Broadway World

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Broadway World NYMF: Max Understood: The State of the Autistic 10/5/09 5:57 AM Enter Search MEMBER LOG IN REGISTER NOW! NYMF: Max Understood: The State of the Autistic Feedback Author Bio Printer-Friendly E-Mail Article Broadway Tours Off-Bway London Enter Your E-Mail Address: Subscribe to Alerts for this Author Sunday, October 4, 2009; Posted: 01:10 PM - by Duncan Pflaster Article Search BWW Today CDs/Books/DVDs Nancy Carlin and Michael Rasbury's musical Max Understood Grosses 9/27 is unusual musical theatre fare: an imagined trip into the Photos mind of an autistic child. Based on Rasbury's experiences TV/Video with his own child, the show has the ring of authenticity. Web Radio The play begins with a collage of sound as young Max (Marlon Sherman) takes it all in. Broadway Off-topic We are introduced to the busy Mom (Mary Mossberg) and West End Student Dad (Michael Winther) whose lives have become more hectic than they ever expected, from having to care for Max, who spouts out random pop cultural references that he enjoys, such as television commercials, The Wizard of Oz, Event Calendar Abercrombie and Fitch, and his electronic toy that has CHICAGO FUERZA BRUTA Hotel Finder information about the American Presidents. They bemoan Save Now! Tickets $45! Restaurant Guide their lot, wishing they could be normal. Dad is off to work, and as soon as Mom turns her back to get the laundry, Max is out the door, where he encounters a leaf-blower named Munc SHREK In The Heights (Everett Quinton) and some neighborhood kids (Ali Stroker, Ramiz Monsef, and Tricia Burns). Save 40%! Tickets $84! BWW Mobile Through Max's perceptions, Munc becomes an avuncular figure who dispenses advice and the NYMF 2009 *new* kids become Pegasus, Albert Einstein, and a Mermaid. Meanwhile, Mom and Dad are looking for BWW's Standing Ovations V Feedback *new* Max and begin to take on Max's characteristics and obsessions. He is eventually found, and the on Nov. 1 is 26 Days Away Past Shows parents come to terms with their special child, understanding that he is normal. Greg Jbara, Melora Hardin, Mario Photo IQ Cantone, Laura Bell Bundy, Ellen The cast is great all around. The play is intentionally surreal, as directed by David Schweizer, Rialto Chatter Greene, Melissa Errico, Michael Arden & but though it has some very nice moments (especially Albert Einstein's loony hip-hop song More... Stage to Screen about Mount Rushmore and Munc's setting of Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"), Ticket Offers the play remains intellectually engaging without becoming emotionally so. This may be the fault Tony Awards of Carlin and Rasbury's lyrics, which, while appropriate for Max's fractured impressions of the Twitter Watch world around him, seem banal when coming from characters like Mom and Dad. Rasbury's Your Settings music is fascinating and complicated, employing a New Age Ray Lynch/Philip Glass-like mode of repeating motifs, and incorporating sampled sounds (washing machines, television commercials, Max's Presidential toy); quite unlike anything I've heard at the NYMF before. Max Understood WISHFUL Vigil: The A STEADY True Blood By Nancy Carlin and Michael Rasbury DRINKING Long 'RING' Gets Spin- Part of the 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival Reviews Goodbye Off 45th st Theatre 354 West 45th St. constantinem - @rockofages we do it right Book Remaining performances: http://pic.gd/90c073 more... Renaissance Sunday 10/4 at 1pm Hotels Wednesday, 10/7 at 8pm Discover Chic Tickets can be purchased online at www.NYMF.org Style, Design at Most Emotional Tony Award Winning Speeches... 7 140+ Boutique- http://www.nymf.org/Show-1216.html Playbill covers for the 2009-2010 season... 60 Inspired Hotels http://www.michaelrasbury.com/maxunderstood.htm AIda the Musical Movie 55 Worldwide. My thoughts on OLEANNA (spoilers abound?)... 16 Marriott.com/RenaissanceHotels "One in 11,000 children will perform on Broadway"... 4 Comments Login http://broadwayworld.com/article/NYMF_Max_Understood_The_State_of_the_Autistic_20091004 Page 1 of 3 NYMF: Max Understood: The State of the Autistic 10/5/09 5:57 AM Talk Like Comments Login Singing All New Original Japanese Musical World There are no comments posted yet. Be the first one! Premiere! Nov 12 - 22 ONLY Post a new comment www.Skirballcenter.nyu.edu Enter text right here! Online Special Ed Degree Special Education Degrees. Bachelor or Master Comment as a Guest, or login: Programs.Sign Up Now! Name Email Website (optional) www.wgu.edu Finian’s Displayed next to your comments. Not displayed publicly. If you have a website, link to it Jane Krakowski Rainbow here. Reveals Her 'NYC' A beloved Favs to NY Post musical treasure Subscribe to None Submit Comment is back! Finian’s Kathleen Marshall and Rainbow on Scott Landis' Wedding Broadway Comments by Featured in The New www.FiniansOnBroadway.com York Times Broadway Blog - WISHFUL DRINKING Reviews When we buy tickets for UK events, we usually go to Bdwy's Murin and GET ME IN! There you can Holbrook Celebrate find great deals on theatre tickets such as Oliver tickets Their Nuptials 10/4 but also on a lot of amazing concert tickets Duncan Pflaster is an award-winning playwright (Winner, "Outstanding Hottest Articles on New Play", 2008 MITF award; Winner, Spotlight On Award, "Best New BWW from Sunday, Play" 2005 and 2006), whose plays have been produced in New York, Oct. 4 New Jersey, Georgia, and Florida. He also has been known to direct, Advertising Info Hottest Message write music, play the ukulele, and (if his arm is twisted) act. Contact Us Board Topics on BWW www.duncanpflaster.com Forgot Login? for 10/4/09 Logo Archive Merchandise LOVE, LOSS & WHAT I RSS/XML Feeds WORE Will Extend Run Past Articles by This Author: Submit News Into 2010 Your Web Site NYMF: Max Understood: The State of the Autistic BWW TV: Broadway Killers and Other Family: Remembrance of Things Sociopath Beat Sneak Peek of Sex Ed: Bizarre Love Triangle SUPERIOR DONUTS LOL: On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog. Opening Night Broadway Tickets The Big Gay Musical: Children of Eden Wicked Tickets FATHERS & SONS: 12 Characters in Search of a Father UPDATED: Tony Shrek Tickets MilkMilkLemonade: To Be Young, Gifted, and Queer Roberts Takes Ill Lion King Tickets Fringe: Eat, Drink & be Merry: The Skin of Our Teeth During ROYAL FAMILY Mamma Mia Tickets Fringe: His Greatness: The Glass Menage A Trois Matinee; Understudy Spiderman the Musical Fringe: Candide Americana: Optimism to Step In Tonight Tickets Fringe: Look After You: Focus on the Positive Billy Elliot Tickets Summer Shorts 3: Series B Jersey Boys Tickets A Steady Rain Tickets In the Heights Tickets Now Playing: All Over The World from Xanadu On Broadway on 2007 Original Broadway Cast. Wicked Review Jersey Boys Review South Pacific Review Jersey Boys Review Now Playing: Whenever we want (Oh, What a Night) Wicked tickets we go to OnlineSeats. They have the best deals on all Broadway shows, from Jersey Boys Radio: Hit songs from the show, the Four Jersey Boys tickets for Seasons, cast interviews & more! the jukebox musical to family friendly shows with Lion King tickets and Addams Family tickets. Even find the new Spiderman the Photo Coverage: The Bdway Flea Market - Musical tickets. Celebrity Tables WHITE CHRISTMAS Reveals Cast! Ads by Google About Mothers Photo Coverage: A STEADY RAIN - Opening http://broadwayworld.com/article/NYMF_Max_Understood_The_State_of_the_Autistic_20091004 Page 2 of 3 NYMF: Max Understood: The State of the Autistic 10/5/09 5:57 AM To Mothers Photo Call Music Photo Coverage: A STEADY RAIN - Curtain Broadway Shows Call STAGE TUBE: GLEE Stars Visit THE VIEW! Lea Salonga Performs For Typhoon 'Ondoy' Victims, 10/12 Photo Coverage: 'True Colors Cabaret' Photo Coverage: HAIR's Sardi's Unveiling! Photo Coverage: SUPERIOR DONUTS - Opening Arrivals Photo Coverage: Flea Market - Press Room BROADWAY GEORGIA - Atlanta NEW MEXICO - Albuquerque TEXAS - Houston NATIONAL TOURS HAWAII NEW YORK - Buffalo TEXAS - San Antonio ALABAMA - Birmingham IDAHO - Boise NEW YORK - Central New UTAH - Salt Lake City ALASKA - Anchorage ILLINOIS - Chicago York VERMONT ARIZONA - Mesa INDIANA - Indianpolis NEW YORK - Rockland VIRGINIA - Norfolk ARIZONA - Phoenix INDIANA - South Bend NEW YORK - Westchester WASHINGTON - Seattle ARIZONA - Tempe IOWA - Des Moines NORTH CAROLINA - WASHINGTON, DC ARKANSAS - Little Rock KANSAS - Witchita Charlotte WEST VIRGINIA CALIFORNIA - Costa Mesa KENTUCKY - Louisville NORTH CAROLINA - Raleigh WISCONSIN - Appleton CALIFORNIA - Los Angeles LOUISIANA - New Orleans NORTH DAKOTA - Fargo WISCONSIN - Madison CALIFORNIA - Sacramento MAINE OHIO - Cincinnati WISCONSIN - Milwaukee CALIFORNIA - San Diego MARYLAND - Baltimore OHIO - Cleveland WYOMING - Casper CALIFORNIA - San MASSACHUSETTS - Boston OHIO - Columbus LONDON - WEST END Francisco MICHIGAN - Detroit OHIO - Dayton CALIFORNIA - Santa MINNESOTA - Minneapolis OKLAHOMA - Oklahoma City AUSTRALIA Barbara MINNESOTA - St. Paul OKLAHOMA - Tulsa CANADA - QUEBEC COLORADO - Denver MISSISSIPPI - Jackson OREGON - Portland CANADA - TORONTO CONNECTICUT MISSOURI - Kansas City PENNSYLVANIA - CHINA GERMANY CONNECTICUT - Hartford MISSOURI - St. Louis Philadelphia JAPAN DELAWARE MONTANA PENNSYLVANIA - Pittsburgh FLORIDA NEBRASKA - Omaha RHODE ISLAND NEW ZEALAND FLORIDA - Ft. Lauderdale NEW HAMPSHIRE SOUTH CAROLINA PHILIPPINES FLORIDA - Jacksonsville NEW JERSEY SOUTH DAKOTA - Sioux FLORIDA - Orlando NEVADA - Las Vegas Falls FLORIDA - St. Petersburg TENNESSEE - Memphis FLORIDA - Tampa TENNESSEE - Nashville TEXAS - Austin TEXAS - Dallas Click Here for XML/RSS Feeds ©2009. BroadwayWorld.com. All rights reserved. http://broadwayworld.com/article/NYMF_Max_Understood_The_State_of_the_Autistic_20091004 Page 3 of 3.
Recommended publications
  • PRIDE PRE&JUDICE About Theatreworks Silicon Valley December 2019 | Volume 51, No
    DECEMBER 2019 PRIDE PRE&JUDICE About TheatreWorks Silicon Valley December 2019 | Volume 51, No. 4 Welcome to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and our 50th season of award-winning theatre! Led by Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley and Executive Director Phil Santora, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents a wide range of productions and programming throughout the region. Tim Bond will become TheatreWorks’ second-ever Artistic Director following Robert Kelley’s retirement in June 2020. Founded in 1970, we continue to celebrate the human spirit and the diversity of our community, presenting contemporary plays and musicals, revitalizing great works of the past, championing arts education, and nurturing new works for the American theatre. TheatreWorks has produced 70 world premieres and over 160 US and regional premieres. In June 2019, TheatreWorks received the highest honor for a theatre not on Broadway— the American Theatre Wing’s 2019 Regional Theatre Tony Award®. TheatreWorks’ 2018/19 season included the world premiere of Hershey Felder: A Paris Love Story, the West Coast premiere of Marie and Rosetta, and regional premieres of Hold These Truths, Native Gardens, Tuck Everlasting, and Archduke. Our 2017 world premiere, The Prince of Egypt, is slated to open on London’s West End in February 2020. With an annual operating budget of $11 million, TheatreWorks produces eight mainstage productions at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto and the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. Eighteen years ago, we launched the New Works Initiative,
    [Show full text]
  • Pink Unicorn Program
    M T H A E Y E OUT OF THE BOX 9 P I - S 2 C 5 THEATRICS O , P 2 A 0 L 1 A presents 9 C T O R A L I C E R I P L E Y in S ' G U I L D MUSIC & LYRICS BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM BOOK BY JAMES LAPINE BOOK E L I S E F O R I E R E D I E DIRECTION A M Y E . J O N E S @ootbtheatrics Opening Night: May 15, 2019 The Episcopal Actors' Guild 1 East 29th Street Elizabeth Flemming Ethan Paulini Producing Artistic Director Associate Artistic Director present Alice Ripley* in Out of the Box Theatrics' production of By Elise Forier Edie Technical Design Dialect Coach Costume Design Frank Hartley Rena Cook Hunter Dowell Board Operator Wardrobe Supervisor Joshua Christensen Carrie Greenberg Graphic Design General Management Asst. General Management Gabriella Garcia Maggie Snyder Cara Feuer Press Representative Production Stage Management Ron Lasko Theresa S. Carroll* Directed by AMY E. JONES+ * Actors' Equity OOTB is proud to hire members of + Stage Directors and Association Choreographers Society AUTHOR'S NOTE ELISE FORIER EDIE People often ask me “how much of this play is true?” The answer is, “All of it.” Also, “None of it.” All the events in this play happened to somebody. High school students across the country have been forbidden to start Gay and Straight Alliance clubs. The school picture event mentioned in this play really did happen to a child in Florida. Families across the country are being shunned, harassed and threatened by neighbors, and they suffer for allowing their transgender children to freely express their identities.
    [Show full text]
  • <BEST REVIVAL of a MUSICAL
    M N 2018 TONY ➤BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL AWARD WINNER “RAVISHING and GORGEOUS! WHAT A BIG, BOLD DELIGHT IT IS TO ENTER THE WORLD OF ONCE ON THIS ISLAND.” -- The New York Times Tony Award® winner Lea Salonga returns to Broadway in ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, the Broadway musical celebration from the Tony Award®-winning writers of Anastasia and Ragtime. ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is the tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl who falls in love with a wealthy boy from the other side of the island. When their divided cultures keep them apart, Ti Moune is guided by the powerful island gods, Erzulie (Ms. Salonga), Asaka (Alex Newell, “Glee”), Papa Ge (Merle Dandridge, “Greenleaf”), and Agwe (Quentin Earl Darrington, Cats), on a remarkable quest to reunite with the man who has captured her heart. Bursting with Caribbean colors, rhythms and dance, the story comes to vibrant life in a striking production by Tony Award®-nominated director Michael Arden (Spring Awakening revival) and acclaimed choreographer Camille A. Brown. This production transforms the reality of a tropical village devastated by a storm into a fantastical world alive with hope. Come and gather around for ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, a triumph of the timeless power of theatre to bring us together, move our hearts, and help us conquer life’s storms. You are why we tell the story. CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE THEATRE 235 West 50th Street (between Broadway & 8th Ave.) New York, NY 10019 Groups 10+ GreatWhiteWay.com Opened December 3, 2017 Running Time approx. 90 minutes, with no intermission (212) 757-9117 | (888) 517-0112.
    [Show full text]
  • Audition Packet for Xanadu JR and Much Ado About Nothing
    Audition Packet for Xanadu JR and Much Ado About Nothing XANADU JR Director: Robert Lee Robert is the Artistic Director of The Underground Theatre. Originally from Louisiana, Robert has worked in many spots around the country as a Theatre artist. He is beyond ecstatic to be working on the hilarious Xanadu, it's been on his bucket list for years. His Duluth directing credits include Hedwig and The Angry Inch, Clown Bar, Cabaret, 1984, Death of a Salesman (The Underground), Peter Pan, It Runs in the Family (The Playhouse), Cat in the Hat, Willy Wonka, James and the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Some Sneaky Sheep (The Playhouse Family Theatre), Rx (Renegade Theater Company). He also regularly appears on the Renegade stage as an improviser. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Director: Christina Stroup Christina Stroup was hired to perform in The Full Monty this past summer and she fell so in love with Duluth, she moved here from Houston, TX! Recently she appeared on the NorShor stage in Don’t Dress For Dinner and Rags to Ritzes. Christina has been a professional actress for over 10 years and is a proud Actor’s Equity member. She’s worked regionally all over the U.S. Christina graduated with a BFA in musical theater and opera from Sam Houston State University. In the past few years, Christina started directing and found a new passion for theater. She’s directed many variety shows and musicals. A personal favorite is Once On This Island Jr. Christina performed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Lone Star Festival in London.
    [Show full text]
  • Edition 2 | 2018-2019
    2 CAPA WHAT’S INSIDE BOARD OF TRUSTEES | 4 CAPA STAFF | 5 CAPA DONORS AND SPONSORS | 6 CHARLES DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL | 11 DAVE KOZ AND FRIENDS CHRISTMAS TOUR 2018 | 21 THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER | 23 AN ACOUSTIC CHRISTMAS WITH OVER THE RHINE | 24 A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS LIVE ON STAGE | 26 JIM BRICKMAN A JOYFUL CHRISTMAS | 31 CAPA CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM | 33 ADVERTISING Onstage Publications 937-424-0529 | 866-503-1966 e-mail: [email protected] www.onstagepublications.com This program is published in association with Onstage Publications, 1612 Prosser Avenue, Kettering, OH 45409. This program may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. JBI Publishing is a division of Onstage Publications, Inc. Contents © 2018. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS EXTRAORDINARY SUPPORTERS Chair Richard Helmreich CAPA would like to graciously thank the Vice Chair Lawrence L. Fisher following for their outstanding support Immediate Past Chair Michael Petrecca of our mission. Treasurer & Vice Chair Stephanie E. Green Secretary Barbara B. Lach CAPA President & CEO Chad Whittington Trustees Steven P. Brechter Nicole Callam Josh Corna Kristina Daiker David English Robert Falcone, M.D. David M. Feinberg John F. Finn Debra Griffin Stephen Ifeduba Linda Kaufmann T. Earl LeVere Julie M. Lynch Walden W. O’Dell Angela Pace David & Mo Meuse Steve Parrish Amie Preston Ramona Reyes Toshia Safford Susan Tomasky Laura Yaroma Sandra Zimmerman Emeritus David Schoedinger OHIO THEATRE PALACE THEATRE SOUTHERN THEATRE LINCOLN THEATRE McCOY CENTER FOR THE ARTS Barbara B. Coons Fund, RIFFE CENTER THEATRE COMPLEX Robert Bartels Fund SHUBERT THEATRE (NEW HAVEN, CT) 55 EAST STATE STREET COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215-4264 614-469-1045 | fax 614-461-0429 capa.com 4 CAPA CAPA STAFF ADMINISTRATION Ticket Center Supervisor Alexa M.
    [Show full text]
  • The Tenth Muse: Cinema a Décima Musa
    Nunt. Antiquus, Belo Horizonte, v. 15, n. 1, p. 155-184, 2019 The Tenth Muse: Cinema A décima Musa: Cinema Martin M. Winkler George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia / United States [email protected] Abstract: In Classical Antiquity, the nine Muses were the patron goddesses of all arts and sciences and the inspiration for creative minds, especially poets. With the march of technology until today, their realm has significantly expanded. Jean Cocteau, among others, added a tenth Muse to the original nine: that of the cinema. This article surveys various films in which one or more of the Muses play major parts; it also pays homage to the actresses who portray them and to others who may be regarded as their screen relatives. Keywords: classical mythology; films about antiquity; Hesiod; Homer; Muses in film; Polyhymnia; Terpsichore. Resumo: Na Antiguidade Clássica, as nove Musas eram as deusas patronas de todas as artes e ciências e a inspiração para as mentes criativas, especialmente a dos poetas. Com o desenvolvimento da tecnologia até hoje, seu reino se expandiu significativamente. Jean Cocteau, entre outros, adicionou uma décima Musa às nove originais: o cinema. Este artigo inspeciona vários filmes nos quais uma ou mais das Musas têm um papel representativo; e também homenageia as atrizes que as interpretam e as que podem ser vistas como suas parentes na tela. Palavras-chave: mitologia clássica; filmes sobre a antiguidade; Hesíodo; Homero; Musas no cinema; Polímnia; Terpsícore. Mênin aeide, thea and Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, polytropon: these words open our oldest works of literature, Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.
    [Show full text]
  • About the Cast
    ABOUT THE CAST BURTON CURTIS (Watchman) has performed as Pierrot in Stephen Wadsworth’s productions of Molière’s Don Juan (McCarter Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Old Globe, and Seattle Rep). He also portrayed Dumas in Wadsworth’s productions of Marivaux’s Triumph of Love (Long Wharf Theatre, Missouri Rep, and Seattle Rep). Burton originated the role of Eddie Wicket in the west coast premiere of Louis Broom’s Texarkana Waltz (Circle X Theatre Co., L.A. and the Empty Space Theatre, Seattle). He also created the dual roles of Brother Mills and Heathcliff in Wuthering! Heights! The! Musical! and performed in The Complete History of America (Abridged) (Empty Space and Actors Theatre of Louisville). Other roles include Tom in The Glass Menagerie (Tacoma Actors Guild) and Freddy in Noises Off (Village Theatre, Issaquah). He played the title role in Jillian Armenante’s production of Camille and Little Mary in a “gender blind” production of The Women (Annex Theatre, Seattle). Film credits include Crocodile Tears, Money Buys Happiness, and Great Uncle Jimmy as well as Gus Van Sant’s Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. Burton is also a director and choreographer and has received awards for his work on the stage from the Seattle Post Intelligencer and Seattle Weekly. He was listed by Backstage West among “100 Actors We Love.” He received his BFA in theater from Baylor University and now resides in Seattle. Burton is delighted to be making his Getty debut and is thrilled to be joining Mr. Wadsworth in yet another exciting project. NICHOLAS HORMANN (Chorus Leader) has worked in the American theater for thirty-five years, beginning on Broadway with the New Phoenix Repertory Company.
    [Show full text]
  • Sprawak Release 12-8-14 V1CLEAN.Docx.Docx
    WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, DEAF WEST THEATRE AND CODY LASSEN PRESENT Spring Awakening Book and Lyrics by STEVEN SATER Music by DUNCAN SHEIK Directed by MICHAEL ARDEN 22 Performances Only! May 21 to June 7, 2015 (Press Opening May 28, 2015) (Beverly Hills, CA – January 7, 2015) Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (“The Wallis”), Deaf West Theatre and Cody Lassen present the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening for a limited 22-performance engagement Thursday, May 21 to Sunday, June 7, 2015 (press opening May 28) in the Bram Goldsmith Theater. Tickets are now on sale. The innovative and acclaimed production, which enjoyed a sold-out engagement at downtown L.A.’s Rosenthal Theatre in fall 2014, is performed simultaneously in American Sign Language and spoken English by a cast of 25. The Los Angeles Times said that Spring Awakening is “an emotional triumph,” and that “Awakening awakens us to the dormant possibilities of this musical, with all the goose-bumps and teardrops to prove it.” Patricia Wolff, Interim Artistic Director of The Wallis says, “We are thrilled to welcome to The Wallis Los Angeles’ own Tony-winning Deaf West Theatre, and to share the creativity and joyousness of this brilliant and utterly original production with a broader audience. In Spring Awakening, American Sign Language is not just incorporated but actually choreographed into this emotionally charged musical, creating an organic and beautifully theatrical metaphor, ultimately expanding the theme of adolescent struggle to one that also celebrates the universal human need for communication and connection." James D’Asaro, Interim Producing Director of The Wallis noted, “Our role as lead producer for the transfer of Spring Awakening to our venue points to two of our presenting tenets – to not only partner with the best and most creative theaters in this country and abroad, but to support in the fullest sense visionary and innovative work created in our own Los Angeles theatre community.
    [Show full text]
  • Sydney Program Guide
    6/19/2020 prtten04.networkten.com.au:7778/pls/DWHPROD/Program_Reports.Dsp_ELEVEN_Guide?psStartDate=05-Jul-20&psEndDate=11-… SYDNEY PROGRAM GUIDE Sunday 05th July 2020 06:00 am Toasted TV G Toasted TV Sunday 2020 163 Want the lowdown on what's hot in the playground? Join the team for the latest in pranks, movies, music, sport, games and other seriously fun stuff! Featuring a variety of your favourite cartoons. 06:05 am Dora The Explorer (Rpt) G Baby Bongo's Big Music Show Dora and Boots take Baby Bongo on a musical adventure as they race to the Big Music Show in time for Baby Bongo's first performance. 06:25 am Toasted TV G Toasted TV Sunday 2020 164 Want the lowdown on what's hot in the playground? Join the team for the latest in pranks, movies, music, sport, games and other seriously fun stuff! Featuring a variety of your favourite cartoons. 06:30 am Blaze And The Monster Machine (Rpt) G The Jungle Horn Stripes loves his jungle horn, a special instrument that can summon all the animals in the jungle, but when a jealous Crusher steals it, Blaze & Stripes must speed after him in a chase to get it back. 06:55 am Toasted TV G Toasted TV Sunday 2020 165 Want the lowdown on what's hot in the playground? Join the team for the latest in pranks, movies, music, sport, games and other seriously fun stuff! Featuring a variety of your favourite cartoons. 07:00 am The Bureau Of Magical Things (Rpt) CC G Forces Of Attraction Ruksy, Imogen and Lily venture into the dangerous Restricted Section of the Library in search of the truth about Kyra's new magical powers.
    [Show full text]
  • Tony Award® Winners, Nominees and Critically Acclaimed Actresses Join Loretta Swit in Love, Loss, and What I Wore
    For Immediate Release: June 5, 2012 Media Contact: Steph Gray, Public Relations Coordinator 941.351.9010 ext. 4800; [email protected] Tony Award® Winners, Nominees and Critically Acclaimed Actresses join Loretta Swit in Love, Loss, and What I Wore (SARASOTA, Fla.)- Asolo Rep is proud to announce the full cast of the Ephron Sisters’ Love, Loss, and What I Wore, opening June 22nd in the Mertz theatre. Joining Emmy® Award winner Loretta Swit on stage is Tony Award® winner Donna McKecknie, two-time Tony Award® nominee Mary Testa, Love, Loss, and What I Wore veteran Roni Geva, and New York actor and director Rosalyn Coleman. Swit, McKechnie, Testa, and Geva have all been previously featured in Love, Loss, and What I Wore. This will be Coleman’s first time with the production. McKechnie earned her Tony Award® by originating the role of “Cassie” in A Chorus Line and has been featured in Broadway productions of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Company. Broadway audiences will recognize Testa from her Tony® nominated performance in 42nd Street, Xanadu, and Chicago. Geva is an avid performer in Chicago and was featured in Broadway in Chicago’s performance of Love, Loss, and What I Wore. New York actress and director Coleman’s Broadway credits include Seven Guitars, Radio Golf and Angela Bassett’s understudy in The Mountaintop, opposite Samuel L. Jackson. The five actresses will present 28 hilarious and poignant vignettes about life’s journey and the clothes we wear along the way. From purses and prom dresses, bra fittings, what was I thinking? purchases and struggles with our mothers; connections are drawn between what we wear and who we are.
    [Show full text]
  • Xanadu - Character Descriptions
    XANADU - CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS Sonny Malone - is the young male lead from the beaches of California. He is wide-eyed, full of ​ dreams and can be a bit sensitive; after all, he is an artist! While Sonny may not be the brightest, he is very sincere and earnest. Actor with excellent comedic timing and singing voice. Kira - Kira is the Greek heroine and loveable, young ingénue. She begins the play as Clio, the ​ youngest and the most idealistic of the Muses. With the addition of leg warmers and an Australian accent, she quickly becomes Kira to help Sonny realize his dreams. She is ambitious, smart and like Sonny, pure of heart. Must be a strong actor, singer, dancer. Danny Maguire - Danny Maguire is a real estate magnate and owner of the Xanadu theater. He ​ should be a malleable actor who can evolve from being guarded about protecting the theater to becoming partners with Sonny and then betraying him. Danny should be an experienced singer. The Andrews Sisters - The Andrews Sisters (Maxene, Patty and Laverne) are an exact duplicate of ​ the Andrews Sisters that were famous in the 1940s. Great singers - might double with other ensemble roles. The Tubes - The Tubes is an iconic, hard-rockin' new-wave band of the 80s. Band members can be ​ ANY GENDER. Must have a lot of energy and sing with character. Melpomene - Muse of Tragedy, is the eldest of the Muses and is most responsible for plotting ​ against Kira. Strong acting and singing required. Calliope - Calliope, Muse of Epics, is Melpomene's "Wing-Muse." She is equally devious and listens ​ closely to her sister's direction.
    [Show full text]
  • The 2017 Broadway Revival of Once on This Island
    Miranda Revue pluridisciplinaire du monde anglophone / Multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal on the English- speaking world 17 | 2018 Paysages et héritages de David Bowie “A Play That Provides:” the 2017 Broadway revival of Once on this Island Anouk Bottero Electronic version URL: http://journals.openedition.org/miranda/13878 DOI: 10.4000/miranda.13878 ISSN: 2108-6559 Publisher Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès Electronic reference Anouk Bottero, ““A Play That Provides:” the 2017 Broadway revival of Once on this Island”, Miranda [Online], 17 | 2018, Online since 01 October 2018, connection on 16 February 2021. URL: http:// journals.openedition.org/miranda/13878 ; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/miranda.13878 This text was automatically generated on 16 February 2021. Miranda is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. “A Play That Provides:” the 2017 Broadway revival of Once on this Island 1 “A Play That Provides:” the 2017 Broadway revival of Once on this Island Anouk Bottero Factual information about the show 1 Play: Once on this Island (1990) - 1h30 (no intermission). 2 Venue: Circle in the Square Theatre 235 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019. 3 Opening: Circle in the Square Theatre, December 3rd, 2017. 4 Book & Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens 5 Music: Stephen Flaherty 6 Director: Michael Arden 7 Choreography: Camille A. Brown 8 Cast: Hailey Kilgore (Ti Moune), Lea Salonga (Erzulie), Aurelia Williams (Asaka), Quentin Earl Darrington (Agwe), Tamyra Gray (Papa Ge), Isaac Powell (Daniel), Kenita R. Miller (Mama Euralie), Phillip Boykin (Tonton Julian), Alysha Deslorieux (Andrea/ Storyteller), Darlesia Cearcy (“Beauxhommes” Narrator/Storyteller), Rodrick Covington (“Beauxhommes” Narrator/Storyteller), Tyler Hardwick (Storyteller), Cassondra James (Storyteller), David Jennings (Armand/Storyteller), Grasan Kingsberry (Beauxhomme/Storyteller), Loren Lott (Storytller), T.
    [Show full text]