Review - God of Carnage: Screw the Middle Classes! I Will Never Accept Them!
by Kristin Salaky
- Mar 31, 2009
There's a fine, fine line... No, let me rephrase that. There's a wide gaping canyon between clever social commentary and unmotivated slapstick. And while I'm not suggesting that Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage had me longing for the subtle nuances of Messrs. Moe, Larry and Curly I will admit to being reminded of the famous Tallulah Bankhead quip, 'There's less to this than meets the eye.'
23rd Annual Easter Bonnet Competition Raises $3,402,147 for BC/EFA
by Eddie Varley
- Apr 28, 2009
The 23rd ANNUAL EASTER BONNET COMPETITION was a great success with $3,402,147 being raised this year by the participating Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Tour companies to benefit Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS. Since it began in 1987, 23 editions of the Annual Easter Bonnet Competition have raised nearly $38 million for BC/EFA.
Burning Coal Theatre Co Adds Additional Performance Date For 1960 On 5/7
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Apr 28, 2009
Burning Coal Theatre Company will present one additional performance of 1960 by Ian Finley and members of the Burning Coal Theatre Company next Thursday, May 7 at 8 pm at Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh. Tickets may be obtained by calling 919-834-4001. Tickets are $20 or $15 for students/seniors/active military.
Photo Coverage: 'DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS' Arrivals
by Peter James Zielinski
- Apr 28, 2009
Directly from its critically acclaimed run at Chicago's prestigious Goodman Theatre comes a work of monumental passion and epic sensuality. An intense erotic journey. An experience you will not soon forget... Eugene O'Neill's DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS, starring two-time Tony Award winner Brian Dennehy, stage and screen star Carla Gugino, and Tony nominee Pablo Schreiber, under the direction of Tony Award Winner Robert Falls.
RIALTO CHATTER: GOD OF CARNAGE To Extend Broadway Run?
by Rialto Chatter
- Apr 21, 2009
Broadway hit GOD OF CARNAGE may be extending its run on the Rialto, according to Variety. The trade paper recently spoke with GOD OF CARNAGE star Marcia Gay Harden, and when asked if the show might extend, Harden replied 'We are trying to figure it out. If we can all go on, we will, happily. We are such a team.'
Photo Flash: WHY TORTURE IS WRONG Opens At The Public Theatre
by Charlie Piane
- Apr 8, 2009
Christopher Durang's comedy WHY TORTURE IS WRONG, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM opened at The Public Theater on Monday April 6. This world premiere, directed by Nicholas Martin, began previews March 24 and will run through April 26.
Burning Coal Theater Premieres Finley's 1960 4/9-26
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 9, 2009
Burning Coal Theatre Company, a small professional, theatre based in Raleigh, North Carolina will conclude its 2008/2009 season with the world premiere of 1960, written by Ian Finley and the Burning Coal Theatre Company, directed by Jerome Davis, Burning Coal's Artistic Director. The production runs April 9 - 26, 2009 at Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. Performances are April 9 - 11, 16 -18 and 23 - 25 at 7:30 pm and April 12, 19 and 26 at 2 p.m.
Photo Flash: Burning Coal Theater's 1960
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Apr 8, 2009
Burning Coal Theatre Company, a small professional, theatre based in Raleigh, North Carolina will conclude its 2008/2009 season with the world premiere of 1960, written by Ian Finley and the Burning Coal Theatre Company, directed by Jerome Davis, Burning Coal's Artistic Director. The production runs April 9 - 26, 2009 at Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. Performances are April 9 - 11, 16 -18 and 23 - 25 at 7:30 pm and April 12, 19 and 26 at 2 p.m.
GOD OF CARNAGE's Jeff Daniels Set To Appear On CW11 Morning News 4/10
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Apr 7, 2009
GOD OF CARNAGE's Jeff Daniels, will appear as a live guest on CW11's 'Morning News' Friday, April 10 on channel 11.
The Yasmina Reza comedy opened Sunday, March 22 to rave reviews. Starring Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Matthew Warchus GOD OF CARNAGE is playing at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45 Street).
Balaban, Cox, Perry Star In ART At LA Theater Works 4/15-4/19
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Mar 31, 2009
Bob Balaban (Waiting for Guffman, Gosford Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Midnight Cowboy), Brian Cox (Bourne Supremacy, X2, Manhunter - here reprising the role he played on Broadway) and Jeff Perry (Grey's Anatomy, Nash Bridges, Broadway's August: Osage County, co-creator of Steppenwolf Theatre) star when L.A. Theatre Works records Yasmina Reza's Olivier and Tony Award-winning comedy, 'ART' for broadcast on LATW's nationally syndicated public radio theater series, The Play's The Thing.
GOD OF CARNAGE'S Daniels, Davis, Harden Guest On Joan Hamburg Show 4/1
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Mar 31, 2009
Stars from Broadway's hit play GOD OF CARNAGE, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis and Marcia Gay Harden, will be guests on WOR Radio's 'Joan Hamburg Show' tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1 from 11:30AM-12:00PM. WOR is found at 710am. Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNAGE, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Matthew Warchus opened to rave reviews on Sunday, March 22 and is now playing at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45 Street)
WABC's 'BROADWAY BACKSTAGE' Airs Tonight 3/28, Sneak Peek Online
by Eddie Varley
- Mar 28, 2009
Hosted by WABC-7 News Anchor Lori Stokes and Tony Award winner & ACCENT ON YOUTH star David Hyde Pierce, WABC is set to bring viewers on a sneak peek at Broadway's upcoming and newest shows including, 33 VARIATIONS, ACCENT ON YOUTH, EXIT THE KING, GOD OF CARNAGE, IMPRESSIONISM, MARY STUART, THE NORMAN CONQUESTS, THE PHILANTHROPIST, WAITING FOR GODOT.
WABC's 'BROADWAY BACKSTAGE: SPRING PREVIEW' Airs 3/28
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 28, 2009
Hosted by WABC-7 News Anchor Lori Stokes and Tony Award winner & ACCENT ON YOUTH star David Hyde Pierce, WABC is set to bring viewers on a sneak peek at Broadway's upcoming and newest shows including, 33 VARIATIONS, ACCENT ON YOUTH, EXIT THE KING, GOD OF CARNAGE, IMPRESSIONISM, MARY STUART, THE NORMAN CONQUESTS, THE PHILANTHROPIST, WAITING FOR GODOT.
WABC's 'BROADWAY BACKSTAGE: SPRING PREVIEW' Airs 3/28
by Eddie Varley
- Mar 27, 2009
Hosted by WABC-7 News Anchor Lori Stokes and Tony Award winner & ACCENT ON YOUTH star David Hyde Pierce, WABC is set to bring viewers on a sneak peek at Broadway's upcoming and newest shows including, 33 VARIATIONS, ACCENT ON YOUTH, EXIT THE KING, GOD OF CARNAGE, IMPRESSIONISM, MARY STUART, THE NORMAN CONQUESTS, THE PHILANTHROPIST, WAITING FOR GODOT.
TV: Broadway Beat Special Sneak Peek - God Of Carnage Opens on Broadway
by Craig Brockman
- Mar 24, 2009
Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden star in GOD OF CARNAGE, the new play by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, directed by Matthew Warchus, opened on Broadway at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45 Street), Sunday March 22. Previews began on February 28. BroadwayWorld.com and Broadway Beat bring you highlights from the production and Opening Night inteterviews with the cast and creative teams! GOD OF CARNAGE is a comedy of manners without the manners. The play deals with the aftermath of a playground altercation between two boys and what happens when their parents meet to talk about it.
GOD OF CARNAGE Stars Daniels and Gandolfini Chat with NYTimes
by Eddie Varley
- Mar 23, 2009
Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden star in GOD OF CARNAGE, the new play by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, directed by Matthew Warchus, opened on Broadway at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45 Street), Sunday March 22. Previews began on February 28.
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