Handsome Production, Tedious Script: THE LION IN WINTER at Everyman Theatre
by Jack L. B. Gohn - Oct 30, 2022
You not only have to have the talent to do the technical side of costume drama well, and have actors who can emote convincingly and then (in this case) reverse gears convincingly, and then reverse gears again as many times as the script calls for. You need a script that doesn’t make them do it so often it makes the audience stop following and stop caring. That is a bar this script doesn't clear.
Cast and Creative Team Announced for TWO TRAINS RUNNING at Marin Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 19, 2022
Marin Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for August Wilson’s Two Trains Running. Directed by Dawn Monique Williams, August Wilson’s Two Trains Running is the seventh play in The American Century Cycle chronicling the African American experience in the 20th century.
TDF to Present First-Ever Autism Friendly Performance of New York City Ballet's THE NUTCRACKER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2022
TDF will host the first-ever autism-friendly performance of New York City Ballet's production of The Nutcracker. Tailored for families with members on the autism spectrum or with other developmental or cognitive disabilities, this special matinee will be presented on Sunday, November 27 at 1 p.m. at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater.
Who Has Worn the Most Hats on Broadway? Part 1
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Oct 16, 2022
Today's question is: Who has worn the most hats on Broadway- director, producer, writer, actor, etc.? Here are a few folks that could hold a record for the 'number of hats' they've worn on Broadway shows. Part one includes those who have worn four or five hats on Broadway shows and part two will include those who have held even more positions than that!
Santa Fe Playhouse to Present THE MOUNTAINTOP in September
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 3, 2022
Santa Fe Playhouse will present The Mountaintop, by Katori Hall, which explores the inner world of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the last night of his life. The Mountaintop opens at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, with previews at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 22 and 23, at Santa Fe Playhouse.
BlackRock Announces 2022-2023 Season of Performances, Exhibits, and Events
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2022
BlackRock Center for the Arts, providing opportunities to explore, celebrate and engage in the arts, invites you to join us for an anniversary season to ignite your inner joy and love of the arts. To kick off this special 20th year, BlackRock will be celebrating an entire week with an artist reception and gallery opening on September 17, social media previews of the season during the week, and a culminating opening party on September 24, 2022 at 6:00 PM.
Trojan Releases 'King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces from the Upsetter Ark-ive)'
by Michael Major - Aug 30, 2022
The album, out on double CD, double vinyl and a deluxe box set, comprises tracks from across the career of the legendary late great Jamaican record producer and artist Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry. The collection will mark the 1st anniversary of his passing, showcasing the very best of his work across his own releases and his productions for other artists.
Photos: Go Inside the Pacific Theatre's Production of THE MOUNTAINTOP
by Marissa Tomeo - May 7, 2022
After delivering a prophetic speech during the Memphis sanitation workers’ strike, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. returns to his hotel, exhausted and frustrated. When Camae, a hotel maid, arrives with coffee and probing questions, she draws King into a conversation that spans time and space. With vivid theatrical imagination, Pulitzer-winning playwright Katori Hall shapes the final night of Dr. King’s life into an intimate fantasia and gives us a window into his hopes, vulnerabilities, and fears. Powerful and surprisingly funny, The Mountaintop has garnered critical and audience acclaim since its London premiere in 2009.
Share A Space With Dr. King at THE MOUNTAINTOP at Tipping Point Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 6, 2022
54 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Memphis, TN to speak for and march with Sanitation Workers there. Dr. King found himself feeling under the weather upon his arrival and made a decision to skip the speech he was scheduled to give at Mason Temple, sending his friend Rev. Ralph Abernathy instead.
BWW Review: THE MOUNTAINTOP at Dezart Performs
by Kay Kudukis - Mar 13, 2022
On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a march on Washington and gave a speech: 'I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.'
Review Roundup: AIN'T TOO PROUD on Tour; Read the Reviews
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2022
The National Tour of Ain't Too Proud officially kicked off at the Kennedy Center, after cancelling 15 performances due to COVID-19. Performances began on December 28 and continued through January 16.
The Pear Theatre Announces THE MOUNTAINTOP And SUNSET BABY to Open February 4
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2022
The Pear Theatre continues it's 20th season with a third round of Pear Pairings featuring: The Mountaintop by Pulitzer Prize recipient and Olivier Award-winning playwright Katori Hall, and Sunset Baby by MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and Obie Award-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau.
TheatreSquared Production Of THE MOUNTAINTOP Begins Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2022
The stage directions that introduce Katori Hall's The Mountaintop are simple – but their import is weighty. Hall's play imagines the last night of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life. He's just delivered one of his most lauded speeches, 'I've Been to the Mountaintop', and is struggling to write his next, when there's a knock at the door; his encounter with a mysterious woman, sent to deliver him coffee, sends his world into a tailspin.
Casting for Ford's Theatre's THE MOUNTAINTOP Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2021
Ford’s Theatre Society announced full casting and the design team for The Mountaintop by Katori Hall. Directed by Nicole A. Watson, the production features KenYatta Rogers (Ford’s Fences, Death of a Salesman) as Martin Luther King, Jr., and Shannon Dorsey (Ford’s A Christmas Carol 2018) as Camae.
BWW Exclusive: A History of ANNIE on Broadway and Beyond
by Jeffrey Kare - Dec 2, 2021
Tonight, NBC will air its sixth live musical production. Following in the footsteps of The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, The Wiz, Hairspray, and Jesus Christ Superstar, the peacock network will be presenting Annie. Based on Harold Gray's comic strip titled Little Orphan Annie, this musical tells the story of a little orphan with equal measures of pluck and positivity who charms everyone's hearts, despite a next-to-nothing start in New York City in the year 1933.
BWW Review: THE LION IN WINTER - Georgetown Palace Playhouse
by Lynn Beaver - Oct 19, 2021
THE LION IN WINTER by James Goldman currently playing at the Georgetown Palace Playhouse is a rare treat. The show, a favorite of mine for decades, hits all the marks; historical figures, witty dialogue and epic family dysfunction that makes for an entertaining evening at the theatre. Written in 1966, the play met with marginal success on Broadway, but in 1968 when the movie adaptation, starring Katherine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole debuted, THE LION IN WINTER became an instant classic, garnering Goldman an Oscar for his script.