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Date of Death: June 07, 1967 (73)

Birth Place: West End, NJ, USA

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Previews: FALL FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS at Theatre Artists Workshop
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Oct 2, 2023


Outside New York City, it is Connecticut that has almost an embarrassment of riches when it comes to theater. Forty years ago, a group of actors, writers and directors, including Keir Dullea and his late wife Susie Fuller, founded Theatre Artists Workshop as a place where they could experiment and cultivate new works, hone their skills, and work with their peers in a place that is safe from the glare of the public spotlight.

Classic American Tales Return in Two Locations This Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2023


In October, the nonprofit Classic American Tales will be at The Dormer House in Cape May and End of the Road Theater in North Cape May, before taking shows on the road. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!

SEX AND THE CITY Author Candace Bushnell Brings Her One-Woman Show To The Bushnell November 4
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 29, 2023


Candace Bushnell brings her one-woman show to The Bushnell on November 4, giving audiences a chance to meet the real Carrie Bradshaw.

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts Launches Independent Media Publishing Arm, UNCSA Media
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 28, 2023


The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), with generous support from the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts, has launched its first-ever media publishing arm, UNCSA Media, a mission-driven recording label that will feature the creative projects of faculty and alumni from UNCSA across all disciplines and offer curricular opportunities for students to gain practical career skills in intellectual property and entrepreneurship.

Fran Lebowitz Comes to Roy Thomson Hall in April 2024
by Stephi Wild - Sep 20, 2023


Roy Thomson Hall welcomes back one of the world’s most insightful social commentators and award-winning author and journalists, Fran Lebowitz on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Learn more about how to get tickets here!

Santino Fontana, Nathan Lane, Judy Kuhn & More to Join Classic Stage Company 2023 Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 13, 2023


Sarah L. Douglas of SLD Associates and John Weidman (CSC’s I Can Get It For You Wholesale) will be honored at CSC’s 2023 Gala. See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets!

Pulse Theatre to Present CHASING HAPPY by Michel Wallerstein at Theatre Row
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2023


Pulse Theatre will present Chasing Happy a new comedy by Michel Wallerstein at Theater Row. See performance dates and learn how to purchase tickets!

CANDIDE Comes to Skylight Music Theatre in October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2023


Skylight Music Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the long-awaited production of Leonard Bernstein’s masterpiece, Candide. Learn more about the production, and who will star in it, here!

TALES AT THE DORMER HOUSE Returns This Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 6, 2023


Listen to stories by Chester Himes, O. Henry, Katherine Anne Porter, and other well-known American authors while taking in the breeze on the porch of an historic bed and breakfast, drinking lemonade, and enjoying homemade desserts. Learn more about the upcoming lineup as part of Tales at the Dormer House!

ERIN MOHR GETS NAKED* to Hold Two Free Performances at the Zephyr Theatre in August
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 5, 2023


Written by and starring comedian, Erin Mohr, Erin Mohr Gets Naked* is a one-woman stand-up comedy show for adults, running for two (2) nights, August 11 and 12 at the Zephyr Theatre at 8:00pm in Hollywood.

An Evening With Fran Lebowitz Comes to the Kings Theatre in October
by Stephi Wild - Jul 18, 2023


Author Fran Lebowitz will be coming to Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Tickets will go on sale Friday, July 21 at 10am ET, with presales beginning Wednesday, July 19 at 10am ET.

Review: OFF PEAK at Great Barrington Public Theater
by Marc Savitt - Jul 18, 2023


Berkshire audiences fortunate, and wise enough to wind their way over the river and through the woods to the Daniel Arts Center McConnel Theater (on the campus of Bard College in Great Barrington) to experience Great Barrington Public Theater’s production of OFF PEAK before it closes July 23 are sure to be glad, they did. Do not miss it!

TALES AT THE DORMER HOUSE to Continue In Cape May
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 1, 2023


From June 8 through August 10, Classic American Tales (CAT) is presenting 'Tales at the Dormer House,' formerly known as 'Tales of the Victorians' and 'Tales in the Backyard' when previously produced by East Lynne Theater Company (ELTC).  Guests are treated to lemonade and tasty treats while listening to stories by American authors like O. Henry, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mark Twain.  

Interview: Writer/Performer Romy Nordlinger on GARDEN OF ALLA: The Alla Nazimova Story at Theatre West
by Shari Barrett - Jun 28, 2023


During the Roaring 1920s until its closing on July 27, 1959, West Hollywood’s landmark Garden of Allah Hotel on Sunset Blvd. hosted the Hollywood elite looking to have a great time socializing and mingling without the prying eyes of the media or autograph seekers in their faces, or their beds for that matter. I decided to speak with Romy Nordlinger, the playwright and performer of Garden of Alla in which she shares the life of Alla Nazimova, a Jewish immigrant from Tsarist Russia who became a Broadway and silent film superstar, visionary Hollywood director and producer, LGBTQIA trailblazer, and creator of the hotel which became world famous on many levels, both famous and infamous.

Great Barrington Public Theater Opens Brenda Withers' OFF PEAK July 6
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 27, 2023


Off Peak playing July 6-23rd, in the McConnell Theater, Bard College at Simon's Rock, is a tried-and-true comedy reminiscent of Noel Coward or Nora Ephron, with the spark of Dorothy Parker, by award-winning playwright Brenda Withers.

THE PORTABLE DOROTHY PARKER Come to Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - Jun 23, 2023


The year is 1943; the place, a New York City hotel apartment. Dorothy Parker—writer, poet, screenwriter, critic, wit—is not happy. Viking Press is about to publish a collection of Dorothy's poems and short stories, and an editor is about to show up at her door.

Classic American Tales' TALES AT THE DORMER HOUSE Continue Weekly Through August 8
by Stephi Wild - Jun 19, 2023


From June 8 through August 10, Classic American Tales (CAT) presents 'Tales at the Dormer House,' formerly known as 'Tales of the Victorians' and 'Tales in the Backyard' when previously produced by East Lynne Theater Company (ELTC).  Guests are treated to lemonade and tasty treats while listening to stories by American authors like O. Henry, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mark Twain.

Listen: PASTICHENYC Presents A New Musical Comedy Podcast GRACE UNDER PRESSURE
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 15, 2023


From the acclaimed PASTICHENYC, who recently brought audiences Jane Austen's Persuasion Song Cycle and Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth Song Cycle comes the World Premiere of sparkling 8-part comedic, musical, radio drama series, original and unique, GRACE UNDER PRESSURE follows the simple story of a woman alone in New York in the '90s, an age of diminished expectations.

Classic American Tales to Present TALES AT THE DORMER HOUSE This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 9, 2023


Through August 10, Classic American Tales will present 'Tales at the Dormer House,' formerly known as 'Tales of the Victorians' when previously produced by East Lynne Theater Company

Classic American Tales Presents TALES AT THE DORMER HOUSE in June
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2023


Classic American Tales (CAT) presents TALES AT THE DORMER HOUSE.  This new company has taken on what had been presented by East Lynne Theater Company (ELTC) for 33 years under the name 'Tales of the Victorians.'

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