I can't say I'd be at all surprised if the current West End production of A Little Night Music transferred to Broadway. It began at Menier Chocolate Factory which, I believe, is where the recent production of Sunday in the Park With George began as well. It's a stunning production (directed by Trevor Nunn) of  a real gem of a musical, and it begs ( Read more... )

As I briefly mentioned in my last entry...I went to see a random little production of RENT way out in London. Like...in London suburbs. I had to take the city/suburban trains to get there. Quite a journey. Needless to say, as I expected, it was more of an off-off-off Broadway type of thing rather than a more official mounting of the show. It was... ( Read more... )

First off, Romeo and Juliet at The Globe was one of the greatest disappointments I've had in London. After taking the tour of the theatre a week beforehand and getting choked up just thinking of the potential magic that could happen in a space that forces theatre to be so communal and democratic, the production itself just lacked any zing. ( Read more... )

Today marks 445 years since Shakespeare's birth, and, in honor, NYU Tisch in London has gotten us tickets to see the opening night of Romeo and Juliet at The Globe tonight. I cannot think of a more wonderful thing to do on this beautiful spring day! In honor of seeing possibly the most beautiful play ever written on a stage which it was designed ( Read more... )

Our doubts are our traitors

And make us lose the good we oft might win

By fearing to attempt.

-Lucio, Measure for Measure 1.4

Oh MY GOD.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128297.html

That cast is UNBELIEVABLE. Why couldn't Raül be Orsino when I played Orisno? Oh My God. Audra McDonald as Olivia? Michael Cumpsty as Malvolio? Jay O. Sanders as Toby? Pittu as Feste? If this is not the best ( Read more... )

 This is my next project. My London classes end on May 5th, and I do not fly home from London until May 16th, giving me 10-ish days to make this trip. I know I said I wouldn't do Italy, but I'm only trying to do TWO cities in Italy here. Rome, Milan, Naples, etc will have to wait. Anyone been to Florence and/or Venice? I don't know how big the ( Read more... )

 The director for the current play project we're working on asked me to do a French accents for one of my characters in the Shakespeare play we're doing. So, from Thursday evening, through last night, I listened to almost nothing other than the recordings I gathered from dialect sights and youtube of French people speaking English (I can probably ( Read more... )

 Idina's having a baybay!

My favorite comment someone left on this video is. "If Britney says it's Christmas, its fucking Christmas!"

LOL...She had to be high when performing this.