Carrie Fisher Brings WISHFUL DRINKING Back To Berkeley Rep's Roda Theater 7/9-23
by BWW News Desk - Jul 9, 2009
Carrie Fisher set box-office records at Berkeley Repertory Theatre with her hilarious solo show, Wishful Drinking. Then it became a New York Times bestseller and played to sold-out crowds on a six-city national tour. Now Fisher returns to Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre, her last stop before the show bursts onto Broadway! This limited run - 15 performances only - begins July 9 and ends July 23.
Carrie Fisher Brings WISHFUL DRINKING Back To Berkeley Rep's Roda Theater 7/9-23
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 21, 2009
Carrie Fisher set box-office records at Berkeley Repertory Theatre with her hilarious solo show, Wishful Drinking. Then it became a New York Times bestseller and played to sold-out crowds on a six-city national tour. Now Fisher returns to Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre, her last stop before the show bursts onto Broadway! This limited run - 15 performances only - begins July 9 and ends July 23.
'WISHFUL DRINKING' To 'Toast' on Bdwy at Studio 54 for Fall 2009
by Eddie Varley - Apr 29, 2009
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Jonathan Reinis, Jamie Cesa, Eva Price & Berkeley Repertory Theatre, is proud to present the Broadway premiere production of Wishful Drinking, created and performed by Carrie Fisher and directed by Tony Taccone at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th St).
FOREVER TANGO Returns to San Francisco November 5-16
by Robert Diamond - Nov 3, 2008
Luis Bravo's sizzling internationally acclaimed dance spectacular FOREVER TANGO will blaze into San Francisco with a newly revised show full of sexy surprises for 16 performances only November 5 - 16, 2008 at the Post Street Theatre, 450 Post Street.
FOREVER TANGO to Run at Post Street Theatre November 5-16
by Robert Diamond - Oct 22, 2008
Luis Bravo's sizzling internationally acclaimed dance spectacular FOREVER TANGO will blaze into San Francisco with a newly revised show full of sexy surprises for 16 performances only November 5 - 16, 2008 at the Post Street Theatre, 450 Post Street.
'Taking Over' and 'Wishful Drinking' Add Tour Dates and Locations
by Faetra Petillo - Sep 24, 2008
Today Tony Taccone, artistic director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre, announced additional dates for two solo shows that he staged in Berkeley before launching them on tours across the continent. Danny Hoch's Taking Over had its world premiere at Berkeley Rep in January and hit it big in Montreal this July; next week it starts an All City Tour featuring free performances in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx in addition to previously announced dates in Manhattan and Los Angeles. Moreover, after a record-breaking run in Berkeley last winter, Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking careened through Hartford, San Jose, Santa Fe, and Washington, DC this summer; now it adds Seattle to a list of upcoming destinations that also includes Boston.
Tracie Thoms: RENT's 'Dream Girl'
by Eddie Varley - Aug 17, 2008
If Tracie Thoms' life was written as an old fashioned Broadway musical it would go something like this, 'Girl wants role, girl doesn't get role, girl REALLY wants role, girl finally gets role and then girl REALLY gets role…again.' Sound complicated? Not so much. BroadwayWorld caught up with her and we spoke at length about her thrilling and inspiring 'Quest for Joanne'.