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You can still catch these surprising Fringe Festival plays today or Sunday Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 7:22PMYou may not have noticed, but the Kansas City Fringe Festival and the local theater community enjoy a symbiotic relationship that benefits everyone — the festival, local theater artists and audiences with a taste for the new and unusual. That’s good news for a theater critic, who gets to spend a week watching some of the best actors in Kansas City performing material that challenges, enlightens ...
City Swelters, as Theater Fests Turn Up the Heat Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 4:14PMWith thermometers breaking all over the city, your correspondent has been cooling his jets in the theatre. Swimming pools? Margaritas? Bah, they’re for children.
"Courage the Cowardly Dog": Nobody Here But Us Chickens Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:19AMCourage the Cowardly Dog plays out basically like a combination of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? and Lemmings. The title character is a pink dog of... [read more]
All the fun of the Fringe: The best of Edinburgh this summer Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:20PMThe Edinburgh Fringe is 64 years old this year but there are few signs of impending retirement – or indeed of growing old gracefully. For walking sticks and bus passes, read interactive promenade shows, roaming the city guided only by an iPod, and puppetry on board a vintage Routemaster.
City Swelters, as Theater Fests Turn Up the Heat TNC and FringeNYC offer mixed bag of nuts Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:17PMBY TRAV S.D. About Last Month… With thermometers breaking all over the city, your correspondent has been cooling his jets in the theatre. Swimming pools? Margaritas? Bah, they’re for children.
Hot picks: John Mayer , Lords of Acid, Lubriphonic Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:55PMOther best bets in the region include a free performance by the indie rock band Yo La Tengo at 7:30 p.m Sunday at Hartwood Acres.
Fundraiser set for Columbus Civic Theater Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:43PMA fundraising event for the Columbus Civic Theater is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 7, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
‘Miracle in Rwanda’ Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:26AM“I was born in paradise. At least that’s how I felt about my homeland while I was growing up.
Q&A: Adam McKay talks tuna, child molestation, the Cheesecake Factory – and why they’re funny Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:05PMA co-founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade and performer with Second City, Adam McKay hit his stride as a director and head writer at “Saturday Night Live” in the late 1990s. After six seasons, McKay peeled off into features and directed the comedies “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky [...]
‘Rent’ takes stage at The Rock Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 11:15PMFLAT ROCK - A few hours into a full-day rehearsal, the cast of apprentices and understudies gathered in the Blue Room of the Flat Rock Playhouse’s educational building to go over the first act of the largest show the college-age company has ever undertaken: the smash Broadway musical hit “Rent.”
Theater review: Dignity Players examine faith, justice Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 9:17PMDignity Players has lined up a sumptuous summer theater feast, with the new play "Bloodlines," by local playwright Dan Baum, staged earlier this month, and the coming Stephen Adly Gurgis 2005 play, "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot," now in rehearsal.
Drama dead in heat of New Orleans summer? No way Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 12:11PMTheater: What's happening and coming soon in and around New Orleans.
Hip Shot: ‘2 Reprises’ Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:47AMSaturday, July 24, 11 a.m. They say: “Laugh, cry, fall in love, with a cockney and a hoarder! 2006 CapFringe sell-out ‘English’ recreates Rose’s wit and pathos surviving Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing’s Post-War London.
'Grimm' ends unhappily ever after Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 11:27PMIt sounds so good on paper. Seven playwrights adapting seven fairy tales. This is the concept behind "Grimm,"...
Guggenheim Museum and YouTube Announce Jury for YouTube Play Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 9:04PMDesign by Jeff Baxter. Courtesy of Google. NEW YORK, NY.- The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and YouTube, the world’s largest online video community, today announced the distinguished jury for YouTube Play, a biennial of creative video presented in collaboration with HP and Intel and conceived to discover and showcase the most exceptional talent working in the ever-expanding realm of online ...
Review: Two Rooms and Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat at the City Theater's Summer Acts Festival [Theater] Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 1:29PMWar plays... mmm. They're difficult; you're trying to snare a (likely reluctant) American audience to sit and dutifully hear information they've probably been avoiding being assaulted by on a daily basis by the media for (has it been, really?) seven years now. Reports of war violence and repercussions trickle into this country in an inoffensive, marginally affecting, and ultimately ignorable ...
General gets on Tricycle to study Afghan history Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 3:47AMGeneral Sir David Richards , new Chief of the Defence Staff, decided that The Great Game, a series of plays about Afghan history, at the Tricycle, Kilburn, was so revealing that members of the military should see the 12-play epic.
A Year of Inspiration: Things You Can Do Each Month to Advance Your Career Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 7:23PMEven the best multitasker might balk at the amount of effort it takes to launch and sustain a career as an actor.
NYC's Dream Up Festival Will Premiere Bitch, My Artichoke Heart, Keep Your Baggage With You Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 11:16PMOff-Broadway's Theater for the New City (TNC) will give wing to 25 premieres — musicals, plays, one-acts and experimental pieces — in its first Dream Up Festival Aug. 8-Sept. 5.
More Cappies reviews of McNally's Absolute Macbeth Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 10:12PMMacbeth played by Adam Holod lies dead at the end of the play, Absolute Macbeth, at McNally High School.
NYC's Dream Up Festival Will Premiere 'Bitch, My Artichoke Heart, Keep Your Baggage With You' Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 5:16PMOff-Broadway's Theater for the New City (TNC) will give wing to 25 premieres — musicals, plays, one-acts and experimental pieces — in its first Dream Up Festival Aug. 8-Sept. 5.
Brazilian play combines literary greats Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 7:21PMThe second week of the 25th International Hispanic Theatre Festival began with a fascinating literary premise: What if Life is a Dream, 17th century Spanish playwright Pedro Calderón de la Barca's masterpiece, took place in Macondo, the legendary village of Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude?
Lot O' Shakespeare at the Kansas City Fringe Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 8:15AMTim Mooney presents one monologue from every Shakespeare play ... bingo style!
Solo show to raise awareness of domestic violence Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 12:05PMA Queenstown actress, playing six multinational characters, aims to raise awareness of domestic violence in the Wakatipu and will give all proceeds to a refuge for abuse survivors. read more
New Dramatists' New Residents Are Nachtrieb, Baker, Beaty, George, Kempson, McManus, Shamieh and Volpe Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 12:59PMNew Dramatists, an artistic home and developmental laboratory for professional playwrights, announced the addition of eight writers to New Dramatists' company of playwrights on July 16.
Why theatres spurn locals Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 9:33AMAustralian plays are too white, too middle class ... and there are too few of them. Joyce Morgan looks at the debate raging over the health of our theatre.
Local actor goes from comedian to Romeo Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 4:19PMWith arms outstretched and an orange bandanna to match his shaggy red hair, Franco Tevini belted out line after line of the Shakespearian tragedy Romeo and Juliet on Monday across the Windsor Town Green.
Got a Minute with Alex Stewart Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 10:49AMQ: How did you become interested in musical theater?
Dance Alice Dance | Portico Dans Theatre presents compilation of Alice tales for two-act production Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 1:40AMFor all of this city's community theatre organizations, there are very few dance companies that allow non-professional adult dancers to take the stage -- and local audiences to enjoy them. That's why Jennifer Alden and Valerie Cordero created Portico Dans Theatre one year ago. "We felt there was a... By Holly Wall.
'Eelwax Jesus' adds trippy dimension to Contemporary American Theater Festival Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 11:00PMSHEPHERDSTOWN, W.VA. -- A gas-masked figure tossing moon pies. A stuffed dachshund named Sarah Palin. A tap-dancing vagina. Those are just a few of the hallucinatory images that swim out of "The Eelwax Jesus 3-D Pop Music Show," the most memorable, if not the most satisfying, production at the 2010... Jesus - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity - Jesus Christ - Opposing Views
For love of horses Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 5:00PMMuch of the publicity build-up for “Equus,” a re-staging by Repertory Philippines 37 years after it first mounted this Tony award-winning play by Peter Shaffer, centered around the character of Alan Strang, the troubled teenager who committed a horrible crime that is the center of the dramatic conflict.
Narrations rule television Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 11:06PMIn case it's not clear from her slouch or her frown or the way she rolls her eyes and sneers savagely at anything related to puppies, sunshine or apple pie, Mary Shannon is a cynic.
Roxanne Pallett reveals breakdown following friend's tragic death Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 7:17AMFresh from a successful stint on Dancing on Ice, soap star Roxanne Pallett was looking forward to a lucrative run in panto before resuming her TV career in the new year.
I love my work, but the show doesn't just go on, not if you lose your best friend Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 2:42AMSTAR'S BREAKDOWN
Voice-overs rule TV Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 7:42AMIn case it's not clear from her slouch or her frown or the way she rolls her eyes and sneers savagely at anything related to puppies, sunshine or apple pie, Mary Shannon is a cynic. An unrepentant, first-class, Grade-A, life's-a-big-pain-in-the-keister kind of cynic, with an attitude so roiling, hissing and steaming with flammable bile that she sets off smoke alarms.
Lyn Gardner's theatre tips Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 5:07PMSummer's here, with free theatre in Greenwich and Docklands, plus a diverse range of shows around the country. Have we missed anything? The weather looks fair, and if you want a day out on Saturday let me recommend Hat Fair . It's a terrific street arts festival which takes over the entire town, and I've never been and not felt all the better for it. As good as a tonic, and it's all free. As are ...
Voice-overs speak volumes on TV Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 2:54PMThe tried-and-true technique is back in vogue in prime time. It can be a dazzling creative device.
Johnny Meister & the Stitch New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza Layabouts in Ulster; Spinoza in ... Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 5:02PMA Stitch in Crime: Dinolfo and Daugherty serve as admirable foils. Fearlessly physical young actors, canny, craft-wise old veterans, witty playwrights, bracing writing, vivid images, crystal-clear ideas—these are a few of a critic’s favorite things, and, man, was it a good week for ’em.
Solas Nua's ÃÂJohnny Meister and the Stitch': Wasted lives well worth your time Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 11:00PMTwo feral Belfast ruffians. One mighty fine production. Shopping - Needlework - Crafts - Cross Stitch - Supplies
Juliette Binoche Whinges About Men, Flirts With Writer: Review Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 6:14PM“ Copie Conforme ” (“Certified Copy”) has an Iranian writer-director (Abbas Kiarostami), a British co-star (baritone William Shimell), a French co-producer (Marin Karmitz) and an Italian setting (Tuscany).
Theatre Review: SPEECH & DEBATE at Aurora Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 1:13PMBy John A. McMullen II. Please O please O please, people!There is a reason for the theatrical convention of two acts separated by an intermission.When half of your audience has white hair and tricky bladders, you have a little break after about 55 minutes for a little potty time, a little drinky-poo, a cookie, a chat, then back in for another 45. Unless you are going to deliver a chock-a-block ...
Bob Hope, Elvis collections among DVD reviews Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 8:13AMBy Matt Brunson BOB HOPE: THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES COLLECTION (1938-1948). Regarded in many camps as the greatest all-around entertainer of the 20th century (and he has the record-setting number of awards to back that claim), Bob Hope found success in virtually every field, including radio, television and, of course, motion pictures. This box set brings together six films from his earlier years ...
Voice-overs rule TV Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 11:25PMIn case it's not clear from her slouch or her frown or the way she rolls her eyes and sneers savagely at anything related to puppies, sunshine or apple pie, Mary Shannon is a cynic. An unrepentant, first-class, Grade-A, life's-a-big-pain-in-the-keister kind of cynic, with an attitude so roiling, hissing and steaming with flammable bile that she sets off smoke alarms.
INTERVIEW: The Cullens: Still "Good" in "Eclipse" Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 5:48PMIn addition to R-Patz' Edward, there is his "family" and they are edgy, unique and a kick to watch.
Sometimes difficult, but always interesting Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 4:31AMAudiences who made it through the marathon of performances at the American Association of Community
To Bleed or Not to Bleed? Plays Explore the Scary Saturday, June 26, 2010 @ 9:38PMContemporary theater may be developing a horror genre of its own.
NYC Readers' Choice: Classes and Coaches Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 10:21PMThe best part of casting associate Jandiz Estrada's day, she says, is teaching her auditioning-for-the-camera classes.
Wild Grass (2008) Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 6:50PMFrom left, Mathieu Amalric, André Dussollier and Michel Vuillermoz in “Wild Grass.”
Whatever Works (12A) Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 6:24PMWhat a week for faded giants. In considering the careers of Francis Ford Coppola and Woody Allen, one's feelings are torn between deep gratitude for their life-changing body of work in the 1970s and 1980s, and deepening dismay that neither of them has the faintest idea when to quit. In the case of Allen that problem is the more acute on account of his one-film-per-year output. Never say nadir ...
Youth acting, but not their age Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 12:19PMGasping for breath, 13-year-old Shaylan Holmes chased Samantha Rohleder, 14, around the room in a friendly game of tag. All the while, Holmes was reciting one of Puck's monologues in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."