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GO ASK ALICE “Do you take dictation?” the gentleman asked as he gently closed the door to the study. Seated at an antique rolltop desk, I responded with an eager “Yes,̶…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:38PM[SHARE]Friday, March 22, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
A BREAKFAST THAT LEAVES YOU HUNGRY FOR MORE Richard Greenberg’s new theatrical adaptation of Breakfast at Tiffany’s owes more of a debt to Truman Capote’s novella than to t…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:35PM[SHARE]HIT THE WALL When Hit the Wall, Ike Holter’s new play about the 1969 Stonewall Riots, opened at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theater's Garage Rep last year, it quickly passed into theat…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:07AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 14, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
ACTING ON THE POLITICAL STAGE “Another play about Chekhov?” I thought as I settled into my seat for Neva, written and directed by Guillermo Calderón. Contemporary theater …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:25PM[SHARE]Monday, March 11, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
THE PRINCE OF PEARL Through ribald jokes and fiery speeches, spit flies during The Pearl’s solid and satisfying production of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1. The second part in a…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:42PM[SHARE]GO TO THE DEVIL With his lanky limbs draped over a rocking chair, the Devil has an undeniable magnetism. This storyteller exudes a Southern, gentlemanly charm " but dark motives lurk behind …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:43AM[SHARE]CALCULATING, BLUNT, DISTURBING AND INTENSE The name Amy Herzog seems to be on the tip of every theatergoer’s tongue lately. Hot on the heels of The Great God Pan, 4000 Miles and After …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:01AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
THE PARADOX OF A CONTEMPTUOUS PLAY AND ITS AFTEREFFECTS Early in Act II of Paul Downs Colaizzo’s incisive new play Really Really, my theatergoing companion Liz let out an audible sigh …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:38PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 14, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
THIS IS NOT YOUR TEXTBOOK BRECHT While productions of Brecht’s plays are often weighed down by theatrical theory and didactic political messages, The Foundry Theatre jolts the audience…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:16AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 12, 2013
AN ARTISTIC PLEA FOR CHANGE In the wake of Hurricane Sandy and the Blizzard Nemo, global climate change is increasingly palpable. As inclement weather infringes on our day-to-day activities,…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:54PM[SHARE]Monday, February 4, 2013
Sunday, February 3, 2013
MOUNTING OLYMPUS Think of it as Twilight for the theater geek or Smash in literary form. You may love to hate it or hate to love it, but Ruby Preston’s new novel Showbiz is an undeniab…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:17AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 24, 2013
If The Concert is any indication, than the contemporary musical theater scene is overwhelmingly characterized by pop rock stylings and a crazy high belt. Celebrating the launch of the Direct…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:50AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 23, 2013
A PLAYFULLY PROFOUND MASTERPIECE "Oh my God, I can't believe we're doing this. Okay …" Warm laughter of recognition spread across the audience. This thought had undoubtedly crossed all our…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:33PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 16, 2013
BREAKING THE LANGUAGE BARRIER The French expression “C’est du Chinois” means “It’s all Greek to me” " or, literally translated, "It's Chinese." The phrase…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:30PM[SHARE]BACK TO BACK BRINGS ISSUES TO THE FRONT The concept for Ganesh versus the Third Reich is staggering: the Indian god Ganesh travels through Nazi Germany to confront Adolf Hitler and reclaim t…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:59AM[SHARE]The 2013 Under the Radar Festival, tracking dynamic new theater from around the world, is bringing an electrifying hustle and bustle to the Public Theater from January 9 " 20. Theatergoers c…
SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 10:41AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 15, 2013
MULTI-DIMENSIONAL The virtuosic Fleur Elise Noble (performer, director, and set designer) constructs a world of artistic possibilities in 2 Dimensional Life of Her. Across a series of flat s…
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