Portfolio - Lenny Leibowitz

Lenny Leibowitz
Directing Portfolio/Recent Productions
THE THREEPENNY OPERA by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
**Nominated for the 2012 Drama Desk Award for Best Revival of A Musical**
With Ariela Morgenstern, Emma Rosenthal, Kelly Pekar, Matt Faucher, Angus Hepburn,
Joy Franz, and Damian Norfleet
Marvell Rep Off-Broadway at TBG Theatre, February, 2012
Michael Feingold, The Village Voice: “Both productions had an
edgy, scruffy excitement that brought these big plays home to the
audience…Marvell Rep is a sign of hope, of a higher reach and
braver eagerness.”
CurtainUp: “Exceedingly well-cast, splendidly sung, cleverly staged
and directed, the Marvell-ites expose the dark heart and scorched
soul of THREEPENNY.”
BLOOD WEDDING, by Lorca, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
With Tony Award nominee Lorraine Serabian and Evgeniya Radilova
Marvell Rep, 2011
Curtain Up: “It’s certainly refreshing to see a young company mixing
innovative techniques and classic work so well...Leibowitz helms this
piece with a steady hand..such a success...”
THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, by Sheridan, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
New Harmony Theatre
June, 2010
Evansville Courier-Press: “Lenny Leibowitz’s winning revival of
Sheridan’s classic comedy...sparkled with lustrous
performances, richly detailed costumes, and smooth, almost
seamless staging,...before a near full house.”
NORA by Ingmar Bergman, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
With Broadway veteran Chris Kipiniak and Allison McLemore
Marvell Rep Off-Broadway at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex
February, 2011
Talkin’ Broadway: “...ambitious...audacious...an impressive
physical production”
Curtain Up: “...a striking take on Ibsen’s classic...with all the actors
holding their own.”
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
With Loren Dunn, Chris Kipiniak, Kensington Blaylock and Susan Derry
New Harmony Theatre, June 2007
Evansville-Courier & Press: “Susan Derry and Kensington
Blaylock create a delightful feminine counterpoint to the
men...Leibowitz’s eight-member cast worked up a heady
momentum”
The cast of PROFESSOR BERNHARDI by Arthur Schnitzler, directed by
Lenny Leibowitz, the day that Nathan Lane came to see the show!
With Jonathan Cantor, Yuval Boim, Sam Tsoutsouvas, Andrew Lemonier,
Markus Potter, Marc Geller, Stass Klassen, Franz Quitt, Nathan Lane,
Chris Kipiniak, Kevin Gilmartin, Nathan Brisby, Max Singer, Geddeth
Smith, and Joel Bernstein
Marvell Rep Off-Broadway at the TBG Theatre, February, 2012
New York Post: “Drama a Marvell to behold...memo to theatres
specializing in the classics: take a cue from Marvell Rep!”
New York Press Club: “...beautifully directed...the cast is heroic”
THE THREEPENNY OPERA by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, directed by Lenny
Leibowitz
**Nominated for the 2012 Drama Desk Award for Best Revival of A Musical**
Marvell Rep Off-Broadway at TBG Theatre, February, 2012
CurtainUp: “The best THREEPENNY I’ve ever seen.”
A Seat on the Aisle: “Verve, dynamism, and theatricality one
seldom finds in Off-Broadway productions.”
ANTIGONE by Sophocles, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
With Kevin Gilmartin, Geddeth Smith, Bonnie Fraser, and Peter Judd
Marvell Rep Off-Broadway at TBG Theatre, May 2013
TheatreScene.net: “With so many New York companies retooling
the classics nowadays, it’s very refreshing to see a classic looking
classical again. It’s fine to bend the rules. But it’s sometimes better
to see the rules made flesh again...a real strength of this
production...is its faithfulness to the original casting convention of
Attican times.”
SPRING’S AWAKENING by Frank Wedekind, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
With Lizzy DeClement and Giuseppe Bausilio
Marvell Rep Off-Broadway at TBG Theatre, October 2012
The Village Voice: “Marvell drives the message home with all its modern
implications…the first half of the show is gripped by an almost palpable
sexual tension, while the second...is all the more powerful—and
impressive—for the ages of the actors.”
Broadway World: “features stellar performances from a talented young
cast…director Lenny Leibowitz has superbly focused their talents to
produce realistic performances…Marvell Rep has finally given Spring’s
Awakening the performance it has deserved all these years.”
HARVEY by Mary Chase, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
With Bob Ader, Verna Pierce, Liz Holtan
New Harmony Theatre
July, 2009
Evansville Courier-Press: “Like Dowd’s favorite beverages, Lenny
Leibowitz’s production feels effervescent...intoxicating
performances...”
THE DYBBUK by S. Ansky, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
With Barbara Spiegel, Rachel Claire, and Chris Kipiniak
Marvell Rep Off-Broadway at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex
February, 2011
Backstage: “the ambition is impressive, and the results are equally
so...captured with total conviction in both director Lenny
Leibowitz’s staging and his cast of 20...”
GOD OF VENGEANCE by Sholem Asch, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
With Elizabeth Stahlmann, Stacey Linnartz, and Leanne Agmon
Marvell Rep Off-Broadway at TBG Theatre, October 2012
Curtain Up: “Lenny Leibowitz’s enterprising direction is on a par
with the acting...Marvell Rep has gained a reputation for
bringing enduring works in rotation to the New York boards.”
Theatre Reviews Unlimited: “the strong ensemble cast delivers
a powerful punch in this controversial play”
IN THE SHADOW OF THE GLEN by John Millington Synge, directed by
Lenny Leibowitz
With William Metzo, Brian J. Carter, and Eileen Ward
Marvell Rep Off-Broadway at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex
February, 2011
CurtainUp: “a fine staging of Synge’s rarely produced
comedy...Leibowitz directs with a marvelous ear for its elusive
Gaelic rhythms and the four member ensemble give their
characters a compassionate lunacy that only the Abbey
Theatre itself could excel. No hand is overplayed. This is
anguish made comic.”
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, by Shakespeare, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
Eileen Ward as Beatrice
New Harmony Theatre
November, 2008
Evansville Courier-Press: “A lively, entertaining...colorful
arrangement of fresh and familiar elements brought together in a
more intimate setting than audiences usually experience
Shakespeare in...Eileen Ward played Beatrice with a smart, taut
intelligence and a stubborn independence...”
Amadeus, by Peter Shaffer, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
With Kenneth Tigar and ensemble, including several USI students/EMC
New Harmony Theatre, May 2007
Evansville-Courier & Press: “...this Salieri is portrayed with power,
wit, and engaging nuance by Kenneth Tigar...the rest of Leibowitz’s
13-member cast came through with effective performances”
CRIMES OF THE HEART, by Beth Henley, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
Eileen Ward, Susan Derry, USI student Kensington Blaylock and Marnye Young
New Harmony Theatre
July, 2008
Evansville Courier-Press: “It all plays powerfully and
engagingly.”
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde, directed by
Lenny Leibowitz
With Chris Kipiniak and Susan Derry
New Harmony Theatre, June 2007
Evansville-Courier & Press: “The players deliver...a visceral
vitality...without ever upstaging the wry, epigrammatic wit...”
BLOOD WEDDING by Federico Garcia Lorca, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
With Evgeniya Radilova and Hamish Allan-Headley
Marvell Rep Off-Broadway at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex
February, 2011
TheaterMania: “...smoldering performance, directed
with stylish economy...”
THE CRUCIBLE, by Arthur Miller, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
With Phillip Clark, and Nicole Whitney, Amy D’Alto, Kensington Blaylock,
Natalie Singer and Donald Thomas
New Harmony Theatre “Rep Project”, October 2008
Evansville Courier & Press: “Impressive acting dazzles...masterfully
executed student/professional collaborative”
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THE TEMPEST, by Shakespeare, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
With B.U. acting majors Shayna Padavano, Matt Dickson and Leah Karpel
Boston University, December 2005
My Fair Lady, directed by Lenny Leibowitz
With Chris Kipiniak, Susan Derry and ensemble Kensington Blaylock, Brandon Sears, Rachel
Schenk, Cynthia Shaw, Adam Knauss and Brandon Eck
New Harmony Theatre-Broadway at TBG Theatre, July 2008
Evansville Courier & Press: “It’s a ‘loverly’ production...imaginative
staging....passionate performances”
GUYS AND DOLLS , directed by Lenny Leibowitz
,New Harmony Theatre
July, 2009
Evansville Courier-Press: “One of the best productions to play
anywhere in the Tri-State in the last two dozen years, a triumph for
Leibowitz, his cast and his production team...”