Thursday, June 12, 2008

ATW NewsClips - Mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southern Print

Washington City Paper

Dick Jokes
Reviewed: Nixon's Nixon at Round House Theatre Bethesda

Curtain Calls
Weldon on Neglect at Church Street Theater

Philadelphia Inquirer

Gay theater takes the stage
June is Pride Month, a 30-day celebration of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community that this year also heralds the Philadelphia Gay & Lesbian Theatre Festival's sixth season. The two-week festival, which begins tomorrow night, is marking this anniversary with a half-dozen shows, called, inevitably, " 'Six' in the City."

Philadelphia City Paper

Treasure Island
Jamaica — it's a play! Hooray, play!

Philadelphia Weekly

Stage
Les Miserables and House, Divided

Pittsbrgh Post-Gazette

In the wings: Bloomsday in Pittsurgh
Maybe you think this belongs on the book page, and I hope it shows up there and elsewhere, but it's theater, too: the 20th anniversary celebration of Bloomsday in Pittsburgh, set, ...

City gathers 'MOMENTUM'
Wine plus legal pads -- that's part of the formula for "MOMENTUM," a long entertaining weekend starting tonight of new play readings, panel ...

Stage preview: Canadian actress joins PICT as 'Salome'
You can hardly take your eyes off her dimples, served up as they are with vivacity and spunk. ...

Stage Preview: 'Out of This Furnace' stokes region's industrial history
Immigrants who labored for low wages inside Pittsburgh's hot, dangerous steel mills tasted hardship daily while their might and sweat powered America's Industrial Revolution. ...

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Unseam'd fits classic Pittsburgh story into its mission
For director Marci Woodruff, bringing "Out of This Furnace" to the stage is the fulfillment of a nearly 30-year ambition.

MOMENTUM:08 helps attendees tap into creative sides
The long weekend of seated play readings, theater panels and workshops has evolved into something more intimate that focuses on development of both plays and people.

Longtime director still getting to know 'Salome'
Alan Stanford has had a relationship with "Salome" for nearly 20 years

Cast, director find 'Travels' a challenging journey
To the average theatergoer, Apple Hill Playhouse's "Travels with My Aunt" is a heart-warming story about eccentric Aunt Augusta (Shirley Ratner) and her grown nephew, Henry Pulling (Scott Ludwick).

Children's theater takes 'Aladdin' in new direction
Young audiences who loved Disney's popular animated movie "Aladdin" will be taking a magic carpet ride in a different direction with the Johnny Appleseed Children's Theater production of the same name.

'Snow White' blends drama, comedy
The classic children's story about the fair maiden, the seven tiny men and the wicked queen will unfold on a live, outdoor stage in South Park during the next two weeks.

Boston Phoenix

All's fair?
Shakespeare + Company’s The Ladies Man; Gloucester Stage’s Billy Bishop

Providence Phoenix

“Cryptic Providence” digs deep
It’s one thing to have performances on a stage and art works in a gallery, and another to accomplish what “Cryptic Providence” will do.

Portland Phoenix

Pat the bunny
Lyric's Harvey hops right along

Orlando Sentinel - Attention Must Be Paid Blog

GLBT theater festival on for September

Blogging the Tonys

Miami Herald - Drama Queen Blog

It's Tony time
The 62nd annual Tony awards are this Sunday. From 8 to 11 p.m. at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall, Broadway's highest (and most career-boosting) honor will be bestowed upon the lucky winners in 26 ....

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Despite impressive performers, tough to commit to 'Mamma'
In every wedding —- including the one that ends the Abba musical "Mamma Mia!" —- there comes the "I do" moment. The Swedish pop group, whose music is strung together in the inexplicably popular karaoke pastiche....

Atlanta Creative Loafing

The Clean House: Women's studies
Horizon Theatre's latest embraces female complexity

SPEAKEASY WITH ...Susie McMonagle
Mamma Mia! returns to the Fox

Park Krausen gets unstuck in the '60s
Playing both sides for Georgia Shakespeare

Charlotte Creative Loafing

What the Puck? Sympathy for the jobless
Taking chances with Shakespeare

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