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Read more about the article Paul Birchall’s Got it Covered: From Visualizing the Invisible, to the Ovations, to Annenberg’s New Leader, and More

Paul Birchall’s Got it Covered: From Visualizing the Invisible, to the Ovations, to Annenberg’s New Leader, and More

The Wallis Annenberg, which certainly must be pleased about the success of Deaf West Theater’s Spring Awakening, as it played there a few months ago in its intermediate phase from 99seat stage to mid-size, has named its first artistic director and his resume sounds really intriguing. American Theatre Magazine reports that the new AD, Paul Crewes, has been the artistic and creative director of Kneehigh Productions in the UK, which produces compelling and imaginative touring productions, some of which have played the Wallis in previous seasons.

Continue ReadingPaul Birchall’s Got it Covered: From Visualizing the Invisible, to the Ovations, to Annenberg’s New Leader, and More
Read more about the article The Baker’s Wife; These Paper Bullets! A Modish Ripoff of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing; First Date; and Bonnie & Clyde

The Baker’s Wife; These Paper Bullets! A Modish Ripoff of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing; First Date; and Bonnie & Clyde

Like probably everyone else of my generation, my entry point into the theater was through the musicals, back when they embodied rather than aped the pop music of the time, when one’s piano teacher would breathlessly announce on arrival that he had in hand pirated copies of the latest sheet music from the newest Broadway hit.

Continue ReadingThe Baker’s Wife; These Paper Bullets! A Modish Ripoff of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing; First Date; and Bonnie & Clyde