Plays

When Theater Stage Embraces Cutting Edge Art

Edward Goldman | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, In Paris, Ballet Du Grand Théâtre De Genève, Arts, Theater, Ballet, Plays, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Culture, Arts News

I did find some amazing artwork, though it was not in the galleries or museums, but on the stage.

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The Most Overused Monologue Ever?

Annemarie Dooling | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Juliet Monologue, Video, Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare, Theatre, Youtube, Plays, Shakespeare Monologues, Culture News

The words of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" might be some of the most frequently quoted monologues ever, but that doesn't stop them from bei...

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Celebrated Playwrights To Aid Japan

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Benefits, Pacific Overtures, Tony Kushner, Edward Albee, Theater, Plays, Fundraising, Stephen Sondheim, Japanese Earthquake, Arts News

NEW YORK — Celebrated playwrights including Stephen Sondheim, Tony Kushner and Edward Albee have joined a fundraiser to mark the anniversary of ...

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Theater: The Best Shows of 2011

Michael Giltz | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Broadway, Off-Broadway, Theater, Plays, Musicals, Year in Review 2011, Theater 2011, Best Theater 2011, Year in Review, Culture News

Here's a list of my favorite shows of the year, followed by other highlights, a recap of the year and a brief word on each show.

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New York Theatre: Plays Well With Others

Tracy Shaffer | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Plays, Broadway, Playwrights, New York, American Theatre, Denver, Denver Center Theatre Company, Denver News

On my recent trip to New York City, I found an undeniable theme running through the New York/new play scene: a place called Denver.

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'You, Nero': Pay What You Will Toga Party At Arena Stage

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Dc, Video, Nero, DC Events, Emperor, District of Columbia, Rome, Arena Stage, Theater, Dc Around Town, Plays, Amy Freed, D.C., DC News

WASHINGTON -- Not everyone has an emperor's riches. Arena Stage is holding a pay-what-you-will toga party for "You, Nero," a play by Pulitzer-finalist...

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Jersey Boys Is Back At The National Theater (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Dc, Jersey Boys, Video, Washington D.C., Theater, Dc Around Town, Plays, Musicals, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, D.C., DC News

WASHINGTON -- "Jersey Boys" is back at the National Theater. The multi-award winning musical tells the story of the Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, B...

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Rothko's 'Volcanic' Character Explored In Play 'Red'

Times | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Rothko Play, Rothko Life, Michael Grandage, Alfred Molina, Theater, Mark Rothko, Plays, Rothko, Red, New York, Biography, Performance, Arts News

The most astonishing sequence in "Red," John Logan's 2011 Tony Award-winning play about a tumultuous moment in the career of Mark Rothko, the master A...

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Theater: ERS Tackles Hemingway; Nelson Tackles 9-11

Michael Giltz | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Off-Broadway, Theater, Plays, Entertainment News

I saw two shows this weekend, neither one quite successful but both showing admirable ambition. One is The Select (The Sun Also Rises), the latest ada...

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FringeFest NYC #1: Woody Guthrie, Soldiers, Sexy Students and Lennon

Michael Giltz | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Off-Broadway, Theater, Plays, Musicals, Musical Theater, Fringefest, John Lennon, Woody Guthrie, Entertainment News

FringeFest NYC is our response to the Edinburgh Fringe Fest. This year it features almost 200 plays, musicals and dance pieces scattered throughout NYC over 16 days.

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'The Hangover' Star Cast In Jesse Eisenberg's Play

Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Jessie Eisenberg Playwright, Jesse Eisenberg, Celebrity Playwrights, Off-Broadway, Rattlestick Playwright Theater, Plays, Jessie Eisenberg Justin Bartha, Jesse Eisenberg Asuncion, Justin Bartha Cast in Asuncion, Asuncion, Justin Bartha, Celebrities Off-Broadway, Arts, Theatre, Celebrity News

Jesse Eisenberg is about to make his playwright debut this fall in New York, when his play "Asuncion" which he'll also star in, is performed off-Broad...

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WATCH: 'Harry Potter'/'Book Of Mormon' Mashup

Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Parody Songs, Songs, Broadway Shows, Books, Broadway, Urlesque, Plays, Musicals, Movies, Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon, Video, Matt Stone, Tessaroxx, Parody, Singing, Harry Potter, Book of Mormon, Harry Potter Parody, Comedy News

With all the excitement over the final installment of the Harry Potter series, YouTuber tessaROXX mashed up her Potter love with another book that was...

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So What's a Dramaturg?

Tracy Shaffer | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Playwrights, Denver Center Theatre, Literary Managers, Drama, Arts, Denver Theater, Plays, Cultural Events, Denver, Dramaturgy, Denver Around Town, Denver News

The Literary Managers & Dramaturgs of the Americas will seek to answer this and many other questions as they take stage this weekend at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

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WATCH: Walking For Kisses

Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Cats, Video, Pets, Funny Videos, The One, Walking for Kisses, Pork Chop the Cat, Urlesque, Plays, Prince-Gomolvilas, Cute Animals, Cute Animal Videos, Comedy News

It's been a while since the internet found a good love story to latch onto -- a true drama that marries the romance of Pride and Prejudice with the te...

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The Car Plays: Real Drive-In Theater in Downtown LA?

Wyatt Closs | Posted 08.15.2011

Couldn't resist the pun in that headline, but in this case the stage is a car, so it works. In fact, the stage is 15 cars. Thats the number that sit i...

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Theater Review: Sylvia at the Edgemar

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Los Angeles, Theater, Tanna Frederick, Plays, Santa Monica, Cathy Arden, Tom Ayers, Stephen Howard, La Around Town, Joel Daavid, Los Angeles Theater, Silvia, Gary Imhoff, Los Angeles News

A.R. Gurney's hit play Sylvia has just opened at the Edgemar Center Theater in Santa Monica. It was first produced in New York in 1995. It was a hit then and I predict this version of it will be a hit as well.

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Is Oprah Headed To Broadway?

The Theater Loop | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: The Color Purple, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah, Chicago, Theatre, Broadway, Plays, Kenny Leon, Fences, The Oprah Winfrey Show, August Wilson, New York, Arts News

Oprah Winfrey has long said she would love to return to acting. But as her iconic, Chicago-based talk show approaches its final episode, Winfrey clear...

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Review: Holland Taylor's "Ann: An Affectionate Portrait of Ann Richards"

Rachel Farris | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Ann Richards, Plays, Ann Richards Paramount, Ann Richards Paramount Theater, Ann Richards Play Paramount, Ann Richards Play Austin, Ann: An Affectionate Portrait of Ann Richards, Ann Richards Play Texas, Ann Richards Play, Theatre, Arts News

In the nearly three hour one-woman play, Taylor weaves a lifetime of Ann Richards into a hilarious, introspective history of a woman who was "strong as mustard gas."

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Money, Money, Money: Plays Tackle The Economic Crisis

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Wall Street, Economics, Money, Gold Diggers, Economy, Ronald Reagan, Theater, Plays, Musicals, Music, Presidents, Inside Job, Film, Arts News

During the 1992 Presidential election, Bill Clinton's campaign team hit on a slogan that was easy to pronounce and just as easy for people to understa...

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Coming: A Rock Musical of Biblical Proportions

Liz Black | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Coming: A Rock Musical of Biblical Proportions, The Bible, Music, Musicals, Musical Theater, Musical, God, Belief in God, The Devil, Devil, Lady GaGa, Adam Lambert, Gay, Gay Rights, Gay Issues, Gays, Gays and Lesbians, Love, Relationships, Plays, Broadway Plays, Homosexuality, Homophobia, Homosexual, Homosexuals, Homosexuality and Religion, Homophobe, Homosexual Rights, Christianity and Homosexuality, Bethlehem PA, Costumes, Bible Homosexuality, Bible and Animal Welfare, Teachings of Jesus, Earth, Drugs, Same-Sex Marriage, Salt, Apocalypse 2012, Satan, Edgy, Apocalypse, Nightclubs, Bisexual, Surviving the Apocolypse, Jesus, Rapture, Clubs, Four-Horsemen-of-the-Apocalypse, Erik Ransom, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Bisexuals, Bible and Homosexuality, 2012 Apocalypse, Jesus Christ, Sex, Bisexuality, Bible and Gays, Singing, Bethlehem, Gay Clubs, Cocaine, Entertainment News

If you're religious to the point you refuse evolution as a concept, this is not the play for you. But for the rest of the world, Coming is that bitch-slap that will shock you and leave its impression after you leave.

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PHOTOS: 'Just Go With It', Fake Beatles And More

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyc Parties, Gossip, Slidepollajax, Broadway, Plays, NY Around Town, Parties, New York City, Movies, Ny Parties, New York News

Get ready for some serious partying this week, New York. Fashion Week officially kicks off tomorrow, which means plenty of important and beautiful peo...

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The Live-Streamed Play: A New Dynamic in the Theater World

Ashley Michelle Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Miguel Govea, Marcus Ho, Monique Berkley, Acting, Jessica Arinella, Joey Brenneman, Live -Streamed Play, Center Stage, Erin Bigelow, Theater, Better Left Unsaid, Plays, Craig Waletzko, New York City, Kathryn Velvel Jones, Entertainment News

Better Left Unsaid is a new theatrical paradigm that is not only breaking barriers, but also creating a whole new world by merging theater, technology and social media.

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Central Park Summer Plays Announced

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Theater, Plays, Summer Stage, Central Park Plays, NY Around Town, NY Culture, Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, All's Well That Ends Well, New York News

NEW YORK — It will be "Measure for Measure" and "All's Well That Ends Well" this summer as the two free outdoor offerings from The Public Theate...

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The Great Game: Seven Hours Of Plays About Afghanistan, NY Times

nytimes.com | KATE TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Performances, Art, The Great Game: Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Play, Washington Art, Theater, Theater Companies, Plays, Afghanistan Art, Afghanistan War, Shakespeare Theater Company, Arts News

The Tricycle Theater will present two special performances of "The Great Game: Afghanistan," its seven-hour marathon of short plays about Afghanistan'...

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PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT: Raul Esparza and Brooke Shields in 'Leap Of Faith' at the Ahmanson Theater

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brooke SHields, Raul Esparza, LA Culture, New Plays, Los Angeles Plays, Theater, Performance Art, Plays, Los Angeles Art, Center Theater Group, Slidepollajax, Ahmanson Theater, Slidefullscreen, Los-Angeles-Theater, Arts News

WHAT:'Leap of Faith' WHEN:Now- October 24, 2010 WHERE:...

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