One thing leaps out right away at this production of “Bridges of Madison County”"this is one of the most gorgeously sung shows of the season. Led by the impeccable Susan Derry as…
Iowa can seem such a mythical place. That crossed my mind as I took in the Keegan Theatre's top-notch production of the bittersweet, mystical romance of The Bridges of Madison County. Sure,Ã…
Based on the novel by Robert James Waller, The Bridges of Madison County finds Francesca, a World War Two war bride from Italy, living on a farm in Winterset, Iowa in 1965 with a husband …
From Kurt Boehm's direction and nuanced yet sure performances of the leads to Michael Innocenti’s evocative gorgeous lighting and Patrick Lord’s projections, Keegan Theatre's The…
"This is a good time for this piece to be in this city,”director Kurt Boehm says of The Bridges of Madison County, now onstage at Keegan Theatre. No matter what side of the political a…
Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood. Kelli O’Hara and Steven Pasquale. Caroline Nicolian and David Toole. If you’ve been living under a theatrical rock in Pittsburgh for the last several yea…
“Love is always better.” This line takes many meanings in the musical adaptation of the iconic film, “The Bridges of Madison County,” now playing through June 24th at…
Directed by Stephanie Bonte-Lebair and presented in conjunction with Gaithersburg Arts Barn/Arts on the Green, Dasmascus Theatre Company’s The Bridges of Madison County is a crowd-plea…
After finally getting all of the green out of her hairline from a year on the road as Elphaba in Wicked, Jessica Vosk returned to Feinstein's54 Below February 1-3 with her all-new show Being…
Slow Burn Theatre Company's production of The Bridges of Madison County is what critics save up our credibility for " so that when a work of art is this effective, this moving, this captivat…
"For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'," wrote poet John Greenleaf Whittier. The themes of "what might have been" and "what if" were prominent in T…
Dundalk Community Theatre has a history of producing high-quality musicals with first rate talent, great sets and spot-on direction. In “The Bridges of Madison County,” they defi…
“The Bridges of Madison County” is one of the best-selling books of the last hundred years. Robert James Waller wrote the novel in 1992 and it was adapted to film in 1995 and int…
Though often cited as one of the titans of new musical theatre writing, I think it is fair to say that Jason Robert Brown has never managed to nail a proper commercial hit on Broadway. Despi…
When I saw the movie adaptation of Robert James Waller's book, “Bridges of Madison County,” I wept at the beautiful simplicity of the story. When I saw the musical version on…
When the expressive Erin Granfield sings about Iowa, drawing out each letter and syllable, you learn everything you need to know about her character's quiet restlessness and pent-up longing.…
The Bridges of Madison County turns out to be an ideal musical for an ambitious youth theater looking to build bridges to a wider audience of grown-up fans. A sensitive, artfully realized pr…
Ramin Karimlooshared him singing 'It All Fades Away' from The Bridges of Madison County on YouTube yesterday. Check out him singing the Jason Robert Brown hit below
This week's Showcase features a romantic duet from the Marriott Theatre's production of "The Bridges of Madison County," the Jason Robert Brown musical based on the 1992 best-selling novel. …
