Joan Marcus

Sara Ramirez Sang Silent Night on 'Grey's Anatomy' Episode

BuddyTV (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

... mean time, new short webisodes are available on the ABC website every Thursday.(Image courtesy of Joan Marcus)

Dreamgirls

Critic-O-Meter (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

GRADE:B (Photo By Joan Marcus) Book and Lyrics by Tom Eyen, Music by Henry Krieger, Additional Material by William Reale Directed by Robert Longbottom at the Apollo Theater through Dec. 12 I'll admit it, dear reader, I'm quite flummoxed by this crop of reviews of Dreamgirls , the new touring version of the musical that just opened at The Apollo. The majority of the reviews damn with faint...

In The Next Room or the vibrator play

Critic-O-Meter (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

GRADE: B+ Photo By Joan Marcus By Sarah Ruhl, Directed by Les Waters. At the Lyceum Theater It's odd that a playwright as good natured as Sarah Ruhl would end up being so controversial, but perhaps this is what happens when you're given a MacArthur "Genius" Award before making your New York Debut. In The Next Room or the vibrator play is Ruhl's first play written post-MacArthur...

Theater review of "Ragtime" at Neil Simon Theatre - Washington Post

Spanish Teaching (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

Seattle Post Intelligencer Theater review of "Ragtime" at Neil Simon TheatreWashington PostThe Gang's All Here: The visually stripped down production of "Ragtime" remains a warm rendering of the EL Doctorow story. (Joan Marcus Via Associated Press) By Peter Marks NEW YORK — Like many out-of-town arrivals to Manhattan, Broadway's new …This musical quilt...

Broadway revival of 'Ragtime' plucks at the heartstrings - USA Today

Spanish Teaching (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

Seattle Post Intelligencer Broadway revival of 'Ragtime' plucks at the heartstringsUSA TodayBy Joan Marcus By Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY NEW YORK — The musical Ragtime is based on EL Doctorow's sprawling historical novel, which offered food for thought by tracing the dawn of 20th-century American society through real and imagined characters. …'Ragtime' revival puts renewed...

Monster Mash: Barnes Foundation groundbreaking; 'Hair' moving to London; Hawaiian skulls head home

Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

... party over the weekend. -- David Ng Photo: a scene from the Broadway revival of "Hair." Credit: Joan Marcus

News: Full Broadway Cast Appears in West End Hair Run

Whatsonstage.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

... Forman and starring John Savage, Treat Williams and Beverley D’Angelo. Hair on Broadway. Photos by Joan Marcus. When Claude, a country boy from Oklahoma, arrives in late 1960s New York City, he falls in with a group of hippies called the Tribe, led by Berger, who falls in love with rich girl Sheila. Their free love and drug-enhanced happiness is disrupted by Claude’s Vietnam draft...

`Legally Blonde' star plays it from the heart

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Posted on Tuesday, 11.10.09THEATER`Legally Blonde' star plays it from the heartBecky Gulsvig travels with her golden retriever, Greta, but shares the stage with Elle's Chihuahua, Bruiser. JOAN MARCUS Related ContentIF YOU GOWhat: ``Legally Blonde'' by Nell Benjamin, Laurence O'Keefe and Heather HachWhere: Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, through...

Redgrave recreates the grandmother she barely knew

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Last updated November 9, 2009 4:08 a.m. PTRedgrave recreates the grandmother she barely knewBy MICHAEL KUCHWARAAP DRAMA CRITICIn this theater publicity image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Lynn Redgrave stars in a one-woman show, "Nightingale." The Manhattan Theatre Club production is now playing at City Center Stage I off-Broadway in New York. (AP Photo/Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Joan Marcus)...

Review: Willem Dafoe stars in an absurdist comedy

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Review: Willem Dafoe stars in an absurdist comedyIn this theater publicity image released by The Public Theater, Willem Dafoe, left, and Alenka Kraigher are shown in "Idiot Savant," in New York. The Public Theater, Joan Marcus / AP Photo Related ContentBy JENNIFER FARRARNEW YORK -- The Idiot Savant asks Marie, "Am I no longer capable of saving us from magic words?" In turn, she asks him,...

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Review: Idiot Savant

NYtheatre.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

... of the boundaries of the legitimate.Pictured: Willem Dafoe in a scene from Idiot Savant (photo © Joan Marcus)nytheatre.com review · October 30, 2009Let's begin with full disclosure: prior to Idiot Savant, I had never seen the work of auteur director Richard Foreman. My professors at Hunter have praised his vision, and I've come across his name in every book I've read on important...

Monster Mash: Broadway's 'Brighton Beach' closes; forgery case reopened; Ground Zero center in danger

Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

... . -- David Ng Photo: Laurie Metcalf and Dennis Boutsikaris in "Brighton Beach Memoirs." Credit: Joan Marcus / Via Bloomberg

Cheyenne Jackson, from Broadway to '30 Rock'

Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

... Photo: Cheyenne Jackson and other cast members perform in "Finian's Rainbow" on Broadway. Credit: Joan Marcus / via Bloomberg Related story Review: 'Xanadu' @ La Jolla Playhouse

Broadway's 'Next to Normal' to debut a 'Twitter song'

NewYorkology: A New York Travel Gui (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009

... musical.” Picture credit: The company of “Next to Normal.” Picture by Joan Marcus/Hartman Group. Earlier: Broadway’s ‘Next to Normal’ to Twitter full performance Broadway parody: CollegeHumor’s ‘Web Site Story’

Carrie Fisher's Crowning Moment

The Daily Beast (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009

Enter your email address: Enter the recipients' email addresses, separated by commas: Message: Your email has been sent.Thanks for recommending The Daily Beast! Joan Marcus, Boneau Bryan-Brown / AP Photo With an acclaimed Broadway show and a wit that won't stop, the geek-fantasy girl tells Kevin Sessums about her warped Hollywood upbringing, drug-fueled nights, and life in recovery. Carrie...