Photo Flash: THE MUSIC MAN Brings His 76 Trombones to Sharon Playhouse
by Julie Musbach - Aug 8, 2017
In 1957 Meredith Willson's The Music Man opened on Broadway and the rest is history. To celebrate it's 60th anniversary as an American classic the Sharon Playhouse and director Morgan Green invite you to experience The Music Man as you've never seen it. The story of a lovable conman who warms his way into the heart of small town America has never been more relevant.
BWW Review: AN OCTOROON is Anything But Black and White at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
by Evann Normandin - Jul 23, 2017
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's stunning remount of AN OCTOROON by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Nataki Garrett reunites the principal cast and production teams from Woolly's sold out 2016 run. Boy, did I move to DC just in time. The Washington Post declares Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company 'a national champion of the new-and frequently provocative-American play' and after laughing, crying, and thinking through Woolly's AN OCTOROON I would be hard pressed to find better descriptors. In the heart of the nation's capital, a stone's throw from The White House, AN OCTOROON is a living, breathing, vital dialogue about racial tension in America.
Sharon Playhouse Sets Star-Studded Casts for 2017 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - Jun 2, 2017
Sharon Playhouse has announced complete casting for its 2017 Season. The season kicks off with MINOR CHARACTER: SIX TRANSLATIONS OF UNCLE VANYA, created by New Saloon (Morgan Green, Madeline Wise, and Milo Cramer), followed by FAR AWAY by Caryl Churchill (Love and Information). The season will conclude with a new, intimate chamber production of Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN. In a shift that begins this season, Morgan Green (William Shakespeare's Mom) will direct all three productions, showcasing the talents and range of the rising director.
Photo Flash: THE MUSIC MAN Prepares to Roll Into Sharon Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 2, 2017
In 1957 Meredith Willson's The Music Man opened on Broadway and the rest is history. To celebrate it's 60th anniversary as an American classic the Sharon Playhouse and director Morgan Green invite you to experience The Music Man as you've never seen it. The story of a lovable conman who warms his way into the heart of small town America has never been more relevant.
BWW Nashville Award Winners Revealed at Midwinter's First Night
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jan 29, 2015
Theater folk from throughout Tennessee gathered at Nashville's Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theater on Sunday night for Midwinter's First Night, which included the presentation of the BroadwayWorld Nashville Awards, recognizing performers and productions brought to the stage between October 2013 and September 2014.
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Presents Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait, 10/10
by Rosie Hertzman - Sep 23, 2013
The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera continues its commemoration of the Civil War sesquicentennial by presenting a Barnett & Company Masterworks concert featuring American composers and capped off with Copland's Lincoln Portrait, narrated by City of Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke.
ODYSSEY, IDEAL HUSBAND Highlight Taproot Theatre Company's 35th Anniversary Season
by Nicolas Coburn - Jul 20, 2010
'35 is a very attractive age,' according to Oscar Wilde, and Taproot Theatre Company agrees. Taproot Theatre Company celebrates its 35th Anniversary Season in 2011 with a year-long party featuring Wilde and his dandies, a myriad of mythological characters, and countless Taproot Theatre patrons and friends. Taproot Theatre Company's 2011 Season runs from January through October. The resubscription period is currently underway, with subscriptions opening to the general public on September 28.
Insignificant Others Extends SF Run 4 Weeks
by Eugene Lovendusky - Aug 14, 2007
'Insignificant Others' the original romantic musical comedy by SF composer L. Jay Kuo, extends its runs at the Zeum Theatre with performances now through September 23.
Review: Campy New Musical Suffers 'Insignificant' Book
by Eugene Lovendusky - Jul 18, 2007
San Francisco's L. Jay Kuo finally stages his original musical 'Insignificant Others' with a note-worthy cast. But despite months of revision, the book is in need of a major over-haul.