Review: THE CRUCIBLE at Eisenhower Theater
What did our critic think of THE CRUCIBLE at Eisenhower Theater? Choreographer Helen Pickett does in her ballet The Crucible just exactly what Arthur Miller attempted in his 1953 play, her source. Both try to make a new language to express the Salem witch trials of 1692 because those events were too extraordinary for regular English or garden-variety ballet.
Interview: Theatre Life with Peter Salem
Today’s subject Peter Salem is currently living his theatre life as the composer of Scottish Ballet’s production of The Crucible. The show runs now through May 28th at Kennedy Center in the Eisenhower Theater.
Review: LOVE THE SINNER, Tron Theatre
Initially published as a performance poetry collection, Love The Sinner will be transformed, in a collaboration between Imogen Stirling and Vanishing Point, into a pulsating full-scale theatre show: a fusion of performance poetry, visual theatre and electronic music.
GO with Brad Lawrence Comes to Under St Marks Theater
We all go somewhere. Some go on a vacation that turns into an adventure (whether or not an adventure was what we needed). Some of us uproot ourselves from the safety of home and family and move to a strange place. Some are just trying to get across town and end up wildly off course. In this variety show, Brad Lawrence and guests explore why they went out into the world when staying under their covers at home was obviously the safer choice.
Review: COPPELIA, Sadler's Wells
When Coppelius asks Swanhilda “do you derive more pleasure from running your finger along your lover’s skin or across the glass surface of your phone?”, Coppélia holds a brutal mirror up to modern society in a way no ballet has for quite some time.
A Hotsy Totsy Burlesque Tribute To Dungeons And Dragons Comes to The Slipper Room Next Month
WOTC LLC (the owner of the Dungeons and Dragons brand) has reached out to Cherry Pitz and the Girls from the Home for Wayward Girls and Fallen Women to help them with a viral marketing campaign on a new edition they have labeled 6X, it is so advanced and lifelike that the characters actually show up where you are playing. And where handsome Brad has his qualms about this, Cherry only has one question, can we get them on stage to do burlesque acts!
Photos: Scottish Ballet Tours THE NUTCRACKER
Following today's Scottish Government announcement that there will be no further extension to current event restrictions, Scottish Ballet will be completing their tour of The Nutcracker to Inverness (Eden Court 26-29 Jan), after the Glasgow and Aberdeen runs were cancelled.
A Hotsy Totsy Burlesque Tribute To The Muppets Comes to The Slipper Room in January
Hotsy Totsy has brought back their friend Kermit The Frog (Andy Ross) as a special co-host for this month's show. But Kermit has ideas of his own, he has visions of bringing Hotsy Totsy to the bigtime but to make that happen he envisions some changes. So, he has re-booked the show, brought in New York Drag Queen Legend Witti Repartee as our guest star and left Cherry Pitz and Handsome Brad to wonder what is going on and whose show is this anyway.
BWW Review: STARSTRUCK, Festival Theatre
The Choreographer enters the studio. He flicks on the lights, sits down next to a piano, and begins preparing his new ballet. Simple steps turn into choreography, and he begins imagining what this new ballet could become.
BWW Review: THE SNOW QUEEN, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Scottish Ballet's 50th year will come to a spectacular close with the world premiere of The Snow Queen. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's much-loved tale, this glittering new production will be set to the music of Rimsky-Korsakov, performed live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.
Hotsy Totsy Burlesque Presents its Tribute To Star Wars
It is the 40th anniversary of the airing of the Star Wars Holiday Special! And time, once again, at The Home For Wayward Girls and Fallen Women for the annual viewing of Cherry's favorite TV show. This year, George Lucas joins us (played by guest star Andy Ross). He claims he is there because, as he has often said, 'If I had the time and a sledgehammer, I would track down every copy of that show and smash it.' But for someone who hates it so much, he seems to revel in singing all the songs! Could it be that he secretly loves the show as much as Cherry does?
THE GOD COMMITTEE Comes to Oil Lamp Theater
Executive and Artistic Director Keith Gerth and Associate Artistic Director Stephen Smith of the Oil Lamp Theater in Glenview announce their next production, Mark St. Germain's medical drama The God Committee. This production is directed by Josh Johnson and will be performed from August 16th through September 23rd, 2018 at 1723 Glenview Road in Glenview.