Author: David Roberts

Video on Demand Preview: Purdue University’s Department of Theatre Presents Bertolt Brecht’s “Mother Courage and Her Children” (Friday April 16 through Sunday April 18, 2021)

April 12, 2021 | a man of, News, Previews > | "Mother Courage and Her Children", Ann M. Shanahan, Bertolt Brecht, Nancy T. Hansen Theatre in Pao Hall, Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Design Art and Performance, Purdue University

Purdue University’s Department of Theatre is presenting “Mother Courage and Her Children” by Bertolt Brecht. This weekend’s production will be available virtually April 16-18 from the Nancy T. Hansen Theatre in Pao Hall in the Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance. Directed by Ann M. Shanahan, associate professor and chair of the department, “Mother Courage” is…

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Video on Demand: GFour Productions “Middletown” (Streaming through Sunday April 4, 2021)

March 17, 2021 | a man of, dan clancy middletown, the old man, Uncategorized > | "Middletown", Adrian Zmed, Didi Conn, Don Clancy, Donny Most, GFour Productions, OVERTURE+, Sandy Duncan, Seth Greenleaf

Dan Clancy’s play “Middletown” reflects on the lives of two couples who establish a close friendship, supporting each other through the trials and tribulations that life brings their way. The couples that guide you through this journey spanning several decades are Peg (Sandy Duncan) and Tom (Adrian Zmed), and Dotty (Didi Conn) and Don (Donny Most). During the preface of…

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Video on Demand Preview: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a Virtual “Irish Poetry Slam” (Wednesday March 17, 2021)

March 11, 2021 | a man of, News, Previews, the old man > | Andrea Marcovicci, Daniel Jenkins, David Staller, Gingold Theatrical Group, GTG, Irish Poetry Sam, Jessica Hecht, Karen Ziemba, Melissa Errico, Renee Taylor, Robert Cuccioli, Sally Wilfert, St. Patrick's Day, Thom Sesma, Tonya Pinkins, Tyne Daly

David Staller, Artistic Director of Gingold Theatrical Group today announced that in lieu of the 2021 Golden Shamrock Gala, GTG would celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an IRISH POETRY SLAM, online on Wednesday March 17th, 6:00-7:30pm EDT. The event is FREE! but you must register by March 15th. In the hours leading up to the shindig, you’ll receive a confirmation and…

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Theatre Preview: Jersey City’s Shakespeare@ Presents “Julius Caesar” the Third Installment of Their All-Free Radio Play Season

February 17, 2021 | Audio, Broadway, days of, hadestown, hamilton, hamlet > | "Julius Caesar", Jersey City, Radio Play Season, Sean Hagerty, Shakespeare

Actors from Broadway and London’s West End team up for the Shakespeare@ Home, all-free radio play Julius Caesar, which launches Monday February 22nd at 7pm EST. The Tony Nominated actor Patrick Page (Hadestown) stars in the title role with Jordan Barbour (Broadway’s The Inheritance) as Brutus Sky Lakota Lynch (Dear Evan Hansen) as Lucius and Keith Hamilton Cobb (American Moor)…

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Theatre News: March-April Cover for “Encore Monthly” Reveals Second Issue’s Theme: “The Dressing Room Project”

February 11, 2021 | back the future, Broadway, Dance, Music, News, Previews, the room > | "The Lion King", A Bronx Tale, Bradley Gibson, Brantley Manderson, Encore Monthly, Louis Doucette, Robert Viagas

The March-April cover for Encore Monthly, featuring actor Bradley Gibson (The Lion King, A Bronx Tale), was revealed today, announcing the publication’s second issue that will hit mailboxes soon. The issue’s cover story takes readers into the wings with photographer Michael Kushner’s The Dressing Room Project, sharing an inside look at Broadway actors’ backstage rituals (including Gibson and others). Other…

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Theatre News: Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Final Two Productions for Return to the Stage 2021 – 2022

January 11, 2021 | a man of, awards, Broadway, detroit 67, News, Off-Broadway, skeleton crew, the old man > | "Prayer for the French Republic", "Skeleton Crew", David Cromer, Dominique Morisseau, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City Center Stage I, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) are pleased to announce plans to produce two additional shows for Manhattan Theatre Club‘s 2021-2022 season. In the winter of 2022, MTC plans to present the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award® nominee Dominique Morisseau (Ain’t Too Proud, Pipeline) and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Lackawanna Blues, August Wilson’s Jitney) at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Also, in Winter 2022,…

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Video on Demand Review: The Irish Repertory Theatre’s “Meet Me in St. Louis: A Holiday Special in Song and on Screen” (Through January 2, 2021)

The Irish Repertory Theatre has been a leader in providing accessible online performances during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Digital Fall Season begam on September 22 featuring five Performances on Screen and three special events. All events are free, with donations suggested for those who can afford to give! Reservations are required to access Performances on Screen, and captions are available on Thursday…

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Theatre Magazine Preview and Interview: “Encore Monthly:” The New Theatre Magazine for the 21st Century

December 28, 2020 | awards, back the future, Best Bet, Broadway, encore monthly, ghosts, News, Off-Broadway, Previews > | American Theatre, Black Theatre, Black Theatre United, Brantley Manderson, Covid 19, Encore Monthly, Louis Doucette, Regional Theatre, Robert Viagas, Theatre Heroes, Tony Awards, YouTube, Zoom

“Encore Monthly” is a new theatre magazine for the 21st Century. It celebrates everything we love about American theatre, whether it is happening on the stages on Broadway or on the pages we follow on social media. Launching on an initial bimonthly schedule, “Encore Monthly” will move into monthly print releases later in 2021 when Broadway theatres are expected to…

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Video on Demand Review: Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” Starring Jefferson Mays (through January 3, 2010)

December 21, 2020 | a christmas carol, a man of, Best Bet, ghosts, the collaboration, the old man > | "A Christmas Carol", Charles Dickens, Chris Whitaker, Dane Laffrey, Geffen Playhouse, Jefferson Mays, Michael Arden, Susan Lyons

“Scrooge,” Noel Langley’s 1951 black-and-white film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” is perhaps the most celebrated version of the holiday classic. Notable among the several solo “A Christmas Carol” performances are those featuring Guy Masterson, Patrick Stewart, and Dick Terhune. But none of these matches the filmed version starring Jefferson Mays which is based on the acclaimed 2018…

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Video on Demand Review: San Francisco Playhouse’s “Song for a New World” (through December 31, 2020)

It is not at all news that theatre stages throughout the world have been dark and empty since the outbreak of COVID 19 and the rise of this virus to pandemic proportions, but it is also a redeeming fact that an incredible number of theater companies has begun to reinvent the collaborative art form, hoping to reach their audience through…

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