Posted on July 8, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
INDIVIDUALITY Conversations with the Chicago Cast of Billy Elliot the Musical By Michael L. Harris From London’s West End to Sydney and Melbourne Australia, on Broadway and now in Chicago, Billy Elliot the Musical is taking the world by storm or perhaps by dance… It is, according to the New York Post, “The best show [...]
Filed under: Oriental Theatre (Ford), Theater Interviews | Tagged: Armand Schultz, Billy Elliot the Musical, Cesar Corrales, Cynthia Darlow, Gabriel Rush, Giuseppe Bausilio, J.P. Viernes, Keean Johnson, Michael L. Harris, Sir Elton John, Stephen Daldry, Tommy Batchelor, Tony Awards | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 5, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Paige Listerud, of chicago theater blog, interviews Artistic Director Nat Swift, who directs Eclipse’s current production Resurrection Blues (our review 3.5stars), JP Pierson, who plays Stanley, and Nora Fiffer, who will perform in their summer production After the Fall, easily demonstrate their company’s dramaturgical drive and intelligent grasp of recurring themes in Arthur Miller’s work.
Filed under: Arthur Miller, Arthur Miller Project, Eclipse Theatre Company, Paige Listerud, Theater Interviews, Video, YouTube | Tagged: Arthur Miller, TimeLine Theatre, Kimberly Senior, Michael Menendian, Infamous Commonwealth Theatre, Nora Fiffer, Eclipse Theatre, Arthur Miller Project, Chris Maher, Craig Thompson, Nat Swift, JP Pierson, Resurrection Blues, Arthur Miller Resurrection Blues, Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller, All My Sons Arthur Miller, The Crucible Arthur Miller | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 1, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
A fast-paced, minimalist Crucible emphasizes the currency and timelessness of Arthur Miller We met up with Chris Maher, director of Infamous Commonwealth Theatre’s latest production of The Crucible, and Craig Thompson who plays the of role of John Proctor. Ian Epstein, whose review marveled that their production’s fast pace “makes the piece a borderline thriller,” [...]
Filed under: Arthur Miller, Arthur Miller Project, Infamous Commonwealth, Theater Interviews, YouTube | Tagged: Arthur Miller Project, Arthur Miller YouTube Project, Chris Maher, Craig Thompson, Ian Epstein, Infamous Commonwealth Theatre, Raven Theatre, The Crucible YouTube | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 13, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Andrea McArdle – On the road since 1977 Interview by Novelist Amy Shearn At the Wilmette Theatre, Sunday May 16th at 2:30pm, Chicago residents (and beyond) will have an opportunity that would make me – if I was still seven-years old – shriek with joy. No, it’s not a pet unicorn or a canopy bed: [...]
Filed under: Theater Gossip, Theater Interviews, Theater News, Wilmette Theatre | Tagged: Liberace, Annie the Musical, Andrea McArdle, Amy Shearn, Ageless Northshore, Search for Tomorrow | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 15, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
The convergence of Arthur Miller and Anton Chekhov 2009 was an exceptionally busy and sterling year for Kimberly Senior, going from success to success, from Strawdog Theatre’s early spring production of The Cherry Orchard, to All My Sons at Timeline, to The Pillowman at Redtwist Theatre, to the Pegasus Players Young Playwrights Festival. Meeting us [...]
Filed under: Anton Chekhov, Arthur Miller, Eclipse Theatre Company, Marketing, Oliver Sava, Outreach | Education, Pegasus Players, Redtwist Theatre, Strawdog Theatre, Theater Interviews, TimeLine Theatre, Upcoming Shows | Tagged: YouTube, Arthur Miller, TimeLine Theatre, Strawdog Theatre, Anton Chekhov, Redtwist Theatre, Nathaniel Swift, Eclipse Theatre, Oliver Sava, Kimberly Swift, Uncle Vanya interview, Arthur Miller interview, Kimberly Senior interview, Nathaniel Swift interview | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 4, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Thursday, February 4 I Am A Camera directed and devised by Greg Allen The Neo-Futurists 5153 N. Ashland, Chicago Come see Neo-Futurist founder Greg Allen‘s new show I Am A Camera. After the performance mingle with the cast and crew during which you will be supplied with plentiful amounts of beer from local brewer Metropolitan [...]
Filed under: Neo-Futurists, Theater Interviews | Tagged: Apart Pizza, Greg Allen, Greg Allen Neo-Futurists, I Am A Camera, Metropolitan Brewing | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 3, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Playwright Lisa Loomer discusses her new play, Distracted, currently playing at American Theatre Company through February 28th. Interview by Keith Ecker It’s hard to keep up with Lisa Loomer. The prolific playwright’s work has been produced around the globe in such countries as Germany, Mexico, Israel and Egypt. She’s the recipient of a New York [...]
Filed under: American Theatre Company, Keith Ecker, National Endowment of the Arts, Theater Interviews | Tagged: American Theatre Company, NEA, PJ Paparelli, Chicago Theater Blog, Keith Ecker, National Endowment of the Arts, Lisa Loomer, New York Foundation for the Arts, Distracted the play, The Waiting Room, ChicagoTheaterBlog, ADHD, Attention Deficit Disorder | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 25, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Thursday, February 4 I Am Camera directed and devised by Greg Allen The Neo-Futurists, 5153 N. Ashland, Chicago Come see Neo-Futurist Founder Greg Allen‘s new show I Am Camera. After the performance mingle with the cast and crew during which you will be supplied with plentiful amounts of beer from local brewer Metropolitan Brewing [...]
Filed under: Neo-Futurists, Theater Interviews | Tagged: Apart Pizza, Greg Allen, Greg Allen Neo-Futurists, I Am Camera, Metropolitan Brewing, Neo-Futurists, Theater Thursday | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 14, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
Audiences Get a Little Taste of The Ring Cycle by Paige Listerud Time races mercilessly toward their February 13 opening, but both Joanie Schultz and Blake Montgomery looked as cool as cucumbers during an open rehearsal of The Ring Cycle — their 6 hour-long theatrical adaptation of the Wagnerian classic The Ring of the Nibelung. [...]
Filed under: Building Stage, Circle Theatre, Paige Listerud, Rehearsing, Theater Interviews, Theater News, Upcoming Shows | Tagged: Blake Montgomery, Circle Theatre, Darci Nalepa, Denham Fellowship Award, Joanie Schultz, Kevin O'Donnell, Lindsey Dorcus, Mary Zimmerman, Paige Listerud, Richard Wagner, Sarah Scanlon, The Building Stage, The Ring Cycle, The Ring of the Nibelung, Wagner Ring Cycle | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 10, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
by Ian Epstein Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival: Lasts only 8 days erupts with nearly 150 performers consists of nearly 100 troupes is calling your name “We’re creating comedy,” says Brian Posen, the founder and Executive Producer of the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival. With a head full of curly hair, Posen wears a neatly trimmed beard, [...]
Filed under: Comedy, Ian Epstein, Theater Interviews, Theater News, Theatre Building Chicago | Tagged: Theatre Building Chicago, Chicago Sketchfest, Ian Epstein, Brian Posen, Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, Sketchfest, Bri-Ko, Philip LaZebnik, Kingsley Day, Kanellis & Armstrong, Hard Left Productions, The Cupid Players, Animosity Pierre, In Yo Face, Rabbit Rabbit, BriTANick, The Backrow | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 1, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
The Arthur Miller Project – An Exploration by Paige Listerud In fall, at the start of the 2009-2010 Season, it became quite apparent that the Chicago theater community was responding to the economic crisis and the shifting political tone of Washington with works that depicted hardship, deprivation, and introspection over the meaning of [...]
Filed under: Arthur Miller, Arthur Miller Project, Artistic Home, Brain Surgeon Theater, Eclipse Theatre Company, Infamous Commonwealth, Northlight Theatre, Paige Listerud, Profiles Theatre, Raven Theatre, Redtwist Theatre, Rivendell Theatre, Theater History, Theater Interviews, Video, YouTube, eta Creative Arts | Tagged: Arthur Miller, Michael Menendian, Paige Listerud, Athur Miller Project | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 22, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
An Interview with Wednesday and Lucas (From Addams Family – the Musical) By Timothy McGuire From left to right – Wesley Taylor (playing ‘Lucas’ in Addams Family) and Krysta Rodriguez (playing ‘Wednesday’) It was fun as a fan as well as a reviewer to see how excited both Krysta Rodriguez and Wesley Taylor are to [...]
Filed under: Oriental Theatre (Ford), Theater Interviews, Timothy McGuire | Tagged: Nathan Lane, Andrew Lippa, Addams Family - the Musical, Bebe Neuwirth, Timothy McGuire, Wesley Taylor, Krysta Rodriguez, Rock of Ages, Carolee Carmello | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 6, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Big talent represents “South Pacific” at Gibson’s By: Timothy McGuire I recently had the opportunity to attend a media luncheon for the upcoming touring performance of Lincoln Center Theater’s production of South Pacific. Broadway’s successful tony award winning musical will be playing at the Rosemont Theatre for a limited one-week engagement November 24 – [...]
Filed under: Broadway in Chicago, Musical, National Tours, Richard Rogers, Rosemont Theatre, Theater Interviews, Theater News, Timothy McGuire | Tagged: Broadway in Chicago, David Pittsinger, Emile de Becque, Gibsons Steakhouse, Lincoln Center, Richard Rogers, Rodgers and Hammerstein, South Pacific, Timothy McGuire | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 2, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Talking With Lurch (Zachary James) by Timothy McGuire One could easily make the assumption that Zachary James will be playing quite possibly the most intriguing Lurch ever written, with a musical surprise coming from the man Charles Addams described as a “towering mute.” This extremely tall (possibly 12 feet?) handsome, bald man has his character [...]
Filed under: Broadway in Chicago, Gorilla Tango, Musical, Oriental Theatre (Ford), Theater Interviews, Timothy McGuire | Tagged: Addams Family, Addams Family - the Musical, Addams Family the Muiscal, Bebe Neuwirth, Charles Addams, Gorilla Tango Theatre, Lurch, Nathan Lane, South Pacific, Stuart Oken, Zachary James | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 2, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Tracy Letts’ most recent play, Superior Donuts, just opened on Broadway with the same Steppenwolf cast. After receiving moderate to warm reviews here in Chicago, the NYC reviews so far appear mixed. The NY Post gives Superior Donuts a very positive review – 3.5 stars: After Superior Donuts, Tracy Letts‘ follow-up to August: Osage [...]
Filed under: Broadway, Chicago Tribune, Dramatic-Comedy, New York Times, Pulitzer Prize, Steppenwolf, Theater Interviews, Theater News, Tony Awards, Tracy Letts, Video, YouTube | Tagged: Tracy Letts, August: Osage County, Tina Landau, Steppenwolf Theatre, New York Times, Edward Sobel, Cliff Chamberlain, James Vincent Meredith, Tony Awards, Charles Isherwood, Ana Kuzmanic, Yasen Peyankov, Pulitzer Prize, Jon Michael Hill, Christopher Akerlind, Michael McKean, Superior Donuts, Rick Sordelet, New York Post, James Schuette, Rob Milburn, Michael Bodeen, Charles LaPointe, Jeremy Scott, Scott Blaustein, Patrick Daly, susan Jean Steiger, Donna Roehn Ward, Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Jerry Frankel, Music Box Theater, Jane Alderman, Kate buddeke, Michael Garvey, Robert Maffia | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 5, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
INTERVIEW WITH ELIZABETH LEDO Elizabeth Ledo, currently playing the lead in The Goodman’s acclaimed Boleros for the Disenchanted. Barry Eitel: Recently, I chatted with Chicago actress Elizabeth Ledo, one of the stars of the Goodman’s production of Boleros for the Disenchanted (our 4-star review here) where she plays both a young girl in [...]
Filed under: Barry Eitel, Goodman Theatre, Theater Gossip, Theater Interviews | Tagged: Goodman Theatre, Elizabeth Ledo, Puerto Rico, Jose Rivera, Boleros for the Disenchanted, Jose Rivera playwright, Christmas Carol, Milwaukee Rep, Milwaukee Repertory | 2 Comments »
