Reasons To Be Pretty: Broadway Opening

Tonight is the opening night of Neil LaBute’s Broadway debut with the play reasons to be pretty, which recently played an acclaimed Off-Broadway run. The play will be opening at the Lyceum Theatre this evening, with a cast that includes Marin Ireland, Steven Pasquale, Piper Perabo, and Thomas Sadoski. The play conffronts our country’s obessesion with physical beauty in a head-to-head confrontation.  The play asks the uncomfortable question: How much is pretty worth?

After an off-handed comment to a friend, regarding a comparison between co-worker with a pretty face and his not-as-pretty girlfriend, Greg’s tight-knit social circle is thrown into chaos as fights, deceit and infidelity all come boiling to the surface. The play is part coming-of-age and part exploration of relationships in the quest to understand beauty at a social level.

The play is a well-worked through exploration of the themes of beauty and obsession with it that come to a head in this fascinating play. This is one performance on Broadway that you will not want to miss, so make sure that you get your reasons to be pretty tickets soon and get your chance to see this latest play by Neil LaBute as he makes his Broadway debut. Tickets are currently available at StubHub.com.

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War Music World Premiere

War Music, a new musical based off of a modern rewritting of the Iliad by Homer, is celebrating its world premiere tonight. Adapted by Lillian Groagfrom Christopher Logue’s modernized version of the Iliad, which he worked on for almost 50 years. The theatrical, modernized version of the story is a reinterpretation of one of the mightiest conflicts of all time. It is the tale Achilles, a Greek warrior whose wrath is ignited against his rival, Agamemnon, prompting a ten year epic battle.

Previews for the musical began on March 26, the cast features A.C.T. coar acting company members Rene Augesen, Anthony Fusco, Gregory Wallace, Jud Williford and Jack Willis; veteran actors Charles Dean, Lee Ernst, Sharon Lockwood, David A. Moss and Andy Murray; alongside A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts program class of 2009 members Nicholas Pelczar, Christopher S. Tocco, and Erin Michelle Washington. The creative team consists of set desiger Daniel Ostling, constume designer Beaver Bauer, lighting designer Russell H. Champa and sound designer Jeff Mockus.War Music tickets are currently available for the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California from StubHub.com. Those attending tonight’s performance will be enjoying the world premiere of the show, so get ready for an exciting night!

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