“From the elaborate costumes to the pulsating entrance themes to the written dialogue, wrasslin’ has copied many elements of the stage. Even knowing that, though, there are a few things that theatre can learn from pro wrestling.”
Category: theatre
Shakespeare’s Globe’s New Artistic Director Will Aim For 50-50 Gender Balance In Casting
“The fact that just 16% of Shakespeare’s characters are women – and that most of the memorable lines are spoken by men – will not stop Emma Rice’s mission … ‘There is no reason why Gloucester can’t be a woman. ‘If anybody bended gender it was Shakespeare, so I think it just takes a change of mindset.'”
‘Hamilton’ $10 Ticket Lottery Goes Online, Crashes From High Demand
“‘Service Unavailable. Please try again later.’ That’s what potential ticket buyers saw on the new website set up to handle the Hamilton discount lottery for much of its first day, Jan. 5. The site returned briefly at 4 PM, but went down again after a reported total of 50,000 applicants rushed the site for the 21 available seats in the front row.”
‘The Beggar’s Opera Of Broadway’ And Its Backwards Birth
That’s what British critic Kenneth Tynan called Guys and Dolls. Matt Trueman write that the musical “taps into that particularly American sensibility of optimism in spite of everything, and furthermore, it’s exquisitely put together. It has no right to be, given its bumpy road to Broadway.”
Tonya Pinkins: Why I Had To Leave A Production Of “Mother Courage”
“When Black bodies are on the stage, Black perspectives must be reflected. This is not simply a matter of “artistic interpretation”; race and sex play a pivotal role in determining who holds the power to shape representation. A Black female should have a say in the presentation of a Black female on stage.”
Three Theatre Legends Finally Collaborate
“There’s reminiscence and confession, sibling rivalry and narcissism, moments that are remembered differently by different relatives, and a buried secret linked — yes! — to the Cold War. Add funny repartee and a Burberry trench coat, and you have the kind of play that Manhattan Theater Club audiences eat up.”
Award-Winning Actress Leaves ‘Mother Courage’ And Makes A Very Public Statement About Race And Representation
“When Black bodies are on the stage, Black perspectives must be reflected. This is not simply a matter of ‘artistic interpretation’; race and sex play a pivotal role in determining who holds the power to shape representation. A Black female should have a say in the presentation of a Black female on stage.”
Royal Shakespeare Co. Set For First-Ever Tour To China
“Shakespeare’s works were banned in China from 1964 to 1977 and the playwright was denounced as ‘revisionist, feudalist and capitalist’ and now productions of his plays were allowed. But next year, to mark 400 years since the Bard’s death, the RSC will take productions of Henry IV Part I, Henry IV Part II and Henry V to Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong in February and March.”
Oldest Theatre In English-Speaking World Set To Celebrate 250 Years
Says Bristol Old Vic artistic director Tom Morris, “The average lifespan of a theatre across the 18th and 19th centuries was 17 years. It is a complete fluke that it has survived.”
Scrooge Odyssey: Checking Out ‘A Christmas Carol’ Stagings Across The Nation
“Narrators kept assuring me that Marley is ‘dead as a doornail,’ and Scrooge’s line about wanting to meet all three ghosts ‘at once and get it over with’ failed to get a laugh every time. The Ghost of Christmas Past could be a Tim Burton-esque figure in a billowy white dress and top hat on a swing, or a flying, shirtless Roman soldier in a metallic silver kilt, or a Run-DMC-style ’80s rapper in a red Adidas track jacket and gold chain.”