Review: ‘Mrs. Farnsworth’
A.R. Gurney adds a playwright's voice to the chorus of disapproval surrounding George W. in this impish piece of agitprop, directed with understated wit by Jim Simpson and adorned by lively perfs…
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Somlyo’s in tony job for Drama Desk nods
Jumping ship, Roy A. Somlyo has been named executive consultant to the Drama Desk Awards.
‘Orpheus’ ascends to kudos
Venice-based Pacific Resident Theater's revival of Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending" garnered three awards, including outstanding production, at the 35th Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics…
Review: ‘Howie the Rookie’
TV helmer Natalie Van Doren ("CSI: Miami") is making her legit debut with the L.A. preem of Irish scripter Mark O'Rowe's searing tale of two damaged souls lost in the gangster-ruled underbelly of…
Review: ‘Higher Ground’
Scripter-thesp John Cochran Jr. (Warden Christie on "Monk") has concocted three intriguing slice-of-life vignettes, all set on an elevated picnic area in a city park. Cochran's agenda is to offer a…
Review: ‘Julie Wilson’
An old friend has opened a new room. Julie Wilson, the grand doyenne of Gotham cabaret, greeted a capacity aud at the new Chelsea cabaret, the Hideaway Room at Helen's (formerly Judy's). Celebrating…
Review: ‘Dreamland’
Scripter-thesp Jhon Doria can't decide what kind of legiter he is trying to create. Within the space of 60 minutes he segues from a futuristic "Traffic"-like smuggling caper, to a hard-boiled…
B’way B.O. sets record
Hugh Jackman took a vacation, three shows started previews, and nearly everybody else saw a dip at the Broadway box office last week. Thirty shows brought in a record-setting $15,195,049, a slight…
‘Frozen,’ ‘Valhalla’ lead Lortels pack
Bryony Lavery's "Frozen" and Paul Rudnick's "Valhalla" are among the top contenders for Lucille Lortel Awards for the 2003-04 season. The serial killer drama and the gay history comedy received six…
Pulitzer’s wedded to ‘Own Wife’
"I Am My Own Wife," Doug Wright's autobiographical drama detailing his investigation into the life of German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, won the Pulitzer Prize for drama Monday.
Review: ‘The Devils’
Fiercely committed actors in the Open Fist Theater Co.'s production of Dostoyevsky's "The Devils" sink their teeth into their roles by biting each other as a way to express rage about Russian tyranny…
