Lenny LeibowitzDirecting 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 LeibowitzWith 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 LeibowitzNew 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 LeibowitzWith Broadway veteran Chris Kipiniak and Allison McLemore

Marvell Rep Off-Broadway at the Abingdon Theatre Arts ComplexFebruary, 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 LeibowitzWith 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 LeibowitzWith 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 LeibowitzWith 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 LeibowitzWith Bob Ader, Verna Pierce, Liz Holtan

New Harmony TheatreJuly, 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 LeibowitzWith Barbara Spiegel, Rachel Claire, and Chris Kipiniak

Marvell Rep Off-Broadway at the Abingdon Theatre Arts ComplexFebruary, 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 LeibowitzWith 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 WardMarvell 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 LeibowitzEileen Ward as BeatriceNew 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 LeibowitzWith 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 LeibowitzEileen Ward, Susan Derry, USI student Kensington Blaylock and Marnye Young

New Harmony TheatreJuly, 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 DerryNew 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 LeibowitzWith Evgeniya Radilova and Hamish Allan-Headley

Marvell Rep Off-Broadway at the Abingdon Theatre Arts ComplexFebruary, 2011

TheaterMania: “...smoldering performance, directed with stylish economy...”

THE CRUCIBLE, by Arthur Miller, directed by Lenny LeibowitzWith Phillip Clark, and Nicole Whitney, Amy D’Alto, Kensington Blaylock,

Natalie Singer and Donald ThomasNew Harmony Theatre “Rep Project”, October 2008

Evansville Courier & Press: “Impressive acting dazzles...masterfully executed student/professional collaborative”

THE TEMPEST, by Shakespeare, directed by Lenny LeibowitzWith B.U. acting majors Shayna Padavano, Matt Dickson and Leah Karpel

Boston University, December 2005

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My Fair Lady, directed by Lenny LeibowitzWith Chris Kipiniak, Susan Derry and ensemble Kensington Blaylock, Brandon Sears, Rachel

Schenk, Cynthia Shaw, Adam Knauss and Brandon EckNew 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...”