Review: AUSTEN'S PRIDE at Blumenthal Performing Arts
by Perry Tannenbaum - Sep 9, 2025
What better way to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary than to introduce an admirable musical adaptation of her most beloved book, Pride and Prejudice? Thanks to Lindsay Warren Baker & Amanda Jacobs' AUSTEN PRIDE, we have a near-perfect celebration, beautifully balancing P&P's exquisite comedy and romance.
Interview: Chatting with Olivia Hernandez And Delphi Borich of AUSTEN’S PRIDE
by James Lindhorst - Aug 17, 2025
Critics are heaping praise upon leading actors Olivia Hernandez and Delphi Borich. Hernandez plays author Jane Austen and Borich plays the Pride and Prejudice protagonist Elizabeth Bennet. Both are getting raves for their acting and singing. Broadway World called their vocals are soaring and graceful. Hernandez and Borich sat down with Broadway world to discuss the first stop on their planned eight city tour. They talked about the process of standing this production up at STAGES St. Louis, their previous experiences, and the people who influenced their love of theater.
Review: STAGES St. Louis AUSTEN’S PRIDE Glows with Originality and Seduces with Enchanting Storytelling
by James Lindhorst - Jul 31, 2025
STAGES St. Louis pre-Broadway production of Austen’s Pride is polished and ready for the road. It glows with originality. Lindsay Warren Baker and Amanda Jacobs’ book seduces with enchanting storytelling. Igor Goldin and Sheela Ramesh’s collaborative direction have drawn radiant performances and resonant vocals from a hugely talented cast. Olivia Hernandez, Delphi Borich, Dan Hoy, and the rest of this cast show up with excellence and deliver at the highest level.
Photos: BUS STOP At Classic Stage Company
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2025
Classic Stage Company has released photos of William Inge’s Bus Stop, directed by Jack Cummings III. Previews began on May 8, 2025, with an opening night set for May 18, for a limited run through June 8, 2025 at CSC’s Lynn F. Angelson Theater.
Midori Francis Joins BUS STOP Cast at Classic Stage Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 19, 2025
Obie and Drama Desk award winner Midori Francis has joined the cast of William Inge’s Bus Stop, directed by Jack Cummings III Off-Broadway. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Photos: THE AGE OF INNOCENCE At Arena Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2025
Check out photos of Arena Stage's new production of The Age of Innocence, running through March 30, 2025, directed by Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif.
Review: THE AGE OF INNOCENCE at Arena Stage
by Mary Lincer - Mar 7, 2025
Edith Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence was published about a week before she was able to vote for the first time in 1920. The following year, she became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize. Now, playwright Karen Zacarías has adapted Wharton's complex tragedy of manners into Arena's elegant, 3 hour production ably directed by Hana S. Sharif. Set mostly in New York in the 1870s, Wharton, Zacarías, and Sharif recognize the ways in which the old fashioned social constructs of a still-young country could entrap individuals and crush their inner lives in contrast to the apparent success and prosperity of their day to day. Wharton's title, ironic a century ago, remains that way today. If this sounds dour, be reassured that it's often lightened by SNL-worthy Staten Island barbs and hoot-inducing stabs at Washington, DC, where a character briefly resides to avoid a husband in Europe and a clan in New York.
Full Cast Set for BUS STOP at Classic Stage Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 26, 2025
Classic Stage Company, American Theatre Company, and Transport Group revealed the cast and dates for their co-production of William Inge’s Bus Stop, directed by Jack Cummings III. Learn more about the production here!
New Music FUSONG To Have Private Industry Reading This Month In NYC
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2024
Lawrence Walker will present a developmental reading of Fusong, a new musical with book and lyrics by Christine Toy Johnson and music by Cecilia Lin. Based on the novel, The Lost Daughter of Happiness, by acclaimed Chinese novelist and screenwriter Geling Yan, Fusong is directed and conceived by Gabriel Barre.
Review: THE AGE OF INNOCENCE at The Old Globe
by ErinMarie Reiter - Feb 19, 2024
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE is a gorgeously sumptuous and lush production full of beautiful people, costumes, and lighting, as it explores the true cost of keeping up appearances. THE AGE OF INNOCENCE is playing at The Old Globe Theatre through March 10th.