Theater

"Everyday Rapture" Play Lacks Interesting Storyline
Joshua Jezioro
Fri, 04/30/2010 - 04:23

Autobiographical shows with only one person are usually inconsistent in quality. But those that become hits usually have one thing in common: an interesting life story to tell.


Purchase Alum Stanley Tucci Directs Hilarious Broadway Play
Joshua Jezioro
Wed, 04/14/2010 - 05:31

“Don’t you love a farce?”

Catherine Zeta-Jones sings that line eight times a week in the current Broadway revival of A Little Night Music at the Kerr Theatre.


"Million Dollar Quartet" is a Fun Musical Filled with 1950s Tunes
Joshua Jezioro
Tue, 04/13/2010 - 06:59

If you're a fan of Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, or Carl Perkins, the Nederlander Theatre is the place to be. That's where the newly opened Broadway production of Million Dollar Quartet is playing.


A Display of Wit Sets the Stage in "Looped"
Joshua Jezioro
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 03:46

“Cocaine isn’t habit forming. I should know – I’ve been using it for years.”

Its lines like these that make Matthew Lombardo’s entertaining new comedy, Looped, worth seeing. Before Lindsay Lohan and Amy Winehouse, there was Tallulah Bankhead, a talented and pill popping, chain-smoking alcoholic who loves sex.


Better Luck Next Time for "Next Fall"
Joshua Jezioro
Thu, 03/18/2010 - 22:44

Next Fall revolves around a gay couple, but those promoting the show, including Elton John and his life and business partner David Furnish, have gone to great lengths to let everyone know that it’s not a “gay play.” They want it to be known that the themes are universal.


"The Vagina Monologues" Showcases Female Pride
Natalie Jeanmary
Sat, 03/13/2010 - 03:19

Deep sensuous reds, passionate pinks, and seductive blacks were the colors worn by the all-female cast of The Vagina Monologues. The weekend long event ran from Friday, March 5 to Sunday, March 7, to celebrate V-Day, or, Vagina Day.


Child Star Stands Out in "The Miracle Worker" Play
Joshua Jezioro
Thu, 03/04/2010 - 06:58

This just in: Abigail Breslin is an Actress.


"Waisted" Play Tells Story of a Purchase Senior's Struggle
Chrissy Vitolo
Thu, 03/04/2010 - 01:10

Connie Tarbox described her drama studies senior project, Waisted, which ran February 18-19 in the Humanities Theater, as “a violent, multi-media solo performance focused on American consumption and self-destruction, with backup dancers and free beer.”


"Peter Pan" Play Challenges Audience Members to Use Their Imaginations
Chrissy Vitolo
Fri, 02/12/2010 - 00:12

Most drama studies students put on plays with small casts and running times of less than an hour for their senior projects. However, senior Stacey Juengling chose to direct a 19-member cast in a production of J.M. Barrie’s beloved classic Peter Pan earlier this month in the Humanities Theatre, which clocked in around 80 minutes.


The Energetic "Fela" Stands Out Among Broadway Musicals
Joshua Jezioro
Tue, 02/09/2010 - 18:38

Theater is experiential in nature. It’s an act that can’t be captured and reproduced, even though cast albums and filmed shows try to do that. However, every once in a while a show comes along that takes the experience to a new level. Fela is one of those shows.

Fela tells the story of Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, pioneer of Afrobeat, a combination of American funk and traditional African music. Kuti’s music was fiercely political, criticizing the militaristic dictatorships of his homeland and capitalist regimes.


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