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The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis Opens 4000 MILES, 5/9
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2013
The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis announces the Indiana Premiere of the newest play by Amy Herzog, 4000 Miles in the Frank and Katrina Basile Theatre. Opening Thursday, May 9, and running through Sunday, June 9, 2013, the play is a skillful joining of loose ends. The dangling threads in this case are Leo, a scruffy cyclist trying to find his bearings after a cross-country road trip, and Vera, a crotchety lefty teetering on the brink of infirmity in a rent-controlled apartment in Greenwich Village. In the end, Leo and Vera endear themselves to the audience in much the same way that they grow on each other. (more...)
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2013 Award Season
by Roundabout Theatre Company - Apr 22, 2013
Roundabout is racking up the nominations!
Check back to see updates throughout the awards season. (more...)
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PIPPIN Leads Outer Critics Circle Nominations with 11; KINKY BOOTS Follows with 9 and CHAPLIN & CINDERELLA with 8
by BWW Special Coverage - Apr 22, 2013
11 - Pippin; 9 - Kinky Boots; 8 - Chaplin: The Musical, Cinderella; 6- Golden Boy, The Nance; 5- Dogfight, Matilda the Musical; 4- Here Lies Love, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Trip to Bountiful, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; 3- Bad Jews, Hands on a Hardbody, The Whale (more...)
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Boxed Wine Productions Will Present Paul Rudnick's VALHALLA, 5/2-5/12
by BWW News Desk - Apr 15, 2013
Boxed Wine Productions will present Paul Rudnick's cult classic Valhalla to New York audiences. With a cast of six up and coming New York actors, this production will run Thursday, May 2 - Sunday, May 12 at The Secret Theatre. Official Opening Night is set for Thursday, May 2 at 8pm. (more...)
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THE DREAM OF THE BURNING BOY to Play Profiles Theatre, 3/7-4/14
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 13, 2013
Profiles Theatre continues its 2012-2013 Season with the Midwest Premiere of The Dream of Burning Boy by West Read, directed by Artistic Director Joe Jahraus. The production, which was postponed due to a cast health matter, will continue performances on March 7, 2013. Press is welcome to attend the new opening night performance today, March 10, 2013 at 7:00pm. The production runs through April 14, 2013 at Profiles Theatre's Alley Stage, 4147 N. Broadway. (more...)
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Boxed Wine Productions Presents Paul Rudnick's VALHALLA, 5/2-5/12
by BWW News Desk - Apr 09, 2013
Boxed Wine Productions is proud to present Paul Rudnick's cult classic Valhalla to New York audiences. With a cast of six up and coming New York actors, this production will run Thursday, May 2 - Sunday, May 12 at The Secret Theatre. Official Opening Night is set for Thursday, May 2 at 8pm. (more...)
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THE WHIPPING MAN Opens at Marin Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 02, 2013
Marin Theatre Company, in a co-production with Virginia Stage Company, stages the regional premiere of Matthew Lopez's Civil War drama The Whipping Man in Mill Valley from March 28 to April 21, 2013. MTC's artistic director Jasson Minadakis directs the production. Featuring popular Bay Area actors L. Peter Callender, Nicholas Pelczar and Tobie Windham, as well as the design team from MTC's 2011 San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award nominated production of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie, this co-production rehearsed and ran at VSC in Norfolk, Virginia, from February 26 to March 17, 2013, before tonight's move to MTC. Opening night at MTC is tonight, April 2. (more...)
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Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Stage West's 4000 MILES
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2013
Only it's not the home he grew up in that Leo Joseph-Connell turns to, but the home of his grandmother, Vera. He thinks he's just looking for a place to crash for a couple of days - but his needs go much deeper, in Amy Herzog's 4000 Miles, beginning a 5-week run at Stage West on April 4. Get a sneak peek at the cast below! (more...)
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Alley Theatre to Present A FEW GOOD MEN, 3/1-24
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 23, 2013
Bringing together an outstanding, large cast with a world-class artistic team, Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd directs Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men. This epic production brings this captivating military courtroom drama to life. A Few Good Men runs March 1 through March 24, 2013, on the Hubbard Stage. (more...)
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Trustus Theatre to Present THE WHIPPING MAN, 3/12-22
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 21, 2013
Trustus Theatre's Off-Off Lady Series is a collection of productions chosen to go out into the community and bring quality performances to unexpected venues around Columbia, and Trustus is continuing the series by partnering with The NiA Company and the Columbia Music Festival Association (CMFA). Matthew Lopez's stirring script The Whipping Man comes to life at CMFA on March 12th at 7:30pm, and runs through March 22nd, 2013. (more...)
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Rep Stage to Honor Black History Month with HOME, 2/27-3/17
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 16, 2013
Rep Stage, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Howard Community College (HCC), continues its 20th anniversary season with 'Home,' Samm-Art Williams' brilliantly inventive, lyrically expressive play that tells the coming-of-age story of a young black man, Cephus Miles, from rural North Carolina. From beginning to end - and through tragedy and triumph - Cephus never loses his joyful goodwill, his indomitable spirit, and the conviction that one day his quest for fulfillment with be rewarded. 'Home' stars returning Rep Stage actors Felicia Curry and Fatima Quander, as well as Rep newcomer Robert Lee Hardy in the role of Cephus Miles. (more...)
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Trustus Theatre Presents THE WHIPPING MAN, Now thru 3/22
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2013
Trustus Theatre's Off-Off Lady Series is a collection of productions chosen to go out into the community and bring quality performances to unexpected venues around Columbia, and Trustus is continuing the series by partnering with The NiA Company and the Columbia Music Festival Association (CMFA). Matthew Lopez's stirring script The Whipping Man comes to life at CMFA tonight, March 12th at 7:30pm, and runs through March 22nd, 2013. (more...)
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