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“PARADE” IS A COLOSSAL HIT FOR THEATRE RALEIGH
7/13/14http://triangleartsandentertainment.org/2014/07/the-tony-award-winning-musical-parade-is-a-colossal-hit-for-theatre-raleigh/ Imagine writing a musical about a famous miscarriage of justice in the South — a musical! Now imagine that it is searingly powerful and poignant. Theatre Raleigh’s Hot Summer Nights production of Parade is both. With book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, Parade will take your breath away with its sudden turns, and grip you tightly as injustice is heaped upon corruption. But the funniest thing is, it’ll also make you laugh a bit, but laugh deeply. As performed at the Kennedy Theater as the fourth presentation of the 2014 Hot Summer NightsRead More »
JRB PROVIDES THE SCORE FOR “YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU”
7/3/14Jason Robert Brown will be providing incidental music for a new production of Kaufman and Hart’s classic comedy “You Can’t Take It With You,” starting previews in August. Rose Byrne, making her Broadway debut, and Annaleigh Ashford have signed on to a cast that already includes James Earl Jones and Kristine Neilsen. Mark Linn-Baker, Crystal A. Dickinson, Julie Halston and Reg Rogers also are among the ensemble. Scott Ellis directs the revival. “You Can’t Take It With You” kicks off previews Aug. 26 ahead of a Sept. 28 opening at the Longacre Theater. Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and Jam TheatricalsRead More »