Mary Ann Lamb
Broadway's Backbone is a podcast dedicated to the men and woman of the ensemble: the chorus of dancers, singers, and actors that are the foundation of every Broadway musical. …
When news came last week that the Steppenwolf Theatre Company had decided not to use real babies in its production of "Mary Page Marlowe," some headlines danced in my head.
"A crying shame:…
When news came last week that the Steppenwolf Theatre Company had decided not to use real babies in its production of "Mary Page Marlowe," some headlines danced in my head. "A crying shame: …
It’s 1890s London and Mary Weather continues to try to balance protecting the city from monsters, missing her sister, and dealing with boyfriend Percy Shelley’s affections "̶…
In Tracy Letts' 85-minute world-premiere Mary Page Marlowe, the six incarnations of the title character create a drama that pierces the heart, engages the intellect and weaves an extraordina…
Before playwright Tracy Letts and director Anna D. Shapiro teamed up at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theater for the explosive, Tony and Pulitzer-winning family drama "August: Osage County…
RECOMMENDED The quality that has solidified Tracy Letts’ reputation as a contemporary playwrighting master is his unwillingness to be put into a literary box. From his debut play ̶…
What is the measure of a great piece of dramatic writing? I've found, over the years, that one decent yardstick is the presence of a swelling feeling of anxiety over the work before you comi…
PUZZLE PIECES OF A PERSON Snapshots from a family album, jump cuts from a movie, scattered entries from a constant journal"it's hard to get a fix on Mary Page Marlowe, a very different offer…
The life of his titular heroine is examined in 11 scenes, from her infancy just after World War II to a short time before her death in our present day, but they are presented in a non-chrono…
by Joe Regan Jr. On April 5, Mary Deady, an Irish-American lass, with a classically trained lyric soprano appeared in a cabaret show at the Laurie Beechman…
Previews have begun for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's highly anticipated world premiere production of Mary Page Marlowe, written by Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright and ensemble [.…
Steppenwolf Theatre Company's highly anticipated world premiere production of MARY PAGE MARLOWE, written by Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning playwright and ensemble member Tracy Letts, is he…
Ustinov Studio, BathMichel Tremblay's portrait of marriage is effortlessly transposed to 1970s Dublin in a production that never quite grabs the heartAll children eavesdrop on their parents'…
Episode 153: Â Directing Mary Poppins Artistic Director of the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre Todd Espeland directed the musical Mary Poppins last fall. Â How did put his own stamp on the music…
