Steven Pasquale and Jeremy Shamos started working on the new Stephen Sondheim musical, Here We Are, seven years ago, while others, like Denis O’Hare, were asked to join the project last summer.
But for everyone now starring in the show, which opened Off-Broadway at The Shed on Oct. 22, joining the project was an immediate yes, largely due to the novelty of being in a new Sondheim piece, which ended up being the composer’s first new show in decades, as well as his last.
“I know all [his] shows. I know the music. I didn’t even have to read it. I said yes before I read it,” said Bobby Cannavale, who is part of the show’s ensemble cast, which also includes David Hyde Pierce, Micaela Diamond and Rachel Bay Jones.
Here We Are, which features a book by David Ives and direction by Joe Mantello, is based on two surrealist films by Luis Buñuel,...
But for everyone now starring in the show, which opened Off-Broadway at The Shed on Oct. 22, joining the project was an immediate yes, largely due to the novelty of being in a new Sondheim piece, which ended up being the composer’s first new show in decades, as well as his last.
“I know all [his] shows. I know the music. I didn’t even have to read it. I said yes before I read it,” said Bobby Cannavale, who is part of the show’s ensemble cast, which also includes David Hyde Pierce, Micaela Diamond and Rachel Bay Jones.
Here We Are, which features a book by David Ives and direction by Joe Mantello, is based on two surrealist films by Luis Buñuel,...
- 10/29/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the penultimate song in Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Sunday in the Park with George,” Dot implores the artist George to “give us more to see.” The late maestro has done so himself one last time with the world premiere of his final musical, “Here We Are,” which opened Off-Broadway at The Shed on Oct. 22. Written with dramatist David Ives, the musical takes inspiration from two Luis Buñuel films – “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie” and “The Exterminating Angel” – that it marries with one set of characters.
Tony Award-winner Joe Mantello played an integral role in the show’s development and directs its first production. He has assembled an unrivaled ensemble to take on the roles of the unimaginably affluent characters who spend the first act trying to find a restaurant in which to have brunch, and who in the second act find themselves unable to leave after their meal.
Tony Award-winner Joe Mantello played an integral role in the show’s development and directs its first production. He has assembled an unrivaled ensemble to take on the roles of the unimaginably affluent characters who spend the first act trying to find a restaurant in which to have brunch, and who in the second act find themselves unable to leave after their meal.
- 10/23/2023
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
“Sometimes people leave you halfway through the wood,” Cinderella sings in “No One Is Alone,” Stephen Sondheim’s clear-eyed reassurance of support and survival at the end of Into the Woods. Sondheim himself, who passed away in November 2021, left artistic companions, including book writer David Ives and director Joe Mantello, halfway through a wood they were constructing together: the musical Here We Are, now playing off-Broadway at the Shed’s Griffin Theater. With his final offering, Sondheim sends one last jolt of structural inventiveness coursing through the veins of the musical theater form. Here We Are may not operate on the grand scale of Sweeney Todd or Into the Woods or Follies, but it is, to quote the composer-lyricist, small and funny and fine.
Here We Are adapts two films by Luis Buñuel. The first act riffs on 1972’s The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. Ives borrows the basic premise...
Here We Are adapts two films by Luis Buñuel. The first act riffs on 1972’s The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. Ives borrows the basic premise...
- 10/23/2023
- by Dan Rubins
- Slant Magazine
Updated with latest: The Venice Film Festival began August 30 with opening-night movie Comandante, an Italian World War II drama, kicking off a lineup for the venerable fest’s 80th edition that includes world premieres of Michael Mann’s Ferrari, Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, David Fincher’s The Killer, Ava DuVernay’s Origins, and new films from lightning-rod directors Roman Polanski, Woody Allen and Luc Besson.
Deadline is on the ground to watch all the key films. Below is a compilation of our reviews from the fest, which last year awarded Laura Poitras’ documentary All The Beauty and the Bloodshed its Golden Lion for best film.
Click on the film titles below to read the reviews in full, and keep checking back as we add more movies throughout the fest, which runs through September 9.
Adagio
Section: Competition
Director: Stefano Sollima
Cast: Pierfrancesco Favino,...
Deadline is on the ground to watch all the key films. Below is a compilation of our reviews from the fest, which last year awarded Laura Poitras’ documentary All The Beauty and the Bloodshed its Golden Lion for best film.
Click on the film titles below to read the reviews in full, and keep checking back as we add more movies throughout the fest, which runs through September 9.
Adagio
Section: Competition
Director: Stefano Sollima
Cast: Pierfrancesco Favino,...
- 9/10/2023
- by Damon Wise, Pete Hammond, Stephanie Bunbury and Todd McCarthy
- Deadline Film + TV
Nathan Louis Jackson, the Kansas City-based playwright who also wrote for “Luke Cage,” “13 Reasons Why,” Shameless”and “Southland,” died on August 22 at the age of 44, according to Kcur.
“Jackson’s work often showcased his love for his hometown. Having lived and worked on both coasts, Nathan’s heart belonged in Kansas City,” his family said in a statement released to the media.
While cause of death was not given, his wife Megan Mascorro-Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter that he had suffered an aortic dissection in 2019 and continued to have heart issues. The family has chosen not to have an autopsy done to determine cause of death.
His plays included “Broke-Ology,” “When I Come to Die,” “Sticky Traps” and “Brother Toad.”
Jackson was still an Mfa student at Juilliard School when his play “Broke-ology” premiered at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts in 2008. The play, about two Black brothers fighting...
“Jackson’s work often showcased his love for his hometown. Having lived and worked on both coasts, Nathan’s heart belonged in Kansas City,” his family said in a statement released to the media.
While cause of death was not given, his wife Megan Mascorro-Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter that he had suffered an aortic dissection in 2019 and continued to have heart issues. The family has chosen not to have an autopsy done to determine cause of death.
His plays included “Broke-Ology,” “When I Come to Die,” “Sticky Traps” and “Brother Toad.”
Jackson was still an Mfa student at Juilliard School when his play “Broke-ology” premiered at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts in 2008. The play, about two Black brothers fighting...
- 9/5/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Updated, 11:20 Am: The producers of Here We Are have announced the cast for the first production of Stephen Sondheim’s final musical.
Francois Battiste, Tracie Bennett, Bobby Cannavale, Micaela Diamond, Amber Gray, Jin Ha, Rachel Bay Jones, Denis O’Hare, Steven Pasquale, David Hyde Pierce, and Jeremy Shamos are set for the show, which opens September 28 for a limited Off Broadway engagement at The Shed.
Read details of the show below.
Previously, March 16: Stephen Sondheim’s final, long-awaited musical Here We Are will make its world premiere September 28 in a strictly limited Off Broadway engagement to be directed by two-time Tony winner Joe Mantello.
Formerly known as Square One, the final musical composed by Sondheim before his death in 2021 will be staged at The Shed, the Manhattan arts center that opened in 2019.
Additional information including specific production dates and casting will be announced soon. Producer Tom Kirdahy made the premiere announcement today.
Francois Battiste, Tracie Bennett, Bobby Cannavale, Micaela Diamond, Amber Gray, Jin Ha, Rachel Bay Jones, Denis O’Hare, Steven Pasquale, David Hyde Pierce, and Jeremy Shamos are set for the show, which opens September 28 for a limited Off Broadway engagement at The Shed.
Read details of the show below.
Previously, March 16: Stephen Sondheim’s final, long-awaited musical Here We Are will make its world premiere September 28 in a strictly limited Off Broadway engagement to be directed by two-time Tony winner Joe Mantello.
Formerly known as Square One, the final musical composed by Sondheim before his death in 2021 will be staged at The Shed, the Manhattan arts center that opened in 2019.
Additional information including specific production dates and casting will be announced soon. Producer Tom Kirdahy made the premiere announcement today.
- 7/17/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Law & Order: Organized Crime fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 3 Episode 22 episode titled With Many Names!
Find out everything you need to know about the With Many Names episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Law & Order: Organized Crime With Many Names Season 3 Episode 22 Preview
The episode, titled “With Many Names,” features the Organized Crime Control Bureau (Occb) and the Special Victims Unit (Svu) working together to bring down a ruthless suspect.
In this gripping episode, both the Occb and Svu teams inch closer to apprehending a callous and desperate suspect. However, the U.S. Attorney takes a drastic step by benching our beloved detectives, Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). This unexpected turn of events puts Sergeant Ayanna Bell (Danielle Moné Truitt) and...
Find out everything you need to know about the With Many Names episode of Law & Order: Organized Crime, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Law & Order: Organized Crime With Many Names Season 3 Episode 22 Preview
The episode, titled “With Many Names,” features the Organized Crime Control Bureau (Occb) and the Special Victims Unit (Svu) working together to bring down a ruthless suspect.
In this gripping episode, both the Occb and Svu teams inch closer to apprehending a callous and desperate suspect. However, the U.S. Attorney takes a drastic step by benching our beloved detectives, Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay). This unexpected turn of events puts Sergeant Ayanna Bell (Danielle Moné Truitt) and...
- 5/12/2023
- by News
- TV Regular
Get ready to dive into the dark web with a thrilling new episode of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” titled “Shadowërk,” airing May 11 2023 at 10:00 Pm on NBC. This crossover episode promises to keep you on the edge of your seat as the detectives tackle a case that intertwines the worlds of the Special Victims Unit and the Organized Crime Control Bureau.
When a DNA match from an Svu rape investigation connects to an unsolved murder in the Occb’s records, Detectives Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) are brought together once again to solve the case. As they delve deeper, they uncover a chilling revenge-for-hire scheme operating on the dark web.
In parallel, Sergeant Ayanna Bell (Danielle Moné Truitt) and Detective Jet Slootmaekers (Benjamin Bratt) follow the money trail to expose the website’s anonymous creator. Their pursuit takes them through a twisted path, filled with danger and deceit.
When a DNA match from an Svu rape investigation connects to an unsolved murder in the Occb’s records, Detectives Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) are brought together once again to solve the case. As they delve deeper, they uncover a chilling revenge-for-hire scheme operating on the dark web.
In parallel, Sergeant Ayanna Bell (Danielle Moné Truitt) and Detective Jet Slootmaekers (Benjamin Bratt) follow the money trail to expose the website’s anonymous creator. Their pursuit takes them through a twisted path, filled with danger and deceit.
- 5/10/2023
- by News
- TV Regular
Exclusive: The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial has rounded out its cast with Monica Raymund (Hightown), Lance Reddick (Bosch), Griffin Dunne (This Is Us), Elizabeth Anweis (Batwoman), Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick), Francois Battiste (Ten Days in the Valley), and Gabe Kessler (Hightown). They join previously announced leads Keifer Sutherland, Jake Lacy, and Jason Clarke.
Raymund will portray Challee, a Lieutenant with a sharp legal mind and eye for detail who serves as the prosecuting attorney during the court-martial, doing their best to argue that Commander Queeg was wrongfully relieved of his duties.
Reddick portrays Captain Blakely, chief judge of the court-martial. Blakely maintains an even tone, and a commanding presence over the courtroom; Dunne plays Dr. Bird, a lieutenant and member of the psychiatric staff for the Naval Hospital. A person of high intellect, he is more of a new-age psychiatrist than a military-looking psychiatrist.
Anweis plays Dr. Lundeen, the head of psychiatry at the U.
Raymund will portray Challee, a Lieutenant with a sharp legal mind and eye for detail who serves as the prosecuting attorney during the court-martial, doing their best to argue that Commander Queeg was wrongfully relieved of his duties.
Reddick portrays Captain Blakely, chief judge of the court-martial. Blakely maintains an even tone, and a commanding presence over the courtroom; Dunne plays Dr. Bird, a lieutenant and member of the psychiatric staff for the Naval Hospital. A person of high intellect, he is more of a new-age psychiatrist than a military-looking psychiatrist.
Anweis plays Dr. Lundeen, the head of psychiatry at the U.
- 1/7/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Update: Broadway’s upcoming production of Jordan E. Cooper’s Ain’t No Mo’ is the latest New York staging hit by Covid: The comedy has delayed its first week of previews due to Covid within the company, moving the first performance at the Belasco Theatre November 3 to November 9.
The official opening is Thursday, December 1.
The play, which blends sketch comedy, satire and avant garde theater as it asks the incendiary question, “What if the U.S. government attempted to solve racism … by offering Black Americans one-way plane tickets to Africa?” stars Cooper, Crystal Lucas-Perry, Fedna Jacquet, Marchánt Davis, Shannon Matesky and Ebony Marshall-Oliver, and is produced by Lee Daniels.
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The official opening is Thursday, December 1.
The play, which blends sketch comedy, satire and avant garde theater as it asks the incendiary question, “What if the U.S. government attempted to solve racism … by offering Black Americans one-way plane tickets to Africa?” stars Cooper, Crystal Lucas-Perry, Fedna Jacquet, Marchánt Davis, Shannon Matesky and Ebony Marshall-Oliver, and is produced by Lee Daniels.
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Previous, Oct. 20: Covid isn’t done with New York’s theater scene just yet. At least four Broadway and major Off Broadway productions have either canceled or...
- 10/24/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Tonya Pinkins and Francois Battiste are among the cast announced today for the Public Theater’s upcoming production of A Raisin In The Sun, Lorraine Hansberry’s classic drama to be directed by Robert O’Hara (Tony nominated for his direction of Slave Play).
The production, which marks a Public Theater debut for Hansberry, reunites O’Hara with some of his cast from a 2019 Raisin In The Sun staging at the Williamstown Theater Festival, including Battiste, who will play Walter Lee Younger, and Mandi Masden, as Ruth Younger. Pinkins, a Tony winner for Jelly’s Last Jam, will play Walter Lee’s mother Lena Younger (played by S. Epatha Merkerson in the Williamstown staging).
The play begins performances at the Public’s Newman Theater Off Broadway with a Joseph Papp Free Performance on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The engagement officially opens on Wednesday, Oct. 19 and runs through Sunday,...
The production, which marks a Public Theater debut for Hansberry, reunites O’Hara with some of his cast from a 2019 Raisin In The Sun staging at the Williamstown Theater Festival, including Battiste, who will play Walter Lee Younger, and Mandi Masden, as Ruth Younger. Pinkins, a Tony winner for Jelly’s Last Jam, will play Walter Lee’s mother Lena Younger (played by S. Epatha Merkerson in the Williamstown staging).
The play begins performances at the Public’s Newman Theater Off Broadway with a Joseph Papp Free Performance on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The engagement officially opens on Wednesday, Oct. 19 and runs through Sunday,...
- 8/22/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Vulture Watch Who took Lake, and will Jane ever get her back? Has the Ten Days in the Valley TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on ABC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Ten Days in the Valley, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About? A mystery series airing on the ABC television network, Ten Days in the Valley stars Kyra Sedgwick, Kick Gurry, Erika Christensen, Josh Randall, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Felix Solis, Francois Battiste, and Abigail Pniowsky. The large cast also includes Ali Liebert, Marisol Ramirez, Emily Kinney, Currie Graham, Beth Triffon, Ella Thomas, Ali Stroker, Nelson Lee,...
- 5/22/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The scene of “Paradise Blue,” Dominique Morisseau’s black-and-bluesy play, is the Paradise Club, a drink and dance joint in Paradise Valley, the entertainment district of Detroit‘s black community known in 1949 as Blackbottom. The drinks are strong, the rooms are cheap, and you can hear live music by terrific jazzmen like Blue, who plays a mean trumpet when he isn’t too depressed to lift his horn to his lips.
Program notes inform us that Paradise Valley is not long for this world, doomed to fall under the wrecking-ball projects that would soon “urban-renew” the entire black community out of existence. That bit of background lends a good deal of perspective to the play, and it’s too bad that the playwright didn’t make it integral to her plot-thin drama. Lacking that kind of thematic core, the play restricts itself to being an atmospheric but insubstantial slice of dramatic life.
Program notes inform us that Paradise Valley is not long for this world, doomed to fall under the wrecking-ball projects that would soon “urban-renew” the entire black community out of existence. That bit of background lends a good deal of perspective to the play, and it’s too bad that the playwright didn’t make it integral to her plot-thin drama. Lacking that kind of thematic core, the play restricts itself to being an atmospheric but insubstantial slice of dramatic life.
- 5/15/2018
- by Marilyn Stasio
- Variety Film + TV
Network: ABC. Episodes: 10 (hour). Seasons: One. TV show dates: October 1, 2017 — January 6, 2018. Series status: Ended / Cancelled. Performers include: Kyra Sedgwick, Kick Gurry, Erika Christensen, Josh Randall, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Felix Solis, Francois Battiste, Abigail Pniowsky, Ali Liebert, Marisol Ramirez, Emily Kinney, Currie Graham, Beth Triffon, Ella Thomas, Ali Stroker, Nelson Lee, Mark L. Young, Jeff Branson, and Gage Golightly. TV show description: A character-driven mystery drama, the Ten Days in the Valley TV show centers on Jane Sadler (Sedgwick). As a mother and the producer of a new, hot television series, Jane already feels stretched to the breaking point. Now, as she is separating from her husband, Jane's young daughter, Lake (Pniowsky), disappears in the middle of the night.
- 5/12/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Does Jane Sadler hold it together during the first season of the Ten Days in the Valley TV show on ABC? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether the TV show Ten Days in the Valley is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all the Ten Days in the Valley season one episodes below. An ABC mystery series, Ten Days in the Valley centers on Jane Sadler (Sedgwick), a mother and the producer of a new, hot television series. The large cast also includes Kick Gurry, Erika Christensen, Josh Randall, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Felix Solis, Francois Battiste, Abigail Pniowsky, Ali...
- 11/13/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Bittersweet news for fans of Ten Days in the Valley. TVShowsonDVD reports the freshman ABC show will be released on DVD days before its series finale.The mystery drama centers on Jane Sadler (Kyra Sedgwick), a television producer whose daughter disappears in the middle of the night. The cast also includes Kick Gurry, Erika Christensen, Josh Randall, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Felix Solis, Francois Battiste, Abigail Pniowsky, Ali Liebert, and Marisol Ramirez.Read More…...
- 11/9/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Things don't look good for Ten Days in the Valley. Deadline reports ABC has pulled the freshman TV show from its Sunday-night timeslot.The mystery drama centers on Jane Sadler (Kyra Sedgwick), a television producer whose daughter disappears in the middle of the night. The cast also includes Kick Gurry, Erika Christensen, Josh Randall, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Felix Solis, Francois Battiste, Abigail Pniowsky, Ali Liebert, and Marisol Ramirez.Read More…...
- 10/27/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
ABC's newest thriller Ten Days in the Valley just premiered, but will there be a second season? Recently, showrunner Tassie Cameron spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the future of the TV series.The drama centers on Jane Sadler (Kyra Sedgwick), a busy TV producer whose daughter disappears in the middle of the night. The cast also includes Kick Gurry, Erika Christensen, Josh Randall, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Felix Solis, Francois Battiste, Abigail Pniowsky, Ali Liebert, and Marisol Ramirez.Read More…...
- 10/4/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Will ABC find a hit in the first season of Kyra Sedgwick's new Ten Days in the Valley TV show? The 2016-17 television season was not a good one for scripted dramas on the Alphabet Network. Last year, 14 new and returning drama series premiered during the regular season. By its end, seven of them had been cancelled (or had ended, when we include When We Rise). Will Ten Days in the Valley be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. An ABC mystery drama, Ten Days in the Valley centers on Jane Sadler (Sedgwick), a mother and the producer of a new, hot television series. The large cast also includes Kick Gurry, Erika Christensen, Josh Randall, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Felix Solis, Francois Battiste, Abigail Pniowsky, Ali Liebert, Marisol Ramirez, Emily Kinney, Currie Graham, Beth Triffon, Ella Thomas, Ali Stroker, Nelson...
- 10/2/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
"What do you do when you're no longer shaping your own story." ABC has released new previews for the upcoming TV show Ten Days in the Valley.From Rookie Blue’s Tassie Cameron, the drama follows “Jane Sadler (Kyra Sedgwick), an overworked television producer and single mother in the middle of a separation whose life is turned upside down when her young daughter goes missing in the middle of the night.” The cast also includes Erika Christensen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Francois Battiste, Currie Graham, Nelson Lee, and Emily Kinney.Read More…...
- 5/17/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Ten Days in the Valley has some new company. Deadline reports Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Francois Battiste, and eight more have joined the upcoming ABC TV series.From Rookie Blue’s Tassie Cameron, the drama follows “Jane Sadler (Kyra Sedgwick), an overworked television producer and single mother in the middle of a separation whose life is turned upside down when her young daughter goes missing in the middle of the night.” The cast also includes Erika Christensen and Emily Kinney.Read More…...
- 2/1/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The cast is set for ABC's new straight-to-series drama Ten Days In The Valley, from Tassie Cameron (Rookie Blue) and Skydance Television under its Uncharted label. Joining the cast are Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Suicide Squad, Game Of Thrones), Francois Battiste (The Family, The Good Wife), Currie Graham (Westworld, Longmire), Nelson Lee (NCIS: New Orleans, The Night Shift), Abigail Pniowsky (Arrival), Josh Randall (Pitch, Quarry), Ali Stroker (Glee), Ella Thomas (Ballers…...
- 1/27/2017
- Deadline TV
Arts in the Armed Forces (Aitaf) will hold its 6th Annual Veterans Day event in honor of the United States Armed Forces on Monday night, Nov. 10, at Studio 54 in N.Y., with a reading of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Our Lady of 121st Street. Girls’ Adam Driver, Marine and Aitaf founder, and Listen Up Phillip’s Joanne Tucker, Aitaf artistic director, are hosting and producing the event. “From the moment I first read the play, I saw both the people I served with and the military community as a whole in its characters,” Driver wrote in an email. “It’s filled...
- 11/9/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW.com - PopWatch
Eric Simonson is well on his way to immortalizing every sport in a Broadway play: First, there was football (“Lombardi”), then basketball (“Magic/Bird”) and now baseball with his “Bronx Bombers,” which opened Thursday at Circle in the Square. At this rate, aficionados of synchronized swimming should probably get their play sometime in the next decade. In “Bronx Bombers,” it’s crisis time in the land of the Yankees. And a sports crisis for Simonson, who also directs, is equal to a nuclear meltdown or the onset of male pattern baldness. Before “Bombers” opens, the Yankee’s star player Reggie Jackson (Francois Battiste) and manager.
- 2/7/2014
- by Robert Hofler
- The Wrap
Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Taking Care of Baby by Tony Award winner Dennis Kelly opened last night, Tuesday, November 19. Directed by Erica Schmidt Humor Abuse, the cast features Francois Battiste Magic Bird, Reed Birney Blasted, Our Leading Lady, Kristen Bush Kin, The Common Pursuit, Tony nominee Amelia Campbell A Streetcar Named Desire, Our Country's Good, Margaret Colin The Columnist, 'Gossip Girl', Michael Crane Bloody Bloody Andrew Jacksonoff-Broadway, Ethan Phillips Golden Age and Zach Shaffer 'Smash'.This five week limited engagement of Taking Care of Baby is presented as part of The Studio at Stage II - Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series at New York City Center - Stage II 131 West 55th Street. Previews began Tuesday, November 5. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights below...
- 11/20/2013
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Taking Care Of Baby by Tony Award winner Dennis Kelly opened last night, Tuesday, November 19. Directed by Erica Schmidt Humor Abuse, the cast features Francois Battiste Magic Bird, Reed Birney Blasted, Our Leading Lady, Kristen Bush Kin, The Common Pursuit, Tony nominee Amelia Campbell A Streetcar Named Desire, Our Country's Good, Margaret Colin The Columnist, 'Gossip Girl', Michael Crane Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson off-Broadway, Ethan Phillips Golden Age and Zach Shaffer 'Smash'.This five week limited engagement of Taking Care Of Baby is presented as part of The Studio at Stage II - Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series at New York City Center - Stage II 131 West 55th Street. Previews began Tuesday, November 5. BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out photos below...
- 11/20/2013
- by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
- BroadwayWorld.com
You can observe a lot by watching, Yogi Berra once said. Now New York Yankees fans can watch the malaprop-spouting legend on a Broadway stage. The Bronx Bombers, which opened this month at Off Broadway’s Primary Stages, will transfer to the Circle in the Square, with previews starting Jan. 10, 2014 before an official opening on Feb. 6.
Peter Scolari, who played opposite his Bosom Buddies costar Tom Hanks in Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy last spring, will play the now 88-year-old player-turned manager. He’ll be joined by his real-life wife, Tracy Shayne (Chicago), as Berra’s wife, Carmen. They replace Richard Topol and Wendy Makkena,...
Peter Scolari, who played opposite his Bosom Buddies costar Tom Hanks in Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy last spring, will play the now 88-year-old player-turned manager. He’ll be joined by his real-life wife, Tracy Shayne (Chicago), as Berra’s wife, Carmen. They replace Richard Topol and Wendy Makkena,...
- 10/21/2013
- by Thom Geier
- EW.com - PopWatch
You can observe a lot by watching, Yogi Berra once said. Now New York Yankees fans can watch the malaprop-spouting legend on a Broadway stage. The Bronx Bombers, which opened this month at Off Broadway’s Primary Stages, will transfer to the Circle in the Square, with previews starting Jan. 10, 2014 before an official opening on Feb. 6.
Peter Scolari, who played opposite his Bosom Buddies costar Tom Hanks in Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy last spring, will play the now 88-year-old player-turned manager. He’ll be joined by his real-life wife, Tracy Shayne (Chicago), as Berra’s wife, Carmen. They replace Richard Topol and Wendy Makkena,...
Peter Scolari, who played opposite his Bosom Buddies costar Tom Hanks in Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy last spring, will play the now 88-year-old player-turned manager. He’ll be joined by his real-life wife, Tracy Shayne (Chicago), as Berra’s wife, Carmen. They replace Richard Topol and Wendy Makkena,...
- 10/21/2013
- by Thom Geier
- EW.com - PopWatch
Primary Stages presents the World Premiere of Bronx Bombers, written and directed by Tony Award nominee Eric Simonson Broadway's Lombardi. The production opened last night, Tuesday, October 8, and features Francois Battiste Broadway's Magic Bird as Reggie Jackson and Elston Howard,Chris Henry Coffey Off-Broadway's Water by the Spoonful as Joe Dimaggio,Bill DawesBroadway's Lombardi as Mickey MantleThurman Munson,Christopher JacksonBroadway's In the Heights, Memphis asDerek Jeter, Wendy Makkena Broadway's Side Man as Carmen Berra, Keith Nobbs Broadway's Lombardi as Billy Martin, Richard Topol Broadway'sThe Normal Heart, The Merchant of Venice as Yogi Berra, John Wernke Broadway's The Lyons as Lou Gehrig, and C.J. Wilson Happy Now at Primary Stages, Broadway's The Big Knife,Glengarry Glen Ross as Babe Ruth. Bronx Bombers runs through October 19 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights of the cast in action below...
- 10/9/2013
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Lapham's Quarterly Editor and Publisher Lewis Lapham announced today their annual gala, the Decades Ball The 1950s, was held last night, June 3 at Capitale 130 Bowery at Grand Street. The evening, emceed by Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, included performances and readings by Tom Hanks and Patricia Clarkson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Martha Plimpton, Tony Kushner, Ari Graynor, Steven Pasquale, Francois Battiste, Paul Muldoon, Nellie McKay, and a toast by Editor and Publisher of Lapham's Quarterly, Lewis Lapham. Kevin Philips received the 2013 Janus Prize, presented by benefit co-chair Morley Safer.Check out photos from the event below...
- 6/4/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Once more into the nostalgic sports bio-play breach, dear friend, once more. Following up his portrayal of legendary coach Vincent Lombardi, playwright Eric Simonson digs back into the annals of epic NBA rivalries to lend his hand to the story of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird in the bluntly titled Magic/Bird. This play offers about what you would expect of it, provided you're not looking for actual athletic action on the stage or any deep, meaningful insight about the two title figures.
The illusion of seeing Larry Bird is only occasionally accomplished by actor Tug Cocker and left completely to the generosity of the audience's suspension of disbelief with Kevin Daniels's attempt at Earvin "Magic" Johnson. There are no Frost/Nixon moments when you're left wondering where Frank Langella went and when Richard Nixon showed up, no such magical instances of theatrical transformation, but both Cocker and Daniels...
The illusion of seeing Larry Bird is only occasionally accomplished by actor Tug Cocker and left completely to the generosity of the audience's suspension of disbelief with Kevin Daniels's attempt at Earvin "Magic" Johnson. There are no Frost/Nixon moments when you're left wondering where Frank Langella went and when Richard Nixon showed up, no such magical instances of theatrical transformation, but both Cocker and Daniels...
- 4/19/2012
- by C. Jefferson Thom
- www.culturecatch.com
Things are heating up on the January 11 new episode of The Good Wife. Diane reveals to Alicia that she might want split up the firm and this puts Alicia in a very awkward position considering her history with Will. Leelee Sobieski will also be making a guest appearance as the girlfriend of one of Lockhart/Gardner's clients, who is accused of murder along with her boyfriend. Below is a synopsis, promo and photos for the episode.
Alicia's Law Firm Attempts To Turn A Client's Son Against His Girlfriend When They Are Both Accused Of Murder, On "The Good Wife," Tuesday, Jan. 11
Leelee Sobieski Guest Stars as Alexis, the Girlfriend of the Client's Son
"Breaking Up" - Alicia and her colleagues face a moral dilemma when they must try to turn a client's son against his girlfriend, after both are accused of murder. Meanwhile, Diane asks Alicia to make a tough decision regarding the company's split,...
Alicia's Law Firm Attempts To Turn A Client's Son Against His Girlfriend When They Are Both Accused Of Murder, On "The Good Wife," Tuesday, Jan. 11
Leelee Sobieski Guest Stars as Alexis, the Girlfriend of the Client's Son
"Breaking Up" - Alicia and her colleagues face a moral dilemma when they must try to turn a client's son against his girlfriend, after both are accused of murder. Meanwhile, Diane asks Alicia to make a tough decision regarding the company's split,...
- 1/11/2011
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
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