Steppenwolf for Young Adults Announces 2012/13 Season: THE BOOK THIEF and Moreby BWW News Desk - May 8, 2012Steppenwolf for Young Adults (SYA) today announced two world premieres as part of its 2012/13 Season: The Book Thief, based on the novel by Markus Zusak, adapted by Heidi Stillman, directed by Hallie Gordon; and Oral Histories, collected from across the city by DePaul University students, curated and written by Miles Harvey (director to be announced at a later date). (more...)
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES to Open Penguin Rep's Season, 5/18by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2012The Hound of the Baskervilles, a comedy adapted by Steven Canny and John Nicholson from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s celebrated Sherlock Holmes mystery, opens Penguin Rep Theatre’s 2012 season Friday, May 18. (more...)
BWW Interviews: Just in Time for the Opening of The Wedding Singer, TRAVIS KENDRICK's Friday Fiveby Jeffrey Ellis - May 25, 2012Today, the spotlight falls upon Travis Kendrick, who continues his run as one of the go-to guys at Clarksville’s Roxy Regional Theatre in The Wedding Singer, opening tonight. Coming up for Travis is the role of Chachi in Happy Days, which will close the company’s 2011-2012 season. Not only an actor, Travis is also a certified yoga instructor, teaching classes around Clarksville and at the Roxy, and he’s choreographer of note, having choreographed Just Another High School Musical at Clarksville’s Northeast High School, Gallantry for Austin Peay State University Opera and he’ll be doing a number for The Roxy’s 101 Dalmatians the Musical later this year. (more...)
Culver City Public Theatre's Upcoming Season Will Include THE ODYSSEY, A SERVANT TO TWO MASTERS and Moreby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012Culver City Public Theatre (CCPT) announces its 14th season of summer shows in Dr. Paul Carlson Park for families and theatre fans of all ages. All performances are open to the public and free. Founded in 1998, CCPT (a donation and grant supported 501c3 non-profit) is a member of the American Association of Community Theatres (AACT). (more...)
Breaking News: Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST at Geffen Playhouse; Full Cast Announced!by BWW - May 17, 2012Stage and screen stars Brooke Shields and Richard Chamberlain will take on the iconic roles of Chris MacNeil and Father Merrin in playwright John Pielmeier’s world premiere of The Exorcist at the Geffen Playhouse. Helmed by acclaimed director John Doyle, who won a Tony Award for his striking reimagining of Sweeney Todd, this stage adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s famous 1971 novel transforms the unsettling battles of good versus evil, faith versus fact and ego versus ethos into a uniquely theatrical experience as sophisticated as it is suspenseful.
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Confirmed: Julian Ovenden-Led FINDING NEVERLAND to Premiere at UK's Curve Theatre, Sept. 21 - Oct. 18by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2012As previously reported, Julian Ovenden will star in a new musical version of the film Finding Neverland, which starred Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet and followed the the story of J.M. Barrie's inspiration for his famous children's book, Peter Pan. (more...)
Photo Flash: Kansas City Rep's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORSby BWW News Desk - May 1, 2012Kansas City Repertory Theatre, under the artistic leadership of Eric Rosen, closes its 2011-12 season with a professional production of the popular musical Little Shop of Horrors; book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken, based on the film by Roger Corman, screenplay by Charles Griffith. Kyle Hatley directs. Little Shop of Horrors runs now through May 20 at the Rep's Copaken Stage. See photos from the production below! (more...)
Odyssey Theatre and Evidence Room Present IVANOV, 4/14-15by BWW News Desk - Mar 29, 2012Award-winning director Bart DeLorenzo returns to the Odyssey to direct an exuberant and burlesque-spirited version of Anton Chekhov’s Ivanov, the story of a once idealistic man turned apathetic from a life going terribly, terribly wrong. DeLorenzo plans a fresh approach to this little-known classic -- no birch trees, samovars, or wicker furniture – in a riotous production that promises to be ridiculous, soulful, and sexy. An Odyssey Theatre and Evidence Room co-production. (more...)
Lookingglass Theatre Extends CASCABEL Through April 29by BWW News Desk - Mar 27, 2012Lookingglass Theatre, Frontera Grill and Silverguy Entertainment announce additional performances of Rick Bayless in Cascabel: Dinner – Daring – Desire, a theatrical adventure featuring a feast, circus acts, and a love story starring celebrity chef Rick Bayless. The culinary and theatrical experience has been extended an additional week, through April 29, 2012, at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works. (more...)
Writers' Theatre's Production of Harold Pinter's The Caretaker Closesby BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2012Writers' Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma, continues its 20th Anniversary Season with The Caretaker by Harold Pinter, directed by Ron OJ Parson. (more...)
Circle Theatre Presents Chicago Premiere of WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLINGby BWW News Desk - Mar 22, 2012When the Rain Stops Falling is a heartbreaking story of a journey across time where the acts of the past prove devastating to the next generation. Spanning 1959 to 2039 and featuring four generations of a family, the play was named Time Magazine’s Best New Play of 2010, Circle stages the Chicago Premiere of When the Rain Stops Falling. (more...)
San Jose Rep's GOD OF CARNAGE Begins Previews Tonight; Full Cast Infoby BWW News Desk - Mar 22, 2012The Bay Area premiere of San Jose Rep’s God of Carnage begins previews tonight. This winner of the 2009 Tony Award® for Best Play was written by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton. The production runs from March 22 to April 15, 2012, with Opening Night on Wednesday, March 28 at 7:30 pm. (more...)
Michael James Leslie, Ashley Blanchet to Star in Kansas City Rep's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORSby BWW News Desk - Mar 22, 2012Kansas City Repertory Theatre has announced the cast for Little Shop of Horrors, its final production of the 2011-12 season. The Rep’s Associate Artistic Director Kyle Hatley will direct. He has also directed the Rep’s productions of Circle Mirror Transformation, A Christmas Carol, The Borderland, Nathan Louis Jackson’s Broke-ology, and he has appeared in The Whipping Man and The Glass Menagerie at the Rep. Hatley is a noted writer and director for the Kansas City Fringe Festival and is artistic director and co-founder of Chatterbox Audio Theater. (more...)
Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, 4/12-5/13by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2012The Pittsburgh Public Theater presents Mark Brown’s adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days, the classic story by Jules Verne. Tony-nominated director Marcia Milgrom Dodge will stage this entertaining adventure that runs April 12 – May 13, 2012 at the O’Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater’s home in the heart of Downtown’s Cultural District. (more...)
END OF THE RAINBOW Begins Previews at Broadway's Belascoby BWW News Desk - Mar 19, 2012The Broadway premiere of End of the Rainbow, a new play with music, begins previews tonight at the Belasco Theatre.Opening night is set for Monday, April 2. Michael Cumpsty, Tom Pelphrey and Jay Russell join two-time Oliver Award-winner Tracie Bennett in Peter Quilter's acclaimed play about the legendary Judy Garland, directed by the Tony® Award winning Terry Johnson. (more...)
WST Independence Studio 2012-2013 Season to Include PLAID TIDINGS, DINO, AROUND THE WORLDby BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2012Walnut Street Theatre’s Independence Studio on 3 is an incredible way to experience Philadelphia’s best theatrical talent up-close and personal. With only 80 seats, this intimate space is the city’s premier small theatre for new plays, international favorites and dynamic musicals.
The 2012-2013 Studio 3 season includes two World Premieres, an Olivier Award-winning Best Play, a classic adventure-turned-comedy and a charming holiday musical. Audiences will enjoy PLAID TIDINGS (November 20 – December 30), AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 Days (January 15 – February 3), VINCENT IN BRIXTON (February 19 – March 10), THE PRESCOTT METHOD: Easy Steps to Perfect Bread Breaking, Every Time (March 26 – April 14) and DINO! An Evening with Dean Martin at the Latin Casino (April 30 – June 23). (more...)
Noel Coward Festival Kicks Off in NYC 3/12by BWW
News Desk - Mar 12, 2012The Noël Coward Foundation today announced further details of the Noël Coward Festival which will run in conjunction with the previously announced Exhibition STAR QUALITY: The World of Noël Coward at the New York Public Library (NYPL) for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. NYPL will also be presenting a number of Coward related programs in the Bruno Walter Auditorium. For further information visit www.nypl.org/lpaprograms. (more...)
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival's Upcoming Season to Include LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, THE 39 STEPS and Moreby BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2012Terry O’Brien, Founding Artistic Director of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, has announced the 2012 season that will run from mid-June through Labor Day weekend. (more...)
END OF THE RAINBOW Opens Tonight at the Belascoby BWW News Desk - Apr 2, 2012The Broadway production of END OF THE RAINBOW will open tonight, April 2, at the Belasco Theatre. Michael Cumpsty, Tom Pelphrey and Jay Russell join two-time Oliver Award-winner Tracie Bennett in Peter Quilter's acclaimed play about the legendary Judy Garland, directed by the Tony Award winning Terry Johnson. (more...)
KC Rep Presents LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, 4/20-5/20by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2012Kansas City Repertory Theatre, under the artistic leadership of Eric Rosen, closes its 2011-12 season with a professional production of the popular musical Little Shop of Horrors; book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken, based on the film by Roger Corman, screenplay by Charles Griffith. Kyle Hatley directs. Little Shop of Horrors runs April 20 – May 20 at the Rep’s Copaken Stage.
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