Review - The Royal Family
by Kristin Salaky
- Oct 19, 2009
In the 1920s, George S. Kaufman was one of the primary reasons New York was firmly establishing itself as the nation's capital of wit. Until his death in 1961, Kaufman could be called the quintessential New Yorker; continually working on Broadway as a playwright and director, reluctantly venturing out to Hollywood on occasion and regretting every moment of it and frequently quoted for his crackling cleverness ('I understand your new play is full of single entendres.').
Kimmel Center Breathes New Life Into Merriam Theater
by Jessica Lewis
- Sep 29, 2009
Though often overshadowed by it's mother-ship two hours to the north, Philadelphia is undeniably a bustling arts hub in its own right. The new $275 million Kimmel Center, recently renovated Academy of Music and shiny new Philadelphia Theater Company building are only a sampling of evidence, the rest of which can be found all the way from the Avenue of the Arts to South Street. All the while, however, it seemed one noticeable landmark, the Merriam Theater, was being left for dead.
Eisenberg, Ficca Star In I HATE HAMLET At Totem Pole Playhouse, Opens 6/30
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 30, 2009
I Hate Hamlet, the hilarious Broadway comedy about the theatre and the difficulty of understanding Shakespeare, opens at Totem Pole Playhouse on June 30 with two gentlemen in two very familiar roles. Matthew Eisenberg, a Washington, DC based actor, plays a young television star, Andrew Rally, who is faced with the challenge of performing Shakespeare's most famous and most challenging role, Hamlet.
Avalon Theatre Company Opens Season With BARRYMORE
by Chris Gibson
- Jun 29, 2009
Luce's play creates the fictional device of having the aging Barrymore in preparation for a comeback performance as Richard III. Essentially a one man show, the only other actor is a man Barrymore has hired to help him with his lines. Though this incident never actually occurred, it provides an opportunity for the actor to reflect on his colorful life, and gives the audience a glimpse of his madness and his greatness.
Eisenberg, Ficca Star In I HATE HAMLET At Totem Pole Playhouse, Opens 6/30
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jun 17, 2009
I Hate Hamlet, the hilarious Broadway comedy about the theatre and the difficulty of understanding Shakespeare, opens at Totem Pole Playhouse on June 30 with two gentlemen in two very familiar roles. Matthew Eisenberg, a Washington, DC based actor, plays a young television star, Andrew Rally, who is faced with the challenge of performing Shakespeare's most famous and most challenging role, Hamlet.
IN THE SILENCE OF THE HEART By Theater For The New City Plays 5/28-6/14
by BWW News Desk
- May 28, 2009
'In The Silence Of The Heart,' family drama written and directed by Joanna Chan
Play was created for the inmates in Sing Sing Correctional Facility and was first produced there by Rehabilitation Through The Arts. In English/Spanish with Chinese subtitles.
Totem Pole Playhouse's Buy Early & Save Campaign Offer Extended Through 5/30
by Gabrielle Sierra
- May 8, 2009
Due to the overwhelming response to our 'Buy Early & Save' campaign, our phone lines have been extremely busy for several weeks. We have extended this special offer to May 30th since our phone lines have been so busy. Thank you to those who managed to wait out the busy signals.
IN THE SILENCE OF THE HEART By Theater For The New City Plays 5/28-6/14
by Gabrielle Sierra
- May 5, 2009
'In The Silence Of The Heart,' family drama written and directed by Joanna Chan
Play was created for the inmates in Sing Sing Correctional Facility and was first produced there by Rehabilitation Through The Arts. In English/Spanish with Chinese subtitles.
To Be or...Whatever
by Daniel Collins
- Apr 22, 2009
Eye-candy TV actor Andrew Rally is facing a 'career in crisis'--he has to play HAMLET. That's bad enough, but toss in an all-too-chaste girlfriend, a realtor who communes with her dead mother, a crazy director, a chainsmoking agent and John Barrymore's ghost, and the result is a raucous comedy, I HATE HAMLET now at the Vagabond Theater.
Photo Flash: Vagabond Theatre Presents I Hate Hamlet 4/17
by Reynard Loki
- Apr 12, 2009
I Hate Hamlet is the unapologetically silly and hilarious tale of how Andy Rally, a successful young actor whose TV series has been cancelled, reluctantly comes to New York to take on one of the most challenging roles in theater history - Hamlet! To help him through this daunting task, the ghost of the legendary star (and lecher and lush), John Barrymore, appears to give his young would-be successor instructions in acting, not to mention life and love. Playwright Paul Rudnick invites the audience to laugh at the craziness that goes along with performing Shakespeare ('It's, like, algebra on stage!') and the wily Hollywood producer who tries to lure Andy back to L.A. with a new series that could make him millions.
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