Friday, January 29, 2010

Project #1 Genre's Acedemic ( College Conservatory of Music)

You Can't Take It With You by George S. Caufman ( produced in 2009)

"The comedy is over the top..."
http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/1999/01/you_cant_take_it_with_you_revi.html

"1930s family-values comedy..."
http://www.denverpost.com/theater/ci_7038444?source=bb

Orpheus Descending by Tenessee Williams (produced in 2009)

"
Gothic soap opera..."
http://www.backstage.com/bso/reviews-la-theatre/orpheus-descending-1004060596.story

" one of Williams’ lesser known dramas..."
http://www.gale-harold.it/english/articles/orpheus-descending-review.htm

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare (produced in 2008)

"
is often considered Shakespeare’s last “true” comedy..."
http://www.playshakespeare.com/twelfth-night/reviews

"joyous romantic comedy..."
http://www.goldstar.com/events/chicago-il/twelfth-night-2.html

Recent Tragic Review by Craig Wright ( produced in 2009)

"...an offbeat comedy/drama..."
http://www.theatretribe.com/shows/rte.html

"
poignant and witty comedy"
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/minn/minn93.html

The Lady's Not For Burning by Christopher Fry ( produced in 2007)

"verse drama"
http://www.curtainup.com/ladysnotforburning.html

"strange and deep drama"
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/the-ladys-not-for-burning-minerva-theatre-chichester-652667.html

Lysistrata by Aristophanes (produced in 2007)

"classical Greek comedy"
http://www.curtainup.com/lysistrata.html

"Satire with knobs on"
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/lysistrata-megaron-athens-658530.html

Big Love by Charles Mee ( produced in 2006)

"vaudevillian tragicomedy"
http://www.curtainup.com/biglove.html

"BIG LOVE' HAS IT ALL: COMEDY, TRAGEDY AND ROMANCE"
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-73927886.html

Noises Off by Michael Frayn (produced in 2006)

"the funniest farce ever written"
http://www.goldstar.com/events/glendale-ca/noises-off.html

"Stylized comedy"
www.culturemagazine.ca/theatre/the_noises_off_review.html

The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare (produced in 2006)

"Shakespeare's complete comedy " http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/come5814.htm

"farce as one of the lowest forms of comedy" http://austinist.com/2009/07/02/review_the_comedy_of_errors_at_the.php














Friday, January 22, 2010

Project #1 : Genres Professional- ( Cincinnati Playhouse in The Park)

Sleuth by Anthony Shaffer (produced in 2009)

"One of the greatest stage thrillers and a masterpiece of suspense"
http://cincyplay.com/shows/Details.aspx?performanceNumber=5086

"One of the most deviously clever thrillers ever concocted"
http://www.gotriadscene.com/event/detail/3125

Three Sisters by Sarah Ruhl ( produced in 2009)

"Anton Chekov's play is regarded by some critics as the best drama of the 20th century"
http://library.ups.edu/instruct/ricig/tsmain.htm

"Chekhov referred to The Three Sisters as a "drama," preferring to avoid the more confining labels of either "comedy" or "tragedy," although later critics have argued for both of those labels"
http://www.enotes.com/three-sisters

Daddy-Long-Legs by John Caird ( produced in 2010)

"For his latest project, he has turned Webster's forgotten classic into a small-scale musical"
http://www.independent.com/news/2009/oct/09/new-john-caird-musical-daddy-long-legs-premieres-r/

"A NEW MUSICAL ROMANCE.."
http://www.cb-pr.com/press/pdfs/Daddy%20Long%20Legs%20Short%20Lead.pdf

Ain't Misbehavin' by Richard Maltby Jr. ( produced in 2010)

"Aint misbehavin' is an electrifying musical showcase .."
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79666914.html

"Ain't Misbehavin': A timeless musical comes to the valley..."
http://www.abc15.com/content/entertainment/localevents/story/Aint-Misbehavin-A-timeless-musical-comes-to-the/qeCIkSE5okypuNr3JgmrYw.cspx

Sanders Family Christmas by Connie Ray ( produced in 2009)

"...one of the Playhouse's most popular and beloved comedies"
http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-18952-victoria-musica-(review).html

"is a heartfelt family comedy ..."
http://www.nuvo.net/arts/article/sanders-family-christmas-july

Tha Fantasticks by Tom Jones ( produced in 2010)

“the world’s longest-running musical"
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/05/review-reprise-theatre-companys-production-of-the-fantasticks-.html

"A lovely musical parable "
http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-2934-onstage-review-the-fantasticks.html

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change by Joe DiPietro ( produced in 2008)

"off-Broadway’s longest-running, smash hit musical comedy"
http://www.cincyplay.com/shows/Details.aspx?performanceNumber=4198

"...rollicking throwback to a nearly extinct theatrical genre: the musical comedy revue"
https://www.broadwaytheatre.com/show_pgs/I_Love_You_You

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens ( produced in 2009)

"...isn't a play anymore so much as it is a pageant"
http://www.ericdsnider.com/theater/a-christmas-carol/

"Dickens' classic tale..."
http://dallas.broadwayworld.com/article/Alley_Theatre_Presents_A_CHRISTMAS_CAROL_Previews_1120_20091227

Othello by William Shakespeare

"It is a tragedy"
http://www.helium.com/knowledge/65181-play-reviews-othello-by-william-shakespeare

"Shakespeare's Othello is a complex tragedy"
http://members.cox.net/skreyola/essay009.htm

Altar Boyz by Kevin Del Aguila

" award-winning Off-Broadway musical comedy"
www.altarboyz.com/

"
a satire about a Christian boy band..."
http://theater.nytimes.com/show/23714/Altar-Boyz/overview