Monday, June 12, 2023

“The Road to Mecca” Unfolds the Fragility of Aging—at Z Space by Patricia L. Morin

Athol Fugard’s Triumphant Sculptor Builds Her Mecca at Home by Patricia L. Morin Athol Fugard’s 2011 “The Road to Mecca” touches an issue many senior citizens face today, especially …

SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:33AM
Friday, May 19, 2023
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Previews with Juan Isler: Road to Mecca by Beltline To Broadway

Hear what the cast and director of the Burning Coal Theatre production of THE ROAD TO MECCA have to say to Beltline to Broadway's Juan Isler. THE ROAD TO MECCA opens December 2. For more…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:18AM
Thursday, February 4, 2021

Letter: Charlotte Cornwell obituary by Paul Miller

I saw Charlotte Cornwell be wonderfully full of fire, depth and romance opposite Ian McKellen in Michael Frayn’s Wild Honey, and then luminous in Athol Fugard’s The Road to Mecca, both a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PM
Thursday, December 19, 2019

Odds & Ends: Carla Gugino Sets New York Stage Return in Anatomy of a Suicide & More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today. Carla Gugino Sets New York Stage Return in Anatomy of a Suicide Stage-and-screen star Carla Gugino (Jett, The Road to Mecca) …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:36PM
Thursday, October 26, 2017

From Mecca With Love by Leah Richards

The Mecca Tales Written by Rohina Malik Directed by Kareem Fahey Presented by Voyage Theater Company and Crossroads Theatre Company at The Sheen Center, NYC   October 20-Novembe…

SOURCE: culturecatch.com at 12:08PM
Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Odds & Ends: Come From Away Receives Dora Award Noms, New Work by Tectonic Theater & More by Broadway.com

Come From Away Receives 8 Dora Award Noms The Canada premiere of Broadway's new sleeper hit Come From Away has been nominated for eight Dora Awards, which recognize excellence in the per…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM
Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Save $20 on tickets to Roundabout's NAPOLI, BROOKLYN by Contests - Broadway

Roundabout presents the world premiere of Napoli, Brooklyn, the latest work from Meghan Kennedy Roundabout Underground's Too Much, Too Much, Too Many. Gordon Edelstein The Road to Mecca dire…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Theater review: 'Break the Whip' at the Ivy Substation

It's safe to say that when Tim Robbins is in charge, there's never going to be a shortfall of political passion.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:58PM
Monday, May 11, 2015

'The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Signature Theatre presents the world premiere of this latest work by esteemed South African playwright Athol Fugard, author of 'The Road to Mecca' and 'Master Harold...and the Boys.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Just Jim Dale - Montage by Roundabout Theatre Company

Just Jim Dale - Montage Come see Just Jim Dale at The Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. Tony Award® winner, two-time Grammy Award® winner an…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:38PM

"Just Jim Dale" is Just Fine by Broadway & Me

If you should ever be invited to a dinner party with the actor Jim Dale, you should go. For Dale has all the qualities anyone would want in a table companion: he's got great stories to tell,…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 08:54AM
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Just Jim Dale - Opening Night by Roundabout Theatre Company

Just Jim Dale - Opening Night Come see Just Jim Dale at The Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. Tony Award® winner, two-time Grammy Award® win…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:37PM
Monday, June 2, 2014

Just Jim Dale - Montage by Roundabout Theatre Company

Just Jim Dale - Montage Come see Just Jim Dale at The Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. Tony Award® winner, two-time Grammy Award® winner an…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:32PM
Friday, May 16, 2014

Just Jim Dale | Roundabout Theatre Company by Roundabout Theatre Company

Just Jim Dale | Roundabout Theatre Company Come see Just Jim Dale starting May 15, 2014 at The Laura Pels Theatre. Buy tickets here: http://www.roundabouttheatre.org/Shows-Events/Just-Jim-D…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:05PM
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Review: (Toronto / Theatre) The Road to Mecca by The Charlebois Post

(photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)Together Apartby Zoe Erwin-LongstaffThe beginning of The Road to Mecca, now playing at Soulpepper’s Michael Young theatre, is jarring. A young schoolteacher, …

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:50PM

‘The Road to Mecca’ light on magic, long on talk: review by Robert Crew

Athol Fugard’s The Road to Mecca is one of the great plays of the 20th century. David Storch’s production, however, falls short of doing it justice.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:42AM
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Just Jim Dale - About the Show by Roundabout Theatre Company

Tony Award® winner, two-time Grammy Award® winner and two-time Academy Award® nominee Jim Dale (Roundabout's The Road to Mecca,The Threepenny Opera) returns to the Roundabout stage to sta…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:06PM
Tuesday, April 1, 2014

In "The Road to Mecca," a push to tell a woman how to age by Claire Martin

"The Road to Mecca," in a taut production at Miners Alley Playhouse, is profound in what it says, and what it implies, about society, aging, love, art and race in apartheid-era South Africa.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:31PM
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

News: (Toronto) Soulpepper's Spring Season, 2014 (Press release) by The Charlebois Post

SOULPEPPER IN SPRING: THE GIGLI CONCERT; THE ROAD TO MECCA; OF HUMAN BONDAGE; TWO PARTNER PRESENTATIONS; & A NEW CABARET SERIESToronto, ON - March 5, 2014: Albert Schultz, Founding Artis…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:26PM
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

News: (Toronto) Soulpepper announces 2014 season (press release) by The Charlebois Post

SOULPEPPER'S 2014 SEASONToronto, ON – November 12, 2013: Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced Soulpepper's 2014 season (Jan. - Sep…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:21PM
Sunday, August 25, 2013

Talking To Julie Harris About 'The Road To Mecca' At Long Wharf Theatre by Frank Rizzo

In 1997 I interviewd Julie Harris and Linda Purl oin advance of the productiuoin of Athol Fugard's "the Road to Mecca" at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:08PM
Monday, June 24, 2013

A Kid Like Jake’s Carla Gugino on the Lure of the Stage and Why She Never Wants to Be Too Famous by Josh Ferri

Screen siren Carla Gugino has worked steadily for more than 20 years in feature films such as Spy Kids, Night at the Museum and Sin City and TV projects such as Entourage and …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:10PM
Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Carla Gugino to Lead the Cast of A Kid Like Jake at Lincoln Center Theater by Kathy Henderson

Stage and screen favorite Carla Gugino will join Caroline Aaron, Michelle Beck and Peter Grosz in LCT3’s world premiere production of A Kid Like Jake by Daniel Pearle. The play will be…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:25AM
Friday, March 22, 2013

Carla Gugino to Lead ABC Legal Drama Pilot Doubt by Josh Ferri

Broadway vet Carla Gugino will lead ABC’s new legal drama Doubt, according to Deadline.com. The pilot, created by House’s David Shore, will co-star Steve Coogan (Tropic Thunder) …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:02PM
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

‘A Quick 5′ with Donald Hicken

Donald Hicken is currently the director of Heroes at Everyman Theatre. Other Everyman productions include Fifty Words, Shooting Star, Our Town, I Am My Own Wife, The Turn of the Screw, Betra…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:37PM
Sunday, September 9, 2012

‘Train Driver’ leaves station OK, but finally derails by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It’s been a good year for the South African playwright Athol Fugard, what with the Broadway revival of “The Road to Mecca” and the Signature company dedicating a whole season to his wo…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:16PM
Saturday, August 18, 2012

InDepth InterView: Carla Gugino on POLITICAL ANIMALS, Arthur Miller, Sondheim Musicals, Roundabout & More! by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are talking to a spectacularly talented stage and screen star who has appeared in countless film and TV properties over the years as well as in many remarkable theatrical production…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:47AM
Monday, August 13, 2012

Spotlight On...James Fluhr by Michael Block

Name: James Fluhr Hometown: Collierville, TNEducation: Boston University, B.F.A. in Theatre ArtsFavorite Credits: Scenic Designer for The Road to Mecca (BCAP); Actor in OUR LADYWhy theatre?:…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:34AM
Friday, May 25, 2012

Too many lectures en route to liberation by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Anyone who caught the revivals this year of “The Road to Mecca” and “Blood Knot” knows that South African playwright Athol Fugard takes his sweet time to get to the point. Both shows…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:16AM
Friday, May 18, 2012

Brian d’Arcy James and Brooke Shields to Co-Host 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards by Loganne

Onscreen and onstage stars Brooke Shields and Brian d’Arcy James are all set to host the 57th annual Drama Desk Awards. The awards will take place on Sunday, June 3 at 8 PM at The Town Hal…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:30AM
Friday, May 4, 2012

2012 Tony Award Show Clips: The Road to Mecca by Tony Awards

2012 Tony Award Show Clips: The Road to Mecca Tune into this year's 66th Annual Tony Awards, Sunday June 10th 8/7c only on CBS. Find out who will take home this year's top awards. …

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:33AM
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Let's Talk Tonys by Linda

OK guys. The Tony nominations were announced this morning. And there were some surprises. And upsets. Here is the complete list of nominations followed by my reactions for each category. Sou…

SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 12:36PM
Friday, April 27, 2012

2012 Drama Desk Nominees by Michael Block

The 2012 Drama Desk Nominations have been announced. But not without some drama. The board authorized an increase in nominees per category due to the large pool of talent in the 2011-2012 se…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:46PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

AWARDS by Broadway's Best Shows

Award season for Broadway has arrived! Below you will find a one-stop destination for all the nominees, winners, and important dates for the Outer Critics Circle Awards, the Drama League Awa…

SOURCE: nofeebroadway.com at 02:34PM
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Tony Committee Rules on Eligibility for Porgy and Bess and More by Broadway.com

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for a third time this season on March 29 to determine eligibility for the Broadway productions of Porgy and Bess, Wit and The Road to Mecca. The …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:28PM

Tony Awards Administration Committee Makes Additional Rulings by Brian Scott Lipton

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on March 29 to decide the eligibility for The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Wit, and The Road to Mecca. Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis will be …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:22PM
Friday, March 9, 2012

Carla Gugino to Headline USA Series Political Animals With Sigourney Weaver by Broadway.com

Carla Gugino is set to star in the upcoming six-episode USA drama Political Animals alongside Tony nominee Sigourney Weaver, according to Deadline.com. Created by Greg Berlanti and Laur…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:46PM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Broadway Box Office: Week 40: 02.27 - 03.04.2012 by JK

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO TAKE THE MONTHLY POLL AND TO VOTE IN ROUND SIX OF "HOT/HOTTER"  AND ENTER TO WIN TICKETS FOR NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT ALL THREE ARE TO YOUR LEF…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM
Monday, March 5, 2012

Broadway Grosses: The Book of Mormon Breaks Records; Jesus Christ Superstar Starts Strong by Broadway.com

Many shows saw a dip at the box office this week, with the exception of The Book of Mormon. As the show enters its second year on Broadway, the Tony-winning musical broke the house record ye…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PM

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