The Orphan

ORPHAN TRAIN Set For Grand Central Station In October

A potentially groundbreaking production of the new musical ORPHAN TRAIN is set to play in one of New York City's most well-known and beloved landmarks in October, Grand Central Station. (more...)

Horton Foote's THE TRAVELING LADY Comes to Seattle, 5/13

As Spring makes its way to Seattle, ESP goes to Texas for a typically beautifully-made play by the late, great Horton Foote, author of, among many works, The Trip to Bountiful, and the screenplays of Tender Mercies and To Kill a Mockingbird. (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Madison - Week of 5/05/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Madison (more...)

New PBS Documentary, Premiering on June 28, Features the Broadway Revival of ANNIE

'Everyone knows ANNIE. Even my dog knows ANNIE,' says Tyrah Odom, currently appearing as one of The Orphans in the new Broadway revival of the beloved musical. (more...)

The Church of the Transfiguration to Present BACHFEST: CANTATA 147, 6/7

The Church of the Transfiguration ('The Little Church Around the Corner'), 1 East 29th Street in Manhattan, presents Bachfest: Cantata 147 ('Hertz und Mund und tat und Leben') and Brandenburg Concerto No.5 on Friday June 7th at 7:30pm. (more...)

Barnes & Nobile Offering Special Deals on NOOK Books; Get 'Em While They're Hot

NOOK Media LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc. is offering a special limited time deal on select NOOK Books to coincide with the annual Tournament of Books. The competition, in which two works of fiction from 2012 go head to head each day, is run by The Morning News (www.themorningnews.org/tob), an online magazine of essays, art and humor. It features judges and publishing industry experts picking a winner each day until one book is crowned the champion. The Tournament of Books NOOK offer features discounted bestselling titles from competing authors and judges, including The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter, Ticknor by Sheila Heti and more, available in the NOOK Storestarting at just $2.99. The offer runs until Friday, March 29. For more information, customers can visit Bn.com/tournamentofbooks. (more...)

Monkey: Journey to the West to Open Lincoln Center Festival 2013

Opening the festival is Monkey: Journey to the West, an extraordinary music theater collaboration based on the classic Chinese folktale 'Journey to the West' which dates to 1592. (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Jacksonville - Week of 3/24/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/24/2013 for Jacksonville (more...)

A.C.T. Completes 2012-13 Season With Tom Stoppard's ARCADIA

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) will close its 2012-13 season with a dazzling new production of Tom Stoppard's masterwork, Arcadia. Directed by A.C.T. Artistic Director Carey Perloff, Arcadia unfolds in a beautiful English country house and moves between the nineteenth century and the present through a series of love stories, as characters from both eras discover connections, unearth mysteries, and unravel hidden truths about the nature of heat and desire. (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in New Jersey - Week of 3/17/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/17/2013 for New Jersey (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Oklahoma - Week of 3/17/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/17/2013 for Oklahoma (more...)

RSC Celebrates New Leadership, JULIUS CAESAR and MATILDA in NY This Spring

With a new leadership team of Gregory Doran, Artistic Director, and Catherine Mallyon, Executive Director, at the helm, the Royal Shakespeare Company returns to New York this spring with two productions, Julius Caesar and Matilda The Musical. Both began their lives at the RSC's Stratford-upon-Avon home and reflect the Company's continuing commitment to Shakespeare and the work of contemporary playwrights and theatre artists, as it celebrates one hundred years of touring work from Shakespeare's birthplace to the US. (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Madison - Week of 4/28/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/28/2013 for Madison (more...)

Austin Pendleton to Helm Mississipi Mud's THE BLONDE BOMBSHELL PROJECT

Mississippi Mud Productions will present The Blonde Bombshell Project, a new solo play written and starring Jen Danby and directed by Tony Nominee and Obie-Winning Director Austin Pendleton. Fresh from their collaboration as Catharine Holly and Dr. Sugar in Suddenly, Last Summer with Mississippi Mud, this new solo work is about about legendary Hollywood 'Blonde Bombshell' Marilyn Monroe in her final summer of 1962. ?? (more...)

ACT Announces Extension for BLACK WATCH

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Carey Perloff announced today that their highly anticipated production of the National Theatre of Scotland's internationally acclaimed production of Black Watch has extended its run at The Drill Court at the Armory Community Center (333 14th Street, between Mission and Valencia) through Sunday, June 16. The production was originally scheduled to run through Sunday, June 9. Tickets for all performances are on sale now and may be purchased online at act-sf.org or by calling 415.749.2228. (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Madison - Week of 4/21/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/21/2013 for Madison (more...)

New Musical WANDA'S MONSTER Begins Performances at Theater 3 Today

Making Books Sing (MBS), the critically acclaimed New York-based nonprofit that promotes children's literacy and social development through professional Theater Productions and arts-in-education programs, presents its second and final production of the 2012-2013 season WANDA'S MONSTER The Musical, with music & lyrics by kindie rock sensation Laurie Berkner ('The Laurie Berkner Band') and book by Barbara Zinn Krieger (THE BUTTERFLY), based on Eileen Spinelli's book 'Wanda's Monster,' from today, April 19 through May 12 at the company's new Off-Broadway home - Theater 3 (311 West 43rd Street) in Manhattan. (more...)

The Academy to Present Rare Film Screenings with THE REAL INDIES, 5/10-11

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in partnership with New York University and The Orphan Film Symposium, will present 'The Real Indies: A Close Look at Orphan Films,' a two-day screening series on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, at the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. The series, honoring orphan films - rarely- seen, previously neglected works deserving preservation and revival - will open on Friday at 8 p.m. with the West Coast premiere of the restoration of 'Portrait of Jason,' the groundbreaking 1967 documentary feature about a gay African American by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Shirley Clarke. (more...)

2013 Literary Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced

At an ceremony today at Columbia University, the 2013 literary Pulitzer Prizes were handed out by the official board. (more...)

David Strathairn Will Headline ACT's UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Carey Perloff announced today two additional productions for the company's 47th subscription season: Glen Berger's acclaimed solo drama, Underneath the Lintel, starring Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee David Strathairn, and Beatrice Basso and Linda Alper's new translation of Eduardo De Filippo's poignant Italian comedy, Napoli!, featuring A.C.T. favorites Marco Barricelli and Stratford Festival star Seana McKenna. These two productions join the previously announced 1776, A Christmas Carol, Major Barbara, Venus in Fur, and The Orphan of Zhao. The final production for the 2013-14 season will be announced at a later date. (more...)

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