http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:43:20 -0700 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:26 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Advocacy-group-complains-about-casting?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner Rarely do I sit down to write something that I know ahead of time is going to offend people.  I may occasionally try to intentionally upset a group that really deserves it – fans of Rock of Ages, for example – but this is different.T... Theatre Broadway Off-Broadway Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Advocacy-group-complains-about-casting?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Music-Review-Primitive-Painters?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  This piece was written for an entirely different website which, for some unknown reason, no longer exists.  The only reason I am posting it here is because people won’t stop bugging me about it.  It has nothing to do with my nor... Music Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:20:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Music-Review-Primitive-Painters?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Neil-Simon-Plays-close-on-Broadway?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner Noah Robbins as EugeneThe Neil Simon Plays – the revivals of Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound produced in repertory on Broadway – closed on November 1.  Wait…  Did those shows even open yet?  T... Theatre Broadway Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:27:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Neil-Simon-Plays-close-on-Broadway?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Emperor-Jones-is-the-hottest-ticket-in-New-York?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner For anyone who follows theatre in this town, there are definitely times when a particular production stands out as the hot ticket of the moment.  Examples include Billy Elliot after its success at the Tonys this year, or back when The Producers ... Theatre Broadway Off-Broadway Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:42:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Emperor-Jones-is-the-hottest-ticket-in-New-York?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Bye-Bye-Birdie-opens-gets-trashed-extends?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  Last Thursday, during the Opening Night of the first ever Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie, I was seated near none other than Himself, Mr. Ben Brantley.  Besides wondering why Fred Armisen has never played Brantley on Saturday Night Live... Theatre Broadway Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:18:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Bye-Bye-Birdie-opens-gets-trashed-extends?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Laramie-Project-Ten-Years-Later-happens-Monday?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  This is an update on a story I wrote previously.Are you familiar with the old joke: “How many actors does it take to screw in a light bulb?”  The answer is: “100.  One to screw it in, and 99 to say, ‘I could ha... Theatre Off-Broadway Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:13:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Laramie-Project-Ten-Years-Later-happens-Monday?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m9d27-The-Diary-of-Anne-Frank-by-David-Mamet?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  The Diary of Anne Frank, as written by David Mamet, and produced by Disney.Admit it.  That’s a pitch that gets your attention.  I mean, come on!  It sounds like a Mad TV sketch.  In fact, I’m almost positive that... Theatre Broadway Off-Broadway Movies Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:43:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m9d27-The-Diary-of-Anne-Frank-by-David-Mamet?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Liveblogging-the-Emmys?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  I hadn’t planned on live-blogging the Tony Awards earlier this year, but I relented at the last minute, and to be completely honest, it was probably the easiest column I’ve ever written.  So, I was really looking forward to doi... Theatre Emmy Awards Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:25:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Liveblogging-the-Emmys?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Piven-sends-cease-and-desist-letter?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  It’s no big secret that civility is dying in this country.  Rapidly.It really got going this summer with all the crazy people showing up at health care debates and screaming like drunken soccer hooligans to keep any intelligent disco... Theatre Broadway Off-Broadway Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:40:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Piven-sends-cease-and-desist-letter?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Why-so-scared-of-Shakespeare?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  Two different high-profile plays by William Shakespeare began previews in New York tonight.  The Donmar Warehouse’s production of Hamlet, with Jude Law, at the Broadhurst Theatre officially opens on October 6 for a limited run, and t... Theatre Broadway Off-Broadway Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:06:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Why-so-scared-of-Shakespeare?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m9d3-A-moneyback-guarantee-for-theatre?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  An experiment (or marketing ploy, depending on your sensibility) took place recently in Chicago which has the potential to affect theatres nationwide.Two small theatre companies, Collaboraction and Teatro Vista, collaborated (I know that’... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:49:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m9d3-A-moneyback-guarantee-for-theatre?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Arbitrator-rules-in-favor-of-Piven?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  The precedent has been established: “Too much sushi” is now, apparently, a valid excuse for skipping out on work you don’t want to do.In December, 2008, actor Jeremy Piven abruptly left the Broadway production of Speed The Plo... Theatre Broadway Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:15:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Arbitrator-rules-in-favor-of-Piven?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m8d26-20-at-20-discounts-return-in-September?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  So, you’ve almost reached your goal of seeing all 201 shows in this year’s New York International Fringe Festival (which ends this weekend, by the way), and you’re starting to realize that your new-found habit of seeing lots o... Theatre Off-Broadway Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:36:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m8d26-20-at-20-discounts-return-in-September?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m8d18-This-is-why-you-should-ignore-reviews?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  I can’t decide if this is funny or sad.Let’s say – hypothetically, of course – that there’s a show in town that you’re interested in seeing.  And let’s say – again, just for the sake of argum... Theatre Off-Broadway Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:43:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m8d18-This-is-why-you-should-ignore-reviews?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Casting-director-tweets-during-audition?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  UPDATED BELOWHow do you say, “I’m an idiot” in less than 140 characters?Earlier in this space, we had the story of the rudest audience member so far this year.  Now, it appears we have the front-runner for the correspondi... Theatre Broadway Off-Broadway Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:57:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Casting-director-tweets-during-audition?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m8d12-The-Columbine-Project-Whatever-happened-to-crazy?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  I honestly just wanted to write about the curtain call.  That’s all.If you’ve followed this column for any length of time, you know that I tend to write about elements of the theatrical experience – audiences, cell phones... Theatre Off-Broadway Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:07:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m8d12-The-Columbine-Project-Whatever-happened-to-crazy?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m8d10-New-York-International-Fringe-Festival-begins?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  The New York International Fringe Festival begins this Friday, August 14th.  In years past, the start of the annual festival wouldn’t necessarily have piqued my interest.  But recently, the Fringe has provided the opportunity to... Theatre Off-Broadway Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:24:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m8d10-New-York-International-Fringe-Festival-begins?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m8d5-The-Laramie-Project-provides-an-exciting-epilogue?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  I’ve been curious about docu-dramas lately (more on this next week), so I was pleased to see a fairly major announcement regarding one of them.One month after the 1998 murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming, playwright ... Theatre Broadway Off-Broadway Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:43:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m8d5-The-Laramie-Project-provides-an-exciting-epilogue?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m7d26-A-movie-review-The-Hurt-Locker?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  I had a theatrical experience a couple of days ago that I haven’t been able to shake, and I thought that writing about it might help.  No, it wasn’t a play, and it’s a bit off-topic for this column.  If that is unacc... Movies Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:39:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m7d26-A-movie-review-The-Hurt-Locker?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m7d23-New-Mamet-script-leaked-to-NY-Post?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner  Perhaps it appears that I’m unfairly singling out Michael Riedel of the New York Post this week, but I honestly don’t mean to.  It’s just that he wrote another column today that needs to be addressed.A little backstory in... Theatre Broadway Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:17:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6593-NY-Theater-Examiner~y2009m7d23-New-Mamet-script-leaked-to-NY-Post?cid=exrss-NY-Theater-Examiner