Trey Graham

TIFF '12: On Spectacle, Scenery And Swoonery

Trey Graham — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:03:00 +0000

With three TIFF screenings under my belt as of midmorning Friday, I've begun to realize that I've been picking my films based on a few highly personal likes: narrative intensity, rich visuals, inventive compositions and maybe a few other variables.

'Into The Woods' All Over Again, This Time In An Actual Urban Jungle

Trey Graham — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:59:00 +0000

Oh, the questions that circulated when this summer's Shakespeare in the Park revival of Into the Woods was announced.

Who'd play the Baker, that woebegone would-be father at the center of Stephen Sondheim's fractured musical fairy tale?

Who'd step into the star role of the vengeful Witch, played notably by Bernadette Peters in the premiere and by Vanessa Williams in the 2002 revival?

How would the show work in a giant outdoor amphitheater, amid the trees and lawns and urban clatter of Central Park?

And most critically, asked the chat-room chatterers, as they poured libations t

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Of 'Dark Knight,' Summer Games And Such

Trey Graham — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:31:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9rFtCRH_-Q

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Of True Tales, Fantasy Adventures And Happy-Making Things

Trey Graham — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:06:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAs07ZhCMio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpIYcyI7Uvo

Theater Diary: The After-Action Report

Trey Graham — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:14:00 +0000

The last few days of my post-Tonys theater week were so jam-packed that there was no time to write up what I was doing. Matinees, cabarets, stand-ups, burlesques, benefit readings; it was a mad dash of a weekend. So here goes, with the recap — and a few recommendations for things to try next time you get to New York:

'Backstage,' Sundays at 54 Below. What used to be the VIP room at Studio 54 has been given a loving overhaul by a crack team of theater people — set designer John Lee Beatty and lighting wizard Ken Billington, both Tony winners, are among them.