Review: The Festival d'Avignon Presents LE NID DE CENDRES By SIMON FALGUIÈRES
While describing the marginalization of theatre artists in early Christian society my theatre history professor once said, 'It must be a kind of witchcraft or at least magic. You are making something there that wasn't there before from your mere presence!' These words rang in my ears as I watched Simon Falguière's Le Nid de Cendres, a 13 hour long miracle currently running at The Festial d'Avignon's mercifully comfortable La Fabrica theatre. Separated into seven segments from 11 in the morning until midnight and after eight years of construction, the ambition of Falguière's company Le K is obvious. Though what astounds more than the run time is that this ambition is paired with boundless imagination, cutting wit, and deep generosity.
Michael B. Jordan to Receive the Cinema Vanguard Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Today the 34th Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced that Michael B. Jordan is set to receive the Cinema Vanguard Award for his work in two of the year's critically acclaimed, culturally significant and record-breaking box office hits, Black Panther and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures (MGM), Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema's Creed II. Jordan will be honored at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara, CA on Thursday, February 7th.
Sheik & Aguirre-Sacasa at Work on AMERICAN PYSCHO Musical
The New York Post is reporting that now in development is AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL. The show has reportedly been in development, with music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik and book by playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa will be produced by David Johnson, Jesse Singer, Nate Bolotin and Aaron Ray.
Cast Album of DisneyWorld Finding Nemo Now on iTunes
A cast recording of the new DisneyWorld musical Finding Nemo, based on the smash Disney/Pixar Animation Studios movie and featuring songs by Robert Lopez (Avenue Q) and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, is now available on iTunes.