By GEORGE HOOVER A play about a painting, and oh so much more! When neo-impressionist artist Georges Seurat’s monumental painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte was first exhibited, people were fascinated by his technique, pointillism, and yet… Read More ›
Aaron Galligan-Stierle beamed through the Zoom screen when asked if he was familiar with the score to Sunday in the Park with George. He will play the show’s two artists named George – one, a fictional version of renowned pointillist George Seurat, circa 1884; the other, that George’s grandson, in 1984 – when Front Porch Theatricals’ production opens at the New Hazlett Theater, on Friday, August 15. Saige Smith play’s George’s muse, Dot, and her daughter, Marie, in the Stephen Sondheim musical about love and legacy, passion and sacrifice, art and commerce.
Christine Laitta, Aaron Galligan-Stierle Join Michael Cerveris’ Scrooge and a Cast of Dozens at the Byham Theater By SHARON EBERSON Some performers we know for decades, some come and go; the set has had makeovers, the lobby’s aglow … and… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU It’s the 1950s in New York City. The war is over, the lights are bright, the nights are long, and the bets are big in the classic musical Guys & Dolls. With music by Frank Loesser and book by… Read More ›
