CityLab |
A Park That Moves Around the City
CityLab “El Alto is an urban manifestation of spontaneity and innovation,” says Iván Nogales, the founder and director of COMPA Teatro Trono, a grassroots theater company based here since 1989. Nogales is also quick to point out El Alto’s challenges. Today, an … |
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Bernadette Peters to be Honored at Drama League’s Centennial Gala This Year
Broadway World … West Hyler (the upcoming Broadway production Cirque du Soleil: Paramour); and OBIE and Emmy Award winners Rachel Chavkin, Lear deBessonet, R.J. Cutler, and Anne Kaufmann, to name a few. ‘Drama League Directors’ have been honored with Tony, … |
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Broadway’s Chase Brock Joins Artistic Team of KC Rep’s ‘SUNDAY IN THE PARK’
Broadway World Off-Broadway: Matt Sax and Eric Rosen’s Venice, Lear deBessonet and Todd Almond’s The Tempest and The Winter’s Tale, Much Ado About Nothing, and Michael John LaChiusa’s First Daughter Suite (The Public Theater); The Blue Flower (Second Stage, … |
New York Times |
Theater|Review: ‘The Odyssey’ Takes a Populist Turn as a Musical
New York Times … as some believe, sung) a couple of millenniums ago has been written by Todd Almond, who also composed its lovely and ample score, and conceived and directed by Lear deBessonet, as an era-spanning fantasy that views the perilous adventures of its … Even Homer Revs: A Biker Odyssey in the ParkVulture |
Vulture |
Karen Olivo in The Odyssey. Photo: Joan Marcus/The Public Theater
Vulture The indefatigably political Oskar Eustis, introducing the production, offered a hopeful answer paraphrased from that urban saint Jane Jacobs: “The city is a machine for turning strangers into neighbors.” On a beautiful night in September in the Park … |
The Providence Journal |
Curt Columbus, at 10th year as Trinity Rep director, wants to ‘break the …
The Providence Journal PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Believe it or not, Curt Columbus has been at the helm of Trinity Rep for a decade, even though it seems like yesterday when he was plucked from the Chicago theater scene and brought to Providence to take over for Oskar Eustis. |
TheaterMania.com |
The Odyssey Begins Free Performances at the Delacorte Theater
TheaterMania.com Joan Marcus). The free Public Works musical adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey begins performances tonight at the Delacorte Theater. Public Works director Lear deBessonet helms the production, which features music, lyrics, and book by Todd Almond. |
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Remy Zaken to Star in THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at Pittsburgh Public Theater
Broadway World Pittsburgh Public Theater’s season begins with the timeless drama The Diary of Anne Frank, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Directed by Pamela Berlin (The Glass Menagerie, Clybourne Park, Red), The Diary of Anne Frank runs September 24 … |
New York Daily News |
‘Hamilton,’ a miracle of civics education: Every New York City kid should see …
New York Daily News “Lin is telling the story of the founding of his country in such a way as to make everyone present feel they have a stake in their country,” observed Oskar Eustis, artistic director of New York’s Public Theater, where “Hamilton” first debuted. “By … |
Playbill.com |
Odyssey Kicks Off in Central Park Tonight, Starring Tony Winner Karen Olivo
Playbill.com Their version of The Odyssey is a thrilling and visionary journey home, for Odysseus and for us,” said artistic director Oskar Eustis in an earlier press statement. Written sometime in the 8th century BC, Homer’s “The Odyssey” is one of the oldest … Brandon Victor Dixon, Taran Killam, Karen Olivo and More to Lead Musical …Broadway World |
