Theater

Greece to restore birthplace of classical theater

By Nicholas Paphitis, Associated Press Writer ATHENS — The ruined theater under the Acropolis where the works of Euripides and other classical playwrights were first performed some 2,500 years ago will undergo partial...

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Theater review: Port Twilight or The History of Science (A Chronicle of Folly, Wisdom and Madness)

Enjoying its world premiere at Undermain Theatre, Len Jenkin’s Port Twilight or The History of Science (A Chronicle of Folly, Wisdom and Madness) is a mélange of showbiz routines and techniques, a montage fobbing itself off as...

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Paradise Theatre to show ‘A Christmas Story'

Classic to show Friday through Dec. 13 in Gig Harbor | Paradise Theatre actors will perform Philip Grecian's 'A Christmas Story' directed by Jeff Richards beginning this Friday and running through Dec. 13. [where: 9911 Burnham...

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Culture Club item

"Fiddler" crabs By Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch This is just weird. The other day Deanna Jent, the artistic director of Mustard Seed Theatre and director of its upcoming production of "Fiddler on the Roof," was...

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The Rep's stage version of A Christmas Story somewhat misses the target

Not to put a lump of coal in anyone's hung-with-care stocking, but Tennessee Rep's new A Christmas Story gets stuck in the chimney more often than it delivers the expected seasonal goodies. The company aims for the latter with...

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Theatre Guild presents a gem

By Cary Ginell soundthink@aol.com From the hidden treasure chest of Broadway’s past, the Musical Theatre Guild plucked a gem of a show for a staged reading: “Fade Out–Fade In,” which was performed on a recent Sunday afternoon...

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Theater Review: Sweetness and Light

Mark Garvin The Light in the Piazza For post-war Americans, it was axiomatic that The Trip to Italy was life-altering. History, street life and especially the prospect of romance were the stuff of dreams. Also a little...

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Thanksgiving Forecast: Two turkeys and a Fantastic Fox

By Craig Kennedy - However, as directed by John Hillcoat who most recently brought us the uncompromisingly bleak and depressing The Proposition (no, not bleak and depressing Sandra Bullock romantic comedy…that was The Proposal)...

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Uzbeks to Try Three for Theatre Director’s Murder

The authorities in Uzbekistan are moving closer to trying three men for the murder of leading theatre director Mark Weil two years ago. All the signs are that prosecutors will accuse the three of killing Weil because they...

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Days of Carltons Past

509 Parliament Street, once known as the Carlton. Photo by Rémi Carreiro/Torontoist. When the house lights come up for the last time at the Carlton Cinemas on December 6 , it won’t the first time Toronto moviegoers will witness...

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