Paula Vogel’s “Indecent” is many things: an idiosyncratic mix of music, memory and theater magic; a female take on an infamous male intellectual; a Holocaust parable that manages to surprise; a lesbian love story both lyrical and consumed with lust; a provocative piece of found history that holds up an eerie mirror to our times. The Pulitzer-winning playwright, author of more than a dozen distinctive works, has been talking to countless audiences about her first show to land on Broadway human -- separately discovered the same censored story. Vogel spoke with me a few days before the Tonys, which she planned to attend as a Best Play nominee.
Is it strange to be where you are now? Are you surprised to be on Broadway?
I find it just a continuation of what I’ve been doing. It’s like going from Rhode Island to Texas -- the roads are the same,...
Is it strange to be where you are now? Are you surprised to be on Broadway?
I find it just a continuation of what I’ve been doing. It’s like going from Rhode Island to Texas -- the roads are the same,...
- 6/10/2017
- by Helen Eisenbach
- www.culturecatch.com
A priest is torn between two loves. Marcela Hannia Guillen and her Cuban-Americanfamily are struggling and Father Monroe Raul Mendez offers them warmth and kindness.Generosityblossoms into love as the lines between vocation and passion begin to blur. Artistic Director Emily Mannand playwright Nilo Cruz reunite for the first time since the Pulitzer Prize-winning Anna in the Tropicswith this lyrical and romantic new play. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action at McCarter Theatre Center below...
- 9/16/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Old Globe today announced it will open its 2015-2016 Season with In Your Arms, a World Premiere dance-theatre musical featuring direction and choreography by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli Newsies, Godspell, Lincoln Center Theater's South Pacific and original music by Tony Award winner Stephen Flaherty Ragtime, Once on This Island two-time Oscar nominee for Anastasia. Co-conceived by Gattelli and Jennifer Manocherian, In Your Arms features 10 dance vignettes written by an incredible and diverse lineup of theatre powerhouses, including Douglas Carter Beane, Nilo Cruz, Christopher Durang, Carrie Fisher, David Henry Hwang, Rajiv Joseph, Terrence McNally, Marsha Norman, Lynn Nottage, and Alfred Uhry. Among them, the creators have amassed 14 Tony Awards, five Pulitzer Prizes, six Pulitzer finalist designations, and one Academy Award.
- 1/27/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
As a major voice for justice and truth, theater has a responsibility to tell universal stories to and from a variety of communities. As mainstream American theater adjusts to an ever-emerging melting pot of cultures, theaters across the country are placing inclusion at the forefront of their work. Here are 18 great examples of multicultural theater companies that raise up underrepresented artists of all kinds. Intar (NYC)As one of the United States’ oldest Latino theater companies, Intar (International Arts Relations) has been “producing Latino voices in English since 1966.” The company produces Latin and Latin-American classics, reinterpretations of classics, and new work by Latin writers like José Rivera and Nilo Cruz. Intar just wrapped its third annual One-Minute Play Festival featuring world premieres by over 20 emerging and established Latin-American playwrights. The Jewish Theater of New York (NYC)This New York institution aims to “produce theatrical works that defy easy answers,” telling...
- 12/9/2014
- backstage.com
The Miami Herald reported last week that 'Sotto Voce' by Nilo Cruz, which Theater for the New City commissioned and produced for its world premiere February 15 to March 9, will be staged by legendary director Peter Brook in a French version in the future, with other versions to follow. Mr. Brook, Director of Theatre du Nord in Paris, was quoted as calling the play 'beautiful.'...
- 3/25/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
• Curtis Jackson (aka 50 Cent), John Cusack (Lee Daniels’ The Butler), and Jason Patric (Speed 2: Cruise Control) will team up with Bruce Willis for The Prince, a Las Vegas-set thriller about a former mob boss who must return to the city when his daughter goes missing. Brian A Miller (House of the Rising Sun) is set to direct. Cusack and Jackson recently appeared together in The Frozen Ground. [Deadline]
• AnnaSophia Robb (The Carrie Diaries) will play a girl with cancer in Conspiracy on Jekyll Island, which is currently shooting in Chicago. Minnie Driver and Frank Grillo are set to star as...
• AnnaSophia Robb (The Carrie Diaries) will play a girl with cancer in Conspiracy on Jekyll Island, which is currently shooting in Chicago. Minnie Driver and Frank Grillo are set to star as...
- 11/26/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
he Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust today announced that the Fifth Annual Steinberg Playwright Mimi Awards will be presented on Monday, October 29, 2012. The Mimi Awards promote theater as a vital part of our culture by nurturing American playwrights and encouraging the development and production of new American plays. The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust will present the 2012 Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award at this years ceremony, which will be held at the Lincoln Center Theater in New York City. The Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award is presented biennially to honor and encourage the artistic excellence and achievement of an American playwright whose body of work has made significant contributions to the American theater. The recipient of the Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award will receive a cash award of 200,000. The Steinberg Playwright Awards and the Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Awards are presented in alternate years. Past recipients are Lisa DAmour and Melissa James Gibson,...
- 6/19/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Coming off his best year in, realistically speaking, about a decade, Antonio Banderas is starting off the next one with some promise. As ScreenDaily tells us, the actor is in talks to star as — personally speaking, of course — my favorite dictator, Fidel Castro, for the biopic Castro’s Daughter.
But the King’s Speech-like film — set to be directed by Michael Radford — doesn’t follow Cuba’s former leader; instead, it takes the viewpoint of Alina Fernandez, “the product of a love affair between Fidel Castro and Cuban socialite Naty Revuelta” who secretly left Cuba “in the early 1990s disguised as a Spanish tourist.” The main thrust of the story, written by Nilo Cruz and Crash co-writer Bobby Moresco, is how she overcame “the everlasting effects of the grips of her father through self liberation.” No schedule seems to have been laid out for production, though that’s supposed to...
But the King’s Speech-like film — set to be directed by Michael Radford — doesn’t follow Cuba’s former leader; instead, it takes the viewpoint of Alina Fernandez, “the product of a love affair between Fidel Castro and Cuban socialite Naty Revuelta” who secretly left Cuba “in the early 1990s disguised as a Spanish tourist.” The main thrust of the story, written by Nilo Cruz and Crash co-writer Bobby Moresco, is how she overcame “the everlasting effects of the grips of her father through self liberation.” No schedule seems to have been laid out for production, though that’s supposed to...
- 1/16/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Antonio Banderas has entered talks to play Fidel Castro in Michael Radford’s upcoming drama "Castro’s Daughter" at Mankind Entertainment says Screen Daily.
The film tells the true life story of Alina Fernandez, the product of a love affair between Fidel and Cuban socialite Naty Revuelta.
Alina went on to reject her father’s regime and secretly fled Cuba in the early 1990's disguised as a Spanish tourist. The real Alina volunteered Banderas’ name as the ideal person to play the role.
The tone is said to be somewhat akin to "The King’s Speech" but from a daughter's perspective as she "overcomes the everlasting effects of the grips of her father through self liberation".
"Crash" co-writer Bobby Moresco and Pulitzer prize-winning author Nilo Cruz are penning the script. John Martinez and Joe Lamy are producing and shooting will take place in Puerto Rico.
The film tells the true life story of Alina Fernandez, the product of a love affair between Fidel and Cuban socialite Naty Revuelta.
Alina went on to reject her father’s regime and secretly fled Cuba in the early 1990's disguised as a Spanish tourist. The real Alina volunteered Banderas’ name as the ideal person to play the role.
The tone is said to be somewhat akin to "The King’s Speech" but from a daughter's perspective as she "overcomes the everlasting effects of the grips of her father through self liberation".
"Crash" co-writer Bobby Moresco and Pulitzer prize-winning author Nilo Cruz are penning the script. John Martinez and Joe Lamy are producing and shooting will take place in Puerto Rico.
- 1/14/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The annual Primary Stages November Night to Remember Gala, a fundraiser benefiting the extensive artistic development programs offered by the company, was just held at the Edison Ballroom, last night, November 9, 2011. Each year at their annual Gala, Primary Stages honors an individual or group who has made significant contributions to the American theater. This year's gala honored the writers, lyricists, and composers who have won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Honorary Committee of Pulitzer Prize Winners includes Edward Albee, David Auburn, Michael Cristofer, Nilo Cruz, Charles Fuller, Frank Gilroy, Sheldon Harnick, Beth Henley, Tom Kitt, James Lapine, Tracy Letts, David Lindsay-Abaire, Donald Margulies, Marsha Norman, Bruce Norris, Lynn Nottage, Robert Schenkkan, Stephen Sondheim, Alfred Uhry, Paula Vogel, Doug Wright, and Brian Yorkey.
- 11/10/2011
- by Peter James Zielinski
- BroadwayWorld.com
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