Eryn Kovach of Moments in Life Photography was in taking some photographs of the production for us.  Click the photo before to see some of her shots of the show on our Facebook page:

Production photos from the Actors’ Theatre production of August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, playing through 5/26/12.
Photo credit: Eryn Kovach, Moments in Life Photography

What Grand Rapids theater professionals say about ‘The Addams Family’ from Broadway Grand Rapids

“The Addams Family” musical opens at DeVos Performance Hall Tuesday, May 22, in Grand Rapids. (Photo credit: Katie Greene | MLive.com)

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — MLive theater critic Sue Merrell said it was “a snap” to enjoy “The Addams Family” musical brought to DeVos Performance Hall this week by Broadway Grand Rapids.

Her review acknowledges: “Much of the humor is the predictable macabre twist on everyday life, and the dialogue is often choppy, bare bones, but the show has some moments of innovation that really soar.”

As she reviewed Tuesday night’s opening performance, Merrell was joined by three colleagues from the Grand Rapids theater community. We were curious how local theater professionals would review the Grand Rapids appearance of a Broadway show on national tour.
Below are mini-reviews by Mary Beth Quillin of GEM Theatrics, Larry Young of Creative Edge Productions, and Joe Dulin, former managing director of Circle Theatre. (…)

Read what Mary Beth, Larry and Joe had to say here on www.MLive.com.

Also in the media, Katie Greene of MLive.com got some great photos of the cast on Dress Rehearsal.  Click the photo below to see more!

Shelly Urbane as Ivy Weston in “August: Osage County” by Tracy Letts. Photo credit: Katie Greene

Go to www.atgr.org to learn more about Actors’ final production in our 31st Season. Box office and ticketing information are also available on the site.  As a reminder:  August: Osage County closes this weekend, so call ahead for tickets!

Caberet

Book by: Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by: John Van Druten & Stories by: Christopher Isherwood
Music by: John Kander & Lyrics by: Fredd Ebb

MAY 23 – 26, 7:30PM

Kicking off the 60th Anniversary season in May is the musical CABARET. CABARET was first presented on the Circle stage at the John Ball Park Pavilion in 1977. Based on Christopher Isherwood’s The Berlin Stories, featuring a book by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, the musical CABARET is the story of Cliff, an American writer who comes to Berlin at the dawn of the Hitler era. He falls in with the denizens of the decadent Kit Kat Klub, and takes as his roommate the club’s former star attraction, Sally Bowles. As he struggles to write a novel, he witnesses the blindness and self-deception of a group of people who allow Nazism to gradually take control while they are emotionally and spiritually “fast asleep.” A spectral cabaret emcee comments on the story in a series of increasingly pointed nightclub songs. The Tony Award winning score features such hits as “Willkommen,” “So What,” “Don’t Tell Mama” and the title song, “Cabaret.” Circle will truly be honoring to its roots by presenting this production in the round, where audiences are seated on all sides of the stage.

Get more information about the production and purchase tickets at: circletheatre.org

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp needs your help!  Summer sessions are fast approaching and the theatre department is still looking for an instructor to teach acting and dance for Musical Theatre.  The dates are June 26 – July 8 and the campers will be in high school.

From the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp website:

Faculty Positions

Founded in 1966, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp is a summer community of the fine arts serving over 5,200 elementary, junior high, and high school students each season through its varied programs. Blue Lake annually employs over 500 faculty and staff, who work together to provide a diverse and enriching learning experience for campers. Although Blue Lake is a fine arts training center, it strives to maintain a “camp” atmosphere in as many ways as possible through the environment, facilities, and camper activities.;

More information on applying for this position can be found on the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp website.