Accidental Death of an Anarchist

The Shakespeare Theatre Opens Season With THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will launch its 51st Season with J.M. Synge's classic The Playboy of the Western World. Performances begin May 29th and continue through June 23rd at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Ave. (at Lancaster Road) in Madison. Individual tickets and discount ticket packages are now on sale and can be purchased by calling the box office at 973-408-5600 or by visiting www.ShakespeareNJ.org. Performances are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays at 7:30 p.m.; Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. Individual tickets range from $35 to $70; student rush tickets are available 30 minutes prior to curtain for $15. (more...)

Jenny Sterlin and Brendan Titley Join Alan Cumming in MACBETH; Performances to Begin 4/7

Producer Ken Davenport has announced that veteran stage actors Jenny Sterlin and Brendan Titley complete the cast of Broadway's powerful new production of Shakespeare's Macbeth, starring Tony and Olivier Award winner and two-time Emmy Award nominee Alan Cumming (Cabaret, 'The Good Wife'). (more...)

TCG Celebrates 2013 World Theatre Day with Book Donation and Delegations to Cuba and Sudan

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre and home of the U.S. Center of the International Theatre Institute (ITI-US), invites all theatres, individual artists, institutions and audiences to celebrate the 51st annual World Theatre Day today, March 27, 2013. Each year, a renowned theatre artist of world stature is invited by ITI Worldwide in Paris to craft an international message to mark the global occasion. This year the message was written by Italian Nobel Prize-winning playwright, director and actor Dario Fo, and has been translated into more than 20 languages to reach tens of thousands in the international theatre community. (more...)

Aaron Costa Ganis Replaces CJ Wilson in Berkshire Theatre Group's THE LION IN WINTER

Berkshire Theatre Group Company Member, CJ Wilson, has been cast in Broadway's The Big Knife. Fellow Berkshire Theatre Group Company Member, Aaron Costa Ganis, will step in to join the cast of The Lion in Winter as Richard. Also joining the cast is Karl Gregory as Prince John. (more...)

Paul Giamatti-Led HAMLET Begins at Yale Rep Tonight

Yale Repertory Theatre presents Paul Giamatti in HAMLET by William Shakespeare, directed by James Bundy, at the University Theatre (222 York Street), tonight, March 15-April 13. Opening Night is Thursday, March 21, at 7:30PM. (more...)

MACBETH Box Office Opens on Monday

This Monday, March 18 at 10 a.m., the Ethel Barrymore Theatre Box Office opens for business for Broadway's powerful new production of Shakespeare's MACBETH, starring Tony and Olivier Award winner and two-time Emmy Award nominee Alan Cumming (Cabaret, 'The Good Wife'). (more...)

Yale Rep Announces 2013-14 Season, Including Billie Joe Armstrong's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Musical

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director), dedicated to the production of new plays and bold interpretations of classics that make immediate connections to contemporary audiences, announces its 2013-14 season, which will begin with A Streetcar Named Desire, the Pulitzer Prize winning masterwork by Tennessee Williams, directed by Mark Rucker. OBIE Award winning resident director Evan Yionoulis will mark her thirteenth production at Yale Rep with Owners, the dark comedy by Caryl Churchill. Director Christopher Bayes and actor Steven Epp return for Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo. (more...)

Billie Joe Armstrong to Write Songs for THESE PAPER BULLETS Musical at Yale Rep; Opens in March 2014

According to the New York Times, Broadway veteran and Green Day member Billie Joe Armstrong is set to write songs for 'These Paper Bullets' at Yale Repertory Theater. The show, which is a rock version of 'Much Ado About Nothing,' will premiere in March 2014. The show will be directed by Jackson Gay, and will be about 'a band from Liverpool dealing with romance and the music industry in London.' (more...)

Oracle Productions Presents Dario Fo's ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST, 1/19-3/2

Oracle Productions kicks off Season 3 in Public Access Theatre with a death-defying production of Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist, translated by Jon Laskin and Michael Aquilante and directed by Oracle Executive Producer Ben Fuchsen. Reopening the investigation into how audiences become political activists by laughing their asses off, this hilarious portrayal of authoritarian corruption opens January 19, 2013, and runs through March 2, 2013 at Oracle Theatre (3809 N Broadway in Chicago). (more...)

Full Cast Announced for Paul Giamatti-Led HAMLET at Yale Rep, 3/15-4/13

Yale Repertory Theatre presents Paul Giamatti in HAMLET by William Shakespeare, directed by James Bundy, at the University Theatre (222 York Street), March 15-April 13. Opening Night is Thursday, March 21, at 7:30PM. (more...)

Oracle Productions Presents Dario Fo's ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST, Now thru 3/2

Oracle Productions kicks off Season 3 in Public Access Theatre with a death-defying production of Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist, translated by Jon Laskin and Michael Aquilante and directed by Oracle Executive Producer Ben Fuchsen. Reopening the investigation into how audiences become political activists by laughing their asses off, this hilarious portrayal of authoritarian corruption opens tonight, January 19, 2013, and runs through March 2, 2013 at Oracle Theatre (3809 N Broadway in Chicago). (more...)

Seattle Theater Writers Announces the 2012 Nominees of Gypsy Rose Lee Awards

Seattle Theater Writers, a critics' circle of local theater writers and reviewers, today announces the 2012 slate of nominees of the second annual Gypsy Rose Lee Awards, theater awards devoted to recognizing excellence across the economic spectrum of professional Seattle theaters. (more...)

Tim Kazurinksy and George Wendt Star in Northlight Theatre's THE ODD COUPLE, 11/2-12/9

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 2012-2013 season with Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, featuring legendary comic actors Tim Kazurinsky and George Wendt, directed by Artistic Director BJ Jones. The comedy will play at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie, from November 2-December 9, 2012. The Press Opening is Friday, November 9, at 7:30 pm. (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's TRELAWNY OF THE WELLS

The 50th Anniversary season of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey concludes with the rarely performed comedic gem Trelawny of the Wells by renowned Victorian playwright Sir Arthur Wing Pinero. Performances began December 5th and continue through December 30th at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Ave. (at Lancaster Road) in Madison. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage in the photos below! (more...)

Oracle Productions Presents Dario Fo's ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST, 1/19-3/2

Oracle Productions kicks off Season 3 in Public Access Theatre with a death-defying production of Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist, translated by Jon Laskin and Michael Aquilante and directed by Oracle Executive Producer Ben Fuchsen. Reopening the investigation into how audiences become political activists by laughing their asses off, this hilarious portrayal of authoritarian corruption opens January 19, 2013, and runs through March 2, 2013 at Oracle Theatre (3809 N Broadway in Chicago). (more...)

MACBETH, Starring Alan Cumming, Begins Tonight on Broadway

Broadway's powerful new production of Shakespeare's Macbeth, starring Tony and Olivier Award winner and two-time Emmy Award nominee Alan Cumming (Cabaret, 'The Good Wife'), begins on Broadway tonight, April 7, 2013. Veteran stage actors Jenny Sterlin and Brendan Titley complete the cast. (more...)

MEGA STAGE TUBE: Happy Birthday to Patti LuPone!

Happy Birthday to Patti LuPone! Click below to watch highlights from her prolific career! (more...)

Patti LuPone to Headline New Jersey Symphony's Pops Program, 6/1-2

Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone headlines the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's 2012-13 NJSO POPS season finale in Newark and New Brunswick, June 1-2. The legendary diva, who last appeared with the NJSO in 2009, will perform songs from her latest album, 'Far Away Places,' backed for the first time by full orchestra. The star of Broadway's Gypsy will also sing signature songs from her illustrious career on stage and screen. Rob Fisher conducts. (more...)

Full Cast Announced for Paul Giamatti-Led HAMLET at Yale Rep, 3/15-4/13

Yale Repertory Theatre presents Paul Giamatti in HAMLET by William Shakespeare, directed by James Bundy, at the University Theatre (222 York Street), March 15-April 13. Opening Night is Thursday, March 21, at 7:30PM. (more...)

Berkeley Repertory Theatre Will Open Its Season With VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE

Today, Berkeley Repertory Theatre revealed the seventh show selected for its upcoming season. The Tony Award-winning nonprofit will begin its 46th year of smart and adventurous shows with Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, the hilarious Broadway hit from three-time Obie Award-winner Christopher Durang. Respected director Richard E.T. White returns to the Bay Area to stage this hugely popular show in September. (more...)

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