BWW Review: BOOM at Wellesley Repertory Theatre
Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's boom was the most produced American play of 2010. 10 years later, Wellesley Repertory Theatre has brought it back, directed by artistic director, Marta Rainer, armed with the proverbial program note toting its enduring relevance. In a way, it seems to wittily comment on the 'New Play' format that still plagues us. It gives us the Annie Baker-esque satisfaction of seeing things really happen on stage. Right at top of show, one character bangs on a timpani. We see the drum reverberate and hear the sound ringing off of the walls. Another character immediately tells her scene partner to take his shirt off. We watch him do so, and then we see him fumble to awkwardly remove his jeans, turning them inside-out in the process. Is that a real fire extinguisher? Is that a real first-aid kit? Cool.
MOULIN ROUGE, JAGGED LITTLE PILL & More Earn Nominations for 23rd Annual IRNE Awards
The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) today announced the nominees for the 23rd Annual IRNE Awards, which honor the best of the previous year's actors, directors, choreographers, designers and companies across the full spectrum of large, mid-size and fringe theater companies. Moulin Rouge!, a new musical produced by Global Creatures, and An American in Paris, produced by the Ogunquit Playhouse, led with 12 and 11 nominations, respectively, in the Large Stage Musical Category. The Huntington Theatre led all companies with 31 nominations across seven productions, including 11 for Man in the Ring, the story of six-time world champion prizefighter Emile Griffith.
Magic Futurebox Presents THE PESTILENCE IS COMING, Now thru 7/22
Magic Futurebox has announced the world premiere of The Pestilence is Coming!: A Super Fun New Musical about How You Will Probably Die Based on the Album by the Minor Leagues, with book by Katharine Clark Gray. Previews will run tonight, July 5th - June 8th and performances July 11th - 15th and 18th - 22nd at Magic Futurebox at 55 33rd St., 4th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11232 D, N, R to 36th St.
Magic Futurebox Announces THE PESTILENCE IS COMING, July 5-22
Magic Futurebox has announced the world premiere of The Pestilence is Coming!: A Super Fun New Musical about How You Will Probably Die Based on the Album by the Minor Leagues, with book by Katharine Clark Gray. Previews will run July 5th - 8th and performances July 11th - 15th and 18th - 22nd at Magic Futurebox at 55 33rd St., 4th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11232 D, N, R to 36th St.
New York Neo-Futurists Premiere YOU ARE IN AN OPEN FIELD Tonight
Downtown theater adventurers the New York Neo-Futurists present the world premiere the Nerdcore musical, YOU ARE IN AN OPEN FIELD, with book and lyrics by Kevin R. Free, Eevin Hartsough, Marta Rainer, and Adam Smith, music composed by Carl Riehl, and directed by Christopher Dippel. YOU ARE IN AN OPEN FIELD begins performances tonight, April 26 for a limited engagement through Saturday, May 19.
New York Neo-Futurists to Premiere YOU ARE IN AN OPEN FIELD, 4/26
Downtown theater adventurers the New York Neo-Futurists are proud to present the world premiere the Nerdcore musical, YOU ARE IN AN OPEN FIELD, with book and lyrics by Kevin R. Free, Eevin Hartsough, Marta Rainer, and Adam Smith, music composed by Carl Riehl, and directed by Christopher Dippel. YOU ARE IN AN OPEN FIELD begins performances on Thursday, April 26 for a limited engagement through Saturday, May 19.
David Lindsay-Abaire's RABBIT HOLE In Its Final Week At Firehouse Theatre
Playing to full houses thus far, Pulitzer-Prize winning Rabbit Hole, directed by Daniel Moore and featuring Ben Baker, Jennifer Massey, and Marta Rainer is a touching and fully realized family drama everyone can relate to. With an excellent supporting cast in Linda Beringer and Jacob Pennington, Rabbit Hole is brilliantly written, displaying intermittent flashes of the playwright's penchant for humor. Enter prepared for sadness, and leave uplifted and hopeful - for the characters, for accidents of fate, for the inifite possibilities in life.
Firehouse Theatre Announces Their Upcoming Events
Here's What's Happening:
David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole
Opens Thursday, February 26 Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Get tickets now for the third production of The Firehouse Theatre Project's 2008/2009 regular
season, Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire opening Thursday, February 26th, and running through Saturday, March 21.
Winners of IT Awards, Celebrating Off-Off-Bway, Announced
On September 18th, the IT Awards (New York Innovative Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2006 award recipients at a exceptional evening hosted by Tony-nominee Charles Busch