BWW Review: Outrageously Fun, Soulpepper's JITTERS is a Chaotic Comedic Classic
by Jason Carlos
- Mar 20, 2016
Ted Dykstra's Soulpepper production of the David French comedy JITTERS first premiered in 2010, and is now thriving with a new revival currently playing at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts. Featuring many of the same members of Dykstra's original production, JITTERS is a crisp and refreshing comedy that is so tightly knit it's bursting with confidence. Kevin Bundy, Diane D'Aquila, Geordie Johnson and Oliver Dennis lead this ensemble cast who elevate French's material into a near perfect evening.
Tomorrow's HOW I LEARNED SERIES Features Ophira Eisenberg, Mara Wilson, Matt Koff, Joe Berkowitz, and Sarah Kelly, 4/30
by Courtnie Mele
- Apr 29, 2014
HOW I LEARNED debuted on the Lower East Side in 2009, featuring writers, storytellers, comedians, and other raconteurs holding forth on lessons learned, unlearned, relearned, and still in progress. Named Best Storytelling and Reading Series by Time Out New York, How I Learned has been written up in The L Magazine, New York Observer,the New York Times, Village Voice,Electric Outlet, Tin House, and more. How I Learned happens once a month, and sometimes more than that, which basically means you'll have the best night of your life on those nights, repeatedly.
BWW Reviews: 'Of Human Bondage' Explores Love and Obsession
by Catherine Kustanczy
- Apr 25, 2014
William Somerset Maugham's monumental novel 'Of Human Bondage' has never had a stage translation —until now. Adapted by award-winning playwright Vern Thiessen, and produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company, 'Of Human Bondage' is currently on at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts through May 17th.
New Germaine Richier Exhibit on View in NYC Begin. 2/27
by Tyler Peterson
- Feb 4, 2014
Beginning February 27, 2014, Dominique Lévy and Galerie Perrotin will jointly present the first American exhibition in half a century century devoted to the work of seminal postwar French artist Germaine Richier (1902 - 1959).
95 WordsPerMinute's BEST OF EVERYTHING Adds Performances at HERE, 10/15 & 20
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 12, 2012
Before Fifty Shades of Grey, there was Rona Jaffe's scandalous 1958 bestseller THE BEST OF EVERYTHING. Now this controversial novel, which was the basis for the hit 1959 movie starring Joan Crawford, comes to the stage courtesy of the new theater company 95 WordsPerMinute. It is adapted and directed by Julie Kramer, and developed with actor and writer Amy Wilson. Two additional performances -- Monday, Oct. 15 at 8:30pm & Saturday, Oct. 20 at 4pm -- have been added to the performances schedule at HERE.
Alicia Sable, Amy Wilson and More Set for 95 WordsPerMinute's THE BEST OF EVERYTHING at HERE, Now thru 10/21
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 29, 2012
Before Fifty Shades of Grey, there was Rona Jaffe's scandalous 1958 bestseller THE BEST OF EVERYTHING. Now this controversial novel, which was the basis for the hit 1959 movie starring Joan Crawford, comes to the stage courtesy of the new theater company 95 WordsPerMinute. It is adapted and directed by Julie Kramer, and developed with actor and writer Amy Wilson. Previews begin tonight, September 29, with opening set for October 4 at HERE.
Alicia Sable, Amy Wilson and More Set for 95 WordsPerMinute's THE BEST OF EVERYTHING at HERE
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 20, 2012
Before Fifty Shades of Grey, there was Rona Jaffe's scandalous 1958 bestseller THE BEST OF EVERYTHING. Now this controversial novel comes to the stage courtesy of the new theater company 95 WordsPerMinute. Adapted and directed by Julie Kramer and developed with actor and writer Amy Wilson, the show starts previews Sept 29, with opening set for Oct 4 at HERE. The cast will feature Jordan Geiger, Sas Goldberg (Stunning at LCT3), Molly Lloyd, Tom O'Keefe (Theatre Bedlam's Saint Joan), Alicia Sable (Gypsy with Patti LuPone), Hayley Treider (Double Falsehood at CSC), Amy Wilson, and Sarah Wilson.
HOME, END GAME, et al. Featured in Soulpepper's 2012 SEason
by Nicole Rosky
- Oct 25, 2011
Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced the 12 plays comprising Soulpepper's 15th anniversary season, including ten new productions, two remounts, and a revisit, to run in repertory from January to December, 2012. The season includes plays from Canada, Ireland, England, the United States and Russia, and brings Soulpepper to 107 original productions over 15 seasons. The season opens with Soulpepper's very first original full-length play, continuing the company's commitment to new works about the city of Toronto as seen in this year's Window on Toronto and 2009's Civil Elegies.
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