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Stoneham native Kathy St. George made it to Broadway -- and back
'Big Bill' also stands apart from trend
SpeakEasy Stage Company and the Sugan Theatre Company will kick off their seasons with a collaboration this fall: the New England premiere of the musical ''A Man of No Importance.''
SHEFFIELD - In this sleepy Berkshires burgh, a new play is examining one of the most turbulent eras in American history.
Versatile Lili Taylor spends her summer in John Guare's 'Landscape'
WILLIAMSTOWN -- How important is it to bring something new to the table when you're mounting a classic musical? If the source material is strong, why not leave well enough alone and let the music and story speak for themselves?
That's what two directors in the Berkshires have done with very different musicals, ''The Threepenny Opera'' and ''Funny Girl.'' While both are well mounted and beautifully sung, the results are disappointing.
I sure did! A very funny show, with outstanding supporting performances by Ron Orbach, Alix Korey and Rebecca Creskoff.
Combined with THE THREEPENNY OPERA at Williamstown (see above), which had thrilling star turns by Buckley, Errico, Ziemba and Graff, it made Saturday an exciting day of theater for me.
Now, if only Sunday had been better... if only there hadn't been a two-hour traffic jam on the New York State Thruway on the ride home...
Call it the year of living dangerously. The 2002-2003 season was one in which Boston-area theaters began to search in earnest for new plays, particularly by local writers.
Have a secret yen to be the next Stephen Sondheim? Feel tunes busting out all over? There's still time to unleash your inner composer at the second half of the two-weekend Birth of a Musical Festival, which aims to offer the public a rare look at the process by which musicals come to life.
Plus a remembrance of John Henry Redwood.
When asked whether the producers of "The Producers" had considered blowing up the theater (at least onstage), as was the case in the movie, Brooks said they had discussed it on the first day…
Plus news of Jay O. Sanders in "Macbeth."
"Rapist James" is a four-character play with three actors. The title character, unfortunately, is never seen. It's unfortunate because James is the most interesting one in the play. And for …
The Huntington's 2003-04 season has been given a boost by the addition of Lane, as well as by the anticipated casting of Andrea Martin ("Betty's Summer Vacation"), who's in negotiations to p…
At 76, Mel Brooks is red-hot, attracting a new generation of fans with 'The Producers'
Playwright and actor Christopher Denham says he doesn't read his own notices. But he came upon a New York Times review of his performance in "'Master Harold' ... and the Boys" serendipitousl…
Talk about letdown.
Michael Wilson, the head of Hartford Stage, currently has two plays on the boards -- Tennessee Williams's ''The Night of the Iguana'' at Hartford and a Tony-nominated adaptation of ''Enchant…
Interview with co-authors Marvin Laird and Joal Paley.
First-year acting training takes ART institute students from Cambridge to Moscow, and all over the theater map
As a whole, ghostly 'Sound of a Voice' is more entrancing than its parts
"The Odd Couple," with Sherman Hemsley and Pat Morita.
"I am not good at sitting still," says Audra McDonald, who has probably never tried to.
Ossie Davis is ready as always to take on issues of art and politics
