MCHS stages 'The Man Who Came to Dinner' Nov 12, 2009
The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart opened to instant critical and popular acclaim in 1939. The playwrights were proven masters of the craft of the well-made play with the previous success of You Can t Take It With You. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Weekend Guide: Theater Nov 7, 2009
"THE ROYAL FAMILY": **; This revival of George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's 1927 comedy is funny-ish when it should be funny. Go for the cast: Rosemary Harris as the matriarch of an acting dynasty, Reg Rogers as a flamboyant thespian, Jan Maxwell for her epic meltdown. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
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Case in point is Ensemble Theatre s bang-up production of the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart comedy classic The Man Who Came to Dinner. The play may be a 1930s relic, but the show kept me smiling and chuckling throughout. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
A funny-ish thing happened to comedy Oct 9, 2009
Granted, when the show improves after the first intermission, you realize that Hughes shouldn't bear the sole blame for its unpromising start: The act is one long exposition as George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber merely introduce their dozen or so characters ... Granted, when the show improves after the first intermission, you realize that Hughes shouldn't bear the sole blame for its unpromising start: The act is one long exposition as George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber merely introduce their dozen... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The Culture Gabfest, Damage Control Edition Oct 8, 2009
June's pick: George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's play , featuring Rosemary Harris, on Broadway. Julia's pick: Lucinda Williams' , "Those Three Days."Dana's pick: short-story writer and Deborah Eisenberg. (Slate)
Broadway Performance Canceled When Actor Falls Ill Oct 6, 2009
Meier said understudy Anthony Newfeld would take over Roberts' role at the Sunday evening performance of "The Royal Family," a comedy by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. The Manhattan Theatre Club production opens Thursday at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. (KIRO TV, WA)
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Roberts is known for his roles in Woody Allen movies including "Annie Hall" and "Hannah and Her Sisters." He was last on Broadway in the 2007 musical "Xanadu." Meier said understudy Anthony Newfeld would take over Roberts' role in "The Royal Family," a comedy by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. Fianc of 'Housewives' performer dies after Atlanta fight The former fianc of a cast member from "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" died Saturday after a fight outside an Atlanta strip club. (Erie Times-News, PA)
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New Plays Outnumber Revivals on Broadway Sep 9, 2009
Blue bloods of another sort - an acting dynasty vaguely modeled after the Barrymores - arrive next in "The Royal Family," the aptly named comedy by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, first seen in New York in 1927. The always incandescent Rosemary Harris plays its matriarch and the cast also includes Ana Gasteyer, John Glover, Jan Maxwell and Tony Roberts. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Loopy Brits In War Games Jul 24, 2009
SATIRE is what closes on Saturday night," George S. Kaufman famously joked, though if the famed playwright were alive today, he might add it's also available on IFC's on-demand cable network. "In the Loop" is certainly the smartest and funniest movie inspired by the Iraq war. The spinoff from the BBC series "The Thick of It" centers on the British prime minister's foul-mouthed chief spokesman, brilliantly played by a Scottish actor named Peter Capaldi. In series creator Armando Iannucci's movie,... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
BACKSTAGE: MiraCosta mourns theater founder Apr 28, 2009
"President Barack Obama's inauguration will last through the summer, at least at Legoland California, where the park's miniature re-creation of the swearing-in ceremony has become a popular visitor attraction.Originally created in mid-January as a temporary element in the Washington, D.C., part of Miniland (where major cities of the world are re-created in miniature scale entirely out of Lego building bricks), the Obama family scene has drawn such large crowds that park officials have decided to... (North County Times)
