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February 07, 1812

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June 09, 1870 (58)

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A Noise Within Announces 2013-2014 Season (May 23, 2013)

Naked Girls Reading to Present LADIES OF LETTERS, 6/19 (May 21, 2013)

It's Official! Ambassador Theatre Group Acquires The Foxwoods Theatre (May 20, 2013)

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A Noise Within Announces 2013-2014 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013

A Noise Within, led by Producing Artistic Directors Geoff Elliott and Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, presents its third season of classic plays in its new Pasadena home, beginning September 7, 2013 with Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare, followed by The Guardsman by Ferenc Molnar, Endgame by Samuel Beckett, Tartuffe by Moliere, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, and concluding with Come Back, Little Sheba by William Inge. (more...)

Naked Girls Reading to Present LADIES OF LETTERS, 6/19
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013

New York's 'Best Story Hour' (The Village Voice Best of NY) celebrates some of the women whose words have made history, as Naked Girls Reading presents LADIES OF LETTERS. The hit nude literary salon shares an evening of great female authors both historical and modern: from Enheduanna's hymns to Inanna, to Virginia Woolfe's musings on women who write, to a certain contemporary wordsmith's beloved world of magic ... and many more in between. (more...)

It's Official! Ambassador Theatre Group Acquires The Foxwoods Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013

As we reported yesterday, it's now official that the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), the UK's largest theatre owner/operator and a multi award winning theater production group, has through its subsidiary, Lyric Theatre LLC, acquired The Foxwoods Theatre from Live Nation Entertainment. (more...)

BWW Interviews: Deborah Boily Talks Cabaret, Career, and Concert
by David Clarke - May 19, 2013

Deborah Boily is preparing for her cabaret performance of DEBORAH BOILY - ONE NIGHT ONLY. (more...)

Author Leonard Brideau Releases 'Scrooge's Story: A Christmas Carol Continues'
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013

Armed with an array of questions about Charles Dickens' timeless classic story “A Christmas Carol,” author Leonard Brideau set about answering those clues and wrapping up loose ends. His new book, “Scrooge's Story: A Christmas Carol Continues: Book One” (published by AuthorHouse), continues the familiar story and explores answers to the unanswered questions. (more...)

Capathia Jenkins, Clint Holmes & More Set for FRANK & FRIENDS at Birdland, 5/20
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013

The Broadway at Birdland partnership with multi-Grammy and Tony nominated composer Frank Wildhorn continues with another 'Frank & Friends' concert on Monday, May 20 at 7pm, featuring Broadway performer Capathia Jenkins and supperclub star Clint Holmes, with Wildhorn at the piano. Jason Howland will act as musical director. (more...)

'FORUM', 9 TO 5, EPIC PROPORTIONS and More Set for Fountain Hills Theater's 2013-14 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013

Fountain Hills Theater presents its 2013-14 seasons for its three venues, Mainstage, Mainstage Too and Youth Theater. (more...)

Sheffield Theatres Announces OLIVER! as Christmas Musical
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2013

Sheffield Theatres today unveils Lionel Bart's multi award-winning masterpiece, Oliver! as this year's Christmas musical. The production will go on sale to members on Saturday 18 May and to the public on Saturday 25 May, along with four new shows that will visit the Lyceum Theatre next season. (more...)

THAT POOR DREAM, I LAND and More Set for 2013 Ice Factory Festival at New Ohio Theatre, 6/26-8/3
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2013

Artistic Director Robert Lyons presents the 20th annual Obie Award-winning Ice Factory Festival. Ice Factory 2013 takes place at the New Ohio Theatre, located at 154 Christopher Street between Greenwich and Washington Streets in New York City. Ice Factory 2013 will celebrate its 20th Anniversary with six new works over six weeks, running from June 26 - August 3, 2013. (more...)

Matrix Theatre Presents WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE HERERO OF NAMIBIA..., Beginning 6/8
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2013

When a group of actors gathers to give a presentation on a distant genocide, they realize that summaries are not enough. In their attempt to delve into history, they struggle with stereotype, fear and their own personal histories, uncovering the potential for brutality in all of us. Joseph Stern and The Matrix Theatre Company present the West Coast premiere of a brave, chilling and very funny new work by Jackie Sibblies Drury."We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South-West Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915" opens on June 8. (more...)

ZACH's Upcoming Season Will Include LES MISERABLES, IN THE NEXT ROOM and More
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2013

ZACH Theatre has announced its 2013-14 season-the second in the acclaimed new Topfer Theatre-with a lineup of six plays and musicals chosen to build on the dynamic and intimate experiences audiences are enjoying in this spectacular first season. (more...)

Natalie Toro, NJ Youths Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Tomorrow, 5/5
by Oliver Oliveros - May 04, 2013

Latina Broadway star Natalie Toro, best known for originating the role of Madame Therese Defarge in Jill Santoriello's stage adaptation of 'A Tale of Two Cities,' a novel by Charles Dickens, and for playing the tragic heroine Eponine in Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's stage adaptation of 'Les Miserables,' a novel by Victor Hugo, will join the young students at Collective Youth Theatre Company, an educational program of Jersey Arts Collective, to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, a festival of Mexican heritage and pride, via a concert at Westminster Arts Center tomorrow, May 5, at 3 p.m. (more...)

Epic Theatre Ensemble to Stage RICHARD III: BORN WITH TEETH Off-Broadway, 4/16-5/4
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013

The Award-Winning Epic Theatre Ensemble, now in their 12th year presents William Shakespeare's RICHARD III: Born With Teeth, part of Shakespeare for a New Generation, a national program of the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest. The production, directed by Ron Russell, begins previews Off-Broadway on Tuesday, April 16th and opens Today, April 20th at 8:00 PM at the Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street). The play will run through May 4th. (more...)

Guthrie Theater's THE PRIMROSE PATH, Directed by Roger Rees, Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013

The Guthrie Theater presents the world premiere of the bittersweet romance The Primrose Path by Crispin Whittell based upon the novel Home of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev. The production will be directed by Roger Rees and will feature actors Kyle Fabel (Broadway: The Farnsworth Invention; Off-Broadway: A Free Man of Color) as Theodore Lavretsky, Suzy Kohane (Acadia Repertory Theatre; University of Minnesota/Guthrie BFA Actor Training Program) as Liza and Sally Wingert (Broadway/West End, London: La Bete; Guthrie: Other Desert Cities, Appomattox) as Maria. (more...)

THE FANTASTICKS, LEVELING UP and More Set for Theatre UCF 2013-14 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2013

The Theatre UCF 2013-14 season focuses on fun and collaboration while delivering shows that are relevant to the community and the university's theatre students. (more...)

Naked Girls Reading Presents DINOS VS VAMPIRES, 5/15
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2013

On Wednesday, May 15th, New York's 'Best Story Hour' (The Village Voice Best of NY 2010) pays tribute to one of history's greatest rivalries, as Naked Girls Reading presents DINOS vs VAMPIRES. Prehistoric adventure goes head-to-head with blood-drinking Transylvanian fiends! Literature's best-known thunder lizards take on it's most beloved (and sparkliest) undead! Science confronts mythology in the literary ring in this battle of Jurassic proportions! (more...)

Linda Eder, Molly Ringwald, and More to Lead Richmond Hill's 2013-2014 Season
by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2013

The Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts announced the details of its 2013-2014 Season on Monday night. The RHCPA follows up its highly successful third season, Captured Moments, with a lineup guaranteed to provide something for every taste. Shows range from solo performances to ensemble plays from October 2012-May 2013. (more...)

TheatreSquared Announces Upcoming Season
by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2013

TheatreSquared (T2) Artistic Director Robert Ford and Managing Director Martin Miller today announced TheatreSquared Season 8, the 2013/14 lineup of professional theatre at Northwest Arkansas's nationally acclaimed regional theatre. The five-play season includes the World Premiere of The Spiritualist by Robert Ford; 4,000 Miles, a 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist by Amy Herzog; a new stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol; David Lindsay-Abaire's acclaimed new drama Good People; and Hamlet-TheatreSquared's first subscription Shakespeare production. Five-play packages start at $105 and may be purchased by calling the Walton Arts Center subscription line at (479) 571-2785 or by visiting theatre2.org/subscribe. (more...)

A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG, The Trio and More Set for Rose Theatre Kingston, May-July 2013
by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2013

Rose Theatre Kingston has announced its upcoming shows and events for May-July 2013. Details below! (more...)

Kyle Fabel, Sally Wingert and More Star in Guthrie Theater's THE PRIMROSE PATH, Directed by Roger Rees, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2013

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