07.Jun.2009 RJR’s Big Adventure: Waiting for Godot
IRT Dramaturg Richard Roberts is on his annual theatre trip to NYC and he’s sending back thoughtful reviews of what he’s seeing. A great day! I’ll tell you about my morning later. Let’s skip to the matinee: WAITING FOR GODOT First, it’s pronounced GOD-oh. Anthony Page, who directed this production, worked with Beckett on the [...]
06.Jun.2009 RJR’s Big Adventure: South Pacific and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
IRT Dramaturg Richard Roberts is on his annual theatre trip to NYC and he’s sending back thoughtful reviews of what he’s seeing. Short and sweet today, I’m tired. This is supposed to be my vacation. Who bought all these theatre tickets? A glorious, cool, sunny, perfect June morning in Central Park. SOUTH PACIFIC Sitting in [...]
05.Jun.2009 RJR’s Big Adventure: Next to Normal
IRT Dramaturg Richard Roberts is on his annual theatre trip to NYC and he’s sending back thoughtful reviews of what he’s seeing. A very wet, windy day, perfect for museum-hopping. First, the Museum of Art and Design in their new digs on Columbus Circle. Loved the building, loved the art, highly recommended. Next, a wet [...]
04.Jun.2009 RJR’s Big Adventure: West Side Story
IRT Dramaturg Richard Roberts is on his annual theatre trip to NYC and he’s sending back thoughtful reviews of what he’s seeing. WEST SIDE STORY In its time, West Side Story was a major groundbreaker, with its sharp, edgy score by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim and its serious, even violent story. Today, when edgy [...]