Theater

CUArts’s Mosher builds ‘Bridge’ between Columbians and Broadway theater

Gregory Mosher, the director of Columbia’s Arts Initiative and of the current Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s “A View From the Bridge,” lets his two jobs inform each other.

Across the bridge, ‘As You Like It’ disappoints

Sam Mendes fails to infuse Brooklyn with humor in The Bridge Project’s production of “As You Like It.”

New SoA theater program heads abroad

Columbia's graduate School of the Arts is offering a three-week course in French contemporary theater at Columbia's campus at Reid Hall.

Columbia Stages production covers M’side in ‘Black Snow’

Columbia Stages' “Black Snow,” showing at Riverside Theatre through Feb. 6, features an Alice in Wonderland-like rendition of mid-century Moscow that serves as a backdrop for one man’s tumultuous journey to greatness.

‘Emperor Jones’ revival is crowned for innovation

Take King Lear, relocate him to an island in the Caribbean, change his skin color, and take the writing reins out of William Shakespeare’s hands and put them in the more than capable hands of Eugene O’Neill.

Off-Broadway, on budget: 20at20 gears up

For two weeks, 20at20, an annual promotion to provide cheap tickets to an often-overlooked sector of NYC theater, offers $20 tickets to students who show up 20 minutes before the start of about 25 different off-Broadway shows.

Life imitates art, art imitates audience in CC alum’s ‘Dorian Gray’ adaptation

Daniel Mitura, CC '09, is hitting the off-Broadway stage with a multi-dimensional adaptation of "The Picture of Dorian Gray."

CU theater groups hope to plant progressive spring calendar

From KCST to CUP, CUPAL member organizations are gearing up for another round of original and experimental productions.

Connections between clothing and memories dress up simple play

Nora Ephron's "Love, Loss, and What I Wore" weaves together strings of women's memories with clothing as a common thread.

Rewarding 'Ragtime' has little time left

"Ragtime" has shortcomings, but they are overshadowed by a few fantastic performances and the overall strong ensemble cast.

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