Topics :: theater

’Spider-Man’ delays Broadway opening for 3rd time

By Mark Kennedy | Friday Jan 14, 2011
The Broadway production of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," plagued by financial problems and injuries including a stunt man’s 30-foot fall after his safety harness malfunctioned, has delayed its opening night again, this time for more than a month.

Life, and ’after’ :: Steve Yockey on His New Play

By Kilian Melloy | Thursday Jan 6, 2011
Playwright Steve Yockey opens up to EDGE on how New Rep helped develop his new play, and what it all means.

Spider-Man returns - and lands smoothly this time

By Jocelyn Noveck | Friday Dec 24, 2010
A day after Broadway’s costliest show was forced to cancel two performances following a scary fall by a stunt actor, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" resumed previews Thursday and came off without a hitch, including virtually all its complex aerial stunts.

`Spider-Man’ will resume with new safety measures

Thursday Dec 23, 2010
The curtain will go up again Thursday on "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" after the producers of the accident-plagued Broadway musical agreed to new safety precautions to prevent another fall like the one that left a stuntman seriously injured.

Two Sides, One Human Story :: David Gow on ’Cherry Docs’

By Kilian Melloy | Thursday Oct 21, 2010
Two men face off in a cell. One is a skinhead; the other is a Jew. The twist is that one is the other’s legal defense in a murder trial. This is the plot of Cherry Docs, now on stage at the New Rep. Playwright David Gow talks with EDGE about prejudice, turning Cherry Docs into a movie, and his newest project: a musical centered around a mass grave.

Broadway stars rally against anti-gay bullying

By Mark Kennedy | Thursday Oct 21, 2010
Moved by a recent spate of suicides by teens who were believed to be victims of anti-gay bullying, members of the theater community have lent their support with what they do best: messages from the heart and an uplifting song.

’Almost An Evening’ with Craig Houk

By Kilian Melloy | Thursday Oct 14, 2010
Boston stage actor Craig Houk chats with EDGE about making an evening of laughter out of those pesky Big Questions.

David Zoffoli on Mamet’s ’Boston Marriage’

By Kilian Melloy | Thursday Sep 16, 2010
The director of the New Rep’s production of David Mamet’s "Boston Marriage" talks with EDGE about changing cultural views and the play’s continuing relevance.

Paris in the Dark : A Cinephile’s Dream City

By JAKE COYLE | Saturday Aug 21, 2010
It may seem backward to travel to one of the most beautiful cities in the world and sit in the dark.

Divalicious Leigh Barrett sings with Gay Men’s Chorus

By Kilian Melloy | Tuesday Jun 8, 2010
Leigh Barrett talks with EDGE about Trailer Park Musical, a Julia Child mini-opera, and being a Diva for the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus.