Author Archives: Christopher Arnott

  Goodspeed Musical announced two-thirds of its 2012 Goodspeed Opera House season—namely Mame and Carousel—last November. This week they announced the third show, and it provides some cult-class balance to the famous crowdpleasers already on the sched. Something’s Afoot, which runs at the East Haddam-based theater from October 5 to December 9, is a well-liked … Continue reading »

…found in recent days on the wondrous  gocomics.com. First is Steve Melcher’s panel This Is Priceless, which attaches funny captions to famous paintings. Then Dave Whamond’s gag-a-day Reality Check, followed by Frank Cho’s exquisite (and intelligent) Liberty Meadows. Then The Lefty Bosco Picture Show by Duquette, which reminds me of Bread & Puppet Theater graphics … Continue reading »

The Seagull Through Jan. 28 (final performance tonight, Saturday, at 8 p.m.) at the Yale University Theatre, 222 York St., New Haven. By Anton Chekhov. Translated by Paul Schmidt. Directed by Alexandru Mihail. Scenic Designer: Kristen Robinson. Costume Designer: Maria Hooper. Lighting Designer: Masha Tsimring. Sound Designer and Original Music: Keri Klick. Projection Designer: Paul … Continue reading »

It’s like a bonus Yale Cabaret show over at Rudy’s Bar & Grill tonight (Saturday, Jan. 28; 1227 Chapel Street, at the corner of Howe.) As an actor at the Cabaret, Laura Gragtmans, was in Persona and Church last semester. As a singer-songwriter, she opened the Holcombe Waller concert at the Cabaret earlier this month. … Continue reading »

Brainsongs, or the Play About the Dinosaur Farm Through Jan. 28 at the Yale Cabaret. http://yalecabaret.org/ Created and performed by Gabe Levey. “Made in collaboration with” Kate Atwell, Molly Bernard and Cole Lewis. Set: Meredith Ries. Lights: Yi Zhao. Costumes: Nikki Delhomme. “Technical Directions”: Kenny Thompson. “Stage Managements”: Brandon Curtis.   The comic archetype of … Continue reading »

Soldier 1, and Nurses 1, 2 & 3  in Eric Ting’s production of Macbeth 1969 at the Long Wharf Theatre through Feb. 12. Photo by Joan Marcus. Macbeth 1969 Through Feb. 12 at the Long Wharf Theatre. Directed and adapted by Eric Ting. Set design by Mimi Lien. Costume desing by Toni-Leslie James. Lighting design … Continue reading »

The news: Jeanie O’Hare has just been appointed the new chair of the Playwriting Department at the Yale School of Drama. The context: Off the top of my head, here are four of the playwrights who’ve graduated from the School of Drama playwriting program in recent years include: Tarrell Alvin McCraney, author of the epic … Continue reading »

“Shakespeare Acoustic,” a teenybopper love plaint sung by Miranda Cosgrove on the iCarly Soundtrack II album, is currently streaming on AOL’s “Spinner” feature. The original “Shakespeare” song is a couple years old, and appeared on Cosgrove’s solo album Sparks Fly. This acoustic version will be appropriate for pre-show music for intimate black box shows, as … Continue reading »

Mad Magazine closed off 2011 with a final,  beautifully detailed and devastating three-page comic-book style putdown of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and its (literal) growing pains. It’s item #18 in MAD’s list of The 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2011, and is subtitled “Is There a Dr. Octopus in the House?” The … Continue reading »

Current issues of two separate Simpsons comics—Simpsons Comics #185  and Simpsons Super Spectacular #14—are stagebound this month. In the former, the usual Simpsons writers and artists interpret a challenging cover concept by legendarily marginal Mad Magazine cartoonist Sergio Aragones. Three different tales riff on the same Aragones inspiration, a large-cast tableaux of Homer  Simpson and … Continue reading »