Konstantine Stanislavski Love art in yourself and not yourself in art.
Harold Clurman The stage is life, music, beautiful girls, legs, breasts, not talk or intellectualism or dried-up academics.
by Marcus Kaye ~
Last night, The Fringe Opening Night party went off with a bang amidst a flurry of show postcards, networking performers and, most importantly, Fringe Central sangria. Arriving with Adam Sass, a member of the Crooked Rooks (whose show is featured in the festival), I found myself sauntering up to the [...]
by Marcus Kaye~
It is a shame that instead of sitting through boring lectures in grade school, I couldn’t have been taught European history in a manner akin to Portrait of Churchill Production’s Churchill. The play, written by Andrew Edlin, tells the story of Winston Churchill’s rise to political power and of his eventual decision [...]
by Marcus Kaye-
Some 41 years after publication, Kurt Vonnegut’s anti-war science fiction novel has been adapted to the stage by scribe Eric Simonson and the Action! Theatre Company.
Slaughterhouse Five tells the story of Billy Pilgrim, a World War II soldier who becomes “unstuck in time.” Through nonlinear story telling, Billy tells of his time in [...]
by Marcus Kaye-
When she first took the stage, I had a hard time believing that the bubbly personality that was Jasmynne Shaye was capable of being anything else. However, in the same way Gabourey Sidibe was able to shed her giggly disposition to portray the downtrodden Precious in last year’s best picture nominee, Shaye had [...]
by Marcus Kaye-
Waiting for Lefty at Theatre West is a play that should resonate with today’s audiences, given the current economic slump that many find themselves in the middle of. The play, about an impending labor strike in the 1930′s, finds its themes of unrest, poverty, and distrust in government are mirrored in today’s society. [...]
by Marcus Kaye-
It is no wonder that The Mystery of Irma Vep, as performed by Deconstructed Productions, is being mounted for the second time in a year. Directed by and starring Michael Lorre with Kevin Remington, The Mystery of Irma Vep, is one of those rare theatrical experience that is so utterly fantastic that one [...]
by Marcus Kaye~
Procreation takes a long, hard look at a dysfunctional family and the issues with, you guessed it, procreation. Directed by David Schweizer and written by Justin Tanner, Procreation is a troubled, crowded piece of theater.
The production was troubled from the get go. Originally set to open in New York City (where producers Linda [...]
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by Marcus Kaye-
What started as a competitive entrée in the New York Musical Theatre Festival and ended with successful runs both on and off-Broadway and a Tony nomination for Best Book in 2009, [title of show] has finally arrived at the Celebration Theatre for its Los Angeles premiere.
And the Celebration Theatre, with its commitment to [...]
