Review: The Brilliantly Creative Yuval Sharon Brings a Modern WORLD OF THE WORLDS Radio Show to the Disney Concert Hall
by Shari Barrett
- Nov 20, 2017
On Saturday, November 18, 2017, I attended the world premiere operatic, four-site adaptation of WAR OF THE WORLDS, adapted and directed by Yuval Sharon, with music by Annie Gosfield, co-produced by The Industry and NOW Art. The production was based on the original radio play by Howard Koch, which when performed by Orson Welles terrified the nation into believing Martians had landed in New Jersey. Performed in unison within the Disney Concert Hall and at three refurbished air raid siren sites in the nearby downtown LA area, from where news bulletin reports were acted out and reported in, the entire experience was both breathtaking and mind-blowing and certainly one I will never forget.
TN Shakespeare Company Stages THE COMEDY OF ERRORS 6/8-18
by A.A. Cristi
- May 16, 2017
Tennessee Shakespeare Company, in partnership with the University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance, presents William Shakespeare's madcap, joyous The Comedy of Errors on the U of M's Theatre Mainstage from June 8-18.
Photo Flash: Dixon Place presents MAGIC This Spring
by A.A. Cristi
- Mar 27, 2017
Strange reports of magicians losing their powers make their way to the royal magistrate. When two tricksters arrive with their fake magic show, the royal magistrate believes they have found the root of the problem. Facing arrest, the two escape to a mystical forest where they discover the true cause of why magic is disappearing. Having to choose between risking the wrath of the royal court or taking their discovery to their graves, the tricksters must decide whether saving a kingdom is more important than saving themselves.
BWW Review: WAR OF THE WORLDS at Scena Theatre Will Have You On the Edge of Your Seat
by Jeffrey Walker
- May 20, 2016
Taking a trip to the Atlas Performing Arts Center on H Street will also transport you to a time when radio was king and one of the princes of the medium was the maverick actor-director Orson Welles. Welles and his Mercury Theatre Company on the Air produced a series of classic dramas on CBS Radio in the 1930s. Their most infamous broadcast was their adaptation of the H.G. Wells scifi classic "The War of the Worlds, sent over the airwaves on October 30, 1938 from New York City. That historic and iconic radio play has been translated to a new medium - the stage - by Scena Theatre in a riveting adaptation by Robert McNamara who also directed the production. Crackling with the excitement of live radio, Scena captures the ingenuity, talent and drama of that night.
BWW Reviews: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS Brings Wells and Welles Together Again
by Barry Lenny
- Nov 1, 2013
On the 30th October, 1938, Orson Welles broadcast a dramatisation of The War of the Worlds. Seventy five years and one day later the South Australian Radio Collective played a recording of that radio play to an audience who assembled especially to hear this work.
Cap Stage Presents War of the Worlds 10/30
by BWW
News Desk
- Oct 30, 2011
On October 30, 2011, Capital Stage will present radio's single most famous broadcast at the company's new home in midtown at 2215 J Street.
Cap Stage Presents War of the Worlds 10/30
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Oct 27, 2011
On October 30, 2011, Capital Stage will present radio's single most famous broadcast at the company's new home in midtown at 2215 J Street.
PGL Presents PANIC April 29-May 15
by BWW
News Desk
- May 15, 2011
The Players' Guild of Leonia to Present East Coast Premiere of musical based on the War of the Worlds radio broadcast.
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