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Saturday, April 1, 2023

Swooning—Once Again—For "Sweeney Todd" by Jan Simpson

People always ask people like me—people who've been blessed with the opportunity to see lots and lots of shows—what our favorites are. I tend to hem and haw when it comes to plays (somet…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:12AM
Friday, March 31, 2023

REVIEW: THE MANY THRILLING FLAVORS OF A FULL-SCALE ‘SWEENEY TODD’ by Robert Shuman

(Jesse Green’s article appeared in The New York Times, 3/26; via Pam Green; Photo: Dark and vengeful: Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford and ensemble members in the new Broadway revival of “…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:31PM

The Harder They Come by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of its original film release, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks has turned "The Harder They Come," the cult Jamaican film that starred later…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:56PM

A Very Different But Fully Satisfying ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Bill Hirschman

Other than the outlines of Harper Lee’s plot, do not go to the superb national tour of To Kill a Mockingbird at the Broward Center expecting echoes of the cherished movie. ITe style, struc…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 08:42AM

Vanities by Wendy Caster

The York Theatre Company's production of Vanities, running through April 22, has many strong points. The main strength is the cast. The story of three friends from roughly age 18 (in 1963) …

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 03:12AM

IMPRESSIONS: Sara Baras and Company in "ALMA" at City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

 IMPRESSIONS: Sara Baras and Company in "ALMA" at City Center "Baras knows that human souls are delicate things, and flamenco can be dangerous." - Robert Johnson, New York

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM
Thursday, March 30, 2023

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (148) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: Only our kind of [acting] art, soaked as it is in the living experiences of human beings, can artistically reproduce the impalpable shadings …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 07:30PM

Iceland by Tony Marinelli

Composer/librettists O-Lan Jones and Emmett Tinley have created what they refer to as “a re-Creation Myth” in this fascinating interdisciplinary opera theater work entitled "Iceland."  …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:16PM

Lunch Bunch by Scotty Bennett

"Lunch Bunch" by Sarah Einspanier and directed by Tara Ahmadinejad is a rapid-fire comedy with farce ensemble timing in the service of a serious underlying topic, presented on a bare-bones s…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:32PM

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Ari Honarvar on Creating the Dance for Freedom Movement, Supporting the Women of Iran, and Dancivism by The Dance Enthusiast

THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Ari Honarvar on Creating the Dance for Freedom Movement, Supporting the Women of Iran, and Dancivism: "It brings joy to Iranians who can see that the rest of the w…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM
Wednesday, March 29, 2023

***** ‘DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD REVIEW’ – A MAGNIFICENT COMPLICITÉ CREATION by Robert Shuman

(Arifa Akhar’s article appeared in the Guardian, 3/39; Photo: ‘Beautiful moments of physical theatre’ … Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead at the Barbican, London. Photograp…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:20PM

Bad Cinderella by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

The book of "Bad Cinderella" plays like a series of unfunny "Saturday Night Live" sketches. Laurence Connor (who also directed the earlier London production) has given the show no particular…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:57PM

Kravis Next Season’s Includes Jagged Little Pill; Boca Stage + MNM For Thriller & Comedy by Bill Hirschman

The 2023-24 theater season in South Florida includes alliance of Boca Stage and MNM Theatre's Wait Until Dark and Boeing Boeing; Kravis Center has Tina, Six, Hamilton and Jagged Little Pill…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:06AM

IMPRESSIONS: Jody Oberfelder Projects Presents "Rube G. - The Consequence of Action" at Gibney 280 by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Jody Oberfelder Projects Presents "Rube G. - The Consequence of Action" at Gibney 280: "Jody Oberfelder hits the right notes in Rube G. - A Consequence of Action, her latest …

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

IMPRESSIONS: Neville Dance Theatre’s 'Celebrating Women Composers Concert' by The Dance Enthusiast

"In celebration of Women's History Month, Brenda R. Neville presented a program of women composers at Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, choreographed by three New Yorkers: herself, Laure…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Best Friends by Joel Benjamin

The Israeli Artists Project, dedicated to bringing the art and artists of Israel to American audiences, has mounted a production of Anat Gov’s "Best Friends," a zippy portrait of three bes…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:57AM

Feature: My Fair Lady Revival On Tour Has New-Found Depth by Bill Hirschman

Madeline Powell, who plays Eliza Doolittle, and Jonathan Grunert, who stars opposite her as Professor Henry Higgins, in the Broadway national tour of My Fair Lady coming to the Arsht Center,…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:54AM

BAD CINDERELLA – a screw-ball, frantic, nonsensical, compound fractured fairy tale production led by producer NO GUARANTEES – says it all by Oscar E Moore

  Poor Cyndi!  Forced to being an outcast ‘cuz she doesn’t conform to the standards set forth in Belleville where “beauty is a duty” – just one of the not-so-nifty lyrics of Davi…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 10:32AM
Monday, March 27, 2023

Slow Burn’s Practically Perfectly Delightful Mary Poppins by Bill Hirschman

Of course, Mary Poppins does fly in Slow Burn Theatre Company's glorious production at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. As the song goes, this Mary Poppins is “Practically Perfe…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:36PM

Parade by Joseph Pisano

While Brown's tunefully varied score strives to historically situate the bigoted nightmare we're witnessing within the cultural context of the South's fabricated sense of nobility and victim…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:17PM

“The Harder They Come” — The Public Theater by Jeff Myhre

The Public Theater presents this stage version of the 1972 film by the same name. It was the first Jamaican feature film, just a decade after independence, and the first film that exposed a …

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 12:07PM

IMPRESSIONS: Yasushi Inoue's "The Hunting Gun" with Miki Nakatani and Mikhail Baryshnikov at BAC by The Dance Enthusiast

 In IMPRESSIONS: Yasushi Inoue's "The Hunting Gun" with Miki Nakatani and Mikhail Baryshnikov at BAC: "The Hunting Gun is, strictly speaking, not a dance, though movement and form prove ess…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM
Sunday, March 26, 2023

AARON SORKIN REVAMPS ‘CAMELOT,’ WITH CHALLENGES CLASSIC AND NEW by Robert Shuman

(Michael Paulson’s article appeared in The New York Times, 3/24; via Pam Green; Photo: Andrew Burnap, top, as Arthur in the new Broadway revival of “Camelot,” with Jordan Donica as Lan…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:46PM

Drinking in America by Tony Marinelli

Some critics would say Eric Bogosian’s "Drinking in America" is dated, but that’s very much up for argument. The script given to critics for the new production at the Minetta Lane Theatr…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:12PM
Saturday, March 25, 2023

Sharp Inquest Into Gender Politics At Heart Of Oleanna by Bill Hirschman

Skilled direction and excellent performances plumb the deep currents in Oleanna, currently on stage at Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach. In fact, Riverside’s production is as sharp and poin…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 08:48PM

The Good John Proctor by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Unfortunately, Monohon’s play which takes its cues from Miller’s drama, assumes a thorough knowledge of "The Crucible" and leaves out a great deal of information that would make it easie…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:22PM

BEN JONSON WORK FROM 1603 MAY CONTAIN ‘LOST’ SHAKESPEARE SONNET, SAY EXPERTS by Robert Shuman

(Dalya Alberge’s article appeared in the Guardian, 3/23.) An almost unknown sonnet in the playbook or script of a 1603 play by Ben Jonson could be a “lost” work by William Shakespeare…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:57PM

Trilogy II by Scotty Bennett

"Trilogy II" by Garry Batson, directed by Evria Ince-Waldron, is three one-act plays depicting the struggles of African-American families faced with difficult and troubling events. The good …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:55PM

"A Doll's House" is Chic But Underfurnished by Jan Simpson

Despite the projection of the date 1879 on the brick wall at the back of the Hudson Theatre, the new revival of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House could be taking place i…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 12:36PM

Arden of Faversham by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

The problem with this production is that although the characters’ behavior is utterly outrageous on the verge of satire, Berger has directed in so flat and bland a style, that shocking lin…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:32AM
Friday, March 24, 2023

Dramaworks Takes On Ultimate Epic of Family Dysfunction: August: Osage County by Bill Hirschman

Remarkable for raging family furor, recriminations, love, regret, pain and torrents of alcohol-fueled vitriol, August: Osage County is accepted as one of The Great American Plays. Palm Beach…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:24PM
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