Next up at Judson Theatre Company - BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE!

Judson Theatre Company's (www.JudsonTheatre.com) next production is John Van Druten's magical romantic comedy Bell, Book and Candle!

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After years of being rarely produced at the professional level, several high-profile regional theatre companies have staged the play over the past few years. We put it on Judson Theatre Company's audience survey this past spring--and sure enough, our wonderful patrons didn't let me down. When BB&C showed up as one of the most popular plays on the survey, we took it as a sign: the time to do it is now!

In addition to being a fan of underappreciated playwright John Van Druten, I've always particularly loved Bell, Book and Candle.  It's truly a magical play--a comedy of charm.  Van Druten wrote the stage plays I Remember Mama, The Voice of the Turtle (which ran for three seasons on Broadway), Old Acquaintance (probably best known as a movie) and I am a Camera (which was one of the sources for the musical Cabaret). Van Druten directed the original Broadway production of The King and I, as well as directing the original Broadway production of Bell, Book and Candle.

I first saw a community theatre production of the play when I was a child, which made me track down the Jimmy Stewart/Kim Novak/Jack Lemmon movie on VHS (it was a long time ago!). Through the years I've seen several professional productions, and finally, it's all culminating in a chance to work on this wonderful show. Hope you'll be there so we can share this show together.

It's November 7-10 only at Owens Auditorium in Pinehurst, and tickets and info are at JudsonTheatre.com.

Goodbye to THE TWO-CHARACTER PLAY!

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL on The Two-Character Play

Friends, please read this beautiful, thoughtful, intelligent appreciation of The Two-Character Play in The Wall Street Journal. I continue to be astonished by all the things people see in our play.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324591204579036931049934814.html

"The theater that I care about," said Mr. Kluger, "forces me out of my comfort zone so that I can crack my shell a bit."

Sensational blog review sums up THE TWO-CHARACTER PLAY

Imagine! I was afraid that if we mounted The Two-Character Play off-Broadway, people might not "get" it...well, in addition to The New York Times, The New York Post, USA Today and all the other terrific reviews, blog reviews like this one by Aaron Botwick on Scribicide keep popping up.  It warms my notoriously cold heart to know that people are absolutely "getting" the play--and writing about it so eloquently.  Thank you, Aaron. http://scribicide.com/2013/08/05/locked-doors/ 

And if you're reading this, the producer in me has to say: have you got your tickets yet?

Scroll down on this blog to read 14 other superlative-packed reviews.

Full-page New York Times feature on THE TWO-CHARACTER PLAY!

We got a full-page feature in The New York Times, with color photos!

This terrific interview with Brad Dourif and Amanda Plummer, the stars of Tennessee Williams' THE TWO-CHARACTER PLAY now playing off-Broadway at New World Stages, is in the Arts Section today (Sunday, July 21).

Here's a link to read it online:
Amanda Plummer and Brad Dourif Onstage

New York Times Critic's Pick +14 more TWO-CHARACTER PLAY reviews to celebrate!

We're thrilled that Ben Brantley's review in The New York Times resulted in our being designated a New York Times Critic's Pick!To read his NYT Review click here

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Our current aggregate grade on StageGrade.com is an "A-"!  We'll take it! And here are some of the reviews that got us there--along with other reviews I'm fond of!

More good news: Elizabeth Vincentelli in The New York Post really "got" the play, calling this production "revelatory" and giving us the delightful pull quote: "Few can do cray-cray like these two."  Read her review "Divine Crazy from Tennessee" by clicking here 

USA Today's Elysa Gardner Recommends the show too!Tennessee Williams' Two-Character Play Haunts Anew linked here
 
Edge New York's Matthew Martello says "an absolute must-see duo for this rarely seen Williams masterpiece."  Read his review here

Also, Dan Callahan of The L Magazine wrote a penetrating, insightful review that I like a lot.  Read that review here  
 
Similarly, Judd Hollander in The Epoch Times calls the show "Riveting!" Read Judd's review 
 
BlogCritics.org's Carole di Tosti calls the play a "rare work of existential genius" and "one of Williams' finest": Read her very insightful rave!

Likewise, CurtainUp.com's Simon Saltzman really understood what we're going for: "how fortunate we are to have this under-valued play back..." Read what Simon Says!

Cory Conley of NYTheatre.com concurs that our production is "a gem." Read the review

Vulture.com's Scott Brown had some nice things to say...Read Scott's review

A little later we got this great review from Joseph Cervelli of NorthJersey.com which is published in print in several New Jersey newspapers--"a fascinating, moving work".  Read the NorthJersey.com review here

David Roberts of Theatre Reviews Limited implores: "Do not miss the opportunity to see this production." Read David's rave here

Wolf Entertainment Guide likes our stars: "the powerful acting duo is the prime attraction." He also understands why "it is valuable...to see this play resurrected." Read by clicking here

Upstage-Downstage says "a miracle is happening at New World Stages!" Read more here

Finally, after devotedly reading Michael Feingold all these years, what a treat to have him write insightfully about our production on TheaterMania.com, and frame it in the context of today's NYC off-Broadway theatre scene. Read Feingold here
 
Proud to be part of the producing team of The Two-Character Play.  Thanks to everyone who has been a supportive friend along the road from dream to reality for this production.

If you're thirsting for still more info about the show, I'm especially proud of the deep content Program Notes on our website--you'll love and appreciate the play all the more:
 http://thetwocharacterplay.com/programnotes

Great Ben Brantley NEW YORK TIMES review for THE TWO-CHARACTER PLAY!

So thrilled to read Ben Brantley's review of Tennessee Williams' THE TWO-CHARACTER PLAY starring Amanda Plummer and Brad Dourif, now playing off-Broadway at New World Stages!  Deeply proud to be a Producer of this show.

http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/06/22/theater/reviews/amanda-plummer-and-brad-dourif-in-tennessee-williams-rarity.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

As always, you can get tickets through the show's website:
http://thetwocharacterplay.com/