Second StageTheater will soon present the New York Premiere ofTracy Letts' acclaimed play,Mary Page Marlowe, directed byLila Neugebauer.David AaronBaker andNick Dillenburgwill complete the c…
The cast of the upcoming off-Broadway production of Tracy Letts' Mary Page Marlowe got ready for the show's arrival on June 12. Tatiana Maslany leads the cast as one of the…
Six actors play the title character in Tracy Letts’ play, directed by Lila Neugebauer, beginning June 19 at Second Stage.
Second StageTheater will soon presentthe New York Premiere ofTracy Letts' acclaimed play,Mary Page Marlowe, directed byLila Neugebauer.David AaronBaker andNick Dillenburgwill complete the ca…
By Sandi Durell When it comes to money and families, watch out . . . there's bound to be some bickering. But in the case of Mary Frances, a feisty old broad of 90…
In celebration of the Broadway musical's 50th anniversary, the Axelrod PAC presents HAIR in Concert with Remember Jones directing and starring as Claude alongside Tony Award nominees Constan…
The August concerts will celebrate the rock musical's 50th anniversary.
As her horror comedy Blueberry Toast is staged in London, the Texan talks about how Christianity informs everything she writesIt's a sunny Sunday morning in a middle-American kitchen. Walt w…
Broadway super talent Adrienne Warren is currently telling the story of music icon Tina Turner in the world premiere bio-show Tina: The Musical at London's Aldwych Theatre. Tony nom…
The star of the new West End musical Tina made a special appearance during the grand finale of Britain’s Got Talent.
Reviewed by Judd HollanderChoosing to die with dignity when your body is falling apart is a hotly debated topic. But what happens when one's entire family agrees with that decision, only to …
I would pay to see any production that features 87-year-old actress Lois Smith, even if she were only reading the telephone book. In her latest role, Smith plays 90-year-old Mary Frances who…
By: Isa Goldberg June 2, 2018:Â Â In the final days of life, Mary Frances, (Lois Smith), gets to watch her children vie for her love, and the family inheritance. Set in the home where…
The fact that Broadway hasn't seen fit to provide a role for Lois Smith in over twenty years can be regarded as one of the top arguments denouncing the popular assumption that Times Square i…
This tautly-directed, well-cast production is filled with contemporary medical, political, and social resonances.
We learn a great deal about hospice, possibly more than one might want to know in a play. While most death watch plays like Edward Albee's "All Over" and Scott McPherson's "Marvin's Room," t…
'Peace for Mary Frances' is so beautifully written that it is impossible to believe it's the playwright's first play.
A memorial service for beloved five-time Tony Award-nominated actress Jan Maxwell will be held on Monday, June 4 at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
The competent cast including such distinguished veteran actors as Johanna Day, J. Smith-Cameron, and Lois Smith attempt to dig deep into their characters, but it seems impossible to bring an…
The Lila Neugebauer-directed Off-Broadway production opened May 23 at The Pershing Square Signature Center.
The New Group celebrated Opening Night of Lily Thorne's Peace for Mary Frances last night, with Heather Burns, Johanna Day, Natalie Gold, Mia Katigbak, Paul Lazar, Brian Miskell, Melle Power…
See what critics think of the world premiere of Lily Thorne's play, directed by Lila Neugebauer.
"Have you ever seen a worse family than this?", the rather sensible Rosie (Natalie Gold) asks a visiting social worker at the beginning of Act II of "Peace for Mary Frances," Lily Thorne's d…
How J. Smith-Cameron drew on personal experience for her part in Peace for Mary Frances---In the New Group's intense world-premiere drama Peace for Mary Frances, Obie winner J. Smith-Ca…