‘Ultraman' is a fun, admittedly silly production. In terms of theatrical value and real musical achievement, however, it leaves quite a bit wanting. 

Kanye West as a ballet composer? Tchaikovsky must be rolling in his grave.That is just a taste of the blend of styles present in the fall semester eXpressions show, fittingly titled “Kaleidoscope.” The show is a melange of dances from jazz to lyrical to the Robot.The variety was one of ...

"Perhaps it is necessary to see the end before you can understand the beginning," Tim Vasen, a lecturer in the Program in Theater & Dance, wrote in his Director's Note for the program's fall production, "Troy: After and Before." The production is a double billing of Aeschylus' "Agamemnon," translated by ...

An almost three-hour play that never drags - sounds like an oxymoron, right? Well, not in the case of "Boy Gets Girl" by Rebecca Gilman, directed by Liz Dengel '10 and showing at Theatre Intime. The main reason for the show's success? Actress Laura Fletcher '10.    "Boy Gets Girl" is ...

Even sitting in this sparse preview audience, I could feel the energy radiating from the company. "Possession" is not short of standout pieces.

Timothy Shields, recently named the new managing director of McCarter Theatre, will take the helm in January with plans to focus on increasing attendance in spite of the recent economic downturn.“The challenges are always ones of trying to be relevant to a broader audience,” Shields explained in an interview. “I’m ...

When I told my friends that I was reviewing the Black Arts Company's "The BAC Awards," they asked me why I found it necessary to review an awards show. When we passed the posters, however, I pointed out that an awards show surely couldn't go on for four nights. I ...

My first exposure to diSiac was three years ago as a freshman. I remember sitting in the fifth row of Berlind Theatre, waiting for the performance to begin. Five minutes before show time, a bubbly sophomore girl turned to my friends and me and exclaimed, "Oh my gosh! This is ...

There are a million ways to re-imagine Shakespeare. Who could forget the “Lion King,” Disney’s famous “Hamlet” remake featuring the voice of Jonathan Taylor Thomas as the Danish Prince’s sub-Saharan, leonine counterpart? Or “West Side Story,” a mid-century “Romeo and Juliet” set in gang-infested New York City in the days ...

You might wonder why McCarter Theatre would choose to produce a two-person play in the larger of its two theaters. The answer is obvious as soon as you walk in the door: the set.Set in Lebanon, Mo., on July 4, 1944, Landon Wilson’s “Talley’s Folly” tells the story of Matt ...

What would you do on your last night on Earth? "Some Things You Need to Know Before the World Ends (A Final Evening with the Illuminati)" by Larry Larson and Levi Lee, on stage last weekend and this weekend at Theatre Intime, deals with just that question. Directed by Will ...

    This year, Princeton University Players, Princeton's student-run musical theater group, is opening its season with "Tick, Tick ... BOOM!" an autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who wrote the acclaimed musical "Rent."     Directed by Andrea Grody '11, "Tick, Tick ... BOOM!" tells the story of Jon, a struggling musical ...

If you decide to see "Herringbone," the play currently featured at Berlind Theatre, chances are you won't ever have seen anything quite like it. This is a show imbued with a distinct self-consciousness that even lets us peek backstage from time to time. Gone is the mystery of the theater: ...