Word: off-broadway
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...show that has been the unwanted child in a brood of Sondheim hits that stretch from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum to Into the Woods. No, he's raising the alert level for good, practical reasons. Back in 1991, just before Assassins opened off-Broadway, the first Gulf War broke out. The patriotic climate was not ripe for a musical that showcased nine killers and would-be killers of U.S. Presidents; the show got mixed reviews and never moved to Broadway. A decade later a new, Broadway version was gearing up to open...
...movie about a small town surrounded by creatures of the woods. Howard, who's getting buzz five months before the film's release, stars alongside Adrien Brody, Joaquin Phoenix and Sigourney Weaver. "All hell breaks loose," says Shyamalan, who cast Howard in the lead after seeing her in an off-Broadway performance of As You Like It, thus giving hope to all struggling young actors who also happen to be Hollywood royalty...
...turning point for the Huntington came with the arrival of Nicholas Martin in 2000. Previously working in Broadway and Off-Broadway and as resident director at the Williamstown Theatre Festival (which still maintains strong ties with the Huntington, as the same people tend to work in both places), Martin was hailed as a second creative wind after a stagnant period for the company. He was a working director. He had won an Obie. He knew Ethan Hawke and Nathan Lane...
...turning point for the Huntington came with the arrival of Nicholas Martin in 2000. Previously working in Broadway and Off-Broadway and as resident director at the Williamstown Theatre Festival (which still maintains strong ties with the Huntington, as the same people tend to work in both places), Martin was hailed as a second creative wind after a stagnant period for the company. He was a working director. He had won an Obie. He knew Ethan Hawke and Nathan Lane...
...School in Amherst, Mass. The local school board and superintendent last month approved a student request to stage The Vagina Monologues the night before Valentine's Day as part of a national campaign to call attention to violence against women. The theater piece, written by Eve Ensler, has played off-Broadway and in all-star benefits around the country and the world on Valentine's Day for the past six years. But this is believed to be the first sanctioned high school performance of the play, a collection of readings on such topics as homosexuality, rape and various parts...