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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

Disgraced at McCarter

October 21, 2016 By R Birkel

Disgraced playing at McCarter Theatre - Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, Caroline Kaplan, Kevin Isola, and Austene Van - T. Charles Erickson

In 1883, Emma Lazarus wrote The New Colossus, which is engraved on a tablet within the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” Yet, after the world has been invited to join our “melting pot”, it is apparent that the invitation isn’t, equally sincere to all […]

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

Memorial Day Weekend Parades, Fireworks, and More in Princeton

May 18, 2016 By R Birkel

Princeton, NJ Fireworks

Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial first day of summer, but you wouldn’t think so with the current temperatures. Let’s hope it gets warmer by the holiday. However, if you plan on staying in town, there will be a lot to do to keep you entertained. Here’s a breakdown of planned events. Friday, May 27 Hamilton Jewelers is holding their annual […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Things to Do Tagged With: Hamilton Jewelers Watch Fair, McCarter Theatre Center, Memorial Day Weekend in Princeton, Princeton University P-Rade

All the Days at McCarter Theatre

May 13, 2016 By R Birkel

All The Days, by Sharon Rothstein - Directed by Emily Mann at McCarter Theatre

Sharyn Rothstein’s All the Days directed by Artistic Director Emily Mann is currently playing on the Berlind stage at McCarter Theatre Center. This is the last production of their very strong 2015- 2016 theatre season. The story revolves around a mother and her relationships with her ex-husband, deceased son, sister, grandson, and a possible new love interest, but mostly with […]

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

“The Mousetrap” Has Been Set at McCarter Theatre Center

March 14, 2016 By R Birkel

Company of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap at McCarter Theatre Center

McCarter Theatre Center presents Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap directed by Adam Immerwahr. Christie is the “Queen of Crime”. Her novels have only been outsold by the Bible and Shakespeare. This post-war England murder mystery is the world’s longest-running play having opened in London’s West End in 1952. Mollie (Jessica Bedford) and Giles Ralston (Adam Green) have been married for a […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap at McCarter in Princeton, McCarter Theatre Center

Casting Information Sessions for McCarter’s “A Christmas Carol”

February 19, 2016 By R Birkel

A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theatre The Fezziwig Party

McCarter Theatre Center will hold casting information sessions for Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. They will be renewing their annual tradition in December of 2016 with a reimagined version of the play. This new production will include a Community Ensemble consisting of 50 local actors to appear alongside a company of professional performers. McCarter is looking for an enthusiastic group that […]

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

August Wilson’s A Piano Lesson at McCarter Theatre Center

January 21, 2016 By R Birkel

August Wilson's The Piano Lesson Directed by Jade King Carroll at The McCarter Theatre Center

Artistic Director Emily Mann brings Princeton a fourth play by American playwright August Wilson. Gem of the Ocean, Fences, and Radio Golf  have preceded The Piano Lesson at McCarter Theatre Center, which just so happens to be the fourth play of the Pittsburgh/Century Cycle of a ten plays by Wilson. The cycle illustrates African-American experiences each decade from the 1900s – 1990s. Over 10 years ago, […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Review Tagged With: August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton NJ

A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theatre Center – 2015

December 15, 2015 By R Birkel

Billy Finn and Graeme Malcolm in A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theatre

The Dicken’s story A Christmas Carol has been a long time holiday tradition in Princeton. Since 1980, it has brought Christmas cheer to audiences who return annually to watch the heartwarming story at McCarter Theatre Center. It features a protagonist who is a villain, ghosts, lost love, greed, time travel, and redemption in the backdrop of the Industrial Revolution in London. The […]

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

McCarter Assisted Listening Equipment Upgrade Completed

November 9, 2015 By R Birkel

McCarter Theatre FM-Transmittor Assisted Listening Equipment

McCarter Theatre Center offered a headset utilizing infra-red technology available for those with hearing loss. The hearing equipment had been the most frequently used resource among their Access services programs including audio description, sign language described events, open captioning, and Braille/large print programs. The infra-red equipment began to show significant wear and need for repair due to such frequent […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: McCarter Theatre Center

A Comedy of Tenors at McCarter Theatre Center

October 20, 2015 By R Birkel

Ken Ludwig's A Comedy of Tenors Directed by Stephen Wadsworth The Cleveland Play House Photo By Roger Mastroianni

Ken Ludwig is a comedic genius. Buy a ticket to A Comedy of Tenors at McCarter Theatre Center because it’s THAT good. I should be able to end my review here, but I’ll continue for those who need to know why. I honestly believe, the less you know about the play, the funnier it will be, so I will […]

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

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