Wednesday, June 11, 2008

ATW NewsClips - National, Industry Pubs

Bloomberg.com

Phony Tony Voting Casts Broadway's Big Night in Poor Light: Jeremy Gerard
Many of the Tony Awards announced on Sunday evening's CBS telecast of the ceremony will be given out in flagrant violation of Tony rules.

Variety

Met's cinema shows hit high note
High-def transmissions sparks new interest

Running Subway rides with Garland
Tech hybrid show to bow this June in Boston

Neil Wechsler nabs Yale Drama prize
Writer wins $10,000 prize for play 'Grenadine'

Jan Maxwell stages 'Execution'
Actress toplines Barker's Potomac production

Abdulrazzak wins Devine Award
Playwright nabs Royal Court laurel

Review: Namaste Man
A one-person show created and performed by Andrew Weems, it recounts the actor and first-time playwright's adolescence in the exotic East with a wry collection of coming-of-age stories...

Review: Fool for Love
Helmer Bacchus Stuart displays a solid understanding of Shepard's thematic through-line, but this jaundiced legiter is nonetheless hampered by the pairing of mismatched combatants. On the plus side, acclaimed character thesp Geoffrey Lewis and youthful Phil Donlon offer compelling perfs as the two observers for whom this gnarled courting ritual is played out.

Review: Shel Silverstein Uncensored!
In an awkward though occasionally rewarding abridged rendering of "An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein," the five-member ensemble's uneven musical talents undermine Silverstein's quirky sense of satire.

Review: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Another classic revisited by playwright Jeffrey Hatcher, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" reaps mixed rewards from the intriguing ideas of making the alter-ego duo less strictly defined as good vs. evil, and using several actors as Hyde -- which here unfortunately never develops past sheer gimmickry.....

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