In 2011, David Lindsay-Abaire’s play, “Good People,” premiered on Broadway and was nominated for two Tony Awards — one for Best Play, one for Best Leading Actress; it took the trophy in the latter category, earning Frances McDormand her first and, so far, only Tony (though she’s received two Osc
Role-reversal can be an enjoyable and entertaining exercise in building empathy and widening the perspectives of those who participate and/or witness such an activity.
The 1967 film, “The Graduate,” adapted from Charles Webb’s novel of the same title by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry, was transformed into a stage play by Terry Johnson. It made its Broadway debut in April of 2002.
“Daddy Long “Daddy Long Legs” is a 1912 novel written by Jean Webster. It was loosely interpreted and made into a 1955 film as a star vehicle for Fred Astaire.
Orson Bean (perhaps best known for his three-year stint on the erstwhile TV series “Desperate Housewives” and before that for his hundreds of guest appearances on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson”) and his wife, Alley Mills (a hard working TV and stage actress currently seen on the CBS soap o
“Shakespeare in Love” made its cinematic debut in 1998. With a screenplay by Tom Stoppard and Mark Norman, the film won that year’s Oscar for Best Picture. In 2013, the romantic farce and history-inspired fantasy was adapted to the stage by playwright Lee Hall.
Cabaret is now up and running in the Studio Theatre of the storied Long Beach Playhouse; it’s a rousing musical that made its stage debut in the 1960s and is about the rise of fascism in the 1920s and 30s, but it has great relevance to these moments of the 21st century.
