By LOU HARRY Prior to a performance, most theaters share a short list of expected behaviors. Turn off those cell phones. Unwrap those candies. Note the exits. However, for Hamlet, staged at Santa Fe’s Center for Contemporary Arts, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the list is significantly different. The first rule for Exodus Ensemble’s immersive, […]
By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) One of the marketing ploys for The Notebook: The Musical can be found at the merchandising kiosk downstairs at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Aside from magnets and some specialty clothing items they sell, they also offer a very small, branded The Notebook souvenir box of Kleenex to […]
By ROY BERKO In 1985, “Back to the Future,” the feature film, opened. It starred Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. It quickly became a cult favorite and spun off two sequels edged on by those who like the bizarre, the farcical, the outlandish and the quirky! When a musical version of the tale opened on Broadway, […]
The 77th Annual Tony Awards were held in New York City on Sunday, June 16, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. Despite snagging 13 Tony nominations – the most for any play in history – Stereophonic won a total of five Tony Awards including Best Play. The Outsiders, based on the […]
By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) With the rapid rise of blatant antisemitism in the world today, there is probably no better time than now for the presentation of Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich’s Here There Are Blueberries. A finalist for this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the play is a modern, scientific […]
By AARON KRAUSE If you look closely at the program for Palm Beach Dramaworks’ (PBD) polished and poignant production of the touching historical drama, Trying, you’ll notice a tilted “g.” This occurs not only on the program’s front cover, but inside. Possibly, the slanting letter symbolically suggests that we, as a society, are also slightly off […]
By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) James Bartelle, a founding member of The NOLA Project, has written a number of original works for the troupe of young, innovative performers through the years. These include their highly imaginative The Spider Queen performed in the outdoor splendor of the New Orleans Museum of Art’s Sidney […]
By ANNE SIEGEL MILWAUKEE, WI – The Broadway Series at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts concludes its 2023-24 season with a bang. No, this is not a reference to the confetti-spewing walking stick owned by the impresario in Moulin Rouge! The Musical now playing in Milwaukee for a two-week run (May 14-26). It […]
By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) In what may be the greatest bit of casting for a national tour in decades, Rob McClure, the Tony-nominated actor brought his A game to the stage of the Saenger Theater as Mrs. Doubtfire began playing out nightly to what should rightfully be sold out shows. What […]
The American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League, sponsors of the Tony Awards for excellence on the Broadway stage, were announced on Tuesday, April 30. The awards will be presented on Sunday night, June 16, and broadcast over the CBS network and livestreamed over Paramount+. BEST PLAY Jaja’s African Hair Braiding Jocelyn Bioh, playwright Mary […]