It's a safe bet that Heather Mac Rae never dreamed she'd be cast in a role created by Marlon Brando. No, the venerable actress is not playing Terry Malloy in a remake of "On the Waterfront."…
Tony-nominated scenic designer Beowulf Boritt explains in detail how he created the onstage pool for Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Thérèse Raquin.
Munster's Theatre at the Center has announced its 2017 season, the first under artistic director Linda Fortunato after William Pullinsi's departure. The season opens with "My Way: A Musical …
Royal Court, LondonI spy a danger for the theatre in a new form of chic exclusivity. Because everyone wants to see Jez Butterworth's first new play since Jerusalem and because space is limit…
Today, Beowulf Boritt speaks exclusively to BWW about the challenges and triumphs of designing an actual river on stage in the beautiful and haunting production of Therese Raquin.
Encores! upcoming season will begin with Roger Miller’s 1985 retelling of Mark Twain’s classic novel, Big River, on February 8, 2017, followed by Cole Porter’s The New York…
New York City Center's Tony-honoredEncoresseries, led by Artistic Director Jack Viertel and Music Director Rob Berman, begins its 24thseason with Roger Miller's 1985 retelling of Mark Twain'…
Award-winning UK writer Jez Butterworth (Mojo, Jerusalem) continues to explore men and masculinity in The River, which has its Australian premiere at Red Stitch. A man (Dion Mills) …
A bewitching story from the British author of the global smash Jerusalem, Red Stitch Actors Theatre presents the Australian premiere of Jez Butterworth’s The River from 29 Apr…
What better place to spin a yarn about shipwrecks, pirates, sex and violence and such than in what's known in modern parlance as a dive bar? While William Shakespeare did not set "Pericles" …
In 1985, the musical adaptation of Mark Twain's epic "Huckleberry Finn" saga became the first show to go from La Jolla Playhouse to Broadway. Now "Big River" comes home again (or close to it…
Neil Armfield's new stage adaptation of Kate Grenville's 2005 novel, The Secret River invites us to think about the complex relationships between personal and national histories, and the …
