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theater6 days ago•14 min saved

Star-Studded Off-Broadway Revival of A View From the Bridge Lands at La MaMa

Sam Rockwell will lead a star-studded Off-Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre, with Marin Ireland and Alfred Molina, directed by Neil Pepe. The 13-week limited run starts November 27, opening night December 13. Rockwell is producing along with Mark Berger and Play Hooky Productions in a model aimed at channeling resources back to La MaMa. Tickets will be offered at special rates to La MaMa members. The revival is the play’s first major Off-Broadway staging since 1965, and tickets are available at ViewFromtheBridgePlay.com.

via Playbill|

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theater6 days ago•16 min saved

Sam Rockwell to Lead New Off-Broadway A View From the Bridge at La MaMa

Sam Rockwell will headline a 13-week off-Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre, with previews beginning November 27 and opening night December 13; directed by Neil Pepe and produced by Mark Berger, Rockwell and PlayHooky Productions, the cast also includes Marin Ireland as Beatrice and Alfred Molina as Alfieri.

via Deadline|

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culture1 month ago•4 min saved

Marilyn Monroe’s Final Screen Turn Reveals Hidden Depths in The Misfits

Marilyn Monroe’s final completed film, The Misfits, uses stark desert imagery and a trio of aging stars to reveal her unexpected dramatic depth in Roslyn—a wounded, complex woman tailor-made for her by Arthur Miller—while director John Huston frames the story as a meditation on mortality, foreshadowing the tragedy that would cut short Monroe's era.

via The Guardian|

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entertainment2 months ago•6 min saved

Fame, Fallouts and Fortitude: Miller’s Monroe Recordings Reveal a Turbulent Love and a Storied Career

Unearthed recordings spanning nearly 30 years reveal Arthur Miller’s candid thoughts on his marriage to Marilyn Monroe—her desire for a stable partner, her drug struggles and miscarriages, and their eventual estrangement during The Misfits—set against Miller’s rise, fame, self-doubt and political fears under McCarthyism. He discusses how fame influenced his work and why he wrote The Crucible, and the tapes, transcribed for Cambridge University Press as The Arthur Miller Tapes: A Life in His Own Words, also touch on his upbringing, his Jewish identity, and his long marriage to Inge Morath.

via The Guardian|

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entertainment1 year ago•0 min saved

"Mouthwashing": A Disturbing Play That Challenges Audiences

"Mouthwashing" is a three-hour PC-only game that presents a repugnant and painful narrative, reminiscent of an Arthur Miller play. It explores themes of human indecency and narcissistic delusions, akin to a space-age, late-stage capitalist version of "The Death of a Salesman." The game features five characters and is set across six rooms, offering a bleak take on the American Dream where everything ultimately fails.

via The Washington Post|

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entertainment2 years ago•8 min saved

"Arthur Miller Reflects on Explosive Divorce from Marilyn Monroe"

Playwright Arthur Miller reflects on his marriage to Marilyn Monroe, describing their unlikely union as appropriate due to the real person he saw behind her public persona. Their relationship faced challenges, including pressure to conform to traditional roles, struggles with addiction, and the tumultuous production of The Misfits. Despite their bond, they divorced after less than five years of marriage, and Monroe's subsequent decline culminated in her tragic death at the age of 36.

via BBC.com|

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