The musical adaptation of an 85-year-old play by American writer Elmer Rice has drawn praise from critics and a strong response from theatergoers in New York City, where it opened in February. “Adding ...

If the German expressionist drama "Spring Awakening" can be a musical, why not the American expressionist drama "The Adding Machine"? Small but ambitious Next Theater on Chicago's North Shore delivers ...

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In 2007 in Evanston, the late, lamented Next Theatre Company staged the premiere of a musical adaptation of “The Adding Machine,” the 1923 expressionistic masterpiece by Elmer Rice all about a working ...

Following the critically acclaimed opening of the UK premiere of the hit Off Broadway musical Adding Machine: A Musical, composed by Joshua Schmidt, with libretto by Jason Loewith and Joshua Schmidt, ...

Adding Machine tells the story of Mr. Zero, who after 25 years of service to his company is replaced by a mechanical adding machine. In a vengeful rage, he murders his boss. An eclectic score gives ...

2008 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Book of a Musical Joshua Schmidt 2008 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Book of a Musical Jason Loewith 2008 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director of a Musical David ...

Adding Machine tells the story of Mr. Zero, who after 25 years of service to his company is replaced by a mechanical adding machine. In a vengeful rage, he murders his boss. An eclectic score gives ...

Is there a knowledgeable audience out there for Elmer Rice's 1923 masterpiece of American Expressionism, "The Adding Machine?" If so, then these bright bulbs should immediately line up to see this ...