The Pentecostal setting of the show is anything but gimmicky. It services every facet of Sophocles’ text. The weightiness of appeasing a higher power and parsing out incestuous bloodlines becomes ...
Lee Breuer and Bob Telson’s “The Gospel at Colonus,” this year’s livelier-than-usual outdoor theater production at the Getty Villa, combines disparate ritual traditions. Ancient Greek tragedy is ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Conceived and adapted by Lee Beuer with music composed by Bob Telson, this ...
Kane Repertory Theatre returns with "On An Average Day," John Kolvenbach's two-hander about estranged brothers who reunite to examine their shared, tragic history. James Hendley plays Bob, a sociopath ...
As the warmth of spring hits Hyde Park, Chicago’s Court Theatre has responded with a gorgeously produced, deeply inclusive and richly sung staging of a work that draws rich connections between the ...
Opera powerhouse Davóne Tines takes center stage this summer in a breathtaking new revival of "The Gospel at Colonus" — an electrifying reimagining of Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus through the lens of ...
In the beginning there is the sound, irresistible sound. It rises from the throats of 18 singers who've come together under one roof for the express purpose of raising it. Acoustics are what count ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Greek tragedy combines with gospel music for a unique evening of theater. With 2's Got Your Ticket, here's CBS 2 entertainment reporter Vince Gerasole with a look at Court Theatre's ...
NEW YORK — Someone should give Zeus a burnt offering. Or a producer credit. At the Delacorte Theater on Thursday night, sporadic rain had been falling for more than an hour. But as soon as the doors ...
Des Moines Performing Arts announced Monday that Pyramid Theatre Company's production of "The Gospel at Colonus" has been delayed to next year due to rising COVID-19 concerns. It said the production ...
Lee Breuer and Bob Telson’s “The Gospel at Colonus,” this year’s livelier-than-usual outdoor theater production at the Getty Villa, combines disparate ritual traditions. Ancient Greek tragedy is ...