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Liberty Hall Museum to Throw Great Gatsby-Inspired Speakeasy, 6/1

Days before F. Scott Fitzgerald's iconic novel, The Great Gatsby, is slated to make its triumphant return to the silver screen, Liberty Hall Museum has announced it will kick off its summer season with a stylish Prohibition-era speakeasy. (more...)

CLYBOURNE PARK Headlines Premiere Stages' 2013 Season

Premiere Stages has announced its 2013 season, featuring an expanded lineup of award-winning premieres by emerging and established playwrights, theatre performances for young audiences, captivating summer camps for middle-school and high-school students, and collaborations with like-minded organizations, both on and off campus. (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at CHEMISTRY OF LOVE Premiere at La MaMa

La MaMa presents the World Premiere of Chemistry of Love, written by Jill Campbell and directed by George Ferencz. Chemistry of Love runs now through May 19, 2013 in a limited engagement at La MaMa's First Floor Theatre, located at 74A East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below! (more...)

Dennis Ford's Novel Satirizes Conspiracy Theorists in THINGS DON'T ADD UP

2013 marks the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination, and the past half-century has been filled with various conspiracy theories trying to prove that the government was responsible for his death. In his timely new novel, "Things Don't Add Up: A Novel of Kennedy Assassination Research" (published by iUniverse), author Dennis Ford takes a spoofing, satirical look at the outlandish world of conspiracy theorists. (more...)

Photo Coverage: Lloyd Webber Unveils Drury Lane Restoration

On the 350th anniversary of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Lord Lloyd Webber and The Really Useful Theatres Group are delighted to announce the stunning restoration of the Rotunda, Royal Staircases and Grand Saloon. (more...)

Donmar's JULIUS CAESAR, LA DIVINA CARICATURA World Premiere and More Set for St. Ann's Warehouse 2013-14 Season

St. Ann's Warehouse has announced programming highlights of its 2013-14 season, which will kick off in October with the American Premiere of the Donmar Warehouse's tremendously acclaimed all-female production of Julius Caesar. (more...)

Photo Coverage: Jeremy Jordan and More at Paper Mill Playhouse's 75th Anniversary Gala

Paper Mill Playhouse hosted its largest fundraising event of the year, The 75th Anniversary Gala, on May 10th, 2013. The 75th Anniversary Gala celebrated Paper Mill's legacy as a world-class producer of theater and its role as a pioneer in arts education for three-quarters of a century. The evening offered dinner, dancing, live and silent auctions and entertainment by students from Paper Mill Playhouse's arts education programs, The Eddie Bruce Band, and headliner Jeremy Jordan, star of Broadway's Newsies and NBC's Smash. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the festivities below! (more...)

Playwrights Theatre Announces the Winners of the 30th Annual New Jersey Young Playwrights Contest

Playwrights Theatre has announced the winners of the 30th Annual New Jersey Young Playwrights Contest. From the 328 plays submitted by young writers throughout the state, a panel of theatre professionals has selected four High School plays, three Junior High School plays and three Elementary Schools plays. In each category, selection was blind; plays were selected without knowledge of playwrights' schools, grade or background. The 30th Annual New Jersey Young Playwrights Contest Festival will be held on May 20 and May 21, 2013 as part of a partnership between Playwrights Theatre and Premiere Stages at Kean University. Select plays from this festival will be reprised at Playwrights Theatre's nationally-recognized Forum Reading Series in December 2013. This reading series brings together writers from all over the United States. (more...)

Barrington Stage Names Joshua Bergasse, Gretchen Egolf, Jeff McCarthy and John Rando Associate Artists

Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Julianne Boyd Artistic Director and Tristan Wilson Managing Director, announces four new Associate Artists, all who are working at Barrington Stage in 2013 - award-winning choreographer Joshua Bergasse, actors Gretchen Egolf and Jeff McCarthy, and award-winning director John Rando. (more...)

Villanova Theatre Ends 2012-13 Season with SALOME, Beg. Tonight

Villanova Theatre's 2012-2013 culminates with an electrifying production of Salome, written by Oscar Wilde, directed by Rev. David Cregan, OSA, and on stage tonight, April 9 - 21, 2013. (more...)

Ralph G. Giordano to Present THOMAS JEFFERSON ARCHITECTURAL PAISAN at Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, 4/21

On Sunday, April 21 at 2 p.m., author and architect Ralph G. Giordano will present 'Thomas Jefferson Architectural Paisan,' at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum. (more...)

Childrens Acting Academy Presents FOOTLOOSE at McGinn/Casale Theatre, Now thru 4/7

New York's renowned Children's Acting Company of New York will present a stage production of FOOTLOOSE at the McGinn/Casale Theatre, 2162 Broadway (between 76th and 77th Streets) for four (4) performances from today, April 4, through Sunday, April 7, at 7:30 PM each night. Mimi Stuart, Artistic Director of The Children's Acting Academy, is the Producer. The production is directed by Evan Ross. Wilber Escobar is the choreographer. The Music Director is Mitchell Raftery. (more...)

Kean Stage Unites Musicians of Kean University and Capital Normal University Tonight

Kean Stage presents a collaborative concert pairing the Concert Artists of Kean University with Chinese musicians, masters of traditional instruments, from Capital Normal University tonight, April 26 at 7:30 in Enlow Recital Hall. (more...)

Kean University Partners with New Jersey Workshop for the Arts for Summer Programs

This summer, the New Jersey Workshop for the Arts (NJWA) will partner with Kean University's Fine Arts Department and Art Education Program to offer the inaugural session of a dynamic new three-week summer arts intensive for young people entering grades 9-12. Founded in 1972 by Executive Director Theodore K. Schlosberg, the NJWA's stated mission is "to enrich lives by providing opportunities to develop creative talents and encourage a greater appreciation of the arts through both instruction and performance." The inaugural NJWA Fine Arts Academy, in residence at Kean University from July 8-26, will fall under the larger umbrella of the NJWA Summer Workshop (originally known as the Westfield Summer Workshop), and feature a faculty comprised exclusively of graduates of Kean's renowned Art Education Program. Kean alumnus Shawn McCabe is at the helm. (more...)

The 350th Anniversary of New Jersey is the Focus of Premiere Stages' 2013/2014 Liberty Live Initiative

Premiere Stages, the professional theatre in residence at Kean University, is committed to supporting emerging playwrights through the development and production of new plays. Under the umbrella of the Premiere Stages Play Festival, Premiere produces a biannual commissioning program for New Jersey playwrights entitled Liberty Live. Liberty Live is a unique new partnership with the Liberty Hall Museum that features a production of a new play that celebrates New Jersey history, tours of the Museum, interactive displays, workshops for children and talk-backs with local historians. The focus of the 2013/2014 Liberty Live project will be The 350th Anniversary of New Jersey and will be part of the statewide NJ 350 Initiative. (more...)

Jeremy Jordan to Headline Paper Mill Playhouse's 75th Anniversary Gala, 5/10

The 75th Anniversary Gala is a celebration of Paper Mill's legacy as a world-class producer of theater and its role as a pioneer in arts education for three-quarters of a century,' stated Mark S. Hoebee, Paper Mill Playhouse Producing Artistic Director. 'The annual benefit will offer an evening of dinner, dancing, live and silent auctions and entertainment by students from Paper Mill Playhouse's arts education programs, The Eddie Bruce Band and headlining this memorable evening is star of Newsies and NBC's Smash, Jeremy Jordan.' (more...)

Ralph G. Giordano Presents THOMAS JEFFERSON ARCHITECTURAL PAISAN at Garibaldi-Meucci Museum Today

Today, April 21 at 2 p.m., author and architect Ralph G. Giordano will present 'Thomas Jefferson Architectural Paisan,' at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum. (more...)

Villanova Theatre to End 2012-13 Season with SALOME, 4/9-21

Villanova Theatre's 2012-2013 culminates with an electrifying production of Salome, written by Oscar Wilde, directed by Rev. David Cregan, OSA, and on stage April 9 - 21, 2013. The linguistic genius behind The Importance of Being Earnest plunges us into the visceral, intoxicating world of King Herod and his enticing young stepdaughter, Salome. After being rejected by John the Baptist, Salome's unbridled desire for the pious prophet quickly turns into an uncontrollable lust for revenge. Wilde's sensational adaptation of this biblical tale dramatizes the eternal struggle between body and soul. Cregan's inspired production will feature stunning aerial dance, live drumming and chant, and a striking, elemental set design. (more...)

Governor Chris Christie to Visit Liberty Hall Museum, 4/29

Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University has announced it will host an exquisite Governors' Ball on its grounds the evening of Monday, April 29. Governor Chris Christie will serve as Honorary Chairman of the event, with a number of New Jersey's former governors expected to attend. The Governors' Ball will mark Governor Christie's first visit to Liberty Hall Museum, the former home of New Jersey's first elected governor, William Livingston, and six successive generations of the prominent Livingston and Kean families. (more...)

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of CHEMISTRY OF LOVE at La MaMa

La MaMa presents the World Premiere of Chemistry of Love, written by Jill Campbell and directed by George Ferencz. Chemistry of Love runs May 2 - 19, 2013 in a limited engagement at La MaMa's First Floor Theatre, located at 74A East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue & the Bowery in New York City. Previews begin May 2 for a May 4 opening. Meet the cast in the photos below! (more...)

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