Monday, May 25, 2015

Cheever for our times by ORLA SWIFT

CHAPEL HILL - Like the ambitious title figure at the center of "The Swimmer," writer John Cheever moved as adeptly through life's shallow waters as he did through its deep end of hopes, regrets and mortality. It's ideal fare for dramatization, and Wordshed Productions mines it well in "Shady Hills: The Short Stories of John Cheever."
Thanks to AmericanTheaterWeb for the link!

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Southern 'Girls' hit New York BY REBECCA J. RITZEL

Playwrights Paul Ferguson and Jill McCorkle may teach at - and cheer for - rival schools, but on this New York trip, they were very much on the same team. They were in town for the New York …

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This beauty and beast have a baby

Broadway actors Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell may have a fairy tale marriage. But since they became parents last year, they've been feeling a bit like frogs. "Beauty and the Beast" has re…

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Raleigh native is Broadway-bound By Orla Swift, Staff Writer

Raleigh native Lauren Kennedy is back on the road to Broadway, this time in a new musical based on the 1976 Off-Broadway comedy "Vanities," about three former Texas cheerleaders.

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'Little Women' grows up By ORLA SWIFT

First review of "Little Women" from its North Carolina tryout.
Thanks to NYandNC on All That Chat for the link!

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'Fiddler' respects tradition By ROY C. DICKS

Paul Sorvino, known for his many movie and television credits, infuses his first attempt at Tevye with great warmth and humanity.
Thanks to NYandNCWilliamG on All That Chat for the link!

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'Joseph' fails to amaze By ROY C. DICKS

Sheena Easton adds her star power to N.C. Theatre's 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

SOURCE: www.newsobserver.com at 05:58PM

Home on the stage By David Menconi

Seems like old times as Evan Rachel Wood, her father and brother reunite for a local play

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You'll shoot your eye out by GLENN MCDONALD

Ralphie Parker knows what he wants for Christmas.

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Star shines in 'Funny Girl' by ROY C. DICKS

In Raleigh, N.C., with Jacquelyn Piro and Merwin Foard.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link!

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Monday, February 5, 2001

The News & Observer

The News & Observer: Incubator theater
A musical version of 'Little Women' will take its first steps toward Broadway during a run at a Duke workshop.

SOURCE: www.newsobserver.com at 12:00AM