review: the bad and the better
The Bad and The Better by Derek Ahonen Directed by Daniel Aukin Featuring a cast of thousands (actually 26) The Amoralists at The Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 West 42nd Street […]
review: the etiquette of death
The Etiquette of Death by Chris Tanner and others Directed by Everett Quinton and Julie Atlas Muz Choreographed by Julie Atlas Muz Featuring Chris Tanner, Everett Quinton, Greta Jane Pedersen, Brandon […]
event musings: 2012 ATCA conference [people]
American Theatre Critics Association Annual Conference Playwrights, Presenters, and Panels Friday June 15, 2012 and Saturday June 16, 2012 Chicago, IL event site The multi-day American Theatre Critics Association annual […]
event musings: 2012 ATCA conference [images]
American Theatre Critics Association Annual Conference City Images Wednesday June 13, 2012 through Sunday June 17, 2012 Chicago, IL event site Over the past few years I have explored writing […]
review: big excellent 20th reunion
Big Excellent 20th Reunion Libretto, Lyrics, Music by KS Stevens Direction by Natalie Malotke and Regie Cabico Featuring Alyssa Chiarello, Vincent DiGeronimo, Clarence P Ilanan, Bianca Leigh, Jevonnah Mayo, Elizabeth […]
review: we play for the gods
We Play for the Gods Written, drected, produced by 2010-2012 WP Lab Featuring Annie Golden, Amber Gray, Alexandra Henrikson, Irene Sofia Lucio, Erika Rolfsrud Women’s Project Theater at Cherry Lane Theatre, […]
review: the hunchback variations
The Hunchback Variations: A Chamber Opera Music by Mark Messing Libretto by Mickle Maher (from his own play) Featuring Larry Adams, George Andrew Wolff, Paul Ghica (cello), Christopher Sargent (piano) Theater […]
event musings: the group theatre
The Group Theatre & How it Transformed American Culture Co-curated by Ronald Rand & Mel Gordon Featuring Ellen Adler, Laila Robins, Wendy Smith, John Strasberg, Fritz Weaver (and others) Monday, […]
review: revisiting wildfire
Revisiting Wildfire by Kari Floren Directed by Eve Brandstein Featuring Nancy Johnston and Lynne Wintersteller ArcLight Theatre, 152 W 71st Street June 6, 2012 — June 24, 2012 production web site Reviewed […]
review: murder in the first
Murder in the First by Dan Gordon Directed by Michael Parva Featuring Chad Kimball, Guy Burnet, Harold Humson The Directors Company and Invictus Theater Company at 59E59 Theaters, 59 East […]
event musings: industry talk: literary directors and managers
Industry Talk: Literary Directors and Managers Host and moderator Christie Evaneglisto with Kirsten Bowen, Adam Greenfield, Carrie Hughes, Annie MacRae, Elizabeth Frankel Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 6pm Signature Theatre Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street event site Signature Theatre and its new home at the Pershing Square Signature Center has become a meeting place of sorts. A […]
review: tribes
Tribes by Nina Raine Directed by David Cromer Featuring Mare Winningham, Jeff Perry, Will Brill, Russell Harvard Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow Street Street March 6, 2012 — September 2, […]
event musings: taylor mac jewish songs of 1900-1909
Sleep Fast! We Need the Pillow! Jewish Songs of the 1900s (1900-1909) Taylor Mac Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 8pm JCC Manhattan, 344 Amsterdam Avenue event site [Note: these are […]
film feature: the astonished heart
The Astonished Heart (1949) Film Events at the Walter Reade Theatre Coward on Film — part of Noël Coward in New York May 11, 2012 165 West 65th Street On the […]
event musings: may 2012 storycode
May 2012 StoryCode Forum Guidestones and PunchDrunk Jay Ferguson, Colin Nightingale, Peter Higgin Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 7pm Film Society of Lincoln Center, Film Center Amphitheatre, 144 West 65th Street series […]
event musings: the standbys
2012 Tony Awards Film Series: The Standbys Stephanie Riggs, Merwin Foard, Ben Crawford, Aléna Watters Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 2pm The Paley Center for Media, 25 West 52nd Street […]
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