Originally announced to be written by Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz, the musical's creative team is now Michael Mahler, Alan Schmuckler and Kevin Del Aquila.
by JK Clarke It's pretty much impossible to review Classic Stage Company's (CSC) Â new production of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children without mentioning the c…
Kecia Lewis, hurriedly recruited to replace Tonya Pinkins, is not yet in command of all her lines; but she is offering a resolute sketch of the formidable Mother Courage she's capable of cre…
Kecia Lewis is nearly heroic as Mother Courage in the Classic Stage Company's production of Brecht's anti-war epic " not the way she's playing the character, but the actress herself, because…
Kecia Lewis is nearly heroic as Mother Courage in the Classic Stage Company's production of Brecht's anti-war epic " not the way she's playing the character, but the actress herself, because…
The iconic image of Mother Courage hitching herself to her wagon and dragging it on through impossible odds could not be more apropos than it is when it's performed by Kecia Lewis in Classic…
Classic Stage Company's MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN officially opens tonight, January 19, starring Kecia Lewis in the title role afterTony winner Tonya Pinkins' departure during previews…
A play-within-a-play, a comedy and a thriller, individually, are all standard forms of theater easily accepted by audiences today. But can they successfully be combined into a single enterta…
By Doug Mayo
It has been announced that Shaun Williamson will join the cast of The Railway Children playing Mr Perks. This casting announcement comes as the show celebrates it’s first …
Mother Courage and Her Children: Alexandria Wailes, Streep, Geoffrey Arend, and Frederick Weller. (photo by Michal Daniel)Improbably, Brecht's Mother Courage is in the news--the theatre news…
By Teresa Simone. Teresa Simone wraps up her Why I Hate Children's Theatre series by explaining why she seeks to interrupt children's theatre in her work.
Classic Stage Company’s Mother Courage and Her Children will now resume performances on January 12, instead of the previously announced January 8. The delay will allow for ad…
On Saturday, January 16, 2016 – Â from 11 AM until 5 PM – it’s six Children’s Hours, full of continuous mystery and magic, drama and dance: “al major estilo l…
Popular drama school complains of harassment from local officials who accused them of championing Ukrainian nationalism. RFE/RL reportsA popular children's drama school that staged Ukrainian…
After Tonya Pinkins' controversial exit from Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, Broadway vet Kecia Lewis will assume the title role in the production on January 8. C…
Get the whole family out on the dance floor at the Kid City Dance Party, an occasional dancing event at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh hosted by DJ Kelly Mom. The next one is 1 to 3 p.m…
Just in, BWW can now report director Brian Kulick's lengthy response to Tonya Pinkins' reasons for her departure. You can read his statement in full below
