It is an extraordinary thing to commit yourself to work in theater despite the long hours and low pay. Why do people do it? This is the first in a series highlighting this year’s Helen Hayes nominees: their work, their life, their art, their passion. Matthew M. Nielson has received four Helen Hayes awards for […]
Archives for May 16, 2016
Hedda Gabler, an emotional steeplechase, at Studio Theatre (review)
Henrik Ibsen shocked the world with the psychological portrait of a female “monster of unsexed depravity” in his Hedda Gabler and cemented his reputations as the father of modern drama, in particular theatrical realism. Six generations later, Irish playwright Mark O’Rowe still shocks with his own adaptation. But by ditching the original societal context, O’Rowe […]
Counting down to Helen Hayes Awards night, May 23rd
The votes have been counted, the spinner awards ordered, hopeful nominees are drafting their acceptance speeches. And somewhere, someone knows who will take home one or more of the 47 Helen Hayes awards for the 2015 season. All that’s left for those lucky enough to have their ticket to the Lincoln Theatre on Monday night, May 23rd, is […]