January 2012

WOYZECK MUSICAL DEATHMETAL: 4 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (Times Square International Theater Festival 2012)

by The Happiest Medium January 19, 2012 Festivals

WOYZECK MUSICAL DEATHMETAL Gorilla repertory Theater Writer: Christopher Carter Sanderson Director: Christopher Carter Sanderson Choreographer: Erin Porvaznika Enervated by hunger and oppressed by his poverty, Woyzeck struggles to earn money for his common-law wife and their very young son. Scraping together money from his job as a private in the Army, which he supplements by [...]

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HORRIPILATION!: 4 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (Times Square International Theater Festival 2012)

by The Happiest Medium January 18, 2012 Festivals

  HORRIPILATION! Kaliyuga Arts Written and performed by John Sowle Director: Steven Patterson This stunning work combines the Natya Shastra, a remarkably refined and elaborately detailed pre-Christian theatre text from India, with Teyyam, a primitive South India ritual, to create a work that “plunges audiences into a dazzling realm of color and movement, virtually unknown [...]

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The Night Of The Assassins: 4 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (Times Square International Theater Festival 2012)

by The Happiest Medium January 18, 2012 Festivals

  The Night of the Assassins National Theatre Company of the Dominican Republic Director: Orestes Amador The assassins of Jose Triana are three brothers who unfold a macabre game, dream about the murder of their parents, develop a generational conflict, and are accompanied by a hatred exacerbated to the abuse of the paternal power and [...]

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GARBO: 4 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (Times Square International Theater Festival 2012)

by The Happiest Medium January 17, 2012 Festivals

  GARBO Writer: Joe Gulla Director: Brian Rardin This short comedy/drama tells the story of Joe, a gay New Yorker enjoying an extended holiday in Rome, Italy. Like any foreigner who visits the Eternal City, Joe’s daily life is filled with ever-changing sensorial delights – culture shock at its best! But, it is not until [...]

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Legacy Of The Tiger Mother: 4 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (Times Square International Theater Festival 2012)

by The Happiest Medium January 17, 2012 Festivals

  Legacy of the Tiger Mother Book and Lyrics: Angela Chan & Michael Manley Music: Angela Chan Director: Lysander Abadia Got Mommy Issues? Join us on a musical journey of old school parenting in a new country. Show Times: Mon 1/16 @ 8:00pm Wed 1/18 @ 6:30pm Thu 1/19 @ 6:30pm Answers by Angela Chan [...]

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Sanctuary: 4 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (Times Square International Theater Festival 2012)

by The Happiest Medium January 17, 2012 Festivals

  Sanctuary Susanne Sulby writer, actor, co-director, Andrea Haring co-director An exploration of the struggles and tragedies of war and our need for sanctuary. A fast paced energetic multi media exploration of the roles we have played in war throughout time. Multiple characters expose the connections of fear, bigotry, power and religion with war and [...]

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Entrevista: Josh Hecht & Ignacio Garcia-Bustelo (AENY)

by Antonio Miniño January 16, 2012 Entrevista

AENY-The Bridge is a non-profit organization which was established in the fall of 2010 to promote inter-disciplinary artistic collaborations and build a cultural bridge between Spain and the United States. Last December I was witness to one of their great creations and wanted to introduce this fairly new company to The Happiest Medium readers. Helmed [...]

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A Time To Dance: 4 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (Times Square International Theater Festival 2012)

by The Happiest Medium January 16, 2012 Dance

  A Time to Dance written and performed by Libby Skala The story of a pioneering Austrian who transcends poverty, artistic repression and the rise of Hitler through the magic of dance. Show Times: Tuesday, 1/17 @ 6pm Friday, 1/20 @ 9pm Sunday, 1/22 @ 3pm Answers by Libby Skala (Playwright, Director, Producer, Performer)   [...]

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SEASONS: 4 Things To Know About The Show Before You Go (Times Square International Theater Festival 2012)

by The Happiest Medium January 16, 2012 Festivals

SEASONS Writer: Katie Hammond and Elaine Pechacek Director: Danny Williams Spanning the course of one year, SEASONS is a story about love. This original musical delves into the lives of two couples. Poignant and touching, this story explores the characters with humor and realism, and will leave the audience wanting more. Take a listen here: [...]

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THM Sponsors The Times Square International Theatre Festival

by Karen Tortora-Lee January 16, 2012 Festivals

There’s a great independent festival kicking off tonight – right in the heart of the theatre district at the Roy Arias Studios & Theaters. What makes The Times Square International Theater Festival special is two things – one, it’s an international festival which means there will be a great range of talents from all over [...]

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Samuel & Alasdair: A Personal History Of The Robot War

by Geoffrey Paddy Johnson January 12, 2012 Manhattan

In a late hour email before I attended the first night performance of The Mad Ones‘ Samuel & Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War at the New Ohio Theatre, I was notified that Con Edison were currently addressing a problem with the theatre’s heating system and I should consider dressing in a thick [...]

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Find Your Place In The “History Of The World”

by Karen Tortora-Lee January 9, 2012 Theatre

  “History is written by the victors” said Winston Churchill and while that may be true, history is certainly interpreted by the artists.  History of The World, written by Judith Malina currently being performed at The Living Theatre not only illustrates this, but exemplifies it.  Filled with dramatic scenes of artists, philosophers, thinkers, and game-changers [...]

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Interview: Eden And John’s East River String Band

by Michelle Augello-Page January 3, 2012 Interview

If you haven’t heard Eden and John’s East River String Band yet, then you are in for a treat! Based in the East Village in NYC, Eden Brower and John Heneghan have been entertaining audiences in America, Canada, and Europe for the past several years with their versions of 1920s pre-war blues, jazz, pop, and [...]

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