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Theatre Reviews
Marc Tumminelli, Craig Wells, David Rossetti, Elizabeth Pawlowski Photo: Buff Kindau
(06/24/11) The Drowsey Chaperone runs at St. Michael's Playhouse in Colchester VT through July 2. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. more
(06/24/11) As part of the annual Fringe Theater and Arts Festival in Ottawa this week, NCPR's theater critic Connie Meng was part of a panel exploring how the media reviews theater. Todd Moe spoke with Connie about some of the questions posed to members of the panel which included broadcast, print and web journalists.
Rod Beattie as Walt Wingfield Photo: Ian Jackson
(06/16/11) Wingfield Lost & Found runs in the Springer Theatre at the 1000 Islands Playhouse through July 16. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. more
Daniel MacIvor Photo: Guntar Kravis
(05/30/11) This Is What Happens Next is running at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa through June 12. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. more
Cyndi Carleton,Tracy Michailidis, Alison MacDonald, Laura Caswell Pgoto: TIP
(05/20/11) The Marvelous Wonderettes is running at the 1000 Islands Playhouse in Gananoque through June 11. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at a recent performance and has this review. more
Shawn Byfield & Starr Domingue Photo: Daniel Alexander
(05/16/11) i think i can is running at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa through May 28. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. more
Linda Marie Larson (as Virginia), Alma Cuervo (as Ana), Gisela Chipe (as Matilde), David Adkins (as Charles), and Carol Halstead (as Lane) Photo: T. Charles Erickson
(05/09/11) The Clean House is running at Syracuse Stage through May 22. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. more
Kathryn Blume as Sylvia Photo:Lindsay Raymondjack of Seven Days
(04/22/11) Sylvia is running at Vermont Stage Company in the FlynnSpace through May 8. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. more
The English Theatre Company Photo: Bruce Zinger
(03/21/11) Saint Carmen of the Main is running at the National Arts Center in Ottawa through April 2. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. more
Andy Massingham and Pierre Brault Photo:Andrew Alexander
(03/17/11) The Shadow Cutter is running at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa through March 27. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at a recent performance and has this review. more
Theater
June 20, 2011 | NPR · This weekend, movie theaters played a filmed version of a star-studded production of Stephen Sondheim's Company that played live in New York in April. An experiment in filmed versions of live performances (though certainly not entirely new), it raises the question of what the future could hold.
June 19, 2011 | NPR · The classically-trained British actor Michael York has had a dazzling film, stage and television career, from Shakespeare to Austin Powers to The Simpsons. Guest host Jacki Lyden speaks with York about his long and distinguished acting career.
June 15, 2011 | NPR · Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark is finally officially open on Broadway, substantially revamped from its troubled beginnings. Critic Mark Blankenship says there are thrills to be found, but none of them are in the unimpressive score or the flat story.
June 14, 2011 | NPR · The political satirist and comedian talks about his Broadway performance (and performance anxieties) and about his recent segments on The Colbert Report featuring Sarah Palin and Anthony Weiner.
June 14, 2011 | NPR · After months of previews, cast injuries, scathing reviews and delay upon delay followed by a shut-down and complete overhaul of the script, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark — the most expensive musical ever produced on Broadway — opens Tuesday night.
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