Peter Schaffer

Review: AMADEUS at The Gamm Theatre
by Erica Cataldi-Roberts - Nov 18, 2024

In 1998, my senior year English teacher decided to mix things up by having us start the semester by watching movies rather than reading the usual high school classics. The selections were varied – The Godfather, Ghandi, Some Like it Hot, From Here to Eternity.

Harlem9 Celebrates Iconic Black Political Speeches On The Heels Of The Democratic National Convention
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 25, 2024

On the heels of the Democratic National Convention, Harlem9, is celebrating Black political speeches by iconic Black leaders in their 14th Annual '48Hours in...Harlem' on Sunday, August 25, at 7 and 9:30 p.m.

AMADEUS Comes to Monte Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 22, 2024

Gloucester Productions will present a 2024 staging of Peter Schaffer's gripping classic play Amadeus, starring Alan Committie as Salieri.

Bay Street Theater Announces An Exciting And Diverse Line-up Of Winter Classes
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 15, 2023

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announced its Winter 2024 line-up of classes and workshops offering something for everyone in the community.

Review: Met Opera Continues Support of Ukraine with CONCERT OF REMEMBRANCE
by Richard Sasanow - Feb 27, 2023

Friday night, the Metropolitan Opera gave its second concert honoring “Ukraine and its brave citizens as they fight to defend their country and cultural heritage.” The country’s colors flew above the performance, which opened with a pretaped video message from First Lady, Olena Zelenska, along with the Ukraine national anthem. She remarked that the concert wasn’t really marking the one-year anniversary of the horrendous, illegal conflict (although, indeed, it did), but a time closer to peace for its citizenry.

BWW REVIEW: Guest Reviewer Kym Vaitiekus Shares His Thoughts On AMADEUS
by Jade Kops - Jan 2, 2023

AMADEUS A tour de force. Michael Sheen is sublime. As part of the Sydney Opera Houses’ 50th anniversary program, AMADEUS by Peter Schaffer is Co-presented and produced by leading Sydney-based independent theatre presenter Red Line Productions.

Playwrights Horizons Announces Commissions of New Work by Dave Harris, Mia Chung & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 22, 2022

Playwrights Horizons has announced its most recent slate of commissioned artists, providing crucial support to today’s most imaginative writers, and to the realization of works that will shape the future of the American theater.

Regional Premiere THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT Opens In Gloucester
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 23, 2019

Gloucester Stage Company continues its 40th Anniversary Season of professional theater with the regional premiere of The Lifespan of a Fact from August 30 through September 22 at Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Gloucester Stage is the first theater in the country to produce the critically-acclaimed The Lifespan of a Fact since the play's SRO smash hit world premiere Broadway run featuring Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, and Bobby Cannavale closed in January 2019.

GSC Announces Regional Premiere Of Broadway's LIFESPAN OF A FACT
by A.A. Cristi - May 7, 2019

Gloucester Stage Artistic Director Robert Walsh and Interim Managing Director Chris Griffith recently announced that the non-profit theater's 40th anniversary season will include regional premiere of The Lifespan of a Fact from August 30 through September 22.  Gloucester Stage will be the first theater in the country to produce the critically-acclaimed The Lifespan of a Fact since the play's SRO smash hit world premiere Broadway run featuring Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, and Bobby Cannavale closed in January 2019.

HOW TO KEEP AN ALIEN Comes to Corrib Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 22, 2019

Corrib Theatre presents Sonya Kelly's How to Keep an Alien, directed by Gemma Whelan, a comedy-filled play about two women falling in love and battling the international red tape that's working to keep them apart. The production features Sara Hennessy as Sonya Kelly, with Amy Katrina Bryan on stage as herself, the stage manager. How to Keep an Alien runs for four weeks, April 12 through May 5, at New Expressive Works, 810 SE Belmont St., in Portland, Oregon.

Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsals For EQUUS At Theatre On The Bay
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2019

From 29 March - 20 April Pieter Toerien presents Peter Schaffer's iconic psychological thriller, Equus, a visual dynamic exploration into the complex relationships between devotion, myth and sexuality.

BWW Review: PRELUDES at Firehouse Theatre: The Artist's Journey...
by Brent Deekens - May 27, 2018

Plays Through June the 10th, 2018 at the Firehouse Theatre

Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Daniel Radcliffe, Jude Law and More Featured in NT Live Broadcasts at the MAC
by BWW News Desk - Sep 14, 2017

National Theatre Live broadcasts return to the McAninch Arts Center, located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage, as part of the MAC's 2017-2018 Season.

Nicolas Baumgartner se une a Nancy Anderson como colaborador en el concierto de Joan Vázquez SOMETHING'S COMING
by José Germán Martínez Paneque - Sep 5, 2017

Tras su exitoso debut en Nueva York el pasado mes de julio, Joan Vazquez volvera a la Gran Manzana con su espectaculo unipersonal 'Something's Coming - a Sondheim Tribute' -en el que celebra la musica del genio teatral Stephen Sondheim- actuando en el renombrado Metropolitan Room de Manhattan el 6 de septiembre de 2017 a las 21.30h.

Corrib Theatre's 2017-18 Season to Feature Three Contemporary Irish Plays
by BWW News Desk - Aug 30, 2017

For its fifth year of offering Portland plays by contemporary Irish playwrights, Corrib Theatre brings these three gripping, politically relevant works: Belfast Girls by Jaki McCarrick, Lifeboat by Nicola McCartney and Quietly by Owen McCafferty.

Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Daniel Radcliffe, Jude Law and More Featured in NT Live Broadcasts at the MAC
by BWW News Desk - Aug 24, 2017

National Theatre Live broadcasts return to the McAninch Arts Center, located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage, as part of the MAC's 2017-2018 Season.

Single Tickets on Sale Next Month for The MAC's 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - Aug 5, 2017

McAninch Arts Center (MAC) located at 425 Falwell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage hosts a Tickets On-Sale Party and Free Community Open House Today, Aug. 5, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Single Tickets on Sale Next Month for The MAC's 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jul 19, 2017

McAninch Arts Center (MAC) located at 425 Falwell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage hosts a Tickets On-Sale Party and Free Community Open House Saturday, Aug. 5, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

BWW Review: LETTICE AND LOVAGE, Menier Chocolate Factory
by Cindy Marcolina - May 18, 2017

Lettice Douffet (Felicity Kendal), a tour guide at Fustian House, has inherited her mother's penchant for theatricality. This inclination leads her to filling the gaps in the boring history of the stately home with embellishments and imaginative stories. Her dismissal by her supervisor Lotte Schoen (Maureen Lipman) oddly marks the start of a timid friendship that will develop into a fascinating adventure for the two lonely women.

Full Cast Announced for GLORIA at Hampstead Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2017

Hampstead Theatre presents the UK premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Gloria, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2016, directed by Michael Longhurst.