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The Niceties at McCarter Theatre Takes Off the Kid Gloves

January 24, 2019 By R Birkel

Eleanor Burgess’s confrontational play gets people talking about difficult issues. McCarter Theatre is handing us a bowl of etiquette, conflict, and history (or some version of it) courtesy of Eleanor Burgess. Some of you might recall reading back in 2015 about a campus-wide email that was circulated throughout Yale University by the assistant master of […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle, Review Tagged With: McCarter Theatre, The Niceties, Theater Series

A Revisited Production of Crowns Returns to McCarter After 15 Years

March 22, 2018 By R Birkel

Gabrielle Beckford and Company of Crowns at McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ by Regina Taylor and book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry

Returning to McCarter Theatre after 15 years, Regina Taylor’s musical Crowns has been revisited. This adapted production from Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry’s book of the same title allows us to witness “hat queens” and their obsession through the eyes of a high school teenaged girl. Hats are part of a treasured custom for African American women […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle, Review Tagged With: Crowns Play, Hattitude, McCarter Theatre, Regina Taylor

Stones in His Pockets at McCarter Theatre

January 25, 2018 By R Birkel

Aaron Monaghan and Garrett Lombard in Stones in His Pocket at McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ Photo by T. Charles Erickson

County Kerry, Ireland is known for its picturesque rolling hills, luscious grassy landscape, and cows. So it’s no surprise when Hollywood filmmakers choose this corner of the world to film. Marie Jones’ Olivier Award-winning Stones in His Pockets directed by Lindsay Posner, is a comedy playing at McCarter Theatre telling the story of how filming a […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle, Review Tagged With: Aaron Monaghan, Garrett Lombard, Lindsay Posner, Marie Jones, McCarter Theatre, Stones in His Pockets

A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theatre Makes Princeton Magical

December 16, 2017 By R Birkel

McCarter Theatre A Christmas Carol Greg Wood, Michael Karnaukh, and Tess Ammerman

It’s been a year since McCarter Theatre debuted its reimagined production of David Thompson’s adaption of Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. It cleaned the slate and gave us a new set, new actors, and a new experience. This year, director Adam Immerwahr tweaked it to further enhance the staging. Ebenezer Scrooge (Greg Wood) believes Christmas is a day for employees to […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle, Review Tagged With: A Christmas Carol, McCarter Theatre

Joplin Sings the Blues at McCarter

October 20, 2017 By R Birkel

Kacee Clanton as Janis Joplin at McCarter Theatre Photo Credit: T Charles Erickson

Currently, McCarter Theatre is like Woodstock meets The Cotton Club thanks to A Night With Janis Joplin written and directed by Randy Johnson. This Tony-nominated Broadway musical has opened in Princeton to the delight of many baby boomers, but there’s something for all generations to appreciate. First of all, towards the beginning of the musical, we hear a teaser of […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle, Review Tagged With: McCarter Theatre, Theater Review

The Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra Gave Us a Throwback

June 23, 2017 By R Birkel

The Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra

The Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra debuted in 2015. They play music written before and during the 18th century on instruments of that time. Most of the musicians have a common link of having studied at the Jacob School of Music of Indiana University in Bloomington or playing with the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra. This is apparent by how […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Review Tagged With: The Princeton Festival, The Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra

The Princeton Festival Marches Fidelio Into Town

June 21, 2017 By R Birkel

The Princeton Festival Fidelio at mcCarter Theatre with Noah Baetge, Marcy Stonikas, Gustav Andreassen, Danielle Talamantes. Joseph Batton, Michael Kuhn and Cameron Jackson

U.S. protests have increased this year, making Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio very relevant in 2017 since it begins with a protest against injustice. Ultimately, it’s a story of love, freedom, hope, and justice. This opera goes beyond amusement. It makes a statement. Fidelio was part of a trend in the early 1800s to pen operas about women […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Review Tagged With: McCarter Theatre, The Princeton Festival

The Princeton Festival is Not Just Dreaming of Man of La Mancha

June 14, 2017 By R Birkel

Sandra Marante and Jesse Malgieri in The Princeton Festival Man of La Mancha

To dream the impossible dream, the first line in the main song of Man of La Mancha is something in which many of us are guilty. When we reach too high for the stars, we set ourselves up for disappointment. It’s inspiring and devastating. The Princeton Festival brings Man of La Mancha to the Lewis […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Review Tagged With: Lewis Center for the Arts, Man of La Mancha, Matthews Acting Studio, The Princeton Festival

Intimate Apparel Reveals Itself at McCarter Theatre

May 15, 2017 By R Birkel

Intimate Apparel at McCarter Theatre featuring Galen Kane, Jessica Frances Dukes, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, and Kate MacCluggage - Photo by T. Charles Erikson

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage shares a story influenced by her great-grandmother in her latest play Intimate Apparel to close the McCarter‘ 2016-2017 Theater Series. Nottage weaves a tale of the unchronicled history of African-Americans in the early 1900s that is rarely told. Jade King Carroll, director of last year’s The Piano, brings Nottage’s story to life on […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Review Tagged With: McCarter Theatre Center, Plays in Princeton NJ, T. Charles Erickson

A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theatre Gets a Makeover

December 17, 2016 By R Birkel

Liam McKernan and Greg Wood in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, adapted by David Thompson, directed by Adam Immerwahr at McCarter Theatre Center Photo Credit: T. Charles Erickson

McCarter Theatre‘s A Christmas Carol has been a Princeton area holiday tradition for decades. It’s a wonderful form of family entertainment, and for some kids, it’s their introduction to the theater. This year, McCarter offers us a reimagined production. Adam Immerwahr is at the helm as the new director and he worked with a clean […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Review Tagged With: A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theatre Center, A Christmas Carol Review, Holiday Entertainment in Princeton

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