Thursday, June 12, 2008

ATW NewsClips - Tri-State Print

New York Times

One Evening, Five Works for Final Leg of the Spring
The final collection of short plays produced by the Ensemble Studio Theater features a few good ideas but not one completely satisfying work.

A True Ensemble Performer
A performer too old to continue dancing in theater has moved on to designing for theater, starting with the Tony Awards.

Fish Got to Swim, Birds Got to Fly, Genres Got to Meld
Imbalances between the singers and orchestra, and a sound system that sometimes produced obscuring echoes, were the only problems with the rewarding performance of “Show Boat.”

Newsday

Reviews: 'Shanghai Moon,' 'Light in the Piazza'

New York Post

'Hired' Gets big hand
There are just eight performers, a single piano and a largely barren stage, but few musicals have conjured up a bygone world as beautifully as "The Hired Man." This British musical, which had a short run on the West End nearly a quarter of a century ago before lapsing into obscurity, has been resurrected with a superb chamber production...

New York Sun

A Genuine Show in 'Show Boat'

Time Out NY

Tony Award predictions
Our stage pundits provide your guide to the gold.

War stories by Alexis Greene
Judith Thompson makes no bones about being labeled a political dramatist. “I used to say, &...

Body Awareness
Young dramatist Annie Baker takes us to an achingly funny PC community in rural Vermont.

Occupant reviewed by Adam Feldman
Edward Albee carves out a somewhat interesting interview-format portait of sculptor Louise Nevelson.

Vicious Dogs on Premises reviewed by Helen Shaw
Young performers turn the avant-garde lessons of the ’60s and 70s into delightful vaudeville.

Stomp and Shout (an’ Work It All Out) reviewed by Helen Shaw
The FBI launches an investigation into the silly, cryptic lyrics of "Louie Louie" in this ambitious new work.

Frequency Hopping reviewed by Helen Shaw
Writer-director Elyse Singer has been seduced by technology—and alas, her honor has been compromised.

Albany Times-Union

Capital Region native as busy as a 'Bee' these days

Broadway - Looking back
New plays, newcomers try to salvage season

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