Posted by admin on March 27, 2008 under Podcast Notes | 
WELCOME TO THE NEWEST installment of everyone's favorite Theatre Podcast… That's right we're back with more Broadway Bullet! So here's what we have lined up for you this week:
We have a chat with Jace Alexander and Jason Chimonider from the newest venture from Ground Up Productions, THE OPTIMIST, to fill us on in on what happens during the weekend their play is set. Also Christopher Domig, the star and only actor from DIRT, comes by to tell us about what it's like to play an Arab immigrant. This episode also includes the songs, "Evil Woman" from XANADU and "Nothin' Hurts Like Love" from CUPID. And The Actor's Company Theatre comes in to talk about their production of the Tennessee Williams play, ECCENTRICITIES OF A NIGHTINGALE.
Marty is out again this week, but we're hoping he'll be back with more of his optimistic turns next installment. But the show this week is packed with good stuff. What are you waiting for hop on board the Broadway Bullet for all destinations on and off Broadway.
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Posted by admin on March 17, 2008 under Reviews |
Review by John Delamar
LYSISTRATA
Gallery Players
A war that will never end, a political climate fraught with change, the seat of authority under siege from the inside out. No, we’re not talking about the current state of affairs in America (although we could be, couldn’t we?) but Ancient Greece and Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, now plying at the Gallery Players in Brooklyn. Now more than ever seems like the best time for what is being billed as “A Piece for Peace”, and it’s hard not to talk politics when talking Lysistrata (so forgive me my political digressions).
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Posted by admin on March 13, 2008 under Podcast Notes |
WE'RE BACK WITH ANOTHER bang up week, with some of today's top stage personalities and creative teams. So what are we waiting for, let's get this show on the road…
This week we have two cast members from the tour de force new production of PASSING STRANGE on Broadway, Colman Domingo and Rebecca Naomi Jones. Also the composer (Chris Miller) and lyricist (Nathan Tysen) from FUGITIVE SONGS drop in to tell us a little about their new song cycle, and give us a preview of three songs from the show. From Nicu's Spoon Theatre's newest production of ELIZABETH REX Michael DiGioia and Stephanie Barton-Farcas drop by for a little chat. A sneak preview of the upcoming YouTube musical, "Cupid" also awaits.
We've also got the latest Broadway and off-Broadway news that you crave in the Callboards and the Top of the Trades. So jump on board the broadway bullet for all destinations on and off Broadway.
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Posted by admin on March 6, 2008 under Reviews |
Review by John Delamar
“There are worse things than staring at a river on a Sunday,” chirps Dot in in the Sondheim/Lapine masterpiece, Sunday in the Park with George, and she hit the nail right on the head. What’s worse? You could be staring at a very none too revived revival.
Roundabout Theatre Company is known for it’s innovations in the musical revival, but their most recent foray falls sadly and painfully short. The revival of Sunday in the Park with George at Studio 54 is nothing but an overtly stylized update of the original 1984 production, similar to the revival of A Chorus Line. A revival should add to a piece, make it speak to a modern audience, bring an old message to new ears, not bore the audience to tears.
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Posted by admin on March 1, 2008 under Reviews |
Review by John Delamar
Broadway has been waiting and preparing for the arrival of Passing Strange since Hair first swirled and jigged its way into the musical theatre cannon. Shows like Spring Awakening and Rent have both paved the way and prepped Broadway audiences for the musical experience of this season and of seasons to come.
Following the journey of an expatriated youth from South Central, LA to Amsterdam then onto Berlin, Passing Strange, the brain child of award winning songwriter Stew and his collaborator, Heidi Rodewald, is a rocking raucus musical concert. That’s the only way that the show can really be described, a musical concert. From the moment Stew and his band take the stage the audience is welcomed into the world of Passing Strange the way that concert goers are welcomed to a jam session. And the great thing is that it works on so many levels. You leave the Belasco feeling enlivened, entertained, educated, and encouraged to pursue the things in life that make you feel love gain and live. Like all great storytelling there is the moral lesson to be taken from the experience, but not without a feeling of growth and learning.
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