Daniel Sullivan to Take Part in Public Theater Salon Series, 5/10by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2012The Public Theater will continue its popular Shakespeare Salon Series this month with an engaging conversation with Director Daniel Sullivan, who will talk about this summer’s upcoming Shakespeare in the Park production of AS YOU LIKE IT. Moderated by Shakespeare Initiative Director Barry Edelstein, this intimate event will be held on Thursday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Chinatown Brasserie (380 Lafayette Street). Member tickets, priced at $20, and single tickets, priced at $25, are on sale now and include a complimentary glass of wine. (more...)
Full Cast Announced for THE NORMAL HEART Tour!by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2012Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater produces the 2011 Tony Award-winning production of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, directed by George C. Wolfe. Wolfe, who directed the show’s sold-out Broadway engagement last season, mounts the professional D.C.-area premiere of this production, which features returning Broadway cast members Patrick Breen and Luke MacFarlane, among others. Presented by special arrangement with Daryl Roth, The Normal Heart runs June 8-July 29, 2012 in the Kreeger Theater. (more...)
Rochester Community Players' Stephanie Roosa Wins Outstanding Leading Actress at The Acting Irish International Theatre Festivalby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012Stephanie Roosa was awarded "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role" honors at the 2012 Acting Irish International Theatre Festival (AIITF) in Dublin, Ireland, May 20, 2012, for her performance as "Josie" in the Rochester Community Players' Irish Players production of A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O'Neill. The festival was held at the Axis Theatre, Ballymun, Dublin; six community theater companies from the United States, Canada and Ireland participated in this year's festival. (more...)
Arden Children's Theatre Presents ROBIN HOOD, Opening 4/25by BWW News Desk - Mar 30, 2012Arden Theatre Company will present Robin Hood by Greg Banks as the second selection of its 2011/12 Children’s Series. (more...)
Rochester Community Players Open A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN, 4/13by BWW News Desk - Mar 28, 2012A Moon for the Misbegotten, the comic drama by Eugene O'Neill, opens April 13 for three weekends at the MuCCC Theater, before heading off to Ireland for the 2012 Acting Irish International Theatre Festival (AIITF). (more...)
First Stars Announced for INTO THE WOODS in Central Park; Additional Casting for AS YOU LIKE IT Revealedby BWW News Desk - Mar 28, 2012
The Public Theater has announced additional casting today for the 50th Anniversary season of free Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte. David Furr (Orlando) and Stephen Spinella (Jaques) join the previously announced MacIntyre Dixon (Adam), Renee Elise Goldsberry (Celia), Omar Metwally (Oliver), and Lily Rabe (Rosalind) in Shakespeare’s comedy AS YOU LIKE IT, directed by Daniel Sullivan. (more...)
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek of Seanachai Theatre Company's A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTENby BWW News Desk - Mar 27, 2012Seanachaí Theatre Company presents Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten, directed by Kevin Theis, at The Irish American Heritage Center. The show opens Saturday, March 24th and closes Sunday April 29th, 2012. For tickets and more information visit www.seanachai.org or call (866) 811-4111. (more...)
STC's Michael Kahn to Direct Strange Interlude by Eugene O'Neill 3/27-4/29by BWW
News Desk - Mar 27, 2012Continuing its 25th Anniversary Season, the Shakespeare Theatre Company is set to present Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Strange Interlude. (more...)
Jeffrey Bean, James Black and More Set for Alley Theatre's THE SEAFARER, 4/6-4/29by BWW News Desk - Mar 26, 2012Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the Alley Theatre’s production of the Conor McPherson’s THE SEAFARER. The Seafarer, by Conor McPherson and directed by Gregory Boyd, begins previews Friday April 6, opens Wednesday April 11 and runs through Sunday, April 29, 2012 on the Hubbard Stage. Tickets start at $25 and are available for purchase at www.alleytheatre.org, at the Alley Theatre Box Office, 615 Texas Avenue, or by calling 713.220.5700. Groups of 10 or more can receive special concierge services and select discounts by calling 713.220.5700 and asking for the group sales department. (more...)
Seanachaí Theatre Company Presents A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN, 3//23-4/29by BWW
News Desk - Mar 23, 2012Seanachaí Theatre Company presents A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O'Neill, Directed by Kevin Theis, March 23 - April 29, 2012 in the Seanachaí space 3rd floor theatre, Irish American Heritage Center. Tickets: $24 Thursday/Friday; $28 Saturday/Sunday; $10 Previews. For tickets, call (866) 811-4111 or visit www.seanachai.org. (more...)
STEEL MAGNOLIAS Opens at Bristol Riverside Theatre, 3/20-4/8by BWW
News Desk - Mar 20, 2012Laughter and tears, gossip and home-grown advice are as prevalent as hair rollers in Truvy’s Beauty Salon, the setting of the heartwarming comedy-drama Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, playing at Bristol Riverside Theatre on March 20-April 8. Susan D. Atkinson directs an ensemble cast of BRT favorites including Jennie Eisenhower, Diane Findlay,Laura C. Giknis, Barbara McCulloh, Susan Moses, and Jo Twiss. (more...)
Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: DANNY PROCTORby Jeffrey Ellis - Apr 30, 2012Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it's difficult to know who's playing whom-hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known-or soon-to-be-known all over the freakin' world-thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make them look so damn good? We're gonna tell ya...Today's actor/subject/model is the handsome, talented and very busy 2011 First Night Honoree Danny Proctor, photographed by Dean Dixon. (more...)
2012 Drama Desk Nominations Announced - DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY, FOLLIES, NICE WORK Lead Nominees!by BWW Special Coverage - Apr 27, 2012Nominations for the 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced at a news conference this morning by Drama Desk winners Donna Murphy and Brian d’Arcy James. The 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards will take place on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 8:00 PM at The Town Hall in Manhattan.
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Pearl Theatre Company Announces New Resident Acting Company Membersby BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2012The Pearl Theatre Company today announced that actors Joey Parsons and Wayne T. Carr have joined the Pearl’s Resident Acting Company. (more...)
ONCE, SILENCE, CARRIE, RENT & More Up for 2012 Off Broadway Alliance Awards; Full Nominee Listby BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2012The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing firms, has announced the nominees for the 2nd Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened Off Broadway during the 2011-2012 season.
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Off-Broadway Alliance Nominees - SILENCE! & More - Full Listby BWW Special Coverage - Apr 25, 2012The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing firms, has announced the nominees for the 2nd Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened Off Broadway during the 2011-2012 season. (more...)
Lynn Nottage, David Gallo et al. to Judge 4th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition, 5/7by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2012Jujamcyn Theaters (Jordan Roth, President) and True Colors Theatre Company (Kenny Leon, Co-Founding Artistic Director) have announced the judges and guest performers for the 4th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition on Monday, May 7th at 7:00 p.m. at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street). The event, which is free and open to the public, features high school students from Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh and Seattle performing monologues by the late, legendary American playwright. (more...)
Theater 48 Premieres FINDING THE BURNETT HEART at Hollywood's Lillian Theatre, 4/19-5/27by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2012Gina Stoj, co-founder of Theater 48 (a non-profit corporation dedicated to presenting theater that matters - www.Theater48.org), makes her producing debut the stage play, Finding the Burnett Heart by Paul Elliot, to premiere in Hollywood at The Lillian Theatre, April 19-May 27. (more...)
Meryl Streep & Kevin Kline Reunite in ROMEO & JULIET for The Public Theater's 50th Anniversary Gala, 6/18by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2012
In honor and celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater, The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Patrick Willingham) will hold a special one-night-only gala event on Monday, June 18, featuring Kevin Kline as Romeo and Meryl Streep as Juliet in a star-studded staged reading of ROMEO AND JULIET, directed by Daniel Sullivan. For information on tickets for The Public Theater’s Anniversary Gala, please call (212) 539-8547 or visit www.shakespeareinthepark.org. A limited number of free stand-by line tickets will be available on the day of the gala at the Delacorte Theater. (more...)
O'Neill's BEYOND THE HORIZON Performs Final Two Weeks in Chicago, Ends 4/22by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2012Eugene O'Neill's first full-length play, BEYOND THE HORIZON, directed by Louis Contey, will perform for eight final shows and close on April 22nd. (more...)
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