Review - Rapture, Blister, Burn: Lashing Back
by Ben Peltz - June 29, 2012
When the houselights went up for intermission at Gina Gionfriddo's provocative comedy of gender issues, Rapture, Blister, Burn, my immediate impulse was to ask my guest – a 1980s Columbia University Women's Studies graduate who, like myself, remembers the days when an Upper West Side liberal's coffee table was considered incomplete if not graced by a heavily earmarked volume of Susan Faludi's latest and simply saying the name “Phyllis Schlafly” at certain cocktail parties would trigger the same venomous reaction the name “Haman” would receive from the most Manischewitz-soused participants at a Lower East Side Purim spiel – if it all seemed realistic to her.
Photo Coverage: RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN Opens at Playwright's Horizons
by Jennifer Broski - June 13, 2012
Last night, June 13, Playwrights Horizons opened the World Premiere of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Gina Gionfriddo (Becky Shaw). Previews began May 18. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the curtain call and post-show celebration and brings you photo coverage below!
Photo Flash: Amy Brenneman, Beth Dixon, et al. in Playwrights Horizons' RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN
by Kelsey Denette - May 29, 2012
Previews began May 18 for the Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director;Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) World Premiere of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Gina Gionfriddo (Becky Shaw). Get a first look at the production below!
Playwrights Horizons Begins LIVEforFIVE for RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN Today
by Kelsey Denette - May 9, 2012
Playwrights Horizons begins accepting entries today, Wednesday, May 9, for its popular LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to the World Premiere of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Gina Gionfriddo (Becky Shaw), directed by Peter DuBois (Becky Shaw, Sons of the Prophet, Measure for Pleasure, Jack Goes Boating, Artistic Director of Huntington Theatre Company).
Photo Coverage: Meet the Company of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN
by Walter McBride - April 18, 2012
Yesterday, Playwrights Horizons' began rehearsals for the world premiere production of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Gian Gionfriddo, directed by Peter DuBois.
BroadwayWorld was there for the festivities and brings you full photo coverage below!
FREEZE FRAME: RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN Meets the Press
by Walter McBride - April 17, 2012
Today, Playwrights Horizons' began rehearsals today for the world premiere production of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Gian Gionfriddo, directed by Peter DuBois. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you a photo preview below! Stay tuned for more coverage coming soon.
Amy Brenneman Set to Lead RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN at Playwrights Horizons
by Nicole Rosky - April 3, 2012
Playwrights Horizons has just announced complete casting for the World Premiere of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Gina Gionfriddo (Becky Shaw). Directed by Peter DuBois (Becky Shaw, Sons of the Prophet, Measure for Pleasure, Jack Goes Boating, Artistic Director of Huntington Theatre Company), the production will begin previews Friday, May 18 at 8PM with an Opening Night set for Tuesday, June 12 at 7PM. The limited engagement will play through Sunday, June 24 at Playwrights Horizons' Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street).
Amy Brenneman and Cast Announced for Playwrights Horizons' RAPTURE, BLISTER BURN
by Harmony Wheeler - April 2, 2012
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) announces complete casting for the World Premiere of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Gina Gionfriddo (Becky Shaw). Directed by Peter DuBois (Becky Shaw, Sons of the Prophet, Measure for Pleasure, Jack Goes Boating, Artistic Director of Huntington Theatre Company), the production will begin previews Friday, May 18 at 8PM with an Opening Night set for Tuesday, June 12 at 7PM. The limited engagement will play through Sunday, June 24 at Playwrights Horizons' Mainstage Theater.
