|
|
|
By Kevin Heckman
| Review Roundup
|
|
2:15 PM, Aug 27, 2010 |
|
Despite the fact that I am in no way a fan of musical theatre, as a child one of my favorite albums was the soundtrack to Godspell. I enjoyed the songs, although I didn’t get most of the Biblical references (growing up Unitarian doesn’t guarantee familiarity with the Bible). But I had not seen the musical itself since attending a college production of it when I was 10 or so.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
|
By Kerry Reid
| Behind the Curtain
|
|
1:15 PM, Aug 20, 2010 |
|
If you’re looking to mix it up this weekend, head over to
Theater Wit
for the first Chicago Theatre (Anti) Conference, designed in part as a response to June’s TCG conference in Chicago, and in part as a return to the old days of
League of Chicago Theatres
’ annual retreat. A host of speakers and panelists from companies large (Martha Lavey of
Steppenwolf Theatre
, Roche Schulfer of
Goodman Theatre
), and small (Don Hall of
WNEP
) will hold forth on the challenges and controversies swirling around our two-fisted community of theatermakers. I’ll be on a panel on Saturday at 10 a.m., moderated by Tony Adams of
Halcyon Theatre
, on theatre festivals. The entire shindig costs $32, including lunch and dinner. More info online or at 773/975-8150.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
By Kevin Heckman
| Review Roundup
|
|
5:04 PM, Aug 12, 2010 |
|
I had never been to Marriott Theatre when I headed out to see Once On This Island, but I had consistently heard good things about their work, so I was looking forward to the experience. People just don’t stage musicals in the round that often. They’re not designed for it, it’s hard on the singers. But somehow Marriott has made that their calling card. Gary Griffin made a name for himself by stripping down musicals to their essence so we can focus on the characters and the relationships. Marriot, because of their unusual stage layout, has been doing this for years.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
By Kerry Reid
| Behind the Curtain
|
|
10:39 AM, Aug 06, 2010 |
|
If you still haven’t seen David Cromer’s transcendent production of Our Town, which started out with
The Hypocrites
over two years ago and has been running at New York’s Barrow Street Theatre since February of 2009 (making it the longest-running production of Thornton Wilder’s play in history), you’ve got until September 12 to hop a plane. Cromer will return to the role of the Stage Manager for the final weeks of the run.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
By Kevin Heckman
| Review Roundup
|
|
10:58 AM, Jul 30, 2010 |
|
Playwright Randall Colburn had quite an auspicious beginning with his production of Pretty Penny at The
Right Brain Project
. Despite little-to-no technical support, the production expertly explored the interplay of sex and power and featured some excellent performances from Right Brain’s ensemble. Clearly the Right Brain folk realized they had found a good thing, and so they are now producing Colburn’s Hesperia.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Page 1 of 15 |