Word: broadway
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Boseman and lena, directed by Broadway actor Tazewell Thompson, the theater presents a harsh but realistic look at one night in the lives of two wandering South Africans who have been evicted from their home by the authorities. Written in 1967, the play originates from acclaimed playwright Athol Fugard's own experiences with the homeless and oppressed in South Africa...
...Lena, Karen Evans-Kandel makes her debut with the Huntington Theatre Company. An accomplished actress who has appeared on Broadway, television and film, Evans-Kandel's experience is put to the test as she expertly manages to capture Lena's feelings of utter desperation without falling into the trap of over-emotionalizing and thus undermining the credibility of her character...
Long before the first rehearsal of this Marine Corps thriller set at Guantanamo Bay, its author had exceeded the daydreams of almost any debut playwright. Not only was the show on its way to Broadway with a 20-member cast headed by erstwhile Oscar nominee Tom Hulce (Amadeus), but it had been bought for the movies by producer David Brown, whose credits include Jaws, The Sting and The Verdict. He made a deal that could bring creator Aaron Sorkin, 28, a sum well into six figures. By the time the show opened last week, however, the publicity about a wunderkind...
Five musicals, adapted from familiar favorites, strut onto Broadway. A wunderkind offers a Caine Mutiny-style drama for the Ollie North...
This adaptations-only rule has been in full force as five song-and-dance spectaculars in rapid succession have reached the Broadway stage. Grand Hotel, which opened last week, and Meet Me in St. Louis are influenced by films that were in turn based on books. Gypsy, which also opened last week, stars Tyne Daly of TV's Cagney & Lacey in a revival drawn from the memoirs of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. Prince of Central Park, which quickly closed, derived from a book that had also prompted a made-for-TV movie. Brecht's own The Threepenny Opera, featuring rock...