Theater in NY: About Alice at TFANA in Brooklyn, NY

January 21, 2019April 24, 2019 contact@arts-ny.com 1 Comment

Theater in NY: About Alice at TFANA in Brooklyn, NY

Theatre For a New Audience presents a play by Calvin Trillin “About Alice” on January 8 – February 3, 2019

Carrie Paff as Alice, Jeffrey Bean as Calvin in "About Alice" at TFANA — Carrie Paff as Alice, Jeffrey Bean as Calvin in “About Alice” at TFANA; photo by Henry Grossman

Shortly after Calvin Trillin’s memoir “About Alice” was published in 2007, it was adapted by the author for a two-character play. Trillin, a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, wrote movingly about his late wife Alice in several books and essays. At the suggestion of TFANA artistic director Jeffrey Horowitz who knew Alice when she was making an educational series on PBS, the work on the play “About Alice” continued for some time culminating in this theatrical run at TFANA.

The genuine performance by Jeffrey Bean as Calvin Trillin and Carrie Paff as Alice tell a touching story of how they met at a party, fell in love, and kept the precious light of their love burning for many years. It is telling that when a shorter version of the memoir “Alice, Off the Page” appeared in The New Yorker, people who did not know Alice personally kept writing to Mr. Trillin about their fascination with his wife’s cheerful nature, happiness with the world around her, and a sense of wholeness. With humor and utmost love the play tactfully lets the audience into the family life with all of its ups and downs. Get tickets at 56% off with TodayTIX

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Theater in NYC: Musical Drama ‘Renascence’ at the Abrons Arts Center

November 5, 2018November 6, 2018 contact@arts-ny.com 1 Comment

Theater in NYC: Musical Drama ‘Renascence’ at the Abrons Arts Center

New musical drama about Edna St. Vincent Millay, author of the poem “Renascence”, gloriously staged by the Transport Group to the passionate music by Carmel Dean; at the Abrons Arts Center until November 17, 2018

A scene from Renascence with Danny Harris Kornfeld, Hannah Corneau, Mikaela Bennett / photo by Carol Rosegg

An inspiring musical performed by talented actors makes an exciting and enlightening debut at a welcoming Off-Off-Broadway Theater at the Abrons Arts Center. The book by Dick Scanlan about Edna St. Vincent Millay and her family is set to the lyrical and touching music score by Carmel Dean. The lyrics by Edna Millay are at the core of the musical convoluting the storyline and elevating its tensions at the same time.

With poetry being at the center at Millay’s family life, sisters and mother included, it brings refreshing vibes for the modern audience. And while the century that separates us from Millay’s time seems to lessen the public’s interest in poetry, the problems facing young poetess and women back then stay unchanged. The play, through its impressive acting and innovating staging, delivers a powerful message about a poetic talent and a young woman path to fame. Enjoy the story, the poetry, and the music!

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Theater in NYC: Popcorn Falls at the Davenport Theater Off-Broadway

October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 contact@arts-ny.com

Theater in NYC: Popcorn Falls at the Davenport Theater Off-Broadway

Hilarious, witty, and heartwarming story about small-town problems artfully told with lots of energy and genuine acting; through January 6, 2019

Adam Heller as Mr. Trundle and Tom Souhrada as Joe in a scene from Popcorn Falls — Adam Heller and Tom Souhrada; photo by Monique Carboni

Welcome to Popcorn Falls, a small town in a hinterland which only attraction and a claim to fame was a now-defunct waterfall! When the river flow was diverted to a next-door town, the parched land seemed to open up all the problems for people of Popcorn Falls. Out of nowhere a salvation for the town presents itself in a form of an improbable grant which invigorates everyone in town and on stage. If only those grants come about more often.

The story, masterfully delivered by an unstoppable pair of comedic actors Tom Souhrada and Adam Heller, is tender, eager and hard-to-believe at the same time. The actors’ sincerity coupled with the script’s entertaining yet warm jokes about broken promises, everyday misfortunes, and local misfits keeps the audience engaged and laughing throughout the performance. In fact, the audience is in a way serves as town residents or the participants in the town hall meetings. The play with its fast-paced acting is suited so well for a small and cozy Davenport Theater, that at times it feels that the stage is filled with a troop of actors. That is a true mastery of the duo that manages to play all 12-odd characters almost simultaneously. Treat yourself to an entertaining night out at Popcorn Falls! The play runs through January 6, 2019.

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Theater in NY and Beyond: Measure for Measure by Pushkin Theater and Cheek by Jowl

September 25, 2018October 16, 2018 contact@arts-ny.com 2 Comments

Theater in NY and Beyond: Measure for Measure by Pushkin Theater and Cheek by Jowl

Shakespeare’s ‘problem play’ with all the modern society’s ills co-produced by Moscow’s Pushkin Theater and London’s Cheek by Jowl with Declan Donnellan directing

Scene from play by Shakespeare "Measure for Measure" by Cheek by Jowl theater company — MEASURE FOR MEASURE by Shakespeare, Paris, 2015 / Photo: Johan Persson

Two world famous theaters combine their forces to produce a dynamic and powerful play by Shakespeare which seems to be written about our fast-paced time. Or it could well be that no matter what time it is, people and the interplay of their motives stay the same.

Shakespeare, the great master of human soul and its hidden desires, had placed the story in the space close to his, and the brilliance of Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod is in shifting it to the modern time while keeping the story intact. The amazing thing is the fresh potency of the story that explores corruption, hypocrisy, and lies of those in power and the tight strings at their disposal to turn the world around in tune with their wishes. Opened in 2013 in Moscow, Russia, this “Measure for Measure” production had already traveled around the world getting rave reviews in Spain, France, Britain, and many other countries. See for yourself how up-to-date Shakespeare was when he wrote his timeless plays.

The performance is in Russian with English subtitles; it runs for intense 100 minutes without intermission.

Measure for Measure will be performed in Washington DC, Brooklyn NY, Boston MA, Los Angeles CA.

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