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Month: March 2012

Variety Meets: MsPixy – Part One

March 31, 2012March 31, 2012 Venus ZarrisFeatures

By J. Scott Hill The first time I saw MsPixy perform was at a Broadzilla show, upstairs at Exit. It was crowded. Some schoolgirl-skirted dorklette, her plaid hoodie zipped up tight, shouldered her way by[…]

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Pippin opening @ The Music Theatre Company

March 31, 2012March 31, 2012 Venus ZarrisOPENINGS OF INTEREST

Pippin Pippin, a musical fable about of the son of Charlemagne, tells the story of a young man in search of happiness and fulfillment. Led by a Leading Player and his troupe of Players, Pippin[…]

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The Turn Of The Screw opening @ First Folio Theatre

March 31, 2012April 9, 2012 Venus ZarrisOPENINGS OF INTEREST

The Turn Of The Screw A young governess (Melanie Keller) is left to care for two recently orphaned children in a lonely English manor. As the story unfolds, she begins to see the specters of[…]

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L-vis Live! opening @ Victory Gardens Biograph Theater

March 30, 2012 Venus ZarrisOPENINGS OF INTEREST

L-vis Live! Elvis. Eminem. Vanilla Ice. Al Jolson. A whiteboy rapper like so many whiteboy rappers, L-Vis loves black art and got famous (mis)using it. Poet Kevin Coval is your guide through L-Vis’ journey from[…]

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Trap Door Theatre’s Artistic Director Beata Pilch awarded Artist Residency in Paris!

March 29, 2012 Venus ZarrisGeneral

Trap Door Theatre’s Artistic Director Beata Pilch awarded Artist Residency in Paris! The Trap Door Theatre is proud to announce that Artistic Director Beata Pilch has been selected for a prestigious Artist Residency at the[…]

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Animal TORTURE & ABUSE are NOT a Family Bargain!

March 29, 2012March 29, 2012 Venus ZarrisFeatures

THE CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN AND IT IS A TRAVESTY! By Venus Zarris On April 6, 2012, the George Carden Circus Spectacular sets up its three rings of abuse at the Sears Center in[…]

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They Are Dying Out – REVIEW

March 28, 2012 Venus ZarrisREVIEWS OF SHOWS 'Now Playing'

CLOSING WEEKEND – DO NOT MISS! By Venus Zarris Set in the office of one of the most absurdly wicked incarnations of corporate corruption, you wish that They Are Dying Out was a true prediction. You[…]

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World Theatre Day 2012

March 27, 2012March 28, 2012 Venus ZarrisFeatures

By Venus Zarris “I believe that in a great city, or even a small city or village, a great theater is the outward and visible sign of an inward and probable culture.”  … Sir Laurence Olivier[…]

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MAKEUP closing night 3/29/2012 @ Stage 773

March 27, 2012 Venus ZarrisOPENINGS OF INTEREST

MAKEUP MAKEUP: A Poetic Stageplay, Written & Directed by Nosa Osai. Visit the 1973 set of a movie as a group of people try to capture the success of blaxploitation era films such as Shaft and Superfly. When[…]

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FELA! opening @ Oriental Theatre

March 27, 2012April 7, 2012 Venus ZarrisOPENINGS OF INTEREST

FELA! FELA!, the joyous dance, theater, music spectacle, has thrilled audiences in three continents. The Tony Award® winner, directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones explores the extravagant world of Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti. FELA![…]

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