Oriented around a group of unlicensed cab drivers whose livelihood is threatened by the dubious promise of urban renewal, The New York Times deemed “Jitney” a “free-form urban concerto, shaped by the quick-witted, improvisatory spirit that makes jazz soar.”
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‘Footloose’ charms at The Rep
Full of standout performances by Spencer LaRue, Ray Robinson and Emily Royer, the production’s virtues are located in the little things instead of its overarching themes.
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Summertime shift: Interim artistic director Ken-Matt Martin speaks about The Rep’s upcoming season
On Tuesday, The Rep will stage “Pride and Prejudice,” its first major production since the 2022-2023 season ended with “Clyde’s” in June 2023. The Jane Austen adaptation runs from June 18-30 and signals the arrival of a new, shorter show schedule that will take place in the summer months.
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The Rep expands ‘pay what you can’ ticket offerings
Starting with Kate Hamill’s “Pride and Prejudice” — which runs from June 18-30 — at least 10 “pay what you can” (even zero dollars, if you so wish) tickets will be set aside for every performance of the season’s five shows.
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Blue collar comics: A morning (and an afternoon) with Layet Johnson
While chatting with Layet Johnson about his journey from the world of high art to working-class cartooning, the interview takes an unexpectedly adventurous turn.
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UPDATE Arkansas Repertory Theatre gives a free performance of “The Fantasticks”
To conclude its 2021 “Rep Outdoors” series and usher in an official return to the theater next season, The Rep offers a one-night-only, outdoor, free performance of Tom Jones/Harvey Schmidt’s musical “The Fantasticks” at Murray Park 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3.
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Arkansas Repertory Theatre is back in 2021-22 with Sondheim, ‘Designing Women’ and ‘School Girls, or The African Mean Girls Play’
After an inventive and abbreviated season outdoors, and “after what feels like an eternity,” Executive Artistic Director Will Trice said, The Rep is back, and the lineup is incredible.
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Weekly To-Do List: ‘Scalia/Ginsburg,’ ‘Primating,’ ‘Pippin,’ and a beer & ice cream family social
Opera and theater continue a cautious return in Central Arkansas this week.
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A weekly To-Do List: Jason Isbell’s shows go vax card-only, “Gone to Seed” at Historic Arkansas Museum and more
Plus, “Pride and the Power of Love” at ESSE Purse Museum and the Professional Bull Riders throwdown at Simmons Bank Arena.
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To-Do List: The Rep’s ‘Marie and Rosetta,’ Mary Gauthier, Argenta Plaza Summer Series, ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ on the riverfront
Coming up: The Rep takes “Marie and Rosetta” to War Memorial Park, Mary Gauthier at Fayetteville Roots HQ, ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ at Movies in the Park and more.