Tuesday, December 27, 2011

THEATER NEWS

Off-Broadway's Cymbeline Will Work Its Magic in Added Performances, Into 2012

Playbill.com -
By Kenneth Jones Fiasco Theater's acclaimed, six-person production of Shakespeare's late-career play Cymbeline has been extended two weeks, now to Jan. 15, 2012, at Off-Broadway's Barrow Street Theatre in Greenwich Village.

Embrace Theater in 2012

Patch.com -
By Anthony Stoeckert Philip Goodwin as Scrooge in rehearsals for the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's production of "A Christmas Carol" at the FM Kirby Shakespeare Theatre in Madison.

HAND OF GOD to Move to Broadway in 2013?

Broadway World -
According to a report in the New York Times, HAND OF GOD, which recently concluded an off-Broadway run at Ensemble Studio Theater, will return for their 2012 season in February for eight weeks.

There's Something About 'Matilda'

NPR -
by Nik Martin Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approx. 7:00 pm ET The West End production of the Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda the Musical opened at the Cambridge Theatre on Nov. 24.

Memorable Moments, Performances of 2011 Connecticut Theater Scene

Hartford Courant -
By FRANK RIZZO Hartford Courant So here's a playful retro glance at some of the highlights, performances, newsworthy events and people who stood out in the state's theater scene (in no particular order).

Theater: 'Memphis', 'Let Me Down Easy' Headed to PBS

Eurweb.com -
*For those who can't get to Broadway for the Tony Award-winning rock musical Memphis, PBS is bringing the production to you through a Feb. 24, 2012 airing of its “Great Performances” series.

Bucks County couple save historic New Hope playhouse

Philadelphia Inquirer -
By Claudia Vargas The Bucks County Playhouse , housed in an 18th-century grist mill, closed last December. Now, the theater will be managed by the Bucks County Playhouse Conservancy.

'Musical of Musicals' offers laughs in Folsom

Folsom Telegraph -
By Eileen Wilson, Telegraph Correspondent If you want to start the New Year off with a kick, (a musical kick, that is), Sutter Street's “Musical of Musicals (The Musical),” is really four shows in one.

An Evening With Patti Lupone And Mandy Patinkin A Broadway Delight

Examiner.com -
"Another Hundred People" just got off from the train and are heading to buy tickets for An Evening With Patti Lupone And Mandy Patinkin.

New York Notebook: Only a few sparks in the fall theater season

Washington Post -
NEW YORK - Although the power stayed on all through the topsy-turvy weather patterns of the fall, the city's theater district has found a key ingredient in the making of plays and musicals in perilously short supply this season: electricity.

WE & LaHitz Fete SF BayView Publishers at "Our Media Matters" Theater Night at ...

San Francisco Chronicle -
Wright Enterprises and LaHitz Media present "Our Media Matters" Theater Night in honor of Willie and Mary Ratcliff, Publishers of the San Francisco BayView Newspaper, 7 pm Thursday, December 29, 2011 at the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre's new home.

Theater preview: A regal return

SignOnSanDiego.com -
Kandis Chappell (in a 2006 photo at North Coast Rep) plays Eleanor of Aquitaine in the Solana Beach theater's production of "A Lion in Winter.

A crop of new plays lacking shape

Sacramento Bee -
By CHARLES MCNULTY LOS ANGELES -- Sitting through a succession of new plays on a recent visit to New York, I was reminded of car trips as a child with my grandmother behind the wheel of her gigantic red Lincoln Continental.

Shooting straight to the top

New York Post -
By any measure, this year was a real roller-coaster ride for Jeremy Jordan. Like the Frank Sinatra song, the 27-year-old actor's been up and down and over and out, having made a splash with two shows in a row, the second of which - “Bonnie & Clyde,” ...

Broadway Hits Gold in Buffalo

New York Times -
BUFFALO - “The Addams Family” musical will close on Broadway next Saturday without earning back its $16.5 million capitalization during its 22-month run, a disappointment to the producers.

A Drum Mecca Prepares to Close Up Shop

New York Times (blog) -
By COLIN MOYNIHAN Chang W. Lee/The New York TimesBarry Greenspon, right, shaking hands with two customers on Tuesday, one day before he planned to close his shop in Manhattan, which has been selling instruments to musicians for over 30 years.

2011 Top Ten Moments in Theater (Part 1)

Broadway Blog (blog) -
It's obvious but it bears repeating: theater is special because it's live. A play may run for years but the version seen on a specific night is only for that audience.

Theater comings and goings this week

Washington Post (blog) -
By Amy Orndorff Natalie Berk and Alex Mills star in Synetic Theater's production of Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet.” (Graeme B. Shaw/Courtesy of Synetic Theater) Theater buffs, take note: This week is your last chance to see 10 area productions, ...

AVENUE Q To Open Cain Park's 2012 Season In The Alma Theater

Broadway World -
The City of Cleveland Heights and Cain Park 2012 Theater Artistic Director Russ Borski announce that AVENUE Q will open Cain Park's 2012 season in the Alma Theater June 15-July 1 (preview June 14).

The worst in Chicago theater 2011

WBEZ (blog) -
by Jonathan Abarbanel | Dec. 27, 2011 Since I'm the curmudgeon of the group, and I'm the one who hasn't left town for The Holidays, the duty falls to me.

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