The Hudson Eye City-Wide Festival Returns
by Stephi Wild - Jul 9, 2021
This year's festival will include our signature 'Map It Yourself' self-guided tour that allows festival goers to explore Hudson on foot, via walkable public art installations and festival venues, once again designed by venue safety architect and designer Anna Savino.
NCTC Unveils Renovated Space at Benefit Gala
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2016
In October, New Conservatory Theatre Center will mark its 35th Anniversary and the launch of its 2016-17 Season with the unveiling of its renovated lobby, box office and bar. The first chance to glimpse the venue's redesign will be a special benefit gala, The Big Reveal, Saturday, October 1st, 7-10pm. The grand reopening celebration comes a week before the launch of NCTC's 2016-17 Season and the regional premiere of Harvey Fierstein's newest play, Casa Valentina.
Disney, Jujamcyn, Nederlander and Shubert Organizations Support I AM HARVEY MILK
by BWW News Desk - Oct 1, 2014
Producers Bruce Cohen, Robb Nanus, Jessica Leventhal, Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman announced today that Disney Theatrical, Jujamcyn Theaters, The Nederlander Organization and The Shubert Organization four of Broadway's leading organizations, have come together by contributing matching donations in support of Tony and Grammy Award nominee Andrew Lippa's new oratorio, I Am Harvey Milk, which will have its New York premiere on Monday, October 6 at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall.
Dustin Lance Black's '8' to be Presented in Sacramento, 10/20
by Kelsey Denette - Oct 11, 2012
Kate Sullivan Gibbens, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, has announced a one-night-only reading of "8," Saturday, October 20, 2012 at the downtown Crest Theater.
Oklahoma Theatre Guild Presents Dustin Lance Black's '8' Tonight, 9/30
by BWW News Desk - Sep 30, 2012
The Oklahoma Theatre Guild, in cooperation with The Cimarron Alliance, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, has announced a one-night-only reading of "8," a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8, written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and AFER Founding Board Member Dustin Lance Black.
Oklahoma Theatre Guild Presents Dustin Lance Black's '8', 9/30
by BWW News Desk - Sep 21, 2012
The Oklahoma Theatre Guild, in cooperation with The Cimarron Alliance, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, has announced a one-night-only reading of "8," a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8, written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and AFER Founding Board Member Dustin Lance Black.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Presents Reading of Dustin Lance Black's '8' Tonight, 8/5
by BWW News Desk - Aug 5, 2012
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, has announced a one-night-only reading of '8,' a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8, written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and AFER Founding Member Dustin Lance Black. The reading will be held at 8:30 p.m. tonight, August 5 in the New Theatre.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Presents Reading of Dustin Lance Black's '8', 8/5
by BWW News Desk - Jul 27, 2012
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, has announced a one-night-only reading of '8,' a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8, written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and AFER Founding Board Member Dustin Lance Black. The reading will be held at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, August 5 in the New Theatre.
LATW's Dramatization of 8, Featuring Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, et al. Hits the Airwaves Today, 6/9
by BWW News Desk - Jun 9, 2012
L.A. Theatre Works (LATW) has recorded "8," a dramatization of the legal fight against California's Proposition 8 written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) founding board member Dustin Lance Black, for release on audiobook and for broadcast on LATW's nationally syndicated radio theater series. Directed by Rob Reiner and featuring an all-star cast that includes Kevin Bacon, George Clooney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christine Lahti, Jane Lynch, Brad Pitt, Martin Sheen and John C. Reilly, "8" will air on public radio stations across the U.S. this week, beginning June 9.
LATW's Dramatization of 8, Featuring Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, et al. Hits the airwaves, 6/9
by Sally Henry Fuller - May 18, 2012
L.A. Theatre Works (LATW) has recorded "8," a dramatization of the legal fight against California's Proposition 8 written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) founding board member Dustin Lance Black, for release on audiobook and for broadcast on LATW's nationally syndicated radio theater series. Directed by Rob Reiner and featuring an all-star cast that includes Kevin Bacon, George Clooney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christine Lahti, Jane Lynch, Brad Pitt, Martin Sheen and John C. Reilly, "8" will air on public radio stations across the U.S. during the week of June 9.
Dustin Lance Black's '8' to Make New Jersey Premiere With Rachel de Benedet, Roscoe Orman and More
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 24, 2012
A one-night-only staged reading of 8, the play about the federal court trial contesting the Proposition 8 voter ban in 2008 on same sex marriage in California, will have its New Jersey premiere at Montclair State University on Saturday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium. 8 had its single-night Broadway premiere last September and its only West Coast performance in Los Angeles on March 3, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
Dustin Lance Black's '8' to Make New Jersey Premiere With Rachel de Benedet, Roscoe Orman and More
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 9, 2012
A one-night-only staged reading of 8, the play about the federal court trial contesting the Proposition 8 voter ban in 2008 on same sex marriage in California, will have its New Jersey premiere at Montclair State University on Saturday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium. 8 had its single-night Broadway premiere last September and its only West Coast performance in Los Angeles on March 3, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
STAGE TUBE: Brad Pitt Joins Cast of Proposition 8 Play Reading for Live YouTube Broadcast
by Harmony Wheeler - Mar 1, 2012
The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact have announced the addition of Golden Globe-winner and Academy and Emmy Award-nominee Brad Pitt to the cast of the West Coast premiere reading of the play '8.' The reading is an unprecedented account of the Federal District Court trial in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), the case filed by AFER to overturn Proposition 8, which stripped gay and lesbian Californians of the right to marry.
Watch the video announcement below.