Other Desert Cities (play)

Review: Ties bind even as brickbats fly in 'Other Desert Cities'

2012-12-10 19:45:00

If like me you come from a mixed family, meaning there are conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats boisterously hashing out their differences at the holiday table, you'll have an easy time recognizing the Wyeth clan gathered to celebrate...

Robin Weigert taps Brooke Wyeth's mind in 'Other Desert Cities'

2012-12-08 06:00:00

On your way to meet actress Robin Weigert for the first time, you may be forgiven for feeling some trepidation about who, exactly, will greet you at the door. Will it be Calamity Jane, the buckskin-wearing, dirt-encrusted, foul-tongued frontier woman...

Justin Long withdraws from 'Other Desert Cities' at Mark Taper

2012-10-19 13:02:00

Justin Long has withdrawn from the upcoming Los Angeles premiere of "Other Desert Cities" at the Mark Taper Forum, which is set to begin performances on Nov. 28. Center Theatre Group said that the actor had to leave the play due to "a film commitment."...

Jeannie Berlin, JoBeth Williams join 'Other Desert Cities' cast

2012-10-08 09:00:00

The Los Angeles premiere of "Other Desert Cities" by Jon Robin Baitz is to feature Jeannie Berlin, JoBeth Williams and Robin Weigert. The actors are joining the previously announced Justin Long and Robert Foxworth in the comedy about a wealthy family...

Tony Awards 2012: From L.A. to the Great White Way

2012-06-11 06:30:00

The Tony Awards may be the toast of Broadway, but there were Champagne glasses being raised for some of Sunday's victors who have roots in Southern California. The most noteworthy production was "Clybourne Park," which was named best play. The Pulitzer...

Tony Awards: 'Clybourne Park,' 'Once' are big winners

2012-06-10 22:09:00

Bruce Norris' "Clybourne Park," a sharp-toothed satirical drama about the vagaries of race and real estate, won for best play, and "Once," a starry-eyed romance centered on an Irish street musician and a Czech immigrant flower seller, topped the best...

Set Designer Creates Maze Magic For 'Twelfth Night' At Hartford Stage

2013-05-17 10:51:00

For set designer Alexander Dodge, it often starts with an image. In the case of the visual inspiration of Hartford Stage's production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," it was the suggestion of a garden maze by director Darko Tresnjak. The result is...

Mad Cow Theatre announces 2013-14 season

2013-05-10 10:48:00

Mad Cow Theatre's 17th season will include recent Broadway hits "Venus in Fur" and "Other Desert Cities," as well as classics, including Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and the 1970s rock musical "Hair." The annual Orlando Cabaret Festival...

Summer Times: Stage

2013-05-10 06:14:02

Joey Fatone returns to Pittsburgh CLO to help open the 2013 season in the classic musical "42nd Street." The former 'N Sync band member played Franz Liebkind in the 2010 production of "The Producers" and now plays the role of a producer of a Broadway-...

Michael Hainey book raises questions about truth versus family

2013-02-12 15:14:00

Say you had a family secret. A juicy one. The kind that speaks volumes about families. And you wrote a book about it. But your family hates the book. Or, at the very least, potentially feels embarrassment from it. Would you still release that book?...

As playwrights age, so do perspectives

2013-01-24 08:28:00

In his younger days, playwright Jon Robin Baitz was known for his angry young characters, usually in conflict with stubborn members of the older generation. Those bristling, indignant, furious youth fill such plays as "A Fair Country" (produced in Chicago...

Winter theater 2013: 10 shows for the cold, from classic 'Caesar' to 'Other Desert Cities'

2013-01-04 09:01:00

With Scrooge back under wraps, it's time for the 2013 winter theater season to begin in earnest. There's an especially strong slate of classical works opening between now and the end of March, but the offerings also are as diverse as ever. Among the...

"Other Desert Cities" at the Goodman Theatre.

2013-01-22 15:02:00

"Other Desert Cities" at the Goodman Theatre.

2013-01-11 00:00:00