Fifteen Talk Show Hosts Who Have Appeared in Stage Plays: A Quiz
Oh, and there are certainly many more. Question is, would you rather have seen these shows or just heard the hosts talk about them? (Dick Cavett would occasionally mention on […]
The Crave Review
Crave Through Nov. 16 at the Yale Cabaret, 217 Park Street, New Haven. (203) 432-1566, www.yalecabaret.org By Sarah Kane. Directed by Hansol Jung. Dramaturg: Kee-Yoon Nahm. Producer Sally Shen. Set […]
Theater Books from Other Realms: Ray Davies’ Americana
In Ray Davies’ new book Americana, his first published memoir since X-Ray in 2007, we learn a bit about some of the theater projects he developed, both as a solo […]
The Almost, Maine Review
Almost, Maine Through Nov. 22 at the English Building Markets, 839 Chapel Street, New Haven. Produced by New Haven Theater Company. Directed by Megan Chenot and Margaret Mann. Original music […]
Theater Books: Ben Jonson, A Life, by Ian Donaldson
Ian Donaldson’s excellent biography of Ben Jonson is out in paperback. I’m a lifelong fan of Jonson–my father directed a convulsive production of Volpone when I was a tot, and […]
Theater Books from Other Realms: Linda Ronstadt’s Simple Dreams
Simple Dreams By Linda Ronstadt (Simon & Schuster, 2013) When Carole King published her memoirs last year (titled A Natural Woman, naturally), she completely overlooked the theatrical manifestation of her […]
NHTJ Comics Page
More theater-themed comics I’ve found at the wonderful sites www.gocomics.com and www.dailyink.com. Go to them for an overwhelming variety of syndicated strips. This time I’ve found dramatic themes in “Fat […]
New Haven Theater Company Visits Almost, Maine Starting Tonight at English Building Markets
New Haven Theater Company’s last production, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, was about life, love and death in a small New England town. The company’s new show—Almost, Maine, opening Thursday—is […]
Harriet Walters is Speaking for Free at Yale’s Elizabethan Club Nov. 19!
Dame Harriet Walter’s at Yale Nov. 19, delivering the prestigious Maynard Mack Lecture at the behest of the university’s Elizabeth Club. The lecture won’t actually be a the Elizabethan Club. […]
Theater Jerk Comic Section
More drama comics from those essential syndicated comic strip sites www.gocomics.com and www.dailyink.com. I am an enthusiastic longterm subscriber to both GoComics and Daily Ink, and recommend you go explore […]