"I hate politicians!" Miriam emphatically announces as she struggles to negotiate government bureaucracy. All around me in Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre, audience members quietly nodded thei…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:51AM[SHARE]Although not a particularly good actress, Lorraine is always playing a part. Fortunately for the audience, Lorraine is portrayed by a particularly good actress, Susan Sarandon. In his new pl…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 08:52AM[SHARE]Classic plays have universal themes and meaningful dialogue. Often the challenge for modern directors is how to mount the plays creatively and who to cast in iconic roles. William Shakespear…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:12AM[SHARE]Before there were the gory massacres and rapes of GOT, there was "Titus Andronicus," one of Shakespeare's first tragedies. A revenge play, it was one of his most violent works ,and in it, al…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:03AM[SHARE]Who would have ever thought the words 'dark' and 'sexual' would ever apply to the 1943 classic musical Oklahoma?  Without considerable changes to the script or the music, dire…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:02PM[SHARE]The original production of the 1937 play with music, "The Cradle Will Rock" by Marc Blitzstein was almost as significant as the show itself. The play, which was funded under the WPA's Federa…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:22PM[SHARE]"We don't need another hero," sang Tina Turner. Well, maybe we don't really need another musical about superheroes either. The short-lived Off-Broadway musical "Superhero," with book by John…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:27PM[SHARE]Four women gather to drink wine and share confidences.  Meeting periodically, they share share films, personal triumphs and heartbreak. Although women are independent and strong, they…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:57PM[SHARE]For some of us fans, Stephen Sondheim can do no wrong. However, that is not to say all of his musicals have been winners. "Merrily We Roll Along" has always been described as a 'problematic'…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:43PM[SHARE]Rotating casts with guest performers have become common in Off-Broadway theater. Sometimes, actors appear for only few weeks, other times they stay for months and often appear in front o…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:34AM[SHARE]Some movies are better left on the screen. However, that doesn't stop producers from trying to make shows out of them. Based upon her 1995 movie "Clueless", Amy Heckerling has created a …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:57PM[SHARE]People believe anything they see, in reputable publications and even on Wikipedia. They accept every number, name and fact as truth. Â This places a great deal of responsibility on the med…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:47PM[SHARE]There are several stages of dealing with someone with Alzheimer's and the revival of Kenneth Lonergan's play "The Waverly Gallery" will take us through all of them. There's humor and toleran…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 07:10PM[SHARE]The midterm elections are over and a record-number of women won seats in the House of Representatives. As of November 11, there were 99 compared to the 12 – 30 years ago when Nancy…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:20PM[SHARE]The prologue sets the tone that will quietly pervade the lengthy work "The Ferryman," the new masterful work by Jez Butterworth, ("Jerusalem"):Â When a dead body is discovered in a bog, i…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 08:22AM[SHARE]Sometimes the charm of Off-Broadway theater is in doing a lot with a little. Often, the simpler it is, the more charming it is. There is virtually no scenery in Popcorn Falls, the ne…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:23PM[SHARE]Polly is brash and unstoppable. More significantly, she is totally loyal and true, both to the Democratic Party and to her candidate, long-term mayor Erastus Corning II. And as portra…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:11PM[SHARE]The clothes are the same, most of the dialogue is the same and of course, the story arc is the same — so why doesn't Pretty Woman: The Musical have the same appeal as the 1990 movie st…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:06PM[SHARE]Isn't it ironic that a Jewish immigrant from Belarus wrote "White Christmas," one of the most beloved Christmas songs, as well as one of the most patriotic American songs, "God Bless America…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:24PM[SHARE]For some of us theatergoers, actress-singer Idina Menzel can do no wrong. From Rent to Wicked to Frozen, and even TV's Glee, she has thrilled viewers with her vocal and acting skills. Now…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:38PM[SHARE]Oh, what a night! Although somewhat overcast with rain and thunderstorms in the forecast, the mood onstage for Twelfth Night in Central Park at The Delacorte Theater couldn't have been s…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:32PM[SHARE]Long before there was the jukebox musical, there was the musical revue, and few songwriters have as many fabulous songs worthy of a musical revue than Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller. The show…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:11PM[SHARE]I would pay to see any production that features 87-year-old actress Lois Smith, even if she were only reading the telephone book. In her latest role, Smith plays 90-year-old Mary Frances who…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:11PM[SHARE]Who was Saint Joan? Subject of many books, movies and plays, The Maid, as she was sometimes called, has been a fascinating historical figure. Defying her gender and station, she was able …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:37PM[SHARE]What? Another jukebox musical? On the surface, singer-songwriter Donna Summer is an ideal subject for a jukebox musical. She sold more than 140 million records worldwide during her career, w…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:22AM[SHARE]It's one classic Lerner and Loewe song after another: “I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face," "On The Street Where You Live," "I Could Have Danced All Night." I'd forgotten how many wonde…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:35PM[SHARE]Be sure to bring a dictionary and a copy of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest with you when you attend the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Tom Stoppard's Travesties, dire…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:09PM[SHARE]Jeff is a “f-ck up." Kicked out of the Navy and in debt, he's living in one room that he rents from his brother. For the last nine months, he's been working the graveyard shift…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 08:22AM[SHARE]If you were a fan of the blockbuster movie Frozen, or better yet, saw it with a little person as I did, you were excited when Disney announced their plan to produce a Broadway version. In ou…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:59PM[SHARE]March is Women's History Month. What better way to spend a few hours than with Calamity Jane, a real life frontierswoman and professional scout? Presented by Musicals Tonight!, the music…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:30PM[SHARE]Playwright Sarah Burgess impressed theater audiences in 2016 with her play Dry Powder, an insightful behind-the scenes picture of private equity firms. Directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton)…
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