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The Theater Project Presents HAVING OUR SAY, 4/4-21
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 20, 2013
Sadie and Bessie Delany, each having passed the century mark, gained international recognition in 1991 when their book HAVING OUR SAY (with NY Times writer Amy Hill Hearth) spent six months on the best-seller lists. In the play by Emily Mann, the audience is invited to spend an evening with Sadie and Bessie, two VERY old ladies whose infectious charm and intelligence guides us through a century and a half of America's social history. Their recounting of family stories about the changes witnessed by the Delany family from slavery through the close of the
twentieth century vividly recalls the painfully slow progress of race relations in the United States. (more...)
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The Theater Project Presents HAVING OUR SAY, Now thru 4/21
by BWW News Desk - Apr 04, 2013
Sadie and Bessie Delany, each having passed the century mark, gained international recognition in 1991 when their book HAVING OUR SAY (with NY Times writer Amy Hill Hearth) spent six months on the best-seller lists. In the play by Emily Mann, the audience is invited to spend an evening with Sadie and Bessie, two VERY old ladies whose infectious charm and intelligence guides us through a century and a half of America's social history. Their recounting of family stories about the changes witnessed by the Delany family from slavery through the close of the
twentieth century vividly recalls the painfully slow progress of race relations in the United States. (more...)
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Showtime to Air WHY WE LAUGH: FUNNY WOMEN in Honor of Women's History Month, 3/21
by TV News Desk - Mar 20, 2013
To commemorate Woman's History Month, SHOWTIME will premiere WHY WE LAUGH: FUNNY WOMEN, an insightful documentary featuring personal in-depth interviews and live performance footage from some of the most prominent female voices in comedy and entertainment, on Thursday, March 21st at 8:00 PM (ET/PT). Narrated by legendary comic Joan Rivers, FUNNY WOMEN sheds light on the legacy of the female comedian and the dedication, courage and passion required to be successful in the male-dominated stand-up comedy business. (more...)
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The Theater Project Presents HAVING OUR SAY, 4/4-21
by BWW News Desk - Mar 07, 2013
Sadie and Bessie Delany, each having passed the century mark, gained international recognition in 1991 when their book HAVING OUR SAY (with NY Times writer Amy Hill Hearth) spent six months on the best-seller lists. In the play by Emily Mann, the audience is invited to spend an evening with Sadie and Bessie, two VERY old ladies whose infectious charm and intelligence guides us through a century and a half of America's social history. Their recounting of family stories about the changes witnessed by the Delany family from slavery through the close of the
twentieth century vividly recalls the painfully slow progress of race relations in the United States. (more...)
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BWW Interviews: Creative Team of 4th Wall Theatre HAVING OUR SAY
by BWW
News Desk - Feb 20, 2013
4th Wall Theatre in Bloomfield, NJ will be celebrating Black History Month with the amazing two person play HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANY SISTERS' FIRST 100 YEARS adapted by Emily Mann from the book of oral history by Sarah 'Sadie' L. Delany and A. Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany with Amy Hill Hearth. (more...)
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BWW Interviews: Creative Team of 4th Wall Theatre HAVING OUR SAY
by Gregory G. Allen - Jan 27, 2013
4th Wall Theatre in Bloomfield, NJ will be celebrating Black History Month with the amazing two person play HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANY SISTERS' FIRST 100 YEARS adapted by Emily Mann from the book of oral history by Sarah 'Sadie' L. Delany and A. Elizabeth 'Bessie' Delany with Amy Hill Hearth. (more...)
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HBO Premieres ENLIGHTENED Season Two Today
by TV News Desk - Jan 13, 2013
A unique blend of comedy and drama, the HBO series ENLIGHTENED kicks off its eight-episode second season TONIGHT, JAN. 13 (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO (more...)
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PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Comes to the Orpheum, January 8-13
by BWW News Desk - Dec 14, 2012
Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical, the outrageously fun show about three friends on the roadtrip of a lifetime, will make its national tour debut at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre, January 8-13, 2013. Called a "rollicking crowd-pleaser in sequins" by Variety, this international hit with more than 500 2011 Tony Award-winning costumes features a parade of dance floor favorites including "It's Raining Men," "Finally" and "I Will Survive." Single tickets are on sale now. Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical is presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust as part of its 2012/13 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis season. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit HennepinTheatreTrust.org or call 1.800.982.2787. (more...)
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East West Players' 'Faces of the Future' Playwriting Competition Winners Announced
by BWW News Desk - Feb 23, 2012
East West Players (EWP), the nation's largest producing organization of Asian American artistic work and the longest-running professional theatre of color in the country, announces the winning entries to its playwriting competition, "Face of the Future," which explores the reality of multicultural America from an Asian American perspective. (more...)
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