Posts Tagged ‘theater’

José Manuel Carreño to Retire
The veteran American Ballet Theater dancer has announced he is retiring in August 2011. See the original post here:  José Manuel Carreño to Retire
‘Fiddler’ Up His Sleeve: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Wedding Surprise
The “In the Heights” creator and all-around mensch shares a musical number from his post-nuptial party. Read the original: ‘Fiddler’ Up His Sleeve: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Wedding Surprise
Critic’s Notebook: Nothing Left to Lose, or Too Dark to Contemplate
The Live Arts Festival in Philadelphia offers a play drawing parallels between 1865 and 2015, and another work that brings cardboard characters to life. Read the rest here:  Critic’s Notebook: Nothing Left to Lose, or Too Dark to Contemplate
On the London Stage: A Welcome American Invasion of the British Stage
American plays and musicals have been in starring roles this season in London. More here:  On the London Stage: A Welcome American Invasion of the British Stage
Going to Extremes to Seek Dramatic Accuracy
A New York dominatrix taught Domination 101 to Sutton Foster and others in Second Stage’s “Trust” so they could portray S&M accurately. Originally posted here: Going to Extremes to Seek Dramatic Accuracy
Theater Review | ‘Vision Disturbance’: Seeing in Just 2 Dimensions as Her Marriage Breaks Up
In Christina Masciotti’s “Vision Disturbance,” a Greek-born woman experiences a strange eye disorder while going through a divorce. View post: Theater Review | ‘Vision Disturbance’: Seeing in Just 2 Dimensions as Her Marriage Breaks Up
You Never Forget That Star-Struck Encounter With Your Idol
Actors recall how long-ago backstage encounters with their idols changed their lives. Go here to see the original:  You Never Forget That Star-Struck Encounter With Your Idol
Music Review: Composers’ Influences, Side by Side
The pianist Ian Hobson explored the Beethoven-Schumann link and the musical contrasts of Ignaz Moscheles and Chopin at the Dicapo Opera Theater on Tuesday evening. Go here to read the rest: Music Review: Composers’ Influences, Side by Side
Theater Talkback: Just When You Think You Know Somebody . . .
Sometimes performers make you see familiar characters in new ways. See the rest here:  Theater Talkback: Just When You Think You Know Somebody . . .
Theater Review | ‘An Error of the Moon’: Redrawing a Picture of Lincoln’s Assassin
In Luigi Creatore’s “Error of the Moon,” the jealous Edwin Booth is partly responsible for John Wilkes Booth’s assassination of Lincoln. Read the original post: Theater Review | ‘An Error of the Moon’: Redrawing a Picture of Lincoln’s Assassin