Erika Sheffer to Receive Vineyard's Paula Vogel Playwriting Awardby BWW News Desk - May 7, 2012Vineyard Theatre will present its 5th annual Paula Vogel Playwriting Award to emerging playwright Erika Sheffer, author of the play RUSSIAN TRANSPORT, it has been announced by Vineyard Theatre's Artistic Director Douglas Aibel and Co-Artistic Director Sarah Stern. (more...)
Casting Announced for World Premiere of THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE at Imagination Stage, 6/20-8/12by BWW News Desk - May 4, 2012Imagination Stage, in a collaboration with The Washington Ballet, has announced casting for its world premiere summer production, THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE. In this fusion of theater, dance, and puppetry, based on the novel by C.S. Lewis, the roles of the four children are played jointly by an actor and a dancer, and the courageous lion Aslan is portrayed by a life-size puppet operated by three actor/puppeteers, similar to the puppets used in the Broadway production WAR HORSE. (more...)
Azuka Theatre Closes Season with the Philadelphia Premiere of HAZARD COUNTY 6/20 - 7/1by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2012Azuka Theatre is closing its season with the Philadelphia Premiere of Allison Moore’s Hazard County. This 2005 Humana Festival piece will also mark the beginning of an annual program, The New Professionals. The show will be performed at Azuka’s new home at the Off-Broad Street Theater at First Baptist Church, 1636 Sansom Street. The show starts previews June 14, opens Wednesday June 20 at 7 p.m., and closes Sunday July 1. Tickets cost $15-$27. Tickets are available online at www.azukatheatre.org or by phone at (215) 563-1100.
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Theatre Communications Group and The Greene Space at WNYC & WQXR Announce 'In Conversation with Anne Bogart,' 3/5by BWW
News Desk - Mar 5, 2012Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, and The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC and WQXR, announce the third event in the series, TCG Playwrights in Conversation: Discussions and Readings – In Conversation with Anne Bogart. In celebration of TCG’s 50th anniversary, four events featuring conversations with TCG authors and featured artists are being presented at The Greene Space, WNYC and WQXR’s innovative broadcast studio and performance venue. (more...)
Shakespeare Theatre Company Presents Basil Twist's Petrushka 3/25by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2012The Shakespeare Theatre Company welcomes to its stage world-renowned puppeteer Basil Twist and his production of Petrushka, which will run at STC's Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th Street NW) through March 25, 2012. (more...)
Shakespeare Theatre Company Presents Basil Twist's Petrushka 3/16-25by BWW
News Desk - Mar 16, 2012The Shakespeare Theatre Company welcomes to its stage world-renowned puppeteer Basil Twist and his production of Petrushka, which will run at STC's Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th Street NW) from March 16-25, 2012. (more...)
Paula Vogel's A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS Available Now in Paperbackby BWW News Desk - Mar 15, 2012Theatre Communications Group (TCG) today announced the publication of Paula Vogel’s pageant play for all seasons, A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration. This volume features a conversation between the author and noted historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, commentary on the music of the Civil War and its singing soldiers and excerpts from historical journals such as that of Walt Whitman. A Civil War Christmas, declared “The Best Play of the Year” by the Hartford Courant, premiered in 2008 at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT under the direction of Tina Landau.
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Cast Set for Broadway's THE LYONSby BWW News Desk - Mar 1, 2012Nicky Silver's play THE LYONS -- a critical and popular success when it debuted last fall at Vineyard Theatre -- will transfer to Broadway's Cort Theatre (138 W. 48 St.) with its entire original cast expected to be inteact, including the Tony Award-winning stars Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa, along with Kate Jennings Grant, Brenda Pressley and Gregory Wooddell. Michael Esper is in negotionations to return as well. The Vineyard Theatre production of THE LYONS will be presented on Broadway by producer Kathleen K. Johnson. Mark Brokaw directs.
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BWW Baltimore 2011 Awards Winners Announced!by BWW - Jan 13, 2012After an intense internal auditing process, the results are in for the 2011 Baltimore Awards! This year's awards broke traffic records and we couldn't be more excited to announce the 2011 BroadwayWorld Baltimore Award winners!
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Mark Brokaw to Helm Broadway's CINDERELLA in 2012-2013by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2012Mark Brokaw will direct the new, first-ever Broadway-bound production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA, it has been announced by Robyn Goodman, who will produce the musical along with Aged in Wood Productions. (more...)
Playwright Paula Vogel to Appear at Drama Book Shop Todayby BWW News Desk - Feb 8, 2012The Drama Book Shop has announced that Paula Vogel, the pulitzer prize-winning playwright of HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE will appear on Wedneday, today from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Paula Vogel’s acclaimed play is returning to New York City for the first time since its premiere 15 years ago. (more...)
Shakespeare Theatre Company Presents Basil Twist's Petrushka 3/16-25by BWW News Desk - Feb 6, 2012The Shakespeare Theatre Company welcomes to its stage world-renowned puppeteer Basil Twist and his production of Petrushka, which will run at STC's Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th Street NW) from March 16-25, 2012. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: I AM THEATRE Project - Neil Patelby Stage Tube - Feb 23, 2012BroadwayWorld.com is excited to share a weekly series developed by the Theatre Communications Group! This week scenic designer Neil Patel shares pivotal moments in his theatre career and why the arts matter to him! (more...)
Playwright Paula Vogel to Appear at Drama Book Shop, 2/8by BWW News Desk - Feb 2, 2012The Drama Book Shop has announced that Paula Vogel, the pulitzer prize-winning playwright of HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE will appear on Wedneday, February 8 @ 5.30 - 7:30 pm. (more...)
Theatre Communications Group and The Greene Space at WNYC & WQXR Announce 'In Conversation with Anne Bogart,' 3/5by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2012Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, and The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC and WQXR, announce the third event in the series, TCG Playwrights in Conversation: Discussions and Readings – In Conversation with Anne Bogart. In celebration of TCG’s 50th anniversary, four events featuring conversations with TCG authors and featured artists are being presented at The Greene Space, WNYC and WQXR’s innovative broadcast studio and performance venue. (more...)
BWW Baltimore Awards Update 12/27 - Voting Ends 12/31!by BWW - Dec 27, 2011It's almost over! There's just FOUR days of voting remaining for the 2011 Baltimore Awards and here is the latest update! Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Baltimore Award? There is no time to waste, click on the voting link and make your opinion count! Below are the stats so far as of Monday December 26, 2011. Voting ends at midnight on 12/31 so time is running out.
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BWW Baltimore Awards Update 12/19 - TWO Weeks Left!by BWW - Dec 19, 2011
There's just TWO short weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Baltimore Awards and here is the latest update! Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Baltimore Award? There is no time to waste, click on the voting link and make your opinion count! Below are the stats so far as of Monday December 19, 2011. Voting ends at midnight on 12/31 so time is running out.
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Theatre Tribe Presents THE SLEEPER, Beginning 5/25by BWW News Desk - Apr 18, 2012The multi award-winning THEATRE TRIBE is thrilled to present the Los Angeles premiere of the 2004 Kaufman and Hart award-winning play, THE SLEEPER, written by acclaimed playwright Catherine Butterfield (“Grimm”) and directed by Ovation Award-winner Stuart Rogers (The Long Christmas Ride Home, Recent Tragic Events). THE SLEEPER will open on Friday, May 25 and continue through Saturday, June 30 at Theatre Tribe, 5267 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood. (more...)
Laura Osnes & Santino Fontana Set to Lead Broadway-Bound CINDERELLAby BWW News Desk - Apr 18, 2012Laura Osnes will play Cinderella and Santino Fontana will portray the Prince in the new Broadway-bound production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA, it has been announced by the musical's producers. CINDERELLA -- which is aiming for a Broadway opening during the 2012-13 season -- is produced by Robyn Goodman, Stephen Kocis and Jill Furman in association with Center Theatre Group. (more...)
HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE Opens May 19 at Capital Stage by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2012Capital Stage announces a change to its 2011-12 schedule. How I Learned to Drive, originally scheduled for a July/August run will open at the midtown theatre on May 19. The Sacramento premiere of Christopher Shinn's Dying City will move to the summer production dates, July 18 - August 12, 2012. "We're changing the performance schedule of the these two productions to accommodate a scheduling conflict with one of our key artists," explains Producing Director, Jonathan Williams. (more...)
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