Archive for February, 2005

McReele

Monday, February 28th, 2005

“McReele.”
The title of Stephen Belber’s new play, at the Roundabout’s Laura Pels Theatre, suggests McMuffin or McChicken, something processed, something - note the spelling - not quite real.
It’s the name of a politician, and Belber’s drama is about the way public life is corrupted by candidates who are phonies, who say what they think is […]

Off Broadway Shrinking?

Sunday, February 27th, 2005

Writing about Off-Broadway in The Best Plays of 1965-1966, the late Otis L. Guernsey praised its influence yet fretted over “66 shows as compared to 75 a year ago.” A decade later, he noted how the Off-Broadway scene of the ’60s had yielded, by the ’70s, “a mini-Broadway.” Yet today, overall productions are fewer, commercial […]

SBEMAIL!

Saturday, February 26th, 2005

Be sure to check on Strong Bad’s off broadway rock opera: SBEMAIL!

Will Bombay Dreams Play Bombay?

Saturday, February 26th, 2005

Bombay Dreams, the Andrew Lloyd Webber-produced musical that first played London and later Broadway, may wind up in the city that inspired its rags-to-riches story.
Reuters reports that the Bollywood-themed musical may play Bombay and other Asian cities within the next year’s time. Kerry Comerford, the general manager of Really Useful Company in the Asia Pacific, […]

Cabaret is a perfect fit for the Chico Cabaret theater

Friday, February 25th, 2005

The intimate setting at the Chico Cabaret doesn’t require much transformation for its current show, Cabaret, appropriately enough. The quaint, small stage lined with little individual tables blends into the set of the musical’s Kit Kat Klub stage.
From the corner, the five-person band kicked in, and the shirtless Master of Ceremonies (Jake Samples) with suspenders […]

Hurlyburly Moves to Larger Venue, Stays Off Broadway

Thursday, February 24th, 2005

The New Group’s current Off-Broadway revival of David Rabe’s Hurlyburly at the 199-seat Acorn Theatre will transfer to a new, larger Off-Broadway house in April, confirmed a production spokesperson.
Following its current run through March 19 at the Acorn Theatre, the acclaimed production will reopen April 4 at the 499-seat theatre at 37 Arts, which is […]

Flight Debuts

Thursday, February 24th, 2005

Flight, a new play by Garth Wingfield, will debut Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre May 8-June 19.
The Melting Pot Theatre Company will produce and Kerry O’Malley will star. Also in the cast are Gregg Edelman, Brian D’Arcy James, Adam Heller, Rex Young and Victoria Mack.
Edelman and O’Malley will play aviator Charles Lindbergh and his […]

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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005

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