Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back - 65 Tour Deluxe Edition D.A. Pennebakers Dont Look Back , a profile of Bob Dylan on his 1965 British tour, is arguably the most influential rock n roll documentary of all time, predating even the Maysles Gimme Shelter and Michael Wadleighs Woodstock . Thirty years later, Grant Gee pretty much orchestrated his Radiohead feature, Meeting People is Easy , note for note from Pennebaker. Pillowman an absorbing piece of literary sleight-of hand THE PILLOWMAN gives an entirely new spin to the notion of theatrical magic. The Martin McDonagh play, which opened at Berkeley Repertory Theatre on Wednesday night, is a slyly crafted piece of theater. But it goes beyond that into the territory of literary sleight-of-hand that leaves audiences both entertained and gasping at its fanciful detours from reality. Makeover theatrical OWOSSO - Clad in drop cloths, sawdust and exposed iron plumbing, the 80-year-old Lebowsky Center looked its age Thursday as dozens of volunteers hunkered down for a makeover. The joy of sets PROVIDENCE -- The cannons are as small as pencils, the sails the size of cocktail napkins. A host of tiny pirates are attached to the ship by pins. Eugene Lee picks up one of them to demonstrate how, once the set for the new multimillion - dollar musical The Pirate Queen comes to life, actors will brandish their swords to ... Rare Noir Sees Light of Day Imagine the shadowy world of Eddie Muller. Most of the year he sits in darkened places watching old black-and-white movies that probe the shady side of the American dream: tales of dangerous femmes fatale and unscrupulous men wholl stop at nothing to fulfill... The showcases for Nelson’s African collection are real works of art In the new African galleries at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, workers from Italy climb ladders and balance on lifts, wielding huge steel frames and thick plates of 8-foot-tall glass. State-of-the-Art Dimming for Dummies: Part Two In the first part of this series on dimming, which appeared in Architectural Lightings June 2006 issue (State-of-the-Art Dimming for Dummies: Part One, page 87), lighting designer James Benya discussed the principles of dimming. A & E BRIEFS ONEILL FOUNDATION AWARDS: The Eugene ONeill Foundation, during a ceremony Wednesday in Danville, will honor two men and two organizations for their support of the legacy of American Playwright Eugene ONeill, and the Danville-based foundation. Room to glow Why go out? A screening room and sound system bring the cinematic experience home. PLAYBILL.COM’S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Jan. 13-19: Nomination News, Here and Abroad The London production of Monty Pythons Spamalot has done well in the land that gave birth to the Python troupe. It leads this year’s Olivier Awards nominations, which were announced this week. The Tony-winning musical comedy received nominations in seven categories, including Best New Musical, Best Actor (Tim Curry) and Best Actress (Hannah Waddingham). |