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Cast and Creative Team Set For MISERY at Algonquin

Algonquin Arts Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its winter play, MISERY, by William Goldman based on the novel by Stephen King. The show will run at Algonquin Arts Theatre from February 24 through March 3.

Illinois State Rep. Barbara Hernandez Reveals New $400,000 Infrastructure Improvement Grant For Paramount Theatre

 Illinois State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, has helped secure a $400,000 grant for Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora, one of numerous new projects she successfully advocated for in Illinois’ recent budget negotiations that will improve a variety of local and regional infrastructure issues.

Queer|Art Announces The Winner Of 2022 Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant

Queer|Art, New York City's home for the creative and professional development of LGBTQ+ artists, has announced the winner of the 2021 Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant, collaborative duo, Desireena Almoradie and Barbara Malaran. The New York City-based duo will receive a $7,000 cash grant, as well as studio visits with members of the judges panel in support of their creative and professional development.

BWW Interview: Director George Seylaz of PERFECT ARRANGEMENT at Nutley Little Theatre

As an actress, I have the pleasure of performing in 'Perfect Arrangement' at Nutley Little Theatre directed by George Seylaz who sat down with me for an interview.

Nutley Little Theatre Presents PERFECT ARRANGEMENT by Topher Payne

Nutley Little Theatre presents PERFECT ARRANGEMENT by Topher Payne, directed by George Seylaz.

Nutley Little Theatre to Stage PERFECT ARRANGEMENT

The Nutley Little Theatre will present PERFECT ARRANGEMENT by Topher Payne. The production is directed by George Seylaz and runs from April 8th through the 23rd. Performances are April 8, 9,15, 16, 21, 22, 23 at 8:00 PM and April 10, 17, 23 at 2:30 PM.

The Ensemble Company Presents Central Florida Premiere of Topher Payne's PERFECT ARRANGEMENT

Topher Payne's Perfect Arrangement will continue The Ensemble Company's 2021 season (its third) at its home at Penguin Point Productions. Perfect Arrangement, which premiered at the Source Festival in Washington, D.C. in 2013, was described by the New York Times for its Off-Broadway premiere as a 'clever canapé of a comedy,' declaring Payne 'a deft and witty writer.'

BWW Review: KIM, il musical ispirato agli anime giapponesi degli anni '80 al Teatro Pime di Milano

Ha debuttato al Teatro Pime di Milano il nuovo spettacolo del controverso regista Thomas Centaro (gia conosciuto per spettacoli come Kitch me Licia, Reset,  Odissea..un vera Troyata): KIM IL MUSICAL. Un musical inedito che si ispira al genere giapponese Majokko (per intenderci il genere di cui fanno parte gli anime giapponesi come Sailor Moon, Magica Emi, etc…) e prometteva di coinvolgere grandi e piccini.

BWW Interview: Kim Il Musical, intervista al regista Thomas Centaro

L'8 marzo debuttera al Teatro Pime di Milano KIM - IL MUSICAL. Abbiamo intervistato Thomas Centaro, il regista e sceneggiatore dello spettacolo, per conoscere meglio questo nuovo inedito.

BWW Review: Topher Payne's PERFECT ARRANGEMENT is freeFall Theatre's Finest Show in Years

It starts off like a very funny 1950's sit-com with a gay twist and ends as a devastating plea for respect and self-acceptance.

Photo Flash: Get a First Look at freeFall's PERFECT ARRANGEMENT

Due to popular demand, freeFall Theatre Company is extending Perfect Arrangement through March 3. This new play by Atlanta playwright and screenwriter Topher Payne is the story of two couples that come up with a clever plan to stay one step ahead of the Lavender Scare in 1950's Washington, DC. 

BWW Review: PERFECT ARRANGEMENT at DezArt Performs - What's In Your Closet?

Everyone has a secret or two stashed away. We hide them for fear of being shamed or in some cases, worse. Shame is solely the product of 'agreed upon' societal 'norms'; if we don't fit into any given box then we have an Achilles heel, something others can use to hurt or destroy us. Mean girls, churches, and government have always been exceptionally good at shaming.

Press Release: PERFECT ARRANGEMENT at Dezart Performs At Pearl McManus Theater

Dezart Performs Continues 11th Season with Perfect Arrangement. Secret Lives set in the midst of the 1950s Red Scare is the focus of thhis dark but witty comic work by Topher Payne

Dezart Performs Continues 11th Season with PERFECT ARRANGEMENT

Imagine I Love Lucy with Ricky and Fred sharing a bed and Lucy and Vivian as lesbian lovers with State Department credentials. In a nutshell, that's the recipe for the improbable secret high-wire act brought to life in Topher Payne's darkly comic Perfect Arrangementfrom the award winning Dezart Performs of Palm Springs. Set against the backdrop of the 1950s "Red Scare" and the burgeoning gay rights movement, the play runs January 11 - 20 at thePearl McManus Theater (at the historic Palm Springs Woman's Club / 314 S Cahuilla Road, Downtown Palm Springs) and is directed by Dezart Performs founding artistic director Michael Shaw.

Queer|Art Announces Barbara Hammer Grant

Queer|Art, the New York City-based non-profit, is pleased to announce the judges for the second annual Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant: archivist and curator Carmel Curtis, and video artists Cecilia Dougherty and Ayanna U'Dongo.

New American Cancer Society Cookbook Offers More Than 130 Recipes to Help Patients Cope with Nutrition Challenges While Undergoing Treatment

The American Cancer Society will release the second edition of What to Eat During Cancer Treatment on Oct. 1. This new cookbook provides more than 130 simple, easy-to-prepare recipes along with practical advice focused on a cancer patient's specific needs, helping them cope with treatment-related side effects.

Nominees Announced For the 45th Annual Non�"Equity Jeff Awards; Griffin Theatre Company Leads With 14 Nominations

The Jeff Awards announced today a total of 115 nominations in 19 categories for the 45th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards.

Top Atlanta Talent Brings Popular Local Playwright's Regional Hit PERFECT ARRANGEMENT Home

Theatrical Outfit presents the Atlanta professional debut of Perfect Arrangement by local award-winning playwright Topher Payne. Inspired by true stories of McCarthy-era social survival, this bubbly cocktail party-meets-TV sitcom simmers into poignant realism as two closeted couples, one gay and one lesbian, face exposure and a future more gray than Technicolor. Directed by Adam Koplan (artistic director of Flying Carpet Theatre; director of The Outfit's The Dancing Handkerchief) and featuring an all-star Atlanta ensemble - Ann Marie Gideon, Clifton Guterman, Joe Knezevich, Stacy Melich, Courtney Patterson, Kevin Stillwell and Ann Wilson - Perfect Arrangement runs February 22 - March 18, 2018 and continues Theatrical Outfit's 2017- 2018 Season of Character.

Queer|Art to Announce First Winner of Barbara Hammer Lesbian Filmmaking Grant

Queer Art, the New York City-based non-profit, will announce the first winner of The Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant during a special edition of Queer Art Film at the IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue at West 3rd St.) on December 4 at 8pm.

Photo Flash: The 1950's Return in Living Color in PERFECT ARRANGEMENT

Reviewing the comedy's 2015 Off-Broadway production by Primary Stages, THE NEW YORK TIMES called it a clever canap of a comedy...Mr. Payne is a deft and witty writer.' THE NEW YORKER said of it As hiding gets harder, pitch-perfect comedy ensues: slamming doors, strange disguises, preposterous excuses Eventually, the four must decide whether face-saving domestic lies are worth it, or whether ostracism beats living in fear. In our own era of surveillance and paranoia, their mid-century problems don't feel so far away.