“Murder on the Orient Express” is the current offering at Ogunquit Playhouse. Jay Goldsmith A dandy detective drama and two interesting approaches to popular music top this week’s picks of the tix.At the Ogunquit Playhouse, for the first time in more than a dozen years a non-musical is offered. It’s Dame Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” one of the most popular whodunits ever written. In Arundel, Vinegar Hill Music Theatre continues its season on Saturday with the Texas Tenors, a trio of guys in 10-gallon hats with great voices and a very broad range of repertoire. Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center wraps up its 2019 summer season with “IMAGINE,” a musical program that focuses on the post-breakup solo careers of the individual members of the Beatles. ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ One elegant train stranded in a snowdrift, one murder victim, eight suspects and eight airtight alibis: Those are among … [Read more...] about Out & About: ‘Orient Express’ stops in Ogunquit
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Theater review: Climb aboard for ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
Pack your bags and climb aboard. The Ogunquit Playhouse is staging Ken Ludwig’s all-new rendition of Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express.” The classic tale of murder and intrigue is a wild ride and the theater’s first non-musical production in over 12 years. The play, directed by British director Shaun Kerrison, had a dramatic start on opening night with an eerie voice-over about the kidnapping and murder of a little girl filling the blackened stage. Projected headlines flashed across the darkness. Suddenly a gap in the black opened to unleash a blinding light from the headlamp of a train, revealing the dramatically silhouetted form of the story’s magnificently mustached detective, Hercule Poirot. THEATER REVIEW WHAT: “Murder on the Orient Express” WHERE: Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St., Route 1, Ogunquit DATE REVIEWED: Aug. 16; runs through Aug. 31 TICKETS: $51-$122 CONTACT: 646-5511; www.ogunquitplayhouse.org … [Read more...] about Theater review: Climb aboard for ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
Murder on the Orient Express As You’ve Never Seen it Before
Why would a theater's new artistic director decide to make his acting debut with an Agatha Christie murder mystery instead of say, something more weighty, more serious?The train. Chalk it up to the singular vision Alley Artistic Director Rob Melrose had for the train and for the kind of stage it should be on (a thrust stage) in Murder on the Orient Express - a vision that extends to some probable design shake-ups across the board at the theater's upcoming productions - and the fact that he ran out of time to hand over the reins to another director, Besides, he says, it's been fun and educational working with members of the Alley's resident company as well as other local actors. All to the good for his next outing: the little seen Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale. Murder on the Orient Express is an adaptation by Ken Ludwig (The Three Musketeers) who was contacted by the Christie estate and asked if he would consider writing a play version of Murder on the Orient Express "and … [Read more...] about Murder on the Orient Express As You’ve Never Seen it Before
Actor Albert Finney of ‘Erin Brockovich,’ ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ dies at 82
British Actor Albert Finney, the Academy Award-nominated star of films from “Tom Jones” to “Skyfall” has died at 82, according to several reports.A statement to the Associated Press from a family spokesman said he died after “a short illness.” He’d been treated for cancer in 2011.Survivors including his third wife, Penelope Delmage, and his son, Simon.Salford born actor Albert Finney dies aged 82.pic.twitter.com/8Q7Gfb4Kab— BBC North West (@BBCNWT) February 8, 2019 Finney’s career spanned decades and genres, including “Tom Jones” in 1963, “Scrooge” in 1970, “Murder on the Orient Express” in 1974, “Annie” in 1982, “Erin Brockovich” in 2002 and and the James Bond thriller “Skyfall” in 2012.From Variety: Along with his contemporaries Peter O’Toole, Richard Burton, and Richard Harris, Finney helped define a period where the movie business’s cultural axis … [Read more...] about Actor Albert Finney of ‘Erin Brockovich,’ ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ dies at 82
New Student Orientation replaces summer orientation weekend, receives mixed reviews • The Tulane Hullabaloo
The 2018-19 school year kicked off with a brand new student orientation program. Spanning the course of five days, the new program gives students the chance to immerse themselves in the Tulane experience before classes begin. The new mandatory program, which took place from Aug. 22-26, replaces the two-day summer orientation weekend. As a result of the new orientation schedule, the EXPLORE program, which allowed freshmen to participate in pre-orientation experiences, have also been discontinued for the time being.According to Director of Admission Jeff Schiffman, the EXPLORE program may not be gone forever. “Personally, I see tremendous value in the program and am one of EXPLORE’s biggest fans,” Schiffman said. “I would like to see a more inclusive and accessible EXPLORE program reemerge next fall that allows all students, regardless of their socioeconomic background, to attend.”Josh Jessiman | Photography EditorFirst-year students from Butler Hall … [Read more...] about New Student Orientation replaces summer orientation weekend, receives mixed reviews • The Tulane Hullabaloo