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In Broadway's 'The Cherry Orchard,' a Surprising Use of Dance

By FRANK RIZZO

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 • Broadway • 0 comments Share This

Tue Oct 11, 2016 • Broadway • 0 comments Share This

Making Chekhov a moving experience --- There's a scene in the Roundabout Theatre Company's current Broadway revival of The Cherry Orchard where partygoers stream on and off the stage, making merry and celebrating the return of Madame Ranevskaya, a Russian landowner who has fallen on hard times. But the celebration takes a dramatic turn when the...

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At This Broadway Play, Your Seats Are Supposed to Surprise You

By MARK BLANKENSHIP

Thursday, October 06, 2016 • Broadway • 3 comments Share This

Thu Oct 6, 2016 • Broadway • 3 comments Share This

Inside the startling design of Heisenberg --- Heisenberg doesn't start like a typical show, with the lights going down (or the curtain coming up) to indicate the performance has begun. Instead, Simon Stephens' play, which is now on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, slides quietly into the room. While a stage manager...

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At Broadway's 'The Encounter,' A Sound Is Worth a Thousand Pictures

By RAVEN SNOOK

Thursday, September 29, 2016 • Broadway • 2 comments Share This

Thu Sep 29, 2016 • Broadway • 2 comments Share This

How Gareth Fry's special aural effects help conjure the Amazon rainforest in this new show --- There are very few shows where sound is in the spotlight. In fact, veteran British sound designer Gareth Fry says that usually, if he's doing his job well, theatregoers might not note his contribution. "Sound is used emotionally, and frequently I'm sort...

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Reeling at 'Chicago's Too-Accurate Reflection

By DREW PISARRA

Monday, September 26, 2016 • Broadway • 0 comments Share This

Mon Sep 26, 2016 • Broadway • 0 comments Share This

Rewatching the musical during this violent time drove its message home --- When my brother in Baltimore suggested I take his daughter to see Chicago this past summer, I thought, "Good idea." I'd seen the musical eons ago and remembered its smart-aleck attitude and sinewy, gyrating chorus. I figured at least one of those things would appeal to an 18-year-old...

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Why is the 'Holiday Inn' Musical So Different From the Movie?

By FRANK RIZZO

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 • Broadway • 0 comments Share This

Tue Sep 20, 2016 • Broadway • 0 comments Share This

How a cinematic trifle became a Broadway show --- How do you turn a cinematic trifle into a big Broadway musical? Holiday Inn, the 1942 film starring Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby, began as a vehicle for composer Irving Berlin to highlight a calendar's worth of evergreen songs, including "Easter Parade," "White Christmas," and "Happy Holidays." But...

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I Cried at 'Fun Home,' But Not for the Usual Reasons

By LISA BURDIGE

Tuesday, August 09, 2016 • Broadway • 1 comment Share This

Tue Aug 9, 2016 • Broadway • 1 comment Share This

A writer shares her personal connection to the Tony-winning musical --- You probably don't need me to tell you that Fun Home, which ends its Broadway run on September 10, is an amazing show. After all, it earned rave reviews and won five Tonys, including Best Musical. Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori skillfully transformed Alison Bechdel's moving and...

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How Do You Adjust to a New Family?

By RAVEN SNOOK

Friday, August 05, 2016 • Broadway • 1 comment Share This

Fri Aug 5, 2016 • Broadway • 1 comment Share This

Original Curious Incident cast member Enid Graham reflects on her two-year journey --- Welcome to Building Character, our ongoing look at actors and how they create their roles When The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time closes on September 4, Enid Graham will have played the part of Judy about 800 times -- and that's not even including...

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