Review: PARADE at Belk Theater
by Perry Tannenbaum - Apr 2, 2025
As a Yeshiva boy with Ashkenazi DNA, my reaction to PARADE may have been more visceral than that of people who dislike OUR TOWN staging, see no reason for Leo Frank's lynching to become a big musical, or simply don't have Jewish skin and blood in the game.
The Elite Theatre Company To Present THE TRIAL OF MOTHER JONES This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2023
The Elite Theatre Company presents 'The Trial of Mother Jones,' a new play inspired by real events. Join us as we delve into the story of 'Mother' Mary Harris Jones, the first female organizer for the United Mine Workers, and her fight for the rights of American workers.
Horizon Theatre Rep Presents GEIST
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 16, 2023
Horizon Theatre Rep (Rafael De Mussa, Artistic Director) has announced the streaming series of German Plays from the 1910s & 1920s.
Review: THE TRIAL, The Pleasance Courtyard
by Christiana Rose - Aug 12, 2022
The Young Pleasance celebrate their 25th anniversary with a large ensemble aged 16-21, performing a re-imagined version of Kafka's disorientating and unfinished novel, The Trial.
Theater Latte Da Announces 2021-2022 Season, Celebrating Re-imagined Classics and Impactful New Work
by Stephi Wild - Jul 21, 2021
The lineup includes a re-opening concert PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ, the return of the Latté Da original docu-musical ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914, the return of Peter Rothstein’s award-winning staging of Puccini's beloved opera LA BOHÈME, the area premiere of JELLY’S LAST JAM, the world premiere musical adaptation of TWELVE ANGRY MEN, and the company’s annual NEXT FESTIVAL.
BWW Interview: From WIESENTHAL to TEVYE: The Unstoppable, Energizing Tom Dugan
by Gil Kaan - Jun 17, 2021
The Wallis inaugurates their new pop-up performance space on the Promenade Terrace for live audiences with the world premiere of Tom Dugan’s TEVYE IN NEW YORK! June 23, 2021. Tom co-directs (with Michael Vale) his one-man show on the well-known musical theatre lead character of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.
Tom managed to find time amongst his many, many writing projects to answer a few of my enquiries.
April Schedule Announced At Chamber Music Society
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 5, 2020
CMS'sa??50th anniversarya??seasona??will welcome spring with programs that look back and look forward. On April 3, Mozart's groundbreakinga??Piano Quartet in G minor, composed by the genius who invented the piano-violin-viola-cello quartet, shows how this new combination of instruments gave an opportunity for expressiveness that would become more pronounced in the Romantic age. The piece is combined with a piano quartet and a quintet that follow in the next hundred years a?" one by Mendelssohn and one by Strauss.
Santa Monica Rep Reads THE ADDING MACHINE & THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 31, 2018
The Broad Stage presents Santa Monica Rep reading Elmer Rice's The Adding Machine, a bold satire that tells the story of a man struggling to maintain his status in a rapidly changing technological universe, at The Edye at The Broad Stage on Sunday, November 11 at 2:00pm. Tickets are on sale at www.thebroadstage.org or by calling 310-434-3200.
Padua Playwrights Presents MAYAKOVSKY AND STALIN
by BWW
News Desk - Jul 21, 2018
Two love stories. Two suicides. Padua Playwrights presents the world premiere of Mayakovsky and Stalin, written and directed by legendary poet/playwright Murray Mednick (The Gary Plays), opening at the Lounge Theatre on July 21.
Padua Playwrights Presents MAYAKOVSKY AND STALIN
by Julie Musbach - Jun 19, 2018
Two love stories. Two suicides. Padua Playwrights presents the world premiere of Mayakovsky and Stalin, written and directed by legendary poet/playwright Murray Mednick (The Gary Plays), opening at the Lounge Theatre on July 21.