What do you get when you mix two parts Talking Heads concept album with a bloody presidential regime and a British DJ? An immersive musical theater production composed by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love tells the story of the late Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ wife, Imelda Marcos, through karaoke, disco dancing, and a lot of projectors. Aggressively original, this show spans countless genres in its genuine effort to convey the story of the Filipino people under the Marcos regime. [click to continue….]
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David Byrne,
Fatboy Slim,
Here Lies Love,
The Public Theater
After decades of waiting, Pippin is back on Broadway! Eager audiences are ready to either see the show for a first time or relive memories from the past. The audience was filled with joy and excitement as we awaited the curtain to open for the final night of previews. With the famous first line, “We’ve got work to do,” director Diane Paulus takes the story of the young boy Pippin to a whole new level. While keeping the original music and story line, the general feel of the play has changed as the performers are transformed into a cast of circus performers. [click to continue….]
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Bob Fosse,
Diane Paulus,
Les 7 Doigts de la Main,
Pippin
Does your life suck? Are you still looking for your purpose in life? Well, welcome to Avenue Q, a musical where monsters, puppets, talking bears, and humans live and frolic in a non-sugarcoated reality. While we are always pining to escape from the harsh realities of the real world, our puppet friends on Avenue Q teach us to face the fact that, in short, life sucks. Nevertheless, this satirical Tony Award winning Off-Broadway production also reminds us that even when faced with obstacles and the painful truth, we can still have a hilarious and entertaining time. [click to continue….]
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Avenue Q,
Off-Broadway,
puppetry
“I was never the same man twice,” Shakespeare laments. By play’s end, we come to realize how very true this is. The Last Will opens with Shakespeare’s not so triumphant return to Stratford-upon-Avon after the destruction of his beloved Globe Theatre. His wife, Anne, greets him with mixed feelings. She’s thrilled that he’s finally returned, but angered by his twenty-seven year absence, an absence that caused him to miss the burial of Hamnet, his only son. [click to continue….]
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Abingdon Theatre Company,
Robert Brunstein,
The Last Will,
William Shakespeare
When you first step into the modest and quite plain Marvell Rep Theatre, the words you might deem perhaps more fitting are probably school auditorium, as it does not look to be too much of a theatre at all. You don’t expect much as you get a drink at a makeshift snack stand and go to sit on one of the many movable lawn chairs in the physical theatre. However, you are soon pleasantly surprised to learn that the play’s company is so fantastic at acting, it is hard to not be sucked into the world of the play almost immediately. [click to continue….]
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God of Vengeance,
Marvell Rep Theatre,
Sholem Asch
Last Man Club, directed and written by Randy Sharp, brings an eye-opening view into the horrors of the American Dust Bowl during the 1930s. The set is remarkably successful in transporting the audience into the time period and creating believable scenery for the occasion. Although the production design is moderately simple, the costumes, props, lighting and perfectly timed sound creates an authentic atmosphere and experience of enlightenment to the history of America’s anguish in the West.
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American Dust Bowl,
American West,
Axis Theater Company,
Last Man Club
Over forty years ago, a little musical about a young man trying to find meaning in his life premiered to an astounded audience in New York. The musical, Pippin, garnered an impressive five Tony Awards and soon became the talk of The Big Apple. With music by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked,Godspell,Children of Eden), this musical boasts classic scenes of suspense and wonder.
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Broadway,
Music Box Theatre,
musical,
Pippin
