Archive for January, 2006

Last Call at McHale’s

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

The neon green sign that read “McHale’s” looked like it could be on a small town bar anywhere in the country, but instead it illuminated the corner of 46th Street and 8th Avenue in the giant city of New York. Inside the establishment that it promoted a visitor found a suitably dark watering hole, […]

First Night: Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

The veteran English director, Anthony Page, seems to be in the process of creating the theatrical equivalent of Mount Rushmore on Shaftesbury Avenue.
Already running at the Lyric, there’s his fine account of Tennessee Williams’ Night of the Iguana, starring Woody Harrelson. This has now been joined, next door at the Apollo, by the London […]

Dates, Leads and Vision of Evita Revival Unveiled in London

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

The creative team behind the upcoming West End production of Evita announced further plans for the new mounting, the first major London revival of the popular Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical, at a press conference in London on January 31. Evita will start performances at the Adelphi Theatre on June 2, with an opening set […]

Guys & Dolls Hits Chico

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

Chico Cabaret’s production of Guys & Dolls starts this Thursday. The show runs Th/Fri/Sat at 7:30 through Feb 18th with a Sunday matinee on Feb 12th @ 2 PM. This could be the best show in Chico this year with an incredible set, some amazing voices, and great acting.
UPDATE 1/31/06 - Guys & […]