Rebecca Lazier's COMING TOGETHER/ATTICA to Debut at The Invisible Dog, 6/13by BWW News Desk - May 9, 2013On Thursday, June 13 (7 + 9 pm) at The Invisible Dog in Brooklyn, choreographer Rebecca Lazier and indie-classical ensemble Newspeak present the first US performances of Coming Together/Attica, a site-specific setting of Frederic Rzewski's iconic minimalist scores written following the 1971 prison riots in upstate New York. Lazier's dancers are Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener (formerly of Merce Cunningham Dance Company); Asli Bulbul, most recently from Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company; Jennifer Lafferty, who is featured in the work of Beth Gill and Yasuko Yokoshi; Pierre Guilbault; and Christopher Ralph. (more...)
Bang on a Can Announces Summer Concertsby BWW News Desk - May 8, 2013Bang on a Can celebrates summer in the city with seven free (or nearly free) performances in New York, showcasing the breadth and diversity of its continuously adventurous curatorial vision. (more...)
Patrick Boll and Timothy Crowe to Star in BILL W. AND DR. BOB; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2013Samuel Shem and Janet Surrey have announced casting for the new NYC production of their play Bill W. and Dr. Bob, about the founding of AA, which begins July 8 at the Soho Playhouse. Seth Gordon (Associate Artistic Director, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; Producer/Director Primary Stages, NYC; director of the acclaimed production of Bill W. and Dr. Bob at the Cleveland Play House in 2010) will direct an ensemble of actors who have garnered acclaim on and off Broadway. (more...)
Jimmy Davis, Lucy Owen and More Set for Long Wharf Theatre's CLYBOURNE PARK, Beg. Tonightby BWW News Desk - May 8, 2013Long Wharf Theatre concludes its 2012-13 season with Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Clybourne Park, by Bruce Norris, and directed by Associate Artistic Director Eric Ting. The play will take place on The Claire Tow Stage in the C. Newton Schenck III Mainstage from tonight, May 8, 2013 through June 2, 2013. (more...)
Dialogue with Three Chords and Soho Gallery for Digital Art Conclude Comic Book Round Table, 5/8by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2013Dialogue with Three Chords teams up with the Soho Gallery for Digital Art in New York City to present theatre inspired by comic books on May 8 as the final installment of the Soho Gallery's five week Comic Book Round Table (CBRT) series of events. "The Last Days of the Brave and Bold" from playwright Stephen Gracia stages an imagined conversation between William Marston, creator of the DC Comics heroine Wonder Woman and Dr. Frederic Wertham, champion of comic book censorship. The short play is directed by Michael LoPorto as is the curtain raiser monologue, "A People's History of Super Heroism." The audience is invited to attend a party to celebrate the CBRT series that will follow the show, along with panelists from previous CBRT events. The performance starts at 7pm at the Soho Gallery for Digital Art located at 138 Sullivan Street in Manhattan. Advance tickets are $10 if purchased in advance ($15 at door): http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/362650pub (more...)
Bang on a Can to Set Out on Simultaneous Tours to Europe, China and Mexico, May 2013by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2013This May, Bang on a Can is producing three simultaneous international touring programs: in Europe featuring the renowned Bang on a Can All-Stars; in Beijing, China featuring the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra combined with a Festival Ensemble of musicians culled from its annual Summer Festival at Mass MoCA, and in Mexico featuring its renegade mobile ensemble Asphalt Orchestra. (more...)
American Stage Theatre Company Opens 7 HOMELESS MAMMOTHS WANDER NEW ENGLAND, 5/31by BWW News Desk - May 7, 20137 HOMELESS MAMMOTHS WANDER NEW ENGLAND is an area premiere in the Tampa Bay area. (more...)
Photo Coverage: Ooo and Ahh Over Great Gatsby Costumes in Sohoby BWW News Desk - May 6, 2013Run, don't walk to the Prada store in Soho to see The Great Gatsby costumes. The beautiful dresses, jewels, shoes and more will be on display through May 12th, right after the film opens on May 10th. Check out some of the costumes in the gallery below. (more...)
Sam Edelman Expands Into Jewelryby BWW News Desk - May 6, 2013Sam Edelman is launching a line of fashion jewelry with Almar Sales that is set to debut in department stores and online in September. (more...)
Nike's We Own the Night Races Goes Primetime, 5/18by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013Nike's We Own The Night run series kicks off May 18 in London's Victoria Park, uniting thousands of female runners in a celebration of sport, style, design and culture. We Own the Night will create a festival atmosphere in the streets of Europe's capitals - London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris and Milan - with live music and DJs, light shows and after-parties. (more...)
White And Earnshaw To Star In PAYBACK: THE MUSICAL From Juneby BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013Fresh and funny, Payback The Musical, with a sharp, original script and catchy score, recaptures the excitement of the very best traditional musicals. A new performance for the stage amongst revivals, this 2016 tale of love stretches from Brazil to England. Featuring a blend of jazz, Latin and traditional ballads, it's a wry, contemporary look at today's celebrity and story hungry media culture. (more...)
THE DRAWER BOY Will Close Off-Broadway 5/19by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013The Soho Playhouse and Darren Lee Cole, Artistic Director of the Soho Playhouse, have announced that The Drawer Boy will close on Sunday, May 19. The Drawer Boy, written by Michael Healey, directed by Alexander Dinelaris and starring Alex Fast, Brad Fryman, and William Laney, began performances at the Soho Playhouse on April 19. (more...)
NYMF Announces Special Events and Concerts, Including Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live, Natalie Joy Johnson and Moreby BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced the lineup of special events, concerts, student productions, and free developmental readings for its 10th annual festival. The festival also announced three additional full productions. This year's Festival will begin July 8th and continue through July 28th. (more...)
David Downing's Espionage Series Comes to an End with MASARYK STATION, June 2013by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013With the publication of Masaryk Station (Soho Crime, June, 2013) David Downing will have brought to completion his remarkable John Russell series of novels, which have been praised as much for their thrilling plots as for their powerful depiction of individual hardships of the 20th century. (more...)
Photo Coverage: Inside the 74th Annual New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards!by Walter McBride - May 14, 2013The New York Drama Critics' Circle met on May 3, 2013, at the offices of Time Out New York magazine, to determine the winners of its 78th annual awards. The awards were presented at a private ceremony at 54 Below on May 13, and you can chck out complete photo coverage below. The results were as follows: (more...)
Outré Theatre Company's TICK, TICK...BOOM! Opens 5/23by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013Outre Theatre Company has announced its third and final production of its inaugural season, Jonathan Larson's tick, tick...Boom! Directed by Whitcomb, the musical opens on Friday, May 23, 2013 at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center. tick, tick… Boom! runs through June 9th. (more...)
Reed Birney, Enid Graham and More Set for Page 73's SONG OF EXTINCTION Reading, 5/15by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013Page 73 Productions - the Off-Broadway company dedicated to producing and developing works by early-career playwrights - will present a reading of their 2013 Interstate 73 member E.M. Lewis' play SONG OF EXTINCTION on Wednesday, May 15 at 4pm at Roundabout Theater Company's rehearsal studios (115 West 45th Street 12th Floor). Calloway Award winner Carolyn Cantor (THE GREAT GOD PAN, AFTER THE REVOLUTION) will direct. (more...)
Talawa Announces TALAWA FIRSTS Season, June 2013by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013 (more...)
Soho Playhouse Hosts THE MAKING AND FATE OF OFF-BROADWAY Talkback Following THE DRAWER BOY Tomorrowby BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013On Tuesday, May 14 the Soho Playhouse (15 Vandam Street, NYC) will host a talkback discussing 'The Making and Fate of Off-Broadway' following the 8:00 p.m. performance of The Drawer Boy, now playing the Soho Playhouse's Mainstage. The talkback will be hosted by Soho Playhouse Artistic Director, Darren Lee Cole, and will feature guest speaker, playwright and director, Alexander Dinelaris. To purchase tickets to The Drawer Boy and 'The Making and Fate of Off-Broadway' talkback, visit: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/922523/prm/DRAW. (more...)
IF ONLY Premieres at Minerva Theatre, Chichester in Juneby BWW News Desk - May 10, 2013Angus Jackson - director of the 2013 Olivier Award-winning production Goodnight Mister Tom - returns to Chichester with the world premiere of If Only by David Edgar. This political drama is described as a witty and astute exploration of the moral dilemmas at the heart of coalition government. (more...)
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