Lt. Brannigan, played by David Sitler, questions gambler Benny Southstreet, played by Noah Plomgren. by Ed Lieberman Move over, Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, there’s a new club in town: the Goodspeed Opera House, which is currently hosting the Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game in CT! Rumor has it that the Goodspeed accepted a…
by Jeanne Lieberman photos by John Barrett, Jeanne Lieberman and MLO Ever the elegant, the 81st Annual Drama League Awards never fail to scintillate. The membership made up of audience members and industry professionals shared the event with a huge community of theater luminaries – new and veteran, on and off-Broadway, who gathered…
Chita Rivera as Claire Zachanassian and the cast of The Visit – Photo by Thom Kaine by David Schultz It took 14 years for this dark-hued musical to settle into a Broadway house. The Visit debuted in September 2001 in Chicago, then at the Signature Theatre in 2008, with additional out-of-town developments and workshops. A…
Photos by Joan Marcus by Russell Bouthiller Set in the Big Easy, the Manhattan Theater Club production of Lisa DAmour’s comedy, Airline Highway, tackles a Grand Hotel plot and sets it at a less-than-grand motel. Directed by the prolific Tony Award winner, Joe Montello tackles this dark comedy, which is set in New…
Richard Zavaglia, Ray Abruzzo and Dan Luria by Nicholas Linnehan What happens when The Sopranos meet The Odd Couple? It’s anyone’s guess. And there you have the premise with Dan Lauria’s dark comedy Dinner With the Boys. Two exiled hit men play house as they “cook up” plans for their futures. Charlie and Dom…
Photos by Jenny Anderson by David Schultz Standing out on its own unique oasis, this mesmerizing chamber musical strikes many emotional chords. No need to have lived this woman’s rather unusual life or suffered the extreme heartbreak she encountered to connect with it. This is first and foremost a memory play about family and…
Photos Joan Marcus by Julia Polinsky Right from the start, Michael James Scott, as The Minstrel, treats the audience to the opening song (“Welcome to the Renaissance”), a real razzle dazzle, over the top, you-can’t-touch-this Broadway song and dance. In doublet and pantaloons. The curtain rises; the ensemble joins in; farthingales sway and knee…
Ken Watanabe as the King of Siam & Kelli O’Hara as Anna photos by Paul Kolnick By Michall Jeffers A hush comes over the house. This is the moment we’ve been waiting for, and we’re not disappointed. In the middle of the friendly dance, the King tells Mrs. Anna that holding two hands is not…
Photos By John Vecchiolla By Ed Lieberman The story of “Romeo and Juliet” has entertained theatergoers since Shakespeare first published it in the late 1590’s. In recent times, playwrights and filmmakers have adapted the story and/or placed it into contemporary contexts (i.e. “Romanoff & Juliet,” by Peter Ustinov [1968]; Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet [1996])….
by Linda Amiel Burns Julie Wilson On April 28, 2015 The Mabel Mercer Foundation, headed by KT Sullivan, presented a warm tribute to the much-loved cabaret legend Julie Wilson who died at age 90 on April 5th. Wilson’ career spanned eight decades from films, TV, recordings, theater and dazzled audiences in nightclubs and cabarets. The Town…