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February 27, 1902

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December 20, 1968 (66)

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Richard and Sharon Jenkins to Direct OLIVER! at Trinity Rep, Feb 2014 (May 13, 2013)

Tides Theatre & The Center for Investigative Reporting to Present STORYWORKS, 5/31-6/15 (May 9, 2013)

Photo Flash: Jill Rappaport and More at Bay Street Theatre's TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY Dog Walk (May 8, 2013)

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Richard and Sharon Jenkins to Direct OLIVER! at Trinity Rep, Feb 2014
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013

Trinity Rep has announced that former artistic director and Academy-award nominated film, stage and TV actorRichard Jenkins is returning to Trinity Rep for their 50th Season. Richard and his wife Sharon Jenkins are set to direct and choreograph Trinity Rep's production of Lionel Bart's family musical Oliver! in February of 2014. (more...)

Tides Theatre & The Center for Investigative Reporting to Present STORYWORKS, 5/31-6/15
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2013

A groundbreaking artistic-journalistic collaboration, which seeks to artistically explore investigative reporting through performances developed in front of live audiences, by Tides Theatre (Jennifer Welch, Producing Artistic Director and Cary Cronholm Rose, Associate Artistic Director), an innovative artistic collective in San Francisco, and The Center for Investigative Reporting (Phil Bronstein, Executive Chair and Robert J. Rosenthal, Executive Director), which believes that journalism that moves people to action is an essential pillar of democracy. (more...)

Photo Flash: Jill Rappaport and More at Bay Street Theatre's TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY Dog Walk
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2013

Bay Street Theatre in honor of Steinbeck Weekend partnered up with Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF) to present the 'Travels With Charley' Dog Walk this past Saturday, May 4. Jill Rappaport, TODAY show correspondent and award-winning animal advocate, served as celebrity host along with Barbara Slifka as Honorary Chair. Scroll down for photos from the event! (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in San Francisco - Week of 5/05/2013
by BWW - May 05, 2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for San Francisco (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Tampa - Week of 5/05/2013
by BWW - May 05, 2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Tampa (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Connecticut - Week of 5/05/2013
by BWW - May 05, 2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Connecticut (more...)

TODAY's Jill Rappaport Hosts TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY to Benefit ARF and Bay Street Theatre Today
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2013

Bay Street Theatre is partnering with Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF) in honoring Steinbeck Weekend by presenting the 'Travels With Charley' Dog Walk today, May 4 at 8:30 am. Jill Rappaport, TODAY show correspondent and award-winning animal advocate, serves as celebrity host along with Barbara Slifka as Honorary Chair. Dogs and their owners will start the walk at Haven's Beach. (Water will be available for both dogs and owners along the way.) The walk finishes at Bay Street Theatre, where there will be a 'Bagels and Bones' reception immediately after the walk. A Grand Prize will be given to the person that raises the most money. (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in San Francisco - Week of 4/28/2013
by BWW - Apr 28, 2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/28/2013 for San Francisco (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Tampa - Week of 4/28/2013
by BWW - Apr 28, 2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/28/2013 for Tampa (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Connecticut - Week of 4/28/2013
by BWW - Apr 28, 2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/28/2013 for Connecticut (more...)

THE KITE RUNNER Makes European Premiere in Nottingham and Liverpool Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2013

Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse present the European premiere of THE KITE RUNNER, adapted by Matthew Spangler and based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini. Director Giles Croft, the production will run in Nottingham tonight, 26 April- Saturday 11 May 2013, and in Liverpool from Thursday June 13 - Saturday July 6. (more...)

Trinity Rep to Present Twin Plays HOUSE & GARDEN, 5/16-6/30
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2013

From the author of Absurd Person Singular comes the theatrical event of the season: a pair of interlocking comedies that take place simultaneously, with one cast performing both shows in two different theaters at the same time. Directed by resident company member Brian McEleney, the shows open in previews on May 16 and then run simultaneously through June 30 in both the Chace and Dowling Theaters. Hailed by Timemagazine as "An audacious, crazy, altogether brilliant achievement, ' the Guardian UK calls the evening "much more than a romp, ' and states that the play just 'bursts at the seams with comedy, intrigue and calamity." Tickets are on sale now at the Trinity Rep box office, 201 Washington St.; by phone at(401) 351-4242; and online at www.trinityrep.com. (more...)

TODAY's Jill Rappaport to Host TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY to Benefit ARF and Bay Street Theatre, 5/4
by BWW News Desk - Apr 23, 2013

Bay Street Theatre is partnering with Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF) in honoring Steinbeck Weekend by presenting the 'Travels With Charley' Dog Walk on Saturday, May 4 at 8:30 am. Jill Rappaport, TODAY show correspondent and award-winning animal advocate, serves as celebrity host along with Barbara Slifka as Honorary Chair. Dogs and their owners will start the walk at Haven's Beach. (Water will be available for both dogs and owners along the way.) The walk finishes at Bay Street Theatre, where there will be a 'Bagels and Bones' reception immediately after the walk. A Grand Prize will be given to the person that raises the most money. (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in San Francisco - Week of 4/21/2013
by BWW - Apr 21, 2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/21/2013 for San Francisco (more...)

SOCIAL CREATURES World Premiere to Begin Performances at Trinity Rep, 3/14
by BWW News Desk - Apr 20, 2013

Dig yourself out of the depths of winter doldrums with Trinity Rep's world premiere of Social Creatures, a strangely beautiful, beautifully strange 'dramedy' about the end of the world as we know it. Like nothing Trinity Rep audiences have seen before, this world premiere play was commissioned in 2010 from Jackie Sibblies Drury - a remarkable new playwright and graduate of the Brown MFA playwriting program. (more...)

Hudson Theatre Works to Kick Off Inaugural Season with OF MICE AND MEN, 4/5-21
by BWW News Desk - Apr 20, 2013

Hudson Theatre Works, New Jersey's newest Equity theatre company will begin it's inaugural season with John Steinbeck's classic tale of friendship and compassion, Of Mice and Men. It is scheduled to run Thursdays thru Todays, April 5th - 21st, at the historic Park Performing Arts Center (www.parkpac.org), 560 32nd Street, Union City, New Jersey, evenings at 8PM and matinees at 2PM. Tickets are $25 each with senior and student discounts available. (more...)

The Acting Company Kicks Off OF MICE AND MEN and AS YOU LIKE IT National Tour Shows in VA Today
by BWW News Desk - Apr 20, 2013

The Acting Company presents a national tour of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and Shakespeare's As You Like It, running now through April 2013. Performances began in Santa Fe in October before the show left on a cross country tour to 44 cities in 30 states. Ian Belknap, Artistic Director of The Acting Company has direcTed Steinbeck's Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning tale, which is one of the most widely read stories in America. (more...)

Stageworks Presents OF MICE AND MEN, 5/2-5/19
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2013

John Steinbeck's timeless American classic, this gripping masterpiece is set in the desperate world of the Great Depression. It is a compelling tale of friendship and survival. Two lonely migrant workers dream of a place of their own but the dream is shattered in one searing, tragic moment. An extraordinary tale of love, loyalty and the power of hope. (more...)

The Acting Company to Kick Off OF MICE AND MEN and AS YOU LIKE IT National Tour Shows in VA, 4/20
by BWW News Desk - Apr 15, 2013

Stageworks Theatre Will Present OF MICE AND MEN, 5/2-5/19
by BWW News Desk - Apr 15, 2013

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