Review - It's... Exit The King
by Kristin Salaky
- Apr 5, 2009
No dear playgoers, it has not come to pass that some smart producer put up a quickie, low-budget revival of Spamalot in the Barrymore Theatre and tried cutting costs by removing all the songs. But there's definitely a Pythonic style in the look and text of Ionesco's Exit The King as co-adapted by Geoffrey Rush (who also stars) and Neil Armfield (who also directs). You can sense it in the way Brian Hutchison, as a faithfully detail-oriented armored guard, dutifully announces each royal occurrence as it happens, correcting himself, when necessary, with bellowing authority ('The King is dead.'... 'The King's alive.'... 'Long live the king.'). It's there when AndRea Martin, as a sullen, much-abused servant, makes a comic production out of trying to keep the monarchs' royal robes draped straight, and it's abundantly present when Rush, as the 400-year-old King Berenger, who is down to his last 90 minutes of life ('When the play is over you'll be dead.'), kicks up what's left of his heels in a silly little dance.
2009 Tony Award Nominations Round-Up
by Eddie Varley
- Jun 7, 2009
Nominations in 27 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced by Tony Award Winners Cynthia Nixon and Lin-Manuel Miranda from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
EXIT THE KING's Geoffrey Rush To Guest On CBS2 News Sunday 5/17
by Gabrielle Sierra
- May 15, 2009
EXIT THE KING's Tony nominated Geoffrey Rush will be a featured guest on 'CBS2 News Sunday' this Sunday, May 17 at approximately 6:50AM. For his portrayal of ?King Berenger,' Rush has been nominated for the Tony, Drama Desk and Drama League Awards and won the Outer Critic Circle and Theatre World Awards. EXIT THE KING is a limited engagement, through June 14 only.
2009 Tony Award Nominations Announced! Billy Elliot Ties Record with 15 Noms
by Robert Diamond
- May 5, 2009
Nominations in 27 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced today by Tony Award Winners Cynthia Nixon and Lin-Manuel Miranda from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
54th Annual Drama Desk Award Noms Announced, '9 To 5' Leads Pack with 15 Nods
by Eddie Varley
- Apr 27, 2009
Nominations for the 54th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced this morning at the New York Friars Club by Faith Prince and Jim Dale, multi-award winning stage stars. They were joined for the announcement by William Wolf, Drama Desk President, Barbara Siegel, Chairperson of the Drama Desk Nominating Committee, Robert R. Blume, Executive Producer of the Drama Desk Awards ceremony, and Randie Levine-Miller, Director of Special Events for the Drama Desk.
EXIT THE KING's Geoffrey Rush To Guest On Theater Talk Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Apr 16, 2009
Geoffrey Rush will be a featured guest on this weekend's edition of 'Theater Talk.' Rush, who recently received rave reviews for his performance in Broadway's EXIT THE KING, sat down with hosts Susan Haskins, and New York Post columnist Michael Riedel to talk about the production.
Photo Coverage: EXIT THE KING After Party at Sardi's
by Walter McBride
- Mar 27, 2009
EXIT THE KING which stars Geoffrey Rush, Susan Sarandon, Lauren Ambrose, Andrea Martin, William Sadler and Brian Hutchison, officially opened on Broadway, Thursday, March 26 at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there to cover the opening night party as the cast celebrated!
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