FREE EVENTS AT THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN ATRIUM AT LINCOLN CENTERThursday, August 4 at 8:30 pmA NIGHT UNDER GALILEO'S STARSFordham University Alumni Theatre CompanyPre…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 05:59PM

A drive-in Hamlet-- and it's FREE by Elyse Sommer

If  you need confirmation about the  popularity  of Shakespeare's Hamlet,  just check out Curtainup's Shakespeare page  (www.curtainup.com/shakes.html)  or …

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 12:26PM
Friday, July 29, 2011

Visual Mischief that's worse than Titular Mischief by Elyse Sommer

The  latest  entry  in  critic John Simon's  Blog  (John Simon Uncensored)   talks about what he calls  "Titular Mischief" --  the practice&…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 09:18AM
Thursday, July 28, 2011

A new play with "legs" to carry it to a theater near you... by Elyse Sommer

The Best of Enemies adds a  slam-bang,  surprise to  conclude  a  slam-bang  new play:   A  scrim  reveals  a Choir featuring  mem…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 07:59PM

Review: Curtainup/Berkshire by Elyse Sommer

a moving new drama by Mark St. Germain another winner for Barrington Stage Company

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:04PM
Monday, July 25, 2011

Review: Dutch Masters at curtainup/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

world premiere at Berkshire Theater Group's Unicorn Theater

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:47PM

A new FREE Shakespeare in Brooklyn Heights by Elyse Sommer

Summer and Shakespeare  go together like  crackers and cheese,  meat and potatoes.  For New Yorkers,  the Bard  has  been  in full  force  w…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 09:35AM
Sunday, July 24, 2011

Review: A Doll's House at curtainup/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

Lily Rabe makes Sam Gold's production at Willimastown's Nikos Stageworth seeing even without a slam-bang ending

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 01:54PM
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Free musical for Kids: The Yellow Brick Road by Elyse Sommer

Theatreworks USA ( is presenting  a world premiere of the new Latin-themed children's musical THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD  at Off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher St.…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 10:36AM
Monday, July 18, 2011

Cole Porter enriches Gurney's Sylvia & Tanglewood Pops concert. by Elyse Sommer

Cole Porter 2  days running-- Who could ask for anything more? This past Saturday went to the opening  of  A.R. Gurney's  ever popular doggie romance,  Sylvia at&nbs…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 09:18AM

Review: Sylvia at curtainup/ Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

A.R. Gurney's popular doggie romance at Berkshire Theatre Festival.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:24AM
Thursday, July 14, 2011

Review: Tommy at Curtainup/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

this revival of The Who's rock opera deserves a longer run

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:46PM
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Review: The Hollow Crown at Curtainup/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

Shakespeare & Company's elegant version of John Barton's piece . . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:59PM
Friday, July 8, 2011

Review: Three Hoels at Curtainup/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

on Robin Baitz's 1993 two-hander at Williamstown

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 01:33PM
Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Bored with the Bard -- or smitten as ever? by Elyse Sommer

Are we bored with the Bard?   This is the query  posed by  John Moore, theater critic of the Denver Post.   Moore   backs up  his belief that, at…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 11:38AM
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Review: Guys and Dolls at curtainup.com/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

John Rando directs this iconic musical with style and a great cast.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:50PM

Review: Zarkana at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Cirque du Soleil's biggest show yet is imperfect but who cares, if it means a visit to Radio City Music Hall .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:47PM
Friday, June 24, 2011

Another college scandal evoked by the Secret Court expose. . . by Elyse Sommer

Unnatural Acts (www.curtainup.com/unnaturalacts.html),   the  dramatic expose  of   Harvard's  shameful  Secret Court 1920  prompted by a homosex…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 09:06AM
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Review: Unnatural Acts at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

a cautionary Never Again tale that's also a strikingly staged, entertaining theatrical experience. .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:12PM
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Count on Spider-Man Spoofs to Keep Coming. . . by Elyse Sommer

Not tired of the  gennius Tiger Woman who kept Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark in previews for  seven months?  Missed Law & Order's  killer   take-off&nbs…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 12:38PM

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