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Journalist Deirdre Donovan has written for the Washington Post and the Boston Globe, among others. Her theater writing has been published in The Brooklyn Paper, Our Town, West Side Spirit, Curtainup, Theaterscene, and Offoffonline.
by Deirdre Donovan Emile Zola’s novel Therese Raquin comes to life on Broadway with a new adaptation by playwright Helen Edmundson. Featuring Keira Knightley, Gabriel Ebert, Matt Ryan, and Judith Light, and directed by Evan Cabnet, this show may well be the spookiest new production of the season. Before parsing this, and that aspect,…
by Deirdre Donovan The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys with Concert Royal resurrected Handel’s grand oratorio for the holidays. And those in the audience at Saint Thomas Church were treated to an exquisite presentation of the master’s most celebrated composition. Before commenting on the performance itself, it is well worth noting…
Michele McConnell, Stephen Quint, Colm Fitzmaurice, Angela Smith, and David Wannen. Carol I’ve Got a Little Twistgg, Photography by Deirdre Donovan Gilbert and Sullivan with a Broadway twist? Well, that’s precisely the spirit and vibe behind the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players (NYGASP) new production of “I’ve Got a Little Twist.” The…
Kathleen Chalfant plays Rose Kennedy Photo credit: Carol Rosegg) by Deirdre Donovan Laurence Leamer’s Rose , a new one-woman bio-drama about the Kennedy matriarch, is a theatrical confection. And, with the excellent Kathleen Chalfant inhabiting Rose, we learn how the grande dame managed to brave the political winds and personal tragedies of…
They recounted anecdotes from their personal and public lives besides the opening of the bio-musical On Your Feet What are Gloria and Emilio Estefan up to nowadays? In two words, Broadway theater. With the opening of On Your Feet at the Marquis Theater on November 5th, inspired by the Estefans’ life and music, the Cuban-born…
Sandra Mae Frank and Austin P. McKenzie photos by Joan Marcus by Deirdre Donovan You’ve got to hand it to Deaf West Theatre for reviving the rock musical Spring Awakening on Broadway this season. After all, the memory of Steven Sater’s and Duncan Sheik’s 2006 Spring Awakening, which snagged 8 Tony Awards and launched…
by Deirdre Donovan If you think going to a classical concert is a snooze, you missed the recent program Cirque De La Symphonie with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra at NJYPAC. On October 17th Cirque De La Symphonie teamed up with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra for an unforgettable evening in Newark. Since 2006,…
Photos by Erin Baiano by Deirdre Donovan Piracy lived again, as MasterVoices (formerly the Collegiate Chorale) launched their new season with a semi-staged presentation of Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert’s Pirates of Penzance (or The Slave of Duty) at New York City Center. Gilbert and Sullivan’s popular operetta lighted down for…
by Deirdre Donovan Two of Strindberg’s late-career Chamber Plays are revived in a double-bill by the August Strindberg Repertory Theatre. Rejoice, Strindberg aficionados! During the month of October, the August Strindberg Repertory Theatre is presenting a pair of the master’s Chamber Plays, The Storm and Burnt House, in rotation at the Gene…
Carlotta Brentan as the ex-wife, R: Giulia Bisinella as the fiancee. Photo by Jonathan Slaff. by Deirdre Donovan Something old, something new. That old saw is quite apt for Mario Fratti’s double bill of one-acters at Theater for the New City. Fratti’s Wives is making its world premiere and his breakthrough The Academy…