Theatre
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Revival of Zoot Suit at Mark Taper Forum
75 Years After Its Original Prduction Still Thrills
By: - Mar 02nd, 2017In 1977, playwright/director Luis Valdez, brought his play “Zoot Suit” to Gordon Davidson, the Artistic Director of the Mark Taper Forum with the hope that one of the country’s most prestigious Regional Theatres would produce his controversial story of social injustice and police brutality toward Latino’s in the city of Angels. And he wanted to do it with a cast of mostly Latino performers.
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Tony Winner Fun Home in LA
National Tour Visits Ahmanson Theatre
By: - Mar 02nd, 2017The national tour production, of 2015 Tony winner Fun Home is now on the stage of The Ahmanson Theatre. It is an eye-opening and somewhat of a ground-breaking production, in that it tells the story of a gay young woman’s sexual awakening in a troubled Pennsylvania family.
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The Night of the Iguana at ART
A Galaxy of Stars Shines on Tennessee Williams Last Classic
By: - Mar 01st, 2017On the edge of the Mexican jungle, a seedy hotel is the meeting place of several desperate characters. Directed by Michael Wilson (Broadway's The Trip to Bountiful, The Best Man), Williams’ feverishly poetic 1961 drama follows a hotel proprietress and the scandal-soaked Southern preacher who turns up on her veranda. A Nantucket portrait artist traveling with her ancient poet grandfather, a bus of fuming Texan college students and administrators, and a party of German vacationers collide in this drama about how far we travel to outrun the demons within. With a star-studded cast, this production may be the must-see event of the 2016-2017 theatrical season.
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Berkshires WAM 2017 Season
Collaborations with Berkshire Theatres
By: - Mar 01st, 2017The Berkshire-based professional theatre company celebrates its eighth year with two Main Stage productions, a thought-provoking series of play readings, and several exciting new collaborations and initiatives 2.017 season explores a broad range of perspectives around issues affecting women and girls.
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Linda Ages at the Manhattan Theatre Club
Jamie Dee in Star Turn as Linda
By: - Feb 28th, 2017Linda comes across the pond after creating a stir on the West End. No question that the title role performance by Jamie Dee is worth the price of the ticket. Perhaps because we live in a Sephora culture in the US, the issues do not seem quite so relevant in New York. Yet Lynne Meadow directing keeps you on the edge of your seat.
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Denver's Unique Strategy to Fund the Arts
One Cent from Every Ten Dollars Spent Goes a Long Way
By: - Feb 26th, 2017There is a 0.1 percent sales tax for arts and culture in Denver’s seven-county metro area. At just one cent for every ten dollars it generates $1.85 billion annually in economic activity, creates 10,205 jobs, and stimulates $520 million in tourism.
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10x10 Upstreet in Pittsfield
Barrington’s 6th New Play Festival
By: - Feb 25th, 2017With the exception of the gravitas of Raghead by Tom Coash the 6th annual 10x10 New Play Festival at Barrington Stage was upbeat, lively and often hilarious.
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Annie Baker Adapts Uncle Vanya
Goodman Theatre Production Directed by Robert Falls
By: - Feb 25th, 2017The truest and most palpably Chekhovian version of Vanya may well be Annie Baker’s new translation/adaptation, which opened this week at the Goodman Theatre, directed by Robert Falls
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The Little Mermaid In Ft. Lauderdale
Seattle Theater's Touring Production Sinks
By: - Feb 24th, 2017"The Little Mermaid" swims into Ft. Lauderdale's Broaward Center for the Performing Arts. A tedious production with new staging is anchored in South Florida through March 5 Children will delight in production's visuals.
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Adam Davis Joins Shakespeare & Company
Appointed as Managing Director.
By: - Feb 21st, 2017Shakespeare & Company announces that Adam Davis, long-time Managing Director of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and former Company Manager of the La Jolla Playhouse, has been named as the Company's new Managing Director.
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Waiting for Godot in Mexico
Beckett Update at Chicago's Tympanic Theatre
By: - Feb 21st, 2017Tympanic Theatre adds another dimension to its new and well-performed production of Waiting for Godot. Director Aaron Mays sets the scene on the Mexican border and casts talented Latino actors to play the woebegone but always-optimistic Vladimir (Christopher Acevedo) and his morose but resilient road-buddy, Estragon (Felipe Carrasco).
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Carousel at Coral Gables
Rodgers and Hammerstein Musical Soars at Actors Playhouse
By: - Feb 20th, 2017Musical theater at its best in Actors Playhouse' "Carousel" with a winning all-around production in Coral Gables.
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By the Bog of Cats in Chicago
Marina Carr’s 1998 Play at The Artistic Home
By: - Feb 17th, 2017By the Bog of Cats is a bit of Irish Gothic laced with some Greek tragedy and it’s on stage now at The Artistic Home, one of Chicago’s fine storefront theaters, located in the Noble Square neighborhood. Marina Carr’s 1998 play is set in a ghostly bog in the Irish midlands.
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August Wilson's Jitney
Last of Wilson's Century Cycle now on Broadway
By: - Feb 16th, 2017Respected Broadway producer Ron Simons steers 'Jitney' to Broadway. All other August Wilson 'Century Cycle Plays' Have Appeared on the Great White Way.
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Expressions by Shawn Abramowitz
At California's Desert Ensemble Theatre
By: - Feb 15th, 2017“Expressions”, marks Shawn Abramowitz’s debut as a playwright, who also directs the powerful drama now performing on the Pearl Mc Manus Stage at the Palm Springs Woman’s Club. He has been singled out for Desert Theatre League honors for Best Actor and Best Supporting actor in “A Number” in 2016, and for “Family Meetings.”
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Straight White Men at Steppenwolf
Playwright Young Jean Lee Directs in Chicago
By: - Feb 15th, 2017Young Jean Lee’s new play, which she directs at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, presents the existential crisis of being a straight white man, but rejecting its rule-the-world requirements. The play is very smart and funny and the audience laughs throughout.
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Between Riverside And Crazy in Coral Gables
Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer Prize Dramedy
By: - Feb 11th, 2017The circumstances in “Between Riverside and Crazy” sound painfully familiar to what’s happening today, but Guirgis didn’t simply base his work on a recent incident. Guirgis has a keen ear for dialogue from the rough and tumble streets. His gritty, even vulgar dialogue sings as a kind of poetry from the hood.
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Jennifer Haley’s The Nether
Chicago's A Red Orchid Theatre
By: - Feb 08th, 2017Playwright Jennifer Haley is the author of plays including Froggy, Neighborhood 3 and Breadcrumbs. Her subject matter focuses on ethics in virtual reality and the impact of technology on human relationships. The Nether was developed at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference in 2011.
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Penny Arcade Takes Show on the Road
Opens in April at at LA's Freud Playhouse
By: - Feb 08th, 2017I first saw Longing Lasts Longer by Penny Arcade at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater early last year. As are most of her New York outings the night club was filled to the rafters with loyal followers, each hanging on her every word and expression.
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Miami's Arsht Center 2017-2018 Season
Opens with Gloria and Emilio Estefan Musical
By: - Feb 07th, 2017Musical based on Cuban immigrants' lives will make its first national touring stop in Miami. The 2017-18 Broadway in Miami season at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts will kick off with "On Your Feet!," featuring the true story of Miami legends Gloria and Emilio Estefan.
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Collected Stories at Palm Beach Dramaworks
Compelling Production of Donald Margulies Play
By: - Feb 05th, 2017A quality production of a Don Margulies play Collected Stories presented in West Palm Beach leaves You With 'Theater to Think About.' This is a riveting production of an intense play.
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Steep Theatre’s Earthquakes in London
American Premiere by Britain's Mike Bartlett
By: - Feb 02nd, 2017Mike Bartlett’s Earthquakes in London is a loopy meditation on climate change, its risks and destiny. The play is performed in a chaotic way, scenes piling upon scenes, couples interrupting and exiting, music and videos starting and stopping.
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Ferdinand von Schirach's Terror
Miami Beach Company's Powerful American Premiere
By: - Jan 31st, 2017Miami New Drama presents American Premiere of "Terror" at Miami Beach's Colony Theatre.
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Our Secrets by Béla Pintér
Short Run at Baryshnikov Arts Center in Manhattan
By: - Jan 29th, 2017Sometimes the very best theatrical productions have only a few performances. Sadly, in this case a prime example of such a loss is Our Secrets, by Béla Pintér and Company. It is performed in Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Cabaret Panel at Theater Critics Conference
Cabaret Performers Tout Their Art Form
By: - Jan 29th, 2017American Theatre Critics Association members learn about Cabaret Eclectic art form is at the center of panel discussion Cabaret shares characteristics with traditional theater.
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