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Jordan Roth, 'Clybourne Park's' Broadway producer, makes West Coast swing
Culture MonsterBroadway producer Jordan Roth was sitting in a downtown Los Angeles hotel lobby late Friday afternoon, laughing and giving a broad wave of his hand at the suggestion that he’d stumbled upon a new showbiz corollary to the “you break...... -
'Margo Veil,' 'Raisin in the Sun' top L.A. Drama Critics awards
Culture MonsterThe Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle handed out its annual awards at a ceremony Monday at A Noise Within in Pasadena. The evening's biggest winners were "Margo Veil," a new play by Len Jenkins that was performed at the Odyssey...... -
50 SHOWS FOR FALL
As we bid farewell to the Summer of Swelter, it's a grand time for pulling up the appointment app on your smart phone (or pulling out the day planner, if you're a traditionalist) and setting aside some play dates with the hottest shows in town.
BIG DEALS...Tags: Mark Rothko, Nora Ephron, Arts and Culture, Humana Incorporated, The Sound of Music (movie)
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Everyman Theatre opens season with a 'Raisin' d'exit
An area theater that does consistently fine work is beginning its last season in its current home. Everyman Theatre’s upcoming season is slated to be its final one on N. Charles Street, in the Station North arts and entertainment district. Work...Tags: Howard Community College, Moss Hart, George S. Kaufman, Station North, Noel Coward
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Everyman's 'Raisin' revival still speaks to us today
The fall theater season is just beginning, but the Everyman Theatre production of "A Raisin in the Sun" surely will qualify as one of its highlights. African-American playwright Lorraine Hansberry's 1959 classic is a period piece with timeless appeal. It...Tags: Minority Groups, African Americans, Human Interest
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Fall 2011: Top 10 plays to watch
Scores of shows are opening in Chicago this fall. Here are 10 productions to anticipate with particular relish.
'Follies'
Just a few weeks after the opening of the Broadway transfer of the Kennedy Center revival, Chicago director Gary Griffin stages...Tags: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Mark Rothko, Arts and Culture, Duncan Sheik, Music Industry
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In Chicago's 'Clybourne Park,' everything and nothing seem to change
If you question whether the discussion of Chicago's racist history can still cause shivers among modern-day Chicago theatergoers, you need only watch what happens at the Steppenwolf Theatre in the first act of Bruce Norris' searing play "Clybourne Park."...Tags: Minority Groups, Steppenwolf Theatre, African Americans, Whole Foods Market, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Review: A powerful revival of 'Trouble in Mind'
There's an unexpected case of theatrical synergy going on in the region, with two productions that look squarely at issues of race, identity and self-esteem.
At Everyman Theatre, you'll find a potent staging of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun,"...Tags: Minority Groups, African Americans, Companies and Corporations, Celebrities, Murder
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Valencia College announces 2011-12 theater season
Orlando Theater BlogValencia College has announced its upcoming season of theatrical productions, with offerings from the light comedy of “The Drowsy Chaperone” to the serious subject matter of “The Laramie Project,” written in response to the 1998... -
Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Clybourne Park' paired with 'Raisin in the Sun' by Center Theatre Group
Culture Monster"Clybourne Park," Bruce Norris' drama that won the Pulitzer Prize this year, will make its Los Angeles debut at the Mark Taper Forum in the spring of 2012. Center Theatre Group said it will pair the production with a separate...... -
Influences: Actress Anna Deavere Smith
Culture MonsterLet Me Down Easy," at the Broad Stage through July 31, is Anna Deveare Smith's exploration of the nation's healthcare crisis.... -
Mark Taper Forum's 2012 season may feature two Broadway imports
Culture MonsterThe Mark Taper Forum's 2012 season will feature one world premiere and five plays that already have either been seen on Broadway or have won a Pulitzer Prize. The shows include this year's Pulitzer Prize winning play, "Claybourne Park," and last year's...
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