BWW Reviews: New Line Theatre Rocks with Hilarious Production of TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
by Chris Gibson - Mar 7, 2011
Though Shakespeare's first play, TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, is ungainly and raw at times, many of the devices and plot mechanisms that will soon become the playwright's stock in trade are present in its text. As such, it remains a crude example of an early work by a master still fine tuning his craft. In Galt MacDermot (music), John Guarre (lyrics) and Mel Shapiro's (who polished and 'corrected' the Bard's book) 1971 musical adaptation it becomes a light-hearted and enjoyable introduction to his work, full of the same pluck and irreverence that distinguished MacDermot's Hair, but fully capable of standing on its own merit too. New Line Theatre and director Scott Miller's current production of Two Gentlemen of Verona not only rocks, but it's hilarious as well, aided greatly by the spectacular efforts of an enthusiastic cast and a crack band. I honestly can't recall when I've ever witnessed an audience laugh at and enjoy Shakespeare more; the resident 'Bad Boy of Musical Theatre' has come through again.
New Line Theatre Opens TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA 3/3
by Chris Gibson - Mar 4, 2011
New Line Theatre, 'The Bad Boy of Musical Theatre,' continues its Twentieth Anniversary Season of provocative, adult, alternative musical theatre with the rock and roll, Shakespearean sex comedy TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, running March 3-26, 2011, at the Washington University South Campus Theatre (formerly CBC High School), 6501 Clayton Road, just east of Big Bend.
New Line Theatre Announces Cast for TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 20, 2010
New Line Theatre, 'The Bad Boy of Musical Theatre,' continues its Twentieth Anniversary Season of provocative, adult, alternative musical theatre with the rock and roll Shakespearean sex comedy TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, running March 3-26, 2011, at the Washington University South Campus Theatre (formerly CBC High School), 6501 Clayton Road, just east of Big Bend.
STONEWALL COUNTRY Returns To Theater at Lime Kiln 7/1-3, 7/8-11
by BWW
News Desk - Jul 11, 2010
The heat of summer is here, and Lime Kiln is the place for theatre in Western Virginia. On July 1st -3rd and 8th-11th creators Don Baker and Robin and Linda Williams star in Stonewall Country. Written in 1984, Stonewall Country ran for 20 years.
STONEWALL COUNTRY Returns To Theater at Lime Kiln 7/1-3, 7/8-11
by BWW
News Desk - Jul 1, 2010
The heat of summer is here, and Lime Kiln is the place for theatre in Western Virginia. On July 1st -3rd and 8th-11th creators Don Baker and Robin and Linda Williams star in Stonewall Country. Written in 1984, Stonewall Country ran for 20 years.
STONEWALL COUNTRY Returns To Theater at Lime Kiln 7/1-3, 7/8-11
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 25, 2010
The heat of summer is here, and Lime Kiln is the place for theatre in Western Virginia. On July 1st -3rd and 8th-11th creators Don Baker and Robin and Linda Williams star in Stonewall Country. Written in 1984, Stonewall Country ran for 20 years.
Lime Kiln Hosts A New Reading Of SAVAGE NATION
by BWW News Desk - Feb 11, 2010
On Thursday, February 11th at 6:30pm, Theater at Lime Kiln will conduct a reading of Savage Nation, a new play about Colonial Augusta County, Virginia at 2017 Wilson Hall at Washington and Lee University.
Lime Kiln Hosts A New Reading Of SAVAGE NATION
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 5, 2010
On Thursday, February 11th at 6:30pm, Theater at Lime Kiln will conduct a reading of Savage Nation, a new play about Colonial Augusta County, Virginia at 2017 Wilson Hall at Washington and Lee University.
DRACULA OR HOW'S YOUR BLOOD COUNT Takes A Bite Out Of The Lime Kiln Theater 9/24-26
by BWW News Desk - Sep 25, 2009
Come meet a vampire (or four or five) at Theater at Lime Kiln. Fear not, your life's not in danger - only your eardrums! There should be plenty of howls of laughter, as Theater at Lime Kiln takes the New Vic Theatre of London version of Bram Stoker classic novel and turns it into a crackling, tongue-in-cheek farce. If you've seen a New Vic show before, you'll know what to expect - action which regularly spills over into the audience.
DRACULA OR HOW'S YOUR BLOOD COUNT Takes A Bite Out Of The Lime Kiln Theater 9/24-26
by BWW News Desk - Sep 24, 2009
Come meet a vampire (or four or five) at Theater at Lime Kiln. Fear not, your life's not in danger - only your eardrums! There should be plenty of howls of laughter, as Theater at Lime Kiln takes the New Vic Theatre of London version of Bram Stoker classic novel and turns it into a crackling, tongue-in-cheek farce. If you've seen a New Vic show before, you'll know what to expect - action which regularly spills over into the audience.
DRACULA OR HOW'S YOUR BLOOD COUNT Takes A Bite Out Of The Lime Kiln Theater 9/24-26
by Reynard Loki - Sep 19, 2009
Come meet a vampire (or four or five) at Theater at Lime Kiln. Fear not, your life's not in danger - only your eardrums! There should be plenty of howls of laughter, as Theater at Lime Kiln takes the New Vic Theatre of London version of Bram Stoker classic novel and turns it into a crackling, tongue-in-cheek farce. If you've seen a New Vic show before, you'll know what to expect - action which regularly spills over into the audience.