Posted on May 25, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
A provocative, timely ode to newts. Next Theatre presents War With The Newts written by Jason Loewith and Justin D.M. Palmer Based on the novel by Karel Capek directed by Jason Loewith at Loyola University’s Mullady Theatre, (map) through June 20th | tickets: $25-$40 | more info reviewed by Robin Sneed [...]
Filed under: 2010 Reviews, Jason Loewith, Next Theatre, Robin Sneed, World Premier | Tagged: Jason Loewith, Keith Parham, Karel Capek, Loyola University, Mike Tutaj, Jennifer Avery, James Anthony Zoccoli, Joseph Wycoff, Next Theatre Evanston, Justin D.M. Palmer, Collete Pollard, Mildred Langford, Robin Sneed, War With The Newts, War With The Newts review, War With The Newts Next Theatre revew, War With The Newts Chicago review, Steve Pickering, Joel Ewing, Eddie Bennett, Mullady Theatre, Why I Am Not a Communist, Michael Montenegro | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 15, 2008 by Scotty Zacher
As reported on Playbill.com and the Chicago Tribune’s blog “The Theater Loop” by Chris Jones, David Cromer’s acclaimed Chicago production of Our Town, by Thorton Wilder, will make a reappearance in Spring 2009 at an Off-Broadway theatre. This is becoming something of a trend for David Cromer, as his production of The Adding Machine recently [...]
Filed under: Broadway-bound, Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones, Drama, Hedy Weiss, Hypocrites Theatre, Jason Loewith, Jeff Awards, Josh Schmidt, Next Theatre, Playbill, Theater News | Tagged: Chris Jones, Hedy Weiss, The Adding Machine, Jason Loewith, David Cromer, Josh Schmidt, Barrow STreet Theatre, Scott Morfee, Minetta Lane Theatre, Hypocrites Theatre, Thorton Wilder, Our Town, Outer Critics Circle Awards, Lucille Lortel Awards, Obie Awards, Drama Desk, Drama League | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 12, 2008 by Scotty Zacher
In alphabetical order, here are the Chicago Tribune’s choices for the top 10 plays of 2007: The Adding Machine (Next Theatre – and soon Off-Broadway) August: Osage County (Steppenwolf – and now receiving rave reviews on Broadway) Between Barack and a Hard Place (Second City) The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow (Collaboraction) Joe Turner’s [...]
Filed under: Best-of-Year, Chicago Dramatists, Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones, Collaboraction, Congo Square, Drama, House Theatre, Jason Loewith, Josh Schmidt, Marriott Theatre, Musical, Musical Revue, Next Theatre, Second City, Silk Road Theatre Project, Steppenwolf, Tracy Letts, Writers' Theatre | Tagged: Chris Jones, Silk Road Theatre Project, Next Theatre, The Adding Machine, August: Osage County, Marriott Theatre, House Theatre, Chicago Dramatists, Congo Square, Second City Chicago, Barack Obama, Collaboraction, Writers' Theatre, The Sparrow, The Theater Loop | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 4, 2007 by Scotty Zacher
The Adding Machine: A Chamber Musical is an intriguing, hard-to-pigeonhole piece of musical theatre. With music by Josh Schmidt and a libretto by Schmidt and Jason Loewith, The Adding Machine is a through-sung work with glimpses of Sondheim’s Passion, Guettel’s A Light in the Piazza and LaChuisa’s Wild Party. Nonetheless, it is set apart from [...]
Filed under: 2007 Reviews, Jason Loewith, Jeff Awards, Josh Schmidt, Musical, Next Theatre, Scotty Zacher, Stephen Sondheim, World Premier | Tagged: Adam Guettel, Amy Warren, Cyrilla Baer, David Cromer, Elmer Rice, Ian Westerfer, Jason Loewith, Jeremy Ramey, Joel Hatch, John LaChuisa, Josh Schmidt, Keith Parham, Kevin Mayes, Michael Vieau, Rosalind Hurwitz, Stephen Sondheim, Steve Welsh, The Adding Machine Next Theatre, Toni Inzeo | 1 Comment »
