BWW Feature: SOQUEER PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL at Richmond Triangle Players
by Susan Haubenstock - Dec 30, 2020
Richmond Triangle Players has announced the five winners of its inaugural SoQueer Playwrights Festival. The biennial festival of LBGTQ+ works will begin with a competition among these five for a final winner that will receive a year in development with the theater.
Richmond Triangle Players Announces Finalists for So.QUEER PLAYWRIGHTS' FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 29, 2020
Richmond Triangle Players has announced the five finalists in its inaugural So.Queer Playwrights’ Festival. Each of the finalists will present an excerpt of their work, introduced by them personally, in a collaborative online presentation, available via Video-On-Demand beginning January 15, 2020 and ending January 29, 2020.
BWW Review: The Milwaukee Rep Unleashes THE NERD
by Kelsey Lawler - Nov 18, 2019
The thing about 'The Nerd' is it's a farce, which The Rep's audience guide breaks down as a?oea specific style of comedy characterized by unlikely predicaments, verbal humor, mistaken identities, and physical comedy.a?? So within farce, one encounters absurd situations, fast-paced wit, and a touch of slapstick. In other words, there's a little something funny for everyone.
Photo Flash: Take a Peek at Photos From Milwaukee Rep's THE NERD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 13, 2019
Milwaukee Repertory Theater is revisiting a Rep classic November 12 - December 15, 2019 with The Nerd by Larry Shue.
One of the funniest plays ever written, The Nerd premiered at Milwaukee Repertory Theater in 1981 with playwright Larry Shue filling the role of Willum Cubbert. It went on to become one of the most produced and best loved comedies in the history of American theater, running for 441 performances on Broadway (with Mark Hamill, of Star Wars fame) before moving on to theaters across the U.S. and abroad.
Photo Flash: Great Lake Theater's THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
by Rebecca Russo - Mar 31, 2019
The only thing that stands between Bianca and a bevy of eligible suitors is her quick-tempered, elder sister Katherina. That is until fortune-hunting Petruchio takes up the challenge to "tame" Kate and make her his wife. A madcap marriage and much mayhem ensues in a beguiling battle of wits and wills between the sexes which ultimately reveals an unlikely romance. Can love tame a shrewish heart and surprise an unbridled bachelor?
Photo Flash: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
by Stephi Wild - Feb 17, 2019
Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, commences the second half its 2018-19 season with Agatha Christie's gripping courtroom thriller, Witness for the Prosecution. The production will be performed in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, February 15 - March 10, 2019.Great Lakes Theater's own Producing Artistic Director, Charles Fee, directs the production.
TALMADGE & RAY Receives Dixon Place Reading
by BWW
News Desk - Aug 3, 2018
Dixon Place presents a one-night-only reading of excerpts from the new play Talmadge & Ray, written and performed by Andy Nagraj and Jonathan Spivey on August 3rd at 9:30 PM. Talmadge & Ray is the first work by the writing team that the pair also perform themselves.
TALMADGE & RAY Receives Dixon Place Reading
by Stephi Wild - Jul 22, 2018
Dixon Place presents a one-night-only reading of excerpts from the new play Talmadge & Ray, written and performed by Andy Nagraj and Jonathan Spivey on August 3rd at 9:30 PM. Talmadge & Ray is the first work by the writing team that the pair also perform themselves.
BWW Review: THE DOPPELGÄNGER (AN INTERNATIONAL FARCE) at Steppenwolf Theatre
by Emily McClanathan - Apr 21, 2018
In Steppenwolf Theatre's world premiere of THE DOPPELGÄNGER (AN INTERNATIONAL FARCE), playwright Matthew-Lee Erlbach employs all the tricks of the genre - crashing furniture, ridiculous situations and rapid-fire wordplay - to shine a light on political corruption and socio-economic injustice.
Review Roundup: What Did he Critics Think Of THE DOPPLEGANGER at Steppenwolf?
by Alan Henry - Apr 20, 2018
Due to popular demand, Steppenwolf Theatre Company has extended the world premiere comedy, The Doppelganger (an international farce) written by Matthew-Lee Erlbach (Showtime's Masters of Sex, Off-Broadway's Handbook for an American Revolutionary), through June 2 with the original cast.
THE DOPPELGANGER Extends Through June 2
by Julie Musbach - Apr 20, 2018
Due to popular demand, Steppenwolf Theatre Company has extended the world premiere comedy, The Doppelganger (an international farce) written by Matthew-Lee Erlbach (Showtime's Masters of Sex, Off-Broadway's Handbook for an American Revolutionary), through June 2 with the original cast.
TV: Witness the Hilarity of THE DOPPELGANGER
by Julie Musbach - Apr 17, 2018
Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the highly anticipated world premiere comedy, The Doppelganger (an international farce) written by Chicagoland native Matthew-Lee Erlbach. Directed by ensemble member Tina Landau, this hilarious farce features an 11-member cast led by actor and comedian Rainn Wilson, well-known for his role as "Dwight Schrute" on NBC's award-winning comedy The Office, in the role of Thomas Irdley/Jimmy Peterson. Get a preview of the show below!
Photo Flash: THE DOPPELGANGER Celebrates Opening Night
by Julie Musbach - Apr 17, 2018
Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the highly anticipated world premiere comedy, The Doppelganger (an international farce) written by Chicagoland native Matthew-Lee Erlbach (Showtime's Masters of Sex, Off-Broadway's Handbook for an American Revolutionary).