Monday, March 12, 2012
The BFG collective brings a bold experiment to Queens There’s a bold theatre experiment happening in Queens, and the Martians are just the beginning. From now through July 1, three cel…
SOURCE: TDF at 02:14PMWednesday, March 7, 2012
Coincidence shapes a Broadway design — How’s this for a contradiction? On stage, the musical Once, now in previews at Broadway’s Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, is remarkably el…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:04PMTuesday, March 6, 2012
Denis O'Hare (of True Blood fame) is performing a solo version of Homer's Iliad that he co-adapted (with director Lisa Peterson) from Robert Fagles' translation. The New York production is a…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:55PMFor a television star like Kirsten Vangsness (above left), who’s currently seen on the CBS drama Criminal Minds, the theatre can offer a chance to go wild, to say and do things that ju…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:53AMFriday, March 2, 2012
How sets and costumes support the musical’s vision Before it even begins, the musical Carrie emanates dread. The set of MCC’s revival, now at the Lucille Lortel, suggests an empt…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:29PMThursday, March 1, 2012
TDF’s Costume Collection just opened in a fantastic new space at the historic Kaufman-Astoria Studios in Queens. Take a look at the new digs, and meet some of the designers whose work …
SOURCE: TDF at 12:20PMFriday, February 24, 2012
The actor co-writes and stars in a bold interpretation of Homer — You could argue that any performance is a translation—a transference of words on a page to the living dimensions…
SOURCE: TDF at 02:56PMThursday, February 23, 2012
Hello TDF Stages readers! Thank you so much for being part of this magazine. As we plan for the future, we would love to have you feedback on how we’re doing and how we can grow. Pleas…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:45AMWednesday, February 22, 2012
The Tony Award-winner moves into “Hurt Village” — Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages’ ongoing series about actors and how they create their roles Tonya Pinkins…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:44PMTuesday, February 21, 2012
No joke: The worldview in Warrior, the fighting movie that scored an Oscar nomination for Nick Nolte, makes me shiver. It’s terrifying. And I just wrote about why at NPR’s Monkey…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 11:02AMWednesday, February 15, 2012
You guys, Elizaveta’s music is weird. Her album Beatrix Runs, which was physically released yesterday after arriving in digital form a few weeks ago, fuses opera, chamber pop, and elec…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 01:31PMRobert Hogan returns to Rutherford and Son — In 2001, when he first stepped onstage as John Rutherford, the flint-hearted protagonist of Githa Sowerby’s 1912 drama Rutherford …
SOURCE: TDF at 10:31AMTuesday, February 14, 2012
You know how sometimes you feel like you’re in an actual, romantic relationship with a TV show? A few days ago, my friend Casey and I G-chatted about that, and we started thinking abou…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 03:25PMThursday, February 9, 2012
How Soho Rep and The Play Company joined forces When they decided to partner on a production of The Ugly One, Soho Rep and The Play Company didn’t realize they were dealing with such a…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:51AMFriday, February 3, 2012
“Tokio Confidential’s” unlikely combination of styles You see all kinds of theatre in New York, but you don’t see that much Noh, the classical Japanese form that uses…
SOURCE: TDF at 01:49PMThursday, February 2, 2012
Last night, Pee-wee Herman was the guest judge on Top Chef. And I don’t mean that “Paul Reubens, the actor who plays Pee-wee Herman” was a guest judge. No. I mean that Paul…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 04:28PMWednesday, February 1, 2012
As I was making my daily internet rounds this morning, I came across an especially delightful essay in the New York Times by Leslie Kaufman. Titled “My Sons, the Sous-Chefs” it c…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 11:24AMTuesday, January 31, 2012
Director Lynne Meadow juggles laughter and tears in a play about cancer, life, and death In retrospect, it’s a very strange place for a laugh. Near the end of Margaret Edson’s W…
SOURCE: TDF at 02:36PMMonday, January 30, 2012
Reimagining Adam Guettel’s beloved song cycle Myths and Hymns is practically begging to be interpreted and reinterpreted on stage. Written by composer-lyricist Adam Guettel (The Light …
SOURCE: TDF at 05:36PMFriday, January 27, 2012
Sam Gold challenges expectations of the classic play It’s tempting to dismiss Look Back In Anger, to say, “I get it. Realism. Kitchen sink. Angry young man.” But with his c…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:19PMThursday, January 26, 2012
I don’t have a particular reason for writing this post today, except that I’ve been meaning to write it for a while. In late 2010, I had the good fortune to see this embedded per…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 03:49PMWednesday, January 25, 2012
The actress fights her impulses in The New Group’s latest play — Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages’ ongoing series about actors and how they create their roles R…
SOURCE: TDF at 01:28PMMonday, January 23, 2012
The Oscar nominations are being announced tomorrow morning, and unlike most recent years, I’m not really jazzed about the frontrunners. I mean, I liked The Artist well enough, and I di…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 06:33AMThursday, January 19, 2012
Last night, while I was waiting for Top Chef, I decided to watch Devil on HBO On Demand. In case you don’t know this masterpiece, it’s mostly set in the elevator of a Philadelphi…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 03:06PM Inside the acrobatic magic of the award-winning show Even if it delivered nothing but acrobatics, Leo would be a striking piece of theatre. The show, which won the Best of Edinburgh A…
SOURCE: TDF at 01:49PMWednesday, January 18, 2012
It’s not just that I’m a Wikipedia junkie. It’s more than that. Although I am a Wikipedia junkie. At 12:07 this morning, I reflexively went to the site to look up some rand…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 11:09AMTuesday, January 17, 2012
[#40-31; #30-21; #20-11] [Last year's countdown] Here they are: The best of the best, the most of the most, the… you know. 10. “Countdown” by Beyonce As a nation, I still d…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 02:39PM[#40-31] [Last year's countdown] Welcome back! Let’s keep things rolling with some very, very cute boys. Oh, and some good songs, too… 30. “I Won’t Let You Go” by James Morrison Oo…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 12:26PMSaturday, January 14, 2012
Hey everyone! As you may have noticed, all of the content is back on the site. WOOOOO! The only things are missing are the three most recent posts—the last three entries in my music co…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 09:28AMFriday, January 13, 2012
Hi everyone! First of all, I want to thank you all for your incredible emails of support regarding the sudden disappearance of posts from the site. I am flummoxed that they are still appeari…
SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 11:44AMThursday, January 12, 2012
“Chimera” suggests many worlds on one stage Chimera only needs a minute to make you question your grasp on reality. The multimedia show, now at HERE as part of the Under the Rada…
SOURCE: TDF at 03:43PM 
