Author Archives: Christopher Arnott

Mark Morris Dance Group Presented by the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. June 21 & 22 at the Shubert, 247 College St., New Haven. (203) 562-5666, www.artidea.org. Choreographed and conducted by Mark Morris. Sung by Yale Choral Artists (Jeffrey Douma, director). Played by Yale Collegium Players (Robert Mealy, director). Danced by Chelsea Lynn Acree, … Continue reading »

The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart Presented by the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. Created by David Greig (writer) and Wils Wilson (director) for the National Theatre of Scotland. Designed by Georgia McGuinness. Composer/Musical Director: Alasdair Macrae. Movement Director: Janice Parker. Casting Director: Anne Henderson. Srage Manager: Gary Morgan.   With just the right … Continue reading »

The Radio Show Presented by the International Festival of Arts & Ideas through June 22 at the Iseman Theater, 1156 Chapel St., New Haven. http://artidea.org/ Dance created by Kyle Abraham and Abraham.In.Motion.  Costume design by Sarah Cubbage. Lighting design by Dan Scully. Lighting Supervisor/Technical Director: Michael Jarrett. Performed by Kyle Abraham, Brittanie Brown, Rena Butler, … Continue reading »

Several national publications have done “whatever happened to…” stories this month about composer/entertainer Paul Williams, suggesting that many thought he was either dead (Entertainment Weekly’s conjecture, in the June 15 issue) or, as USA Today put it in a June 6 feature, “hiding out for more than two decades.” They could have asked Goodspeed Opera … Continue reading »

Just Jim Dale Workshop production of a new one-man show. Through June 24 at Long Wharf Stage II, 222 Sargent Dr., New Haven. (203) 787-4282, www.longwharf.org. $30. Starring Jim Dale, accompanied on piano by Mark York.   Jim Dale—whose career spans over a dozen of the saucy British “Carry On…” films, a slew of Disney … Continue reading »

Super-big edition for Memorial Day, and because I haven’t blogged much lately and got backlogged. This feature would not exist if not for two excellent online comic strip repositories, Daily Ink and GoComics. I’ve been a stalwart subscriber to both sites for years. Notes: 1. Mime jokes never go out of style. 2. “Ventriloquism for … Continue reading »

Sorry for not posting much lately at Theater Jerk. You can chalk it up to Spring Fever—the debilitating allergies kind. I’ll catch up in the coming weeks. Apologies to those I was unable to preview or review in a timely manner. Today my daughters and I are indulging in another of our monthly Play in … Continue reading »

Into the Woods Through May 26 at the Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, Westport. http://www.westportplayhouse.org/ Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by james Lapine. Directed by Mark Lamos. Scenic Design: Allen Moyer. Costume design: Candice Donnelly. Lighting design: Robert Wierzel. Sound design: Zachary Williamson. Fight director: Micharl Rossmy. Casting: Tara Rubin Casting. Production … Continue reading »

The main event for months now in the syndicated Amazing Spider-Man comic strip (available online at Daily Ink) has been the casting of Peter Parker’s actress wife Mary Jane Parker in a Broadway play. A little other-realm scuffle with The Mighty Thor (who mistook Ms. Parker for a goddess he wished to be betrothed to) … Continue reading »

Urinetown the Musical Presented by New Haven Theatre Company through May 19 at 118 Court St., New Haven. http://www.newhaventheatercompany.com/ Music asnd lyrics by Mark Hollman. Book and lyrics by Greg Kotis. Directed by Hallie Martenson. Produced by Steve Scarpa. Musical Director: Megan Keith Chenot. Choreographer: Jenny Schuck. Stage Manager: Jeannette McDunnah. Assistant Stage Manager: Ben … Continue reading »