Casting announced for ‘How to Succeed’ at Marriott
by Morgan Greene view feature on ChicagoTribune.com The Marriott Theatre announced the cast of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” on Tuesday. The production stars Ari Butler as J. Pierrepont Finch, Jessica Naimy as Rosemary Pilkington, Terry Hamilton as J.B. Biggley, Angela Ingersoll as Hedy LaRue, Alex Goodrich as Bud Frump, Felicia P. Fields […]
STRUCK at NJ Rep is Engaging and Intriguing
“It feels like the universe is trying to tell me something.” -STRUCK The World Premiere of STRUCK by Sandy Rustin is now onstage at New Jersey Repertory Company (NJ Rep) through July 31st. With meticulous direction by Don Stephenson and featuring a stellar cast, this show is both entertaining and thought provoking. STRUCK strikes the […]
‘Struck’ in NJ Rep world premiere
by Tom Chesek view article on app.com In “Struck,” the play that goes up in its world premiere this weekend at New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch, a woman finds her routine life taking an unexpected, maybe even cosmic turn when she is hit by a bicycle while crossing a New York City street. […]
Bringing Musical Theater Center Stage
“Hamilton,” the wildly popular musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, will likely win several Tony Awards this weekend for changing the form of musical theater from what most of us perceive it to be. He uses rap lyrics that challenge what we think we know about the founding of our nation. A lot of us were first […]
Director re-envisions forgotten Newley-Bricusse musical for today’s audiences
by Andrew Beck view article on Examiner.com It’s odd for a musical written by a celebrated composer-lyricist from England to have flopped out of town before reaching London, only to be discovered by producer David Merrick and remounted to significant success on Broadway. Yet, that’s the trajectory of “The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell […]
Goodspeed Takes On Cult Musical ‘Roar Of The Greasepaint…’
by Christopher Arnott view article on Courant.com “The Roar of the Greasepaint — The Smell of the Crowd.” The very title of this 1964 cult musical by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse would seem to disparage theater audiences. But director Don Stephenson, who’s pushed through a rare revival of the show, has the utmost respect […]
NJ Rep Announces Cast of STRUCK
view article on BroadwayWorld.com New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway in Long Branch, is proud to announce the cast of the World Premiere, STRUCK by Sandy Rustin.After being struck by a bike while crossing an East Village intersection, Vera Resnick feels an eerie, outer-body connection to the college-aged student responsible for the collision. Is this […]
Tony Sheldon Will Roar at Goodspeed
view article on Playbill.com Tony Sheldon, who earned a Tony Award nomination for his performance as the drag goddess Bernadette in the 2011 musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert, will play the role of the patrician Sir in Goodspeed Musicals’ revival of the 1965 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint—The Smell of the Crowd. The […]
Review: ‘Guys and Dolls’ in East Haddam Revives the World and Patois of Damon Runyon’s New York
by Sylviane Gold view review on NYTimes.com What’s playing at the Goodspeed? I’ll tell you what’s playing at the Goodspeed. Story of a high-rolling gambler who wins way more than he bargained for when a mission doll upsets his game. Yes, Sky Masterson and Sarah Brown are back, along with their pals Nathan Detroit, Miss […]
Broadway’s golden age: Goodspeed’s ‘Guys and Dolls’
by Brooks Appelbaum view review on ShorelineTimes.com Most of us envision (or remember, if we’re lucky) a perfect production of Guys and Dolls, the exuberant musical based on Damon Runyan’s tales of 1930s New York and New York characters (as in “What a character”). With a book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling, and music […]