The A.R.T. Brings Mamet's ROMANCE To The MA Stage, Opens 5/9
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Apr 23, 2009
If you think you know David Mamet, think again. This famously terse playwright is a master of biting comedy. The A.R.T. - producer of the world premieres of Mamet's Oleanna, Cryptogram, The Old Neighborhood, and Boston Marriage - is pleased to present Mamet's wildest and most politically incorrect farce - Romance.
Photo Flash: American Repertory Theatre's END GAME
by Reynard Loki
- Feb 17, 2009
The American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.) presents the fifth production of its 2008-09 Season: Samuel Beckett?s iconic masterpiece Endgame, directed by Marcus Stern, at the A.R.T.?s Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge. The production begins performances on Saturday, February 14 and runs through Sunday, March 15; it will be available for press viewing from Wednesday, February 18 at 7:30pm.
'Let Me Down Easy' Uplifting
by Nancy Grossman
- Sep 22, 2008
Anna Deavere Smith returns to Cambridge and the American Repertory Theatre with a moving assortment of characters in search of grace in tow
ART's 'Cole' Runs Tepid
by Nancy Grossman
- Jul 6, 2008
Cole Porter's effervescent music and lyrics fizzle rather than sizzle at Zero Arrow Club Cabaret in Cambridge
Resnick, Peterson, Etc. Win CT Critics Circle Awards
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 1, 2007
The Connecticut Critics Circle Awards - selected by Connecticut-based theatre critics - have been announced. A ceremony will be held at East Haddam's Goodspeed on Monday, June 4th
Berkeley Rep Presents Oliver Twist May 11 - June 24
by Eugene Lovendusky
- May 8, 2007
Berkeley Repertory Theatre ends its 2006/07 Season with a dark and delightful new adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist' staged by one of Britain's most innovative theatre artists, beginning previews in the Roda Theatre on May 11, opens May 16, and closes June 24.
ART's 'Oliver Twist' puts new twist on Dickens' tale
by Katie Schick
- Feb 23, 2007
The most difficult aspect of dramatizing a well-known and well-loved work of literature is finding the correct balance between maintaining the integrity of the original work and adding elements to justify the adaptation. The recent Broadway revival of A Chorus Line was criticized for being a carbon copy of the original production, while the short-lived, musicalized version of The Wedding Singer film was criticized for changing key plot points. How, then, can an adaptation to the stage do justice to the original work as well as bring the material to life in a new and innovative way?
Neil Bartlett seems to know the secret. In his adaptation of 'Oliver Twist,' the classic novel by Charles Dickens, Bartlett captures the dark, dank world of the young orphan in a way that Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! fails to do. There are no upbeat songs about 'Oom-Pah-Pah!' or considering yourself part of the family; Bartlett's Oliver Twist is no musical comedy.
LuPone, Gertner, Etc. Among IRNE Nominees
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 5, 2007
Patti LuPone and The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee stars Jared Gertner and Jenni Barber are among the nominees of the 2006 Independent Reviewers of New England's (IRNE) Awards.
A.R.T.'s 'Britannicus' Misses the Mark
by Olena Ripnick
- Feb 2, 2007
Power. Lust. Greed. Betrayal. Murder.
They key ingredients for any good drama are alive and well in Britannicus, Jean Racine's seventeenth century play of corruption and deception in the Julio-Claudian Dynasty...
ART Scores A Hit With 'The Onion Cellar'
by Olena Ripnick
- Dec 19, 2006
Is it a play? A rock musical? A cabaret? A series of overlapping vignettes set to a Dresden Dolls score? A performance piece? I'm not quite sure what to call The Onion Cellar, but I do know that I absolutely loved every minute of it...
'Three Sisters' is Classic Chekhov
by Olena Ripnick
- Dec 3, 2005
You can love a Chekhov play or hate it, but like a fine wine or a particularly poor 'American Idol' contestant, you just can't tear yourself away. The addictive properties of a Chekhov are such that once you begin, there's no turning back, and for better or for worse, this is clearly the case with the American Repertory Theatre's production of 'Three Sisters'...
« prev … 11
|
|