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Contributor Donald H. Sanborn III

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 Donald H. Sanborn III

NY Filmmaker Meets Star from Hong Kong in “Flight of a Legless Bird”: Multitalented PU Senior Ethan Luk Presents Beautiful Drama at McCarter

April 3, 2024April 2, 2024 Donald H. Sanborn III

“Yaga” Blends Slavic Legend with Contemporary Crime Drama; Theatre Intime Delivers Strong Production of Darkly Comic Thriller

March 13, 2024March 12, 2024 Donald H. Sanborn III

A Dazzling, Energetic Revival of “Dreamgirls” Comes to McCarter; Production Shows Why This Musical Needs to Be Seen Onstage

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 Donald H. Sanborn III

A Teacher’s Son Faces Expulsion from a Private School in “Pipeline”; Theatre Intime’s Actors Deliver Strong Performances From Poignant Script

February 14, 2024February 13, 2024 Donald H. Sanborn III

Passage Honors Hip-hop with the Premiere of “Ghetto Gods in Divineland”; A Family’s Conflicts Unfold Via a Powerful Fusion of Drama, Music, and Dance

October 4, 2023October 4, 2023 Donald H. Sanborn III

Theatre Intime Opens its Season with Timely “Low Pay? Don’t Pay!”; Farce About Theft Tests Credulity, but Actors’ Energy Steals the Show

July 26, 2023July 25, 2023 Donald H. Sanborn III

High School Seniors Would Kill for College Admissions in “Peerless”; Princeton Summer Theater Offers a Darkly Comic Twist on “Macbeth”

June 21, 2023June 20, 2023 Donald H. Sanborn III

Princeton Festival Helps to Create “Broadway’s Next Hit Musical”; Cast Improvises the Audience’s Choice of “Phony Award” Winner

May 17, 2023May 17, 2023 Donald H. Sanborn III

A New York Singer Faces Painful Choices in “Blues for an Alabama Sky”; McCarter Offers a Dazzling Production of Pearl Cleage’s Compelling Script

May 3, 2023May 2, 2023 Donald H. Sanborn III

McCarter Presents Harlem Renaissance-Set “Blues for an Alabama Sky”; Associate Artistic Director Nicole A. Watson Directs Pearl Cleage’s Drama

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 Donald H. Sanborn III

A Teenager Meets a Mysterious Friend at Rehab Camp in “Clean Slate”; Passage Theatre Partners with Rider to Present World Premiere Musical

March 8, 2023March 7, 2023 Donald H. Sanborn III

A Woman Visits the Past to Prevent a Prince’s Murder in “Autumn Rewind”; Theatre Intime Presents a Poignant Fantasy Staged by Student Playwright

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 Donald H. Sanborn III

“Wuthering Heights” Uses Music, Puppetry to Retell Brontë’s Tale; Wise Children’s Contemporary, Stylized Adaptation Comes to McCarter

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 Donald H. Sanborn III

The 1491s’ Offbeat, Wry “Between Two Knees” Comes to McCarter; Play Fuses Indigenous History, Sketch Comedy, and Science Fantasy

February 1, 2023January 31, 2023 Donald H. Sanborn III

McCarter Theatre Presents The 1491s’ “Between Two Knees”; Play Blends Indigenous History with Mel Brooks-Style Humor

December 14, 2022December 13, 2022 Donald H. Sanborn III

“A Christmas Carol” Returns to Fill McCarter Audiences with Holiday Spirit; New Production Remembers Past Versions While Bringing a Fresh Viewpoint

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 Donald H. Sanborn III

“Twelfth Night” Depicts Secret Identities, Unrequited Love, and a Cruel Joke; Theatre Intime’s Production Probes Grim Mood of Shakespeare’s Comedy

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 Donald H. Sanborn III

Weekend Gala Celebrates Anniversaries of Theatre Intime and PST; “Wicked” Librettist Holzman to Deliver Keynote Address at Banquet

October 19, 2022October 18, 2022 Donald H. Sanborn III

A DJ Urges His Reluctant Idol to Perform Again in “Blues in My Soul”; Passage Succeeds with Lively Drama that Lets its Actors Make Music

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 Donald H. Sanborn III

Theatre Intime Presents Pinter’s “Celebration” and “Party Time”; Double Bill Highlights a Caustic View of Affluent Social Gatherings

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 Donald H. Sanborn III

A High School Women’s Soccer Team Trades Kicks, Banter in “The Wolves”; McCarter Opens its Season with High-Energy Production of a Lively Drama

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 Donald H. Sanborn III

Soccer Drama “The Wolves” Will Open McCarter Theatre’s Season; “Live at the Library” and a “Director’s Cut” Kick Off the Production

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 Donald H. Sanborn III

“The Great Gatsby” Opens Princeton Summer Theater’s Season; Live Music Enhances Adaptation of Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age Classic

June 29, 2022June 28, 2022 Donald H. Sanborn III

Princeton Festival Presents “Broadway POPS!” Starring Sierra Boggess; Milanov, PSO Join the “Phantom” Star in Offering Vocal, Orchestral Delights

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