KatH

Seasons of Love: RENT & RENT SCHOOL EDITION Fully Available

By KatH on March 22, 2010

in Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight |Tags: jonathan larson, New Shows, Rent, Rent School Edition

It's the end of an era. RENT, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning rock musical by Jonathan Larson, has been closed on Broadway for over a year, and the tour - starring original cast members Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal - has come to an end. ...

Why THE WEDDING SINGER Sings

By KatH on March 19, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight |Tags: chad beguelin, Matthew Sklar, tim herlily, Show Spotlight, The Wedding Singer

The 1998 romantic comedy THE WEDDING SINGER is a sweet, off-kilter film that has touched audiences since its release. Starring a shy Drew Barrymore as Julia Sullivan and an awkward, humble Adam Sandler as Robbie Hart, THE WEDDING SINGER shows that ...

Love Who You Love: Loyalty in A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE

By KatH on March 17, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight |Tags: Lynn Ahrens, stephen flaherty, terrence McNally, Show Spotlight

A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, an intimate, chamber musical by longtime collaboratators Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Terrence McNally (RAGTIME), addresses a number of universal issues. Friendship, the transformative power of art, and being honest ...

"We Irish Had to Get Used to it:" The Irish in RAGTIME

By KatH on March 17, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight |Tags: Lynn Ahrens, stephen flaherty, terrence McNally, Show Spotlight

Since the original Broadway production opened in 1998, RAGTIME has given audiences an epic view of New York at the turn of the 20th century. Characters from three groups - the white upper class, the newly arrived immigrants, and the community of ...

The Role of the Artist in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

By KatH on March 15, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight |Tags: lapine, sondheim, Show Spotlight

This is the eighth in a series looking at the work of Stephen Sondheim. "Putting it together," states the James Lapine/Stephen Sondheim musical, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, "that's what counts." And it does, for 19th century neo-impressionist ...

Walking Away Whistling: The Heartache of Wandering in GREENWILLOW

By KatH on March 10, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight |Tags: Frank Loesser, Show Spotlight

Many of Frank Loesser's male characters experience an inexplicable urge to keep moving from place to place, without any obligations tying them down. From the gamblers and their floating craps game in GUYS & DOLLS to Joe's beautiful ode to wandering ...