items tagged with Adam Michael Lewis
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2006-07-05 04:38:32
A half-hour before Friday's performance of On Golden Pond at the Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse, the theatre's producer (and Pond director) Dennis Hitchcock took the stage, and after making the traditional opening-night welcomes, warned that the show's first act alone ran nearly 80 minutes - a long haul, he explained, for elder audiences. Yet I'm thinking that Hitchcock's announcement was made less out of concern for the crowd's bladders than out of justifiable pride - a trek to the restroom would force people to miss parts of the show, and with the stunningly fine performance Michael Kennedy is giving here, who would want to miss even one?
Read More About Golden Oldies: "On Golden Pond," At The Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse Through September 2...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2006-05-31 05:07:10
Degree of difficulty counts for a lot, so director Sean Leary and his estimable cast would earn points merely for the area existence of Martin McDonagh’s horrific fairy tale The Pillowman, the latest – and certainly riskiest – endeavor from My Verona Productions.
Read More About Pillow Talk: "The Pillowman," At ComedySportz Through June 3...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2006-05-24 05:33:53
"I think my forte is storytelling. I just like to pretend. And any experience that I have where I believe the actor or actors are as close to pretending as possible? That's what gets me off, man. To me, that's what acting's all about." -- Tom Walljasper
Read More About The Pretender: Things You Should Know About – And From – The Area’S Best Actor, Tom Walljasper...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2006-01-18 00:00:00
The most telling moment in the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse’s splendid re-imagining of Grease is a minor one, and – like most of this production’s finest moments – nowhere to be found in the original script. (It’s actually an invention of director/choreographer Ann Nieman’s, designed to cover a scene change.) Danny (Jeremy Jonet) and Cha-Cha (Nicole Polzella) have just won Rydell High’s dance competition, yet instead of relishing the victory, Danny runs off to re-claim the heart of his true love, Sandy (Cheryl Hoffman). As the decorations come down and the stragglers depart, Cha-Cha – who has even been rebuffed by the nerdy Eugene (Mark D. Lingenfelter) – finds herself alone, and she takes a beat, gazes at the suddenly meaningless trophy in her hands, and quietly, sadly walks off stage.
Read More About Revenge Of The Nerds: "Grease" At The Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2005-11-23 00:00:00
Adapted from David Sedaris’ famed audio presentation and subsequent short story, The Santaland Diaries – the latest endeavor from My Verona Productions, currently playing at Rock Island’s ComedySportz venue – is an acting triumph for its star, Adam Lewis. Playing an unmotivated 33-year-old who finds himself – to his abject shame – employed at Macy’s as one of Santa’s elves, Lewis is spectacular; as he enacts his character’s grueling ordeals in a one-man show that’s part monologue, part stand-up routine, and part performance-art piece, the actor is thrilling to watch, so brilliantly focused and ceaselessly inventive that he leaves you a bit in awe.
Read More About Setting Sedaris Straight: My Verona Productions' "The Santaland Diaries"...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Feature Stories
2005-11-16 00:00:00
For many stage actors, the chance to perform a one-person show would be a dream come true. For Adam Michael Lewis, this dream has come true, but not, it turns out, for the first time. Or the second. Or even the third.
Read More About Flying Solo: Adam Michael Lewis In "The Santaland Diaries"...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2005-09-21 00:00:00
(Warning: Though I’ve tried to be circumspect, details on Scotland Road’s mysteries may slip out. Proceed with caution.)
The psychological drama Scotland Road, the first production in New Ground Theatre’s 2005-6 season, is both entertaining and disheartening – entertaining because of the skill of director Michael Oberfield and his cast, disheartening because playwright Jeffrey Hatcher’s work doesn’t quite seem to deserve their skill.
Read More About Maintaining Balance On A Bumpy "Road": New Ground Theatre's "Scotland Road"...
Written By: Mike Schulz
Section: Theatre
Category: Reviews
2005-04-20 00:00:00
So far as I know, there are no steadfast rules regarding children’s theatre, but two certain “don’t”s would have to be: (1) Don’t bore the kids, and (2) Don’t confuse the kids.
Read More About "Pippi" Never Starts Making Sense: "Pippi Longstocking" At The Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse...
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