Hollywood has plenty of glittering folklore and tabloid-worthy stories that provide a brief glimpse into the dramatic past of the elite. Few, though, maintain the mystery of one particular November weekend in 1924. Through February 26, Screenplays — a community theater company that specializes in producing the Golden Age of Hollywood onstage — presents a […]
Lindsay Warren Baker
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Theater review: “Austen’s Pride” at Nazareth”Austen’s Pride: A New Musical of Pride and Prejudice”
Since “Pride and Prejudice” was published in 1813, the British novel has inspired everything from comic books and fan fiction to plays, films, and TV shows. But with the exception of one 1959 Broadway musical – “First Impressions,” named after Jane Austen’s first draft of the novel – the romantic tale of Mr. Darcy and […]
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Theater Review: Pittsford Musicals’ “Next to Normal”
In 2010, “Next to Normal” became the eighth musical in history to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. A Pulitzer for a rock musical, no less, a genre typically reserved for “American Idol” rejects and revues featuring the greatest hits of now-elderly musicians. But “Next to Normal,” which Pittsford Musicals opened last Friday, has achieved […]
