'Vanya,' 'Ulysses,' Hotel' among slated prod'ns
The premieres of two new works of musical theater plus revivals of plays by Chekhov, Euripides, Durrenmatt and Shakespeare will make up the 2002-03 season of the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass., the first under the nonprofit's new triumvirate of artistic director Robert Woodruff, associate a.d. Gideon Lester and executive director Robert J. Orchard.
'Vanya,' 'Ulysses,' Hotel' among slated prod'ns
The premieres of two new works of musical theater plus revivals of plays by Chekhov, Euripides, Durrenmatt and Shakespeare will make up the 2002-03 season of the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass., the first under the nonprofit's new triumvirate of artistic director Robert Woodruff, associate a.d. Gideon Lester and executive director Robert J. Orchard.
Naomi Iizuka paints a captivating portrait of the art world's seamier side in "36 Views," an intelligent, intricate and imaginatively designed drama about the discovery of a priceless Japan…
By ANNE MIDGETTE
The assumption that art should respond rapidly to crisis is common currency today. But that goes against the nature of artistic inspiration.
The works of Paul Simon, ABBA, Boy George, the Pet Shop Boys, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel are either currently on stage (Mamma Mia! and The Graduate are the local examples) or about to become the basis for new musicals.Star Tribune [Minneapolis]: New Guthrie design focuses on Minneapolis riverfront [Thanks to Leanna for the link!]
SOURCE: StarTribune at 12:00am on February 9, 2002☆⚑
When Michael Hammond assumes the helm of the National Endowment for the Arts he will find himself in the historically stormy relationship between the arts and government.
ART imitates life. That's been the working theory, anyway. The artist is supposed to find a way into the realm of the imagination and, there, transmute messy quotidian reality into coherent…
Jason Robert Brown dropped his 1000 closest friends an email sharing some great news. TIME magazine has named his show, The Last Five Years one of the ten best theater experiences of 2001. Last Five Years is opening off-Broadway in March 2002. TIME Magazine: Best + Worst 2001
At the Metropolitan Pavilion, where the Hetrick-Martin Emery Awards were given to advocates for gay youth, the actors Chris Meloni and Chad Lowe worked the room, while Michael R. Bloomberg and Hilary Swank stood shoulder to shoulder with those being honored. (Well, almost shoulder to shoulder. Ms. Swank is statuesque, the mayor-elect less so.)B'way comedies laff all way to the bank
B.O. still limp after post-comeback drop-off
For the second week in a row, Broadway's B.O. remained 12% under last year's record-setting level. Only four weeks ago, the 2000 and 2001 figures were nearly identical after a miraculous post-Sept. 11 comeback. The New York/Tri-State audiences are falling off. This is not surprising as the audiences did rally to Broadway's aid, but they have done their part.
The Asian Performance Art Festival puts on public display the sort of extreme behavior and stage exhibitionism that is considered taboo in many Asian countries.
In the artist, events like those of Tuesday morning bring about a meeting of universal emotions and an individual will to unearth them, expose them, understand them and accept if not outlas…
Star Tribune [Minneapolis]: New Guthrie design focuses on Minneapolis riverfront
