Ellen Barkin, Elaine Stritch, Joe Mantello et al. Honor George C. Wolfe with SDC 'Mr. Abbott' Award, 10/3by BWW News Desk - Sep 26, 2011Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) has announced that acclaimed director George C. Wolfe will be celebrated with the 2011 "Mr. Abbott" Award for his incredible breadth and depth of work in the American Theatre. (more...)
Ellen Barkin, Elaine Stritch, Joe Mantello et al. Honor George C. Wolfe with SDC 'Mr. Abbott' Award, 10/3by BWW
News Desk - Oct 3, 2011Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) has announced that acclaimed director George C. Wolfe will be celebrated with the 2011 "Mr. Abbott" Award for his incredible breadth and depth of work in the American Theatre. (more...)
Elaine Stritch Makes Walt Disney Hall Debut in SINGIN' SONDHEIM...ONE SONG AT A TIME, 5/19by BWW News Desk - May 4, 2012Following a journey of iconic performances – from Sondheim’s Company to her Tony award-winning show Elaine Stritch at Liberty to her Emmy award-winning appearances on 30 Rock – the ferociously age-defiant “Broadway Baby” makes a rare West Coast appearance for Elaine Stritch Singin’ Sondheim…One Song at a Time, her Walt Disney Concert Hall debut. (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...)
BWW Reviews: Elaine Stritch Sings All-Sondheim Show at Walt Disney Concert Hallby Michael L. Quintos - May 22, 2012On May 19, 2012 the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles hosted Elaine Stritch's hilarious, anecdote-heavy Stephen Sondheim tribute concert ELAINE STRITCH: SINGIN' SONDHEIM...ONE SONG AT A TIME. Met with boisterous, well-deserved standing ovations both at the start and at the end of the intermission-less program, Stritch was in usual top form, dispensing out acerbic comments and witty barbs about her life, her career, and her love and admiration--both personally and professionally--for the Broadway composer. (more...)
Annoyance Theatre to Present DON'T ACT LIKE A GIRL on Sundays in Juneby BWW News Desk - May 16, 2012After a successful run this winter, Don't Act Like A Girl is back. In honor of Pride month, the Annoyance Theatre is hosting the show at 8 PM every Sunday in June. (more...)
Zooey Deschanel to Lead Broadway-Bound COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER as Loretta Lynnby BWW News Desk - May 11, 2012In 1976, Coal Miner’s Daughter, country star Loretta Lynn's autobiography (written with journalist George Vecsey) became a New York Times Bestseller; in 1980 the book was made into an Academy Award-winning film starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones. Now, it's headed for Broadway, with actress Zooey Deschanel playing Loretta Lynn. (more...)
Elaine Strich, Ben Vereen, et. al. Set for RRazz Room Performancesby BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2012The RRazz Room has announced upcoming performances for April-December 2012 which include Elaine Stritch, Ben Vereen, Ann Callaway, and more. (more...)
Kurt Peterson & Victoria Mallory Reunite for 'When Everything Was Possible' Concert, 4/29by BWW News Desk - Jan 26, 2012James William Productions and Stephenie Skyllas will present Kurt Peterson and Victoria Mallory in When Everything Was Possible, A Concert (with comments), for one night only, Sunday April 29th (7:30pm) at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues), as a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. They will be joined by a thirteen-piece band (Michael Rafter, Music Director), playing new orchestrations by Tony Award winner Jonathan Tunick. Larry Moss directs, with musical staging by Joshua Bergasse (“Smash”). Carolyn Wong will provide lighting design, with sound design by Leon Rothenberg and projection design by Telegraphicmedia. (more...)
LOVE N' COURAGE Benefit With Elaine Stritch, Tammy Grimes & More Set for 2/13by BWW News Desk - Jan 18, 2012The Pulitzer Prize and Obie Award-winning Theatre for the New City (TNC) will hold its 9th Annual LOVE N' COURAGE benefit gala on Monday, February 13 at the National Arts Club (15 Gramercy Park South in Manhattan), this year honoring legendary centenarian writer Bel Kaufman, author of "Up the Down Staircase," it has been announced by Crystal Field, co-founder and artistic director of Theater for the City. The LOVE N' COURAGE celebration will begin with cocktails at 6:30pm, Dinner at 7:00pm, and performances at 8:00pm. (more...)
BroadwayWorld.com's Guide to January 2011 Show Closingsby BWW - Jan 1, 2011BroadwayWorld offers highlights of the several productions which will complete their Broadway runs in January. (more...)
Richard Thomas Joins Public Forum 2/28by BWW News Desk - Feb 9, 2011The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Joey Parnes Interim Executive Director) announced the line-up today for the second Public Forum event of 2011, “Too Rich To Fail: A Town Hall Meeting on Americans and Their Money,” on Monday, February 28 at 8 p.m. (more...)
Photo Flash: Patinkin, Cabell Lead The Public's COMPULSIONby BWW News Desk - Feb 8, 2011The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Interim Executive Director Joey Parnes) will begin previews Tuesday, February 1 for the world premiere production of Rinne Groff's COMPULSION, directed by Oskar Eustis. The cast features Hannah Cabell, Matte Osian, and Mandy Patinkin, with puppet design and puppetry supervision by Matt Acheson. COMPULSION runs through Sunday, March 13 at The Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street) with an official press opening on Thursday, February 17. Tickets are on sale now. (more...)
Richard Thomas Joins Public Forum 2/28by BWW
News Desk - Feb 28, 2011The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Joey Parnes Interim Executive Director) announced the line-up today for the second Public Forum event of 2011, “Too Rich To Fail: A Town Hall Meeting on Americans and Their Money,” on Monday, February 28 at 8 p.m. (more...)
Don't Act Like A Girl Plays The Annoyance, 1/15by BWW News Desk - Dec 28, 2011Don't Act Like A Girl is a raucous cabaret with a live three person band, queer teen angst, and plenty of confetti. This one-man show flashes back to the life of an awkward young loner who is misdiagnosed, over prescribed and misunderstood until a fatal trip to fat camp ultimately changes his life. Inspired by David Sedaris, "Elaine Stritch at Liberty" and Chaka Khan, Don't Act Like A Girl uses monologues and songs to tell true stories of special education, musical theatre, 9/11 and teenage drag queens. (more...)
Trailer for ELAINE STRITCH: SO SHOOT ME Documentary Releasedby BWW News Desk - Apr 6, 2012Isotope Films has released the trailer for its documentary about actress Elain Stritch. The video can be found on its website at http://isotopefilms.com/projects.php. (more...)
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for April 27th, 2011by Paul W. Thompson - Apr 27, 2011The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. "Next To Normal," "Spring Awakening," "The Original Grease," "Rent," the "Waa-Mu" show, the Helen Hayes Awards, and more.... (more...)
Kurt Peterson & Victoria Mallory Reunite in WHEN EVERYTHING WAS POSSIBLE Concert, 4/29by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2012James William Productions and Stephenie Skyllas will present Kurt Peterson and Victoria Mallory in "When Everything Was Possible, A Concert (with comments)," for one night only, Sunday April 29th (7:30pm) at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues), as a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. They will be joined by a thirteen-piece band (Michael Rafter, Music Director), playing new orchestrations by Tony Award winner Jonathan Tunick. Larry Moss directs, with musical staging by Joshua Bergasse (“Smash”). Carolyn Wong will provide lighting design, with sound design by Leon Rothenberg and projection design by Telegraphicmedia. (more...)
EVERYTHING'S COMING UP MOSES and More Featured in 92YTribeca's Theatre in Aprilby BWW News Desk - Apr 2, 201292YTribeca will feature EVERYTHING'S COMING UP MOSES, STORY PIRATES AFTER DARK, JOHN LAHR AND DAVID IVES: THE CREATIVE PROCESS, and BEHIND THE MUSIC-AL GOES OUT OF BOUNDS beginning April 4. Tickets and more information can be found at www.92YTribeca.org. (more...)
92YTribeca Presents JOHN LAHR AND DAVID IVES: THE CREATIVE PROCESS Conversation, 4/17by BWW News Desk - Apr 2, 2012JOHN LAHR AND DAVID IVES: THE CREATIVE PROCESS opens at 92YTribeca on Tuesday, April 17 at 7pm. Tickets from $15 advance or $20 day of show are available for purchase. For more information, log on to: www.92YTribeca.org. (more...)
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