“Of course, the subject is French: the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec cavorting in the scandalous Montmartre district of Paris. And the show’s music brings the sound of Gallic authenticity. But there are also major Broadway names attached to the work, titled My Paris, which opens at the Long Wharf Theater [in New Haven] this week.”
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When People At Parties Ask Me About Being An Actor, Here’s What I Tell Them
“Your work-life balance will be perfect because there is no distinction between the two. … Get used to early mornings and late nights. There is no luxury of being an owl or a lark. You have to be both, and be fit at all sorts of times of day to produce deep emotions or light-hearted frivolity at the drop of a hat, whatever you actually feel. Ten or 20 times over if required.”
All The Murders And Suicides In Shakespeare, Mashed Up In One Performance
“The show, called The Complete Deaths, aims to re-enact every onstage fatality in the Shakespearean canon: stabbings, smotherings, poisonings, bear attack, being turned into baked goods, the lot.”
What Wins Theatre Awards When Hamilton Isn’t Eligible?
“The Outer Critics Circle, a group of theater writers from outside New York, announced the winners of its annual awards on Monday, giving four prizes to ‘She Loves Me’ and three to ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night.'” (Full list at Outer Critics.)
Is There Anything Left To Learn About Lawrence Of Arabia?
This playwright thinks so: “His main point was pretty simple: that if after the war the big European powers imposed new boundaries which crossed lines of tribe and loyalty it was asking for trouble.”
“The Humans,” And “Shuffle Along” Win New York Drama Critics Circle Awards
Voted on by a group of New York-based theater critics, the awards serve as quantifiable validation from the critical community as both productions head into the Tony Awards. (The winners’ list this year doesn’t represent a dis on the Broadway juggernaut “Hamilton”; that show won the NYDCC trophy last year, in its Off Broadway incarnation.)
How Rupert Everett Used A Fat Suit And A Corset To Become Oscar Wilde
In an essay for the Times, Everett recounts how he came to be playing Wilde in David Hare’s The Judas Kiss – and what it was like to do the show the evening that the UK parliament passed marriage equality.
Even Europe’s Most August Theatre Is Joining The Cinemacasters
No less than the home of Molière, Racine, and Voltaire, the Comédie-Française will be transmitting its performances to moviegoers, beginning in October, with three productions presented in 300 cinemas in France, Belgium, and Switzerland. The broadcasts will subsequently be offered to the rest of the world in subtitled versions. (in French; Google Translate version here)
UK Theatre Industry Survey: Top Concern Is Arts Education
Across the board, the topic of arts education demonstrated the most acute concern from respondents, scoring an average of 2.24. The deepest pessimism came from respondents in Yorkshire and Northern Ireland. Most respondents (84%) were more negative than positive about the prospects for arts opportunities in schools over the next 10 years, with one in three declaring they were deeply pessimistic about the future.
The Rotten Tomatoes Of the Theatre
“Show-Score features reviews from both critics and members who are regular theatergoers—each show gets two scores based on what critics and consumers think. The site has about 50,000 members so far, who have written 80,000 reviews of New York City shows.”