Broadway Scenic Designer Robert Brill Named La Jolla Playhouse's First Artist-in-Residenceby BWW News Desk - May 7, 2013La Jolla Playhouse announced today that nationally-renowned scenic designer Robert Brill has been named the theatre's inaugural Artist-in-Residence. This new, multi-month residency program, supported in part by a generous donation from Playhouse Director Emeritus Des McAnuff, is designed to give artists the freedom to focus on their ongoing body of work while becoming fully integrated into all aspects of the institution, from the stage to the boardroom to the classroom. In addition to designing the sets for His GirlFriday and Sideways this season, Brill will participate in the Playhouse's artistic planning, education and outreach activities, lead master classes at UC Dan Diego and serve as a community liaison for arts advocacy in San Diego, among other Playhouse activities. (more...)
BWW TV Exclusive: Meet the 2013 Tony Nominees- Amanda Green Thrilled for Her BRING IT ON and HARDBODY Collaboratorsby BroadwayWorld TV - May 7, 2013BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tonys Meet & Greet on May 1, 2013, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today we bring you Amanda Green, a nominee for Best Original Score for Hands on a Hardbody. Check out what she had to say below! (more...)
STAGE TUBE: GUYS AND DOLLS' Kirsten Wyatt, Steel Burkhardt and More Lip-Sync to 'Suit and Tie' at Hanna Theaterby Stage Tube - May 23, 2013The titular Guys and Dolls of Frank Loesser's classic show in Cleveland have become decidedly more fly this week, releasing a music video of 'Suit and Tie' by Justin Timberlake. Click below to watch! (more...)
LUCKY GUY Will Be Published, Licensed by Dramatists Play Serviceby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013Dramatists Play Service will publish and license the acting edition of Nora Ephron's LUCKY GUY, which has been nominated for six Tony Awards including Best Play. Founded in 1936 by the Dramatists Guild of America and the Society for Authors' Representatives, Dramatists Play Service publishes and licenses productions of plays in the United States, Canada and throughout the world. The company has published 18 of the last 25 Tony Award-winners for Best Play, including M. Butterfly, The Heidi Chronicles, The Grapes of Wrath, Dancing at Lughnasa, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Master Class, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Art, Side Man, Proof, The Goat, or Who is Sylvia, Take Me Out, I Am My Own Wife, Doubt, August: Osage County, God of Carnage, Red and Clybourne Park. (more...)
Breaking News: Jefferson Mays-Led A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER to Open at Walter Kerr Theatre on Nov. 17by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013
It was announced today that, following critically acclaimed, smash-hit runs at Hartford Stage and San Diego's Old Globe Theatre, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder will open on Broadway in the fall of 2013. Starring Tony Award-winner Jefferson Mays in a highly acclaimed, tour de force, multi-character performance, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder features a book by Robert L. Freedman, music by Steven Lutvak, and lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak. Darko Tresnjak directs and Peggy Hickey choreographs. The production will begin performances on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre. The opening night is set for Sunday, November 17. (more...)
A YOUNG LADY OF PROPERTY, THE FANTASTICKS and More Set for Rep Stage's 2013-14 Seasonby BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013Rep Stage, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Howard Community College (HCC), announces its 2013-14 season lineup. (more...)
Sundance Institute Announces 2013 Theatre Labby BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013Sundance Institute today announced the seven projects selected to participate in the 2013 Theatre Lab, July 8-28 at the Sundance Resort in Utah. Under the supervision of Philip Himberg, Artistic Director, and Producing Director Christopher Hibma, the Theatre Lab is the centerpiece of the Sundance Institute's Theatre Program's year-round work and is designed to support emerging and established artists and to create a place where their original work can be effectively mentored and challenged. (more...)
33 VARIATIONS Makes Northwest Premiere at ArtsWest, Now thru 5/25by BWW News Desk - May 1, 2013A mother coming to terms with her daughter. A composer coming to terms with his genius. And, even though they're separated by 200 years, these two people share an obsession that might, even just for a moment, make time stand still. Drama, memory and music combine to transport you from present-day New York to nineteenth-century Austria in this extraordinary American play about passion, parenthood and the moment of beauty that can transform a life. Nominated for five Tony awards, 33 Variations runs from today, May 1 - 25, 2013 at ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery in West Seattle. (more...)
Tony Nominee Jennifer Westfeldt Joins MTC's THE EXPLORERS CLUB; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - Apr 28, 2013Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director), Barry Grove (Executive Producer), and Mandy Greenfield (Artistic Producer) have announced full casting for the world premiere of THE EXPLORERS CLUB, the new play by Tony Award nominee Nell Benjamin, directed by Marc Bruni. (more...)
Curious Theatre Presents GOD OF CARNAGE, Now thru 6/8by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2013Curious Theatre Company presents Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage, directed by Producing Artistic Director Chip Walton. The production runs April 25 - June 8, 2013 at 1080 Acoma Street, Denver. The opening performance is April 27, 2013, at 8 p.m. (more...)
HANDS ON A HARDBODY Licensing Now Available Through Samuel French Inc.by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2013HANDS ON A HARDBODY might have played its final Broadway performance on April 13, but that's not the end of the road for the new musical. The show has been picked up for theatrical licensing and is currently available through Samuel French, Inc. For additional details, visit: http://www.samuelfrench.com (more...)
Boho Theatre Explores Fantasy and Reality in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, 5/31-6/30by BWW News Desk - Apr 23, 2013BoHo Theatre will present the musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Terrence McNally, based on the novel by Manuel Puig, as the final production in its 2012/2013 season. The production will run May 31st through June 30th at Theater Wit in Lakeview. Kiss of the Spider Woman is directed by BoHo Artistic Director Peter Marston Sullivan, director of such previous BoHo hits as Floyd Collins and Big River. The production features Nathan Carroll as Molina, Evan Tyrone Martin as Valentin, and Jennifer Grubb as Aurora the Spider Woman. Kiss of the Spider Woman represents the Bohemian Pillar of Love. (more...)
BoHo Theatre to Stage HAUPTMANN, 3/22-4/21by BWW
News Desk - Apr 20, 2013BoHo Theatre presents Hauptmann, an examination of truth and media indictment, by lauded Chicago playwright John Logan. The production runs March 22nd through April 21st at the Heartland Studio in Rogers Park. Hauptmann is directed by Founding Artistic Director Stephen M. Genovese, who directed the critically acclaimed BoHo productions of The Rainmaker, The Glorious Ones, Sideshow, and I Am My Own Wife. The production features Jeremy Trager in the role of Richard Hauptmann. Trager was recently seen in BoHo's productions of The Spitfire Grill and Tartuffe. Hauptmann represents the Bohemian Pillar of Truth in BoHo's 2012/2013 Season. (more...)
33 VARIATIONS to Make Northwest Premiere at ArtsWest, 5/1-25by BWW News Desk - Apr 20, 2013A mother coming to terms with her daughter. A composer coming to terms with his genius. And, even though they're separated by 200 years, these two people share an obsession that might, even just for a moment, make time stand still. Drama, memory and music combine to transport you from present-day New York to nineteenth-century Austria in this extraordinary American play about passion, parenthood and the moment of beauty that can transform a life. Nominated for five Tony awards, 33 Variations runs from May 1 - 25, 2013 at ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery in West Seattle. (more...)
THE LARAMIE PROJECT and THE LARAMIE PROJECT: 10 YEARS LATER Begin at Chance Theaterby BWW News Desk - Apr 18, 2013Chance Theater presents the second show of its 2013 season with the Orange County Premiere of THE LARAMIE PROJECT: TEN YEARS LATER by Moises Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, Greg Pierotti, Andy Paris and Stephen Belber, playing in repertory with the award-winning masterwork, THE LARAMIE PROJECT, by Moises Kaufman and members of Tectonic Theater Project, both directed by Chance Theater's Artistic Director Oanh Nguyen. THE LARAMIE PROJECT will preview tonight, April 18 & Saturday, April 20 at 8pm and will open on Tuesday, April 23 at 8pm. (more...)
Regional Theater of the Week: Northern Stage in White River Junction, VTby BWW Features - Apr 17, 2013BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is excited to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Theater of the Week! Each week, BWW will introduce its readers to a regional theater located in one of our (over 130!) coverage cities. By exploring these different venues, their history and showcasing the production seasons, BWW continues its commitment to expand our presence in communities and cities across the United States. This Week's Featured Regional Theater: Northern Stage Theatre in White River Junction, VT (more...)
Patrick Kerr, Mary Beth Peil and More Set for La Jolla Playhouse's HIS GIRL FRIDAY; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2013La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for His Girl Friday, adapted by John Guare (Six Degrees of Separation, House of Blue Leaves) from the Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur play The Front Page and the Columbia Pictures film His Girl Friday. Directed by Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley (Glengarry Glen Ross, Memphis), the production will kick off the 2013/2014 season, running May 28 - June 30 in the Playhouse's Mandell Weiss Theatre. (more...)
John Guare to Make Off-Broadway Debut in THREE KINDS OF EXILE; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2013Atlantic Theater Company has announced that Olivier and two time Tony Award winning playwright John Guare will make his Off Broadway acting debut in the world premiere production of his new play 3 KINDS OF EXILE, directed by Atlantic artistic director Neil Pepe, featuring Atlantic ensemble members Peter Maloney and David Pittu and guest artists Alison Cimmet, Jeffrey Kuhn, Jacquelyn Landgraf, Martin Moran, Kate Rigg, Omar Sangare and Timothy Splain. (more...)
Britman Theatre Company to Present I AM MY OWN WIFE, 5/23-26by BWW News Desk - Apr 15, 2013For the first in New York time since its Tony Award-winning Broadway production in 2003, I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright will be performed at The Studio Theatre on Theatre Row for four performances from May 23-26, 2013. Jen Forcino directs Scott Voloshin in a solo performance, portraying 30 distinct characters in this Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. The Studio Theatre on Theatre Row is located at 410 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036. (more...)
La Jolla Playhouse to Present Interactive Piece ACCOMPLICE: SAN DIEGO, 3/26-4/14by BWW
News Desk - Apr 13, 2013La Jolla Playhouse announces the next presentation in its acclaimed Without Walls (WoW) series, ACCOMPLICE: SAN DIEGO, written by Tom Salamon and Betsy Salamon-Sufott and directed by Tom Salamon. Part game, part theatre and using the city as its stage, this exciting interactive experience will take place in San Diego's Little Italy district, March 26 - April 14, 2013. (more...)
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