Monthly Archives: October 2016

Lyric Opera’s Lucia di Lammermoor: Superlative Voices Reign Supreme

+ You can hear it in films – not just in The Great Caruso (1951), but also in The Departed (2006), Man on the Moon (1999), two Mickey Rooney  movies, Captain January (1936),Little Women (1933), Scarface (1932) , with the Marx Brothers in Animal Crackers (1930), and even in the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979). […]

October 20, 2016 – 9:59 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Art, Books, from Paul, History, Men and Women, Music, Opera, Poetry, Quotations, Theater | Comments Off on Lyric Opera’s Lucia di Lammermoor: Superlative Voices Reign Supreme

Remy Bumppo’s Pirandello’s HENRY IV: A Modern Masterpiece Given Life

Though considered a major modern playwright, the plays of Luigi Pirandello are rarely produced. The reasons are numerous. First, the large casts require large budgets. Second, the plays’ philosophical facades are difficult to crack. And third, directors struggle to find a production style which makes the plays both clear and exciting to an audience. Consequently, […]

October 18, 2016 – 7:57 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Art, Books, from Paul, History, Men and Women, Music, Opera, Quotations, Theater | Comments Off on Remy Bumppo’s Pirandello’s HENRY IV: A Modern Masterpiece Given Life

2016 EQUITY JEFF NOMINATIONS

The Jeff Awards has been honoring outstanding Chicago theatre artists annually since it was established in 1968. I was happy to have appreciated many of this year’s  Equity nominations: “The Tempest” -Chicago Shakespeare Theater PRODUCTION – PLAY – LARGE DIRECTOR – PLAY Aaron Posner and Teller ACTOR IN A PRINCIPAL ROLE – PLAY Nate Dendy […]

October 14, 2016 – 9:46 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on 2016 EQUITY JEFF NOMINATIONS