Twice a year Broadway sheds a number of shows as limited runs ends and shows run out of steam. It generally happens in January and June as the months after are a generally lower ticket sales/fewer tourists zone. This is a good thing as theater is a live experience that is not there forever like … Continue reading Baker’s Dozen + 1 extra
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In Transit – On Broadway
Saw the a cappella musical "In Transit" (#InTransitBway) last night at the Circle in the Square Theater. I've read the poor reviews and watched the low grosses and attendance number. I was prepared for a tuneful but disappointing evening diversion. Wrong. Unexpectedly I loved this show. I have not seen Pitch Perfect or Glee which … Continue reading In Transit – On Broadway
Love, Love, Love
This was the third of the three hopeful playwright redux this fall. Simon Stephen's Heisenberg further dazzled after his Punk Rock (and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime). Stephen Karam's adaptation of The Cherry Orchard disappointed after his amazing The Humans. And now, Mike Bartlett's Love, Love, Love after his amazing King … Continue reading Love, Love, Love
The Illusionists – Turn of the Century
The current magic show on Broadway is an extension of The Illusionists franchise which has done two previous holiday season shows when short term theaters become available and also has an active touring presence. The premise is that you will get to see a handful of different magical styles in an evening doing everything from … Continue reading The Illusionists – Turn of the Century
The Cherry Orchard
There is good news and bad news in the Roundabout's production of The Cherry Orchard. The good news is the performers on stage. They are luminous and talented and committed to their work and they are a joy to watch. Diane Lane and John Glover are special standouts (Joel Grey was not in the night … Continue reading The Cherry Orchard
Get thee to the St. James
Saw Something Rotten! on Broadway for the second time. Needed to introduce Pamela to the show before it closes January 1. Any person with a passing knowledge of theater and musicals would enjoy it and recognize many references in the show. For someone as passionate as Pamela and I are about theater one spends the … Continue reading Get thee to the St. James
New Bedford, MA (+the future of Freedom Training)
As previously noted my ten minute play "Freedom Training" was included in the 14th Annual Short Play Marathon for November 12 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. As I planned to attend I wanted to stay overnight because the event did not finish until 10:30 in the evening and it is a long drive back to NYC. I … Continue reading New Bedford, MA (+the future of Freedom Training)
“Freedom Training” in Culture*Park Marathon
Culture*Park presented a marathon reading of short plays on Saturday, November 12 at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts. One of the 26 selected plays was my very own "Freedom Training" which has received a workshop, a couple of readings but no productions as of yet. The event was broken up into four segments … Continue reading “Freedom Training” in Culture*Park Marathon
The 6th Annual Tri-State Theatre Festival
Last weekend I attended the South Street Players' 6th Annual Tri-State Theatre Festival in Spring Lake, New Jersey. My short play "Your Turn to Watch Dad" was one of nine plays presented. The Director was Dave McGrath and featured Jon Weinstein, Mary Sullivan and Kristin Mueller. They all worked hard to put on the play … Continue reading The 6th Annual Tri-State Theatre Festival
Semi-Finalist in Rover Dramawerks Festival
I got word this morning that my short play "Meeting Without End" has been selected as a semi-finalist for the 2017 10-Minute Play Festival for Rover Dramawerks in Plano, Texas. It made the first cut of 37 plays from 308 submissions they received. I don't know the next steps but eventually they will probably cut … Continue reading Semi-Finalist in Rover Dramawerks Festival
The Death of Edward Albee
I just got word of Edward Albee's passing. All Over. It was discovering Edward Albee that propelled me to be part of the theater community, to focus my career in performing arts, a lifetime of passionate theater going and ultimately my interesting in writing new plays. When I was in eighth grade our family moved … Continue reading The Death of Edward Albee
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