TNC Presents New Yiddish Rep In DI FROYEN" (THE WOMEN) This January
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 21, 2021
From January 22-30, Theater for the New City will present the New Yiddish Rep's production of 'Di Froyen' (The Women), based on the play 'Women's Minyan' by Naomi Ragen, adapted for the Yiddish Rep by Melissa Weisz and Malky Goldman. Director is Rachel Botchan. The play is a one-act drama of an abused Orthodox Jewish wife who is being kept from her children.
Quintessence Theatre Group Announces LITTLE WOMEN Casting Change
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 9, 2021
Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia's professional classic repertory theatre, announces a casting change in their current production of Little Women: The Broadway Musical, running now through January 2, 2022. Jordan Dobson, who was cast as Laurie, departed the production after Sunday's performance due to being called into a Broadway production. South Philadelphia based actor Will Stephan Connell is replacing him.
Student Blog: My Three Favorite Plays I've Read This Year, and Why Everyone Should Read Them
by Student Blogger: Meredith Muirhead - Nov 23, 2021
In the same way that a satisfying Thanksgiving dinner requires a great deal of attention to detail (cook the turkey at the right temperature, put just the right amount of salt in the pie crust, arrange the hors d’oeuvres in just the right way), a full theatre education requires a great deal of independent play reading. Sure, we’re all assigned plays to read in our classes, but those are only the tip of the iceberg. There is so much more to explore in terms of theatrical writing than Williams, Mamet, Miller, or Shakespeare, and not all of those works, if any, will be taught in most college theatre classes. College is the time where all of us are really finding ourselves, and it only makes sense to be finding out what material draws us in so that we can work on what we truly connect with.
Photos: Top Swedish Dignitaries Attend American Production of WAITING FOR GODOT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 22, 2021
Stockholm’s prestigious Royal Dramatic Theatre commissioned America’s Congress for Jewish Culture to present director Moshe Yassur’s critically acclaimed 2013 Off-Broadway Yiddish language staging of WAITING FOR GODOT. The production played to three sold out houses November 13th and 14th.
BWW Interview: THERE ARE NO ONE-PERSON SHOWS: Cabaret Director, Marc Tumminelli
by Ricky Pope - Nov 7, 2021
So what does a cabaret director do? Today in my ongoing series, THERE ARE NO ONE-PERSON SHOWS, we will find out from one of the busiest cabaret directors in New York, Marc Tumminelli. Marc is the founder of Broadway Workshop, which provides year-round, professional-level classes and workshops for kids 8-19 with some of the finest artists working on Broadway and in the West End. He is also the founder of Project Broadway, a non-profit that provides scholarship opportunities to young performers.
Review Roundup: MORNING SUN at Manhattan Theatre Club
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 4, 2021
Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of Morning Sun, written by Tony Award winner Simon Stephens, directed by Drama Desk Award winner Lila Neugebauer, opened just last night, Wednesday November 3, at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street).
The Playwrights Realm Announces Winners Of International Theatermakers Award
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 1, 2021
The Playwrights Realm, in partnership with law firm Dyer Harris LLP, announces playwright and performer Nkenna Akunna; costume designer Dina El-Aziz; actor and writer Isra Elsalihie; playwright, director, and scenographer Abhishek Majumdar; and composer Tidtaya Sinutoke (ฑิตยา สินุธก) as the recipients of the 2021 International Theatermakers Award (ITA).
New Dark Comedy FRITZ AND MATLOCK Nominated For Two Offies Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 20, 2021
The new play Fritz & Matlock, which opened to rave reviews at The Pleasance Downstairs this month, has received two Offies nominations for Lead Performance in a Play : James Wallwork & Salvatore D'Aquilla and Most Promising New Playwrights: James Wallwork & Salvatore D'Aquilla.
Photos: In Rehearsals with FRITZ & MATLOCK at The Pleasance Downstairs
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 28, 2021
Rehearsal shots have been released for new dark comedy Fritz and Matlock written and performed by long-time collaborators James Wallwork (BBC, Film4) and Salvatore D’Aquilla (War Horse, BBC) opening at The Pleasance Downstairs this October 5-17. The show is directed by Jessica Millward and produced by Olivia Munk of Part of the Main Productions.
Mary Beth Peil and Peter Von Berg Will Lead I TAKE YOUR HAND IN MINE... Online From The Episcopal Actors' Guild
by Stephi Wild - Sep 24, 2021
Tony Award-nominated (The King and I; Anastasia) and Obie Award-winning actor/soprano Mary Beth Peil and actor Peter Von Berg (American Globe Theatre: Romeo and Juliet; Othello; American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Kennedy Center: Richard III) will be gracing the Guild Hall Zoom with Carol Rocamora's short play based on the 412 love letters of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov and his famous actress wife, Olga Knipper.
FRITZ AND MATLOCK Comes To The Pleasance Theatre London
by Stephi Wild - Sep 16, 2021
Wallwork, who is based in London, and D'Aquilla, who lives in Sheffield, wrote the play over Zoom during the COVID-19 lockdown. Fritz & Matlock is set in the basement of an inner city Sheffield house. Carl Fritz (D'Aquilla) and Barry Matlock (Wallwork) try to bury the bodies of their past and find their way to a more hopeful future.