By Sharon Eberson For those of us who lived through “The AIDS Crisis,” few things may astonish more than life-sustaining drugs advertised on network television. Yet that’s where we are in 2023. Thousands still die annually from HIV/AIDS related illnesses,… Read More ›
Director Rob James and star Chad Elder chat about joys and challenges of rarely done musical By SHARON EBERSON Director, actor and educator Rob James is known as a Sondheim kind of guy, so it was only natural that when… Read More ›
This critically acclaimed 2007 Olivier Award winner for Best New Comedy is a retelling of the Alfred Hitchcock movie, which is a retelling of the John Buchan novel. Prime Stage’s production is adapted from the novel by Patrick Barlow and… Read More ›
Playwright Kelly Trumbull takes audiences back to the ’90s with Morning Reckoning, an 8th-grade fangirl adventure premiering at the New Hazlett Theater on April 20th. The play introduces audiences to the fictional Morning Reckoning band fan club as its members navigate the perils… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON Surely you’ve at least heard of The Chronicles of Narnia, among the widely read books in any language. The fantasy series emerged from the pen of C.S. Lewis, a Christian scholar writing for the families of post-World… Read More ›
Reviewed by JESSICA NEU “Think back to a time in your life when you felt extreme gratitude. Now let your spirit sink into that feeling. Feel it through your body. Remember how you were breathing in at that moment. Now… Read More ›
As Part of Prime Stage’s Season of Suspense, Hope, and Wonder, The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe comes to the New Hazlet Theater on March 4th. On a rainy day in London, four children step through a magical wardrobe and discover an enchanted… Read More ›
Seasonal Offering Preceded by a Powerful Performance of ‘The Ballad of the Brown King’ By George B. Parous Amahl and the Night Visitors, the “children’s” opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti, with both music and libretto by the… Read More ›
By Jessica Neu Philosopher, Kenneth Burke, tells readers to “go in where it’s strange.” This ‘easier said than done’ anecdote encourages readers, writers, and thinkers, or simply someone contemplating their own life, not to settle for what comes naturally but… Read More ›
Running from October 2022 to April 2023, Season 10 offers a broad range of performances, including several original plays, a hip-hop performance, a multidisciplinary concert, and a movement-based work. Learn more about the season and meet the artists below: Somewhere… Read More ›