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Also Credited As:

Katherine Burns

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May 12, 1907

Date Of Death:

June 29, 2003 (96)

Birth Place:

Hartford, CT, USA

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Female

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Cate Blanchett to Star in David Mamet's BLACKBIRD (May 16, 2013)

Berkshire Theatre Group Celebrates its 85th Summer Season this Year (May 14, 2013)

GAME OF THRONES' Richard Madden to Play 'The Prince' in Kenneth Branagh's CINDERELLA (May 8, 2013)

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Cate Blanchett to Star in David Mamet's BLACKBIRD
by Movies News Desk - May 16, 2013

Variety reports that Cate Blanchett has signed on to lead David Mamet's BLACKBIRD, described as 'a present-day Hitchcockian nailbiter turning on a secret explanation for the 1963 assassination of U.S. president John F. Kennedy.' (more...)

Berkshire Theatre Group Celebrates its 85th Summer Season this Year
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013

Berkshire Theatre Group will celebrate its 85th Summer Theatre Season this year, making it the third oldest regional theatre in the country. (more...)

GAME OF THRONES' Richard Madden to Play 'The Prince' in Kenneth Branagh's CINDERELLA
by Movies News Desk - May 08, 2013

GAME OF THRONES' Richard Madden has officially signed on for Sir Kenneth Branagh's live-action interpretation of the beloved classic tale CINDERELLA, it was announced today. (more...)

Red Bull Theater to Present THE DANCE OF DEATH American Premiere at Lucille Lortel Theatre, 4/10-5/4
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013

Red Bull Theater will present the American Premiere of a new adaptation of August Strindberg's The Dance of Death by Mike Poulton (Tony Award Nominee for Best Play for Fortune's Fool), directed by Joseph Hardy (Tony Award winner for Best Director for Child's Play), for a strictly limited engagement beginning April 10th and continuing through May 4th only, at the Lucille Lortel Theater (121 Christopher Street, between Bleecker and Hudson Streets). Opening Night is set for Thursday April 18th. (more...)

ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN Begins at Milwaukee Rep Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013

With a voice like whiskey and a laugh like pure joy, Janis Joplin took the music scene by storm. Simultaneously rough and vulnerable, Joplin was dubbed the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, proving music wasn't just a man's world anymore. Now, in a new musical event featuring more than a dozen singers and band members, playwright-director Randy Johnson creates 'a compelling portrait of an artist' (Culturemob) through the words, inspiration and music of one of America's greatest rock 'n' roll originals. One Night With Janis Joplin is a full-on concert experience and musical journey into the life and inspirations of one of rock 'n' roll's greatest legends and it runs in The Rep's Quadracci Powerhouse from tonight, May 3 - June 2, 2013 and opens on Monday, May 6, 2013. Packed with classic songs ('Piece Of My Heart,' 'Summertime,' 'Mercedes Benz'), One Night With Janis Joplin also shines the spotlight on trailblazers who influenced Janis - like Bessie Smith, Etta James and Aretha Franklin. (more...)

Blanchett, James Set for Disney's CINDERELLA; Branagh to Direct
by Movies News Desk - Apr 30, 2013

Actress Lily James (Downton Abbey) has been cast as Cinderella in Disney's upcoming live-action interpretation of the beloved classic tale. The film is being directed by Sir Kenneth Branagh and stars Cate Blanchett as the iconic evil stepmother. (more...)

ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN to Begin at Milwaukee Rep, 5/3
by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2013

With a voice like whiskey and a laugh like pure joy, Janis Joplin took the music scene by storm. Simultaneously rough and vulnerable, Joplin was dubbed the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, proving music wasn't just a man's world anymore. Now, in a new musical event featuring more than a dozen singers and band members, playwright-director Randy Johnson creates 'a compelling portrait of an artist' (Culturemob) through the words, inspiration and music of one of America's greatest rock 'n' roll originals. One Night With Janis Joplin is a full-on concert experience and musical journey into the life and inspirations of one of rock 'n' roll's greatest legends and it runs in The Rep's Quadracci Powerhouse from May 3 - June 2, 2013 and opens on Monday, May 6, 2013. Packed with classic songs ('Piece Of My Heart,' 'Summertime,' 'Mercedes Benz'), One Night With Janis Joplin also shines the spotlight on trailblazers who influenced Janis - like Bessie Smith, Etta James and Aretha Franklin. (more...)

Shakespeare Guild to Welcome Authors Paul Dickson, Thomas Keith and Susannah Carson, Spring 2013
by BWW News Desk - Apr 21, 2013

After memorable conversations with such fascinating guests as the New Yorker's JOHN LAHR (September 17), Hunter College's IRENE DASH (October 22), the McCarter Theatre's NAGLE JACKSON (November 19), Columbia University's JAMES SHAPIRO (December 17), and The Lion King's JULIE TAYMOR (January 28), The Shakespeare Guild now looks forward to evenings in Manhattan's National Arts Club that will focus on three engaging authors: PAUL DICKSON, THOMAS KEITH, and SUSANNAH CARSON. These events will be followed in May by a fourth gathering that will take us to another venerable institution, The Players, and place the spotlight on EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER, a celebrity portrait painter who has been compared to the legendary John Singer Sargent. (more...)

Thomas Pink Amps Up Women's Line
by BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2013

Thomas Pink, the U.K. brand famous for its men's dress shirts, will showcase a new woman's wear concept in New York. The new concept will then be revealed to customers in retail stores starting in August. (more...)

VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, Marion McClinton Directing OTHELLO and More Set for Guthrie's 2013-14 Season
by BWW News Desk - Apr 15, 2013

Guthrie Director Joe Dowling today announced 12 mainstage productions of the theater's 2013-2014 season. The theater's 51st season includes first-time Guthrie productions of playwrights Beth Henley and Nina Raine, classics on the Wurtele Thrust Stage directed by Dowling and Marion McClinton, WorldStage Series presentations of returning companies Kneehigh Theatre and Out of Joint, as well as a summertime slate of a beloved musical and a Christopher Durang comedy that is currently a Broadway hit. (more...)

Red Bull Theater Presents THE DANCE OF DEATH American Premiere at Lucille Lortel Theatre, Now thru 5/4
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2013

Red Bull Theater will present the American Premiere of a new adaptation of August Strindberg's The Dance of Death by Mike Poulton (Tony Award Nominee for Best Play for Fortune's Fool), directed by Joseph Hardy (Tony Award winner for Best Director for Child's Play), for a strictly limited engagement beginning tonight, April 10th and continuing through May 4th only, at the Lucille Lortel Theater (121 Christopher Street, between Bleecker and Hudson Streets). Opening Night is set for Thursday April 18th. (more...)

Red Bull Theater's DANCE OF DEATH Begins Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - Apr 09, 2013

Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Artistic Director) today announced that Derek Smith would join the cast for the American Premiere of a new adaptation of August Strindberg's The Dance of Death by Mike Poulton (Tony Award Nominee for Best Play for Fortune's Fool), directed by Joseph Hardy (Tony Award winner for Best Director for Child's Play). This strictly limited engagement begins Wednesday April 10th and continues through May 4th only, at the Lucille Lortel Theater (121 Christopher Street, between Bleecker and Hudson Streets). Opening Night is set for Thursday April 18th. Hardy directs a company that features Daniel Davis, Laila Robins, and Derek Smith. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Stunning Opening for Sustaining Sound Theatre Company
by Don Grigware - Apr 06, 2013

I am a huge fan of Louisa May Alcott's story of the March sisters and both films of Little Women, the one from the early 30s starring Katharine Hepburn and Joan Bennett and then the 1949 revival starring June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor, Janet Leigh and Margaret O'Brien. I'm partial to the latter film, only because I love everyone in that cast, and it was in glorious technicolor. It also boasted Mary Astor as Marmee and Peter Lawford as Laurie. (more...)

Librettist N. Richard Nash's Romantic, Comedy-Drama 'The Rainmaker' is Basis for 110 IN THE SHADE, 5/2-5/12
by BWW News Desk - Apr 03, 2013

110 in the Shade is a 1963 musical based on the award-winning 1954 play The Rainmaker with a book by N. Richard Nash, lyrics by Tom Jones, and music by Harvey Schmidt. It followed the team's success creating The Fantasticks- the world's longest running musical. A one-time professional boxer who later went on to teach at Princeton and Yale, playwright Nash has written for theatre, television and film as well as works of fiction and poetry, however, The Rainmaker is his most widely known work which also was made into a film starring Katharine Hepburn and Burt Lancaster. (more...)

THE WALTZ Reading Set for April 6 at The Hill-Stead Museum
by BWW News Desk - Apr 02, 2013

On Saturday, April 6 at 7:00 p.m., The Hill-Stead Museum will present a sold-out world premiere reading of "The Waltz," a play based on the life and times of French sculptor Camille Claudel (1864-1943). This original work - conceived, written, and directed by local playwright Carolyn Kirsch - explores Claudel's tempestuous relationship with sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), her ongoing struggle to be recognized in 20th-century Parisian art circles, and the question of her descent into madness. The five-person reading, underscored by the music of Claude Debussy, will be held in Hill-Stead's Drawing Room, surrounded by Impressionist masterpieces by Monet and Degas. The cast features Jill Giles, Carolyn Kirsch, Debra Walsh and Nancy Wolfe, with Phill Rittner at the piano. (more...)

Radio City Music Hall Kicks Off Monthly Art Deco Tour Today
by BWW News Desk - Mar 31, 2013

Radio City Music Hall's dedicated Art Deco Tour will now be offered on a monthly schedule beginning today, March 31, 2013. (more...)

Radio City Music Hall Announces Monthly Art Deco Tour, 3/31
by BWW News Desk - Mar 27, 2013

Radio City Music Hall announced today that its dedicated Art Deco Tour will now be offered on a monthly schedule beginning Sunday, March 31, 2013. The legendary venue's unique Art Deco Tour is a one-hour walking tour, led by enthusiastic and expertly trained tour guides, offering an interactive experience while visiting the venue. Tickets are on sale now at the Radio City Sweets and Gift Shop on 6th Avenue and through Madison Square Garden Group Sales. (more...)

Tift Merritt Announces Additional Tour Dates
by BWW News Desk - Mar 26, 2013

This summer Tift Merritt will tour with Gaslight Anthem throughout the Northeastern U.S.; please see below for a list of dates. (more...)

Shakespeare Guild to Welcome Authors Paul Dickson, Thomas Keith and Susannah Carson, Spring 2013
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2013

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/18- DO I HEAR A WALTZ?
by Stage Tube - Mar 18, 2013

Today in 1965, Do I hear a Waltz? opened at the 46th St. Thetare (Now the Richard Rodgers Theatre), where it ran for 220 performances. Do I Hear a Waltz? is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Richard Rodgers, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It was adapted from Laurents' 1952 play The Time of the Cuckoo, which was the basis for the 1955 film Summertime starring Katharine Hepburn. The Broadway cast included Elizabeth Allen, Sergio Franchi, Carol Bruce, Madeleine Sherwood, Julienne Marie, Stuart Damon, Fleury D'Antonakis, and Jack Manning. It was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Scenic Design, but lost in all three categories. (more...)

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