Thursday, June 13, 2013

JP's ARTS and CULTURE SITE

PLEASE CLICK ON EACH PICTURE TO SEE A LINK.


Newsies
Nederlander Theatre
9 December 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5wvimJFi9s
Exuberant dancing and acrobatics by young newspaperboys.



Jersey Boys
August Wilson Theatre
27 November 2013

http://www.broadway.com/videos/153288/show-clips-jersey-boys-2010/?show=jersey-boys#play
A wonderful show, thoroughly enjoyable, with a great cast and the songs were familiar. Saw Joseph Leo Bwarie as Frankie Valli and he was just perfect in the role. The other singers/actors who took the roles of the other members of the Four Seasons were Andy Karl as Tommy De Vito, Matt Bogart as Nick Massi, and Drew Gehling as Bob Gaudio and they were all well suited to their roles.



Twelfth Night
Belasco Theatre
20 November 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldNPKYbeBCM
Mark Rylance leads a very able cast  in the role of Lady Olivia in this cross dressing version of Twelfth Night. Samuel Barnett as Viola, Liam Brennan as Orsino, Joseph Timms as Viola's twin brother Sebastian.



Macbeth
Vivian Beaumont Theatre
7 November 2013

http://video.pbs.org/video/2328956371/
Ethan Hawke heads a great cast which includes Daniel Sunjata (Macduff), Anne-Marie Duff (Lady Macbeth), Brian d'Arcy James (Banquo) and Malcolm Gets, Byron Jennings and John Glover as the Three Witches.



Matilda
Shubert Theatre
30 October 2013

http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/video/5431/Highlights-From-Matilda-the-Musical-on-Broadway
Very entertaining musical with Oona Laurence as Matilda.



A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Shubert Theatre
30 October 2013

http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/video/5645/A-Musical-Preview-of-A-Gentlemans-Guide-to-Love-and-Murder-Starring-Jefferson-Mays-and-Bryce-Pinkham
Jefferson Mays was amazing in the 8 characters he played and Bryce Pinkham was good as Monty Navarro in this beloved Roald Dahl's children's story.



A Man's World
Metropolitan Playhouse
27 September 2013

Kelly Dean Cooper and Kathleen Dobbs.



BIG FISH
Neil Simon Theatre
17 September 2013

A very entertaining show with Norbert Leo Butz doing exceptional work once again. 



THE TEMPEST
Summer HD Festival: Lincoln Center
26 August 2013

Simon Keelyside as Prospero heads the superb cast in this fantastic production. Isabel Leonard was Miranda, Alek Shrader was Ferdinand, Alan Oke was Caliban and William Burden was the King of Naples.



LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Summer HD Festival: Lincoln Center
25 August 2013

Great singing by Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Mariusz Kwiecien, and Ildar Abdrazakov.



HANDEL'S ALMIRA
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
22 June 2013

Nice performance from the Boston Early Music Festival.



POTTED POTTER
Little Schubert Theatre
17 June 2013

A very funny show especially if you've seen the Harry Potter movies or read the books.



NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
Imperial Theatre
10 June 2013

A thoroughly entertaining show with great songs and dancing. Very funny too.



THE UNAVOIDABLE DISAPPEARANCE OF TOM DURNIN
Roundabout at Laura Pels Theatre
4 June 2013

David Morse plays a white-collar criminal who served 5 years and now is back to win the respect of his family. His acting is very credible and the rest of the cast gave good performances too.



CUFF ME
Actors Temple Theatre
1 June 2013

Fifty Shades of Grey is transformed into a musical parody. Click on picture then click on the link to see a video of the show and judge for yourself.




TRANSMIGRATION
Saeko Ichinohe 
The Ailey Citigroup Theatre
30 May 2013

Very interesting dance company headed by Japanese dancer/choreographer Saeko Ichinohe. Click on picture then the link to see a sample of the group's dancing.



MIAMI BALLET: PROGRAM IV
Kravis Center
7 April 2013

Dances at a Gathering and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.



JEKYLL AND HYDE
Kravis Center
26 March 2013

American Idol's Constantine Maroukis and Deborah Cox before the Broadway revival.



SALOME
Kravis Center
17 March 2013

Erika Sunnegardh as Salome, Denyce Graves-Montgomery as Herodias, Ryan McKinny as Jochanaan, and Thomas Moser as Herod. Nice production.