Archive | 26. Jul, 2009

Theatre in 2006 (Blogathon ’09 #46)

One of the nominees for the Tony Awards Best Musical was The Color Purple, based on the book by Marsha Norman and produced (among others) by Oprah Winfrey.  This one is particularly exciting for me because it went to Broadway after first being mounted on the stage at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA . [...]

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Theatre in 2005 (Blogathon ’09 #45)

I promise, I’ll be done with showcasing strange, disturbing theatre soon (maybe because Blogathon is almost over, LOL), but I HAVE to talk about Tony Award nominee for Best PlayThe Pillowman, by Martin McDonagh.  I love this one (and it prompted me to read several other McDonagh works).  Again, not for the easily offended . [...]

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Theatre in 2004 (Blogathon ’09 #44)

I was fortunate enough to see Tony Award nominee for Best Musical Wicked in the last week that the original cast was there.  I adore this show.  I’ve read the book, and it was just too political for me.  But this production made me feel like a little kid again.  LOVE IT! This post is [...]

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