Antonio Salieri (left), played by Rob Larson, develops a personal rivalry with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, played by Luke Moravec, in the Duluth Playhouse’s production of Peter Shaffer’s “Amadeus,” a fictional account of dueling composers. (Photo by Andrew

The pop world is this week mourning Whitney Houston's early death, but talented musicians have long lived too fast and died too young Cut off in his prime.... Tom Hulce as Mozart in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus. Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive. The great and

In the play authored by Peter Shaffer in 1973, the 'Harry Potter' star plays Alan Strang, who has a pathological religious fascination for horses. "When you first do it, it's terrifying," the Telegraph quoted Radcliffe as saying. "No one ever says that.

From ANI London, Feb 10: Daniel Radcliffe has confessed that he was extremely terrified of appearing naked on stage for Equus. In the play authored by Peter Shaffer in 1973, the Harry Potter star plays Alan Strang, who has a pathological religious fascin

WHAT do you do if you’re worried about getting typecast? If you’re Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe you strip off all your clothes (in Peter Shaffer's Equus at the Gielgud Theatre) to prove rather too convincingly that you’re not a little boy anymore.

Perhaps the biggest surprise as the Oscar nominations were announced was the inclusion of a name familiar to few American audiences. As those early morning viewers waited to hear the expected announcement of Leonardo DiCaprio, they heard instead the name

In the movie, opening this week, Radcliffe portrays Arthur Kipps, a widowed lawyer mourning the loss of his wife who is sent to a village haunted by the specter of a woman set on exacting revenge. The film is based on a 1983 book by Susan Hill; it was ad

Roger Bean's musical comedy plays homage to the high school song-leading squads of the 1950s. Peter Shaffer's drama about a psychiatrist and his patient, a young boy with an unh

Plays and musicals about characters grappling with mental disorders are nothing new. From the young man who blinds horses in Peter Shaffer’s Equus to the suicidal young woman in Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis to the collection of men and women aiming to kil

The Golden Valley High School Advanced Drama Department will present Peter Shaffers modern classic, Amadeus, Jan 5-6 at 7:30 p.m. and Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. The play will be presented at the Golden Valley High School Theatre. 2121 E. Childs Ave. Amadeus is a m

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MONTREAL - Was that all there was in 2011? As I sorted through old reviews to trigger flashbacks, I was struck by the low percentage of fully achieved productions. The strikeout rate is high. Runaway hits are rare. Breakout hits of original, Montreal mus

It’s that time again! No, not holiday time (though we’re in full holiday swing here at BettyConfidential). No, not sexytime, either (save that for the bedroom). It’s December, so that means it’s almost the end of the year! And that, of course, means year