Author Archives: Christopher Arnott
The Small Things Review
The Small Things Through March 9 at the Yale Cabaret, 217 Park St., New Haven. (203) 432-1566, www.yalecabaret.org Directed by Hugh Farrell and Emily Reilly. Costume Designer: Nikki Delhomme. Sound Designers: Palmer Hefferan and Tyler Kieffer. Dramaturg: Hugh Farrell. Percussionist: Victor Caccese. Stage Manager: Rob Chikar. Producer: Eric Gershman. Performed by Christopher Geary (Man) and … Continue reading
Kevin Tighe: In a Starving Class by Himself
When the Long Wharf approached me (as they usually do) to see if I was interested in interviewing any members of the cast of their upcoming show, the show was Sam Shepard’s The Curse of the Starving Class so my immediate response was “What about the sheep?” I was duly put in touch with … Continue reading
The Bird Bath Review
The Bird Bath Through March 2 at the Yale Cabaret, 217 Park St., New Haven. (203) 432-1566, www.yalecabaret.org Created and performed by Chasten Harmon, Hannah Leigh Sorenson and Ariana Venturi. Directed by Monique Barbee. Dramaturg: Sheria Irving. Scenic Designer: Mariana Sanchez Hernandez. Lighting Designer: Masha Tsimring. Sound Design and Original Music: Palmer. Stage Manager: Alyssa … Continue reading
The All This Noise review
All This Noise Through Feb. 23 at the Yale Cabaret, 217 Park St., New Haven. (203) 432-1566, www.yalecabaret.org Created by Jackson Moran, with Ethan Heard, Kate Ivins and Martha Jane Kaufman. Additional text by Christopher Moran. Additional script development with Alyssa K. Howard, Jack Tamburri and Masha Tsimring. Director: Ethan Heard. Dramaturg: Martha Jane Kaufman. … Continue reading
Betting Big on Bisno: A CNBC Broadway-based special airs tonight
New Haveners know Debbie Bisno who produced various cabaret-style shows in New Haven for years at such diverse venues as the Lawn Club and Chow restaurant. Down the road in New York City, Bisno’s known as a Broadway producer. She’s featured prominently on a new TV special airing tonight (Feb. 4, 2013) at 9 p.m. … Continue reading
The Cloud Nine Review
Cloud Nine Through Jan. 26 at the Iseman Theater, 1146 Chapel St., New Haven. (203) 432-1234. Caryl Churchill’s Cloud Nine was inescapable in the 1980s. I have vivid memories of the first time I saw the show—Tommy Tune’s U.S.-premiere Off Broadway production in 1980. I also have vivid memories of the second, third, fourth, fifth, … Continue reading
The Island Review
The Island Through Jan. 26 at the Yale cabaret, 217 Park St., New Haven. (203) 432-1566, www.yalecabaret.org By Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona. Directed by Kate Attwell. assistant Director: Gabriel DeLeon. Scenic Designer: Kristen Robinson. Costume Designer: Seth Bodie. Lighting Designer: Oliver Wason. Sound Designer: Matt Otto. Stage Manager: Louisa Balch. Producer: Lico … Continue reading
The Kiss Me Kate In Concert non-review
Other than that, how did you like the play? The unfortunate bit of KissMeKateus Interruptus which occurred when playwright Christopher Durang fell onstage during the encore of “Brush Up Your Shakespeare” in the first of two sold-out performances of Cole Porter’s famous musical at the Yale University Theater on Saturday, Jan. 19, shouldn’t, and ultimately … Continue reading
Christopher Durang Brushes Up, Falls Down
It was the end of the first encore of “Brush Up Your Shakespeare.” The gangsters started walking offstage, then turned abruptly to return to the microphones for the verses of encore #2. Christopher Durang, as Gangster #1, did a little jig of step, which got a chuckle from the audience. Then he missed a step, … Continue reading