MCC Theater Youth Company Announces UNCENSORED 2013, 5/13by BWW News Desk - May 9, 2013MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) have announced plans for its annual UnCensored, an evening of original monologues, scenes, music, and ensemble pieces written and performed by the MCC Theater Youth Company, a free, after-school program of New York City high school students interested in exploring self-expression and developing their acting and dramatic writing skills. (more...)
Photo Flash: Harry Melling, Indira Varma and More at THE HOTHOUSE's West End Openingby BWW News Desk - May 9, 2013Harold Pinter's macabre tragicomedy returns to London's West End in this new production directed by Jamie Lloyd (Donmar's Passion, Broadway's Cyrano de Bergerac, National Theatre's She Stoops to Conquer, Royal Court's The Pride). It follows the critically acclaimed and sold out Macbeth, starring James McAvoy, in a thrilling season of work for Trafalgar Transformed. Starring Simon Russell Beale (Privates on Parade, National Theatre's Timon of Athens and Collaborators) and John Simm (Elling, Sheffield Theatres' Hamlet and Betrayal), The Hothouse opened tonight, May 9, 2013, and BroadwayWorld has photos from the festivities below! (more...)
Platform Events Scheduled with THE HOTHOUSE, May 4 - August 3by BWW News Desk - May 9, 2013An exciting programme of platform events has been scheduled to run in conjunction with The Hothouse, Jamie Lloyd Productions' second show for Trafalgar Studios. (more...)
About Face Theatre Presents the Chicago Premiere of THE PRIDE, Opening 6/6by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2013About Face Theatre will kick-off LGBTQ Pride Month with the Chicago premiere of the Olivier Award-winning drama The Pride by Alexi Kaye Campbell, directed by Artistic Director Bonnie Metzgar, playing June 6 - July 13, 2013 at Victory Gardens Richard Christiansen Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. Tickets for The Pride are available at www.aboutfacetheatre.com or by calling the Victory Gardens Box Office at (773) 871-3000. The press opening is Thursday, June 13 at 7:30 pm. (more...)
Photo Coverage: THE HOTHOUSE Starring Simon Russell Beale!by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2013John Heffernan (Lush), Harry Melling (Lamb), Clive Rowe (Tubb), Christopher Timothy (Lobb) and Indira Varma (Miss Cutts) will join the previously announced Simon Russell Beale (Roote) and John Simm (Gibbs) to complete the cast for The Hothouse, Jamie Lloyd Productions' second show for Trafalgar Studios. (more...)
La Clique, THE GRADUATE, Meadowlands and More Set for Brighton Fringe 2013, Now thru June 2by BWW News Desk - May 4, 2013Brighton Fringe has launched its 2013 programme online, offering a huge variety of 685 shows (and counting) with 3275 performances and 210 premieres in 178 venues with 38 international acts and 220 home-grown Brighton shows which makes it the richest and largest yet. Not only this but this year England's biggest arts festival lasts longer, running an extra week from tonight, 4 May to 2 June to incorporate both spring bank holidays and half term. (more...)
BWW Reviews: Creatively Conceived and Thought-Provoking WORKING at Blank Canvasby Roy Berko - May 4, 2013Probing into the lives of real people often yields fascinating theatre. The classical musical CHORUS LINE was based on interviews that Elyrian, James Kirkwood, wove into a fascinating tale of the true life and theatrical experiences of Broadway singers and dancers. (more...)
BWW Interviews: NICE FISH's Emily Swallow: Over the Moon, Coast to Coast and on the Ice in Minneapolisby Kristen Hirsch Montag - May 3, 2013The lovely Emily Swallow plays Flo in new work, NICE FISH, by Mark Rylance & Louis Jenkins, at Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater through May 18. She took a moment off the stage to tell BroadwayWorld.com in Minneapolis about her current role, her experiences coast to coast and spending time ice fishing, tour guiding and working hard in Minneapolis and beyond. (more...)
ASK A TRAINER: 'Am I a Fitness Addict?'by Michael Buckley - May 22, 2013Exercise is a good thing. But how much of a good thing until it's no longer, you know, a good thing? (more...)
Martin Casella's DIRECTIONS FOR RESTORING THE APPARENTLY DEAD Wins 2013 Great Gay Play Contestby Ben Peltz - May 21, 2013Pride Films and Plays announces that Directions for Restoring the Apparently Dead by Martin Casella was named the winner of the 2013 Great Gay Play Contest. In this lovely new drama, past and present collide when a straight man and gay man reconnect after life-shattering experiences. (more...)
NIGHT OF A THOUSAND JUDYS Will Feature Carolee Carmello, Telly Leung and More, 6/17by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013The third annual "Night of A Thousand Judys" - presented by The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre - has added Carolee Carmello(Tony Award nominee for Scandalous), Justin Vivian Bond (Tony Award nominated performance artist), Lea DeLaria (acclaimed comedian and jazz vocalist), Jaime Cepero ("Smash"), Telly Leung ("Glee," Godspell), Scott Matthew (Shortbus), Natalie Joy Johnson (Silence!, Legally Blonde) and Nancy Anderson (Wonderful Town, A Class Act) to the lineup of talent for the show on Monday, June 17. (more...)
MERCY, GOING HOME and NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK Set for MCC Theater's Spring 2013 Playlab Readingsby BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013MCC THEATER has announced the line-up for their Spring 2013 PlayLab readings of new plays by three members of the company's Playwrights' Coalition: Adam Szymkowicz, Ed Napier, and Ashlin Halfnight to be held respectively at 7PM on June 3, June 10 and June 23, 2013 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street). The series offers a rare look into the development process of new plays by some of New York's most exciting playwrights. Audience members will also be invited to meet and greet the artists at receptions directly following the readings. (more...)
Joe Maddalena Presents the Auction of the Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector Part II, 5/30by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013After the six million dollar sale of part I, Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, is proud to announce the auction of The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector Part II on May 30th. This collection of letters and manuscripts is one of the greatest collections ever amassed. In the first sale a letter by Vincent van Gogh sold for $336,000 and a Thomas Jefferson letter sold for $300,000, Part II promises to be even bigger. (more...)
BWW TV Exclusive: Meet the 2013 Tony Nominees- Bertie Carvel 'Thrilled' That the World Loves MATILDAby BroadwayWorld TV - May 13, 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 Bertie Carvel, a nominee for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for Matilda. Check out what he had to say below! (more...)
CARRIER OF THE DEAD is Releasedby BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013Aboard the most advanced floating city of the United States Navy, a handful of people are making their last stand. Thousands of crew members have become Zombies and have overrun the ship that had more than six thousand crew. It's the night of the living dead with the new twist of being aboard a state of the art aircraft carrier in P. N. Granozio's Carrier of the Dead. Readers, fans of Zombie Armageddon and new entrants into the horror world alike, will have loads of thrills in this survival adventure in a popular genre which will probably retain its popularity for a long time. (more...)
History's TOP SHOT Competition Series to Return, 5/29by TV News Desk - May 1, 2013New twists, fiercer competition, and bigger prizes lie ahead for 16 master marksmen vying for another chance at bragging rights in the fifth season of HISTORY's hit competition series, TOP SHOT. (more...)
LION KING Premieres in Ireland, Todayby BWW
News Desk - Apr 26, 2013At a launch event for the Irish premiere season of THE LION KING, held today in Dublin, Disney Theatrical Group President and Producer Thomas Schumacher gave those in attendance an exclusive look at Disney's award-winning musical, and explained how the legendary production was created. (more...)
Woodlawn Theatre Hosts FIESTA FRENZY with Eryca Daniels and Autumn Summers Tonightby BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2013The Woodlawn Theatre will host the highly anticipated unofficial Fiesta event, the 14th annual Fiesta Frenzy! This year's show will be hosted by the dynamic duo of Eryca Daniels and Autumn Summers, and the proceeds will benefit The Pride Center of San Antonio. The show consists of some of the finest female illusionists from around the country. In addition to the illusionists, we will have comedians, Folklorico dancers, performance dance groups, puppet group 'Las Monas', and production numbers from the theatrical productions 'The Producers' and 'In the Heights'. (more...)
Martha Wash, Madeleine Peyroux and More Set for THE MEETING*'s NIGHT OF A THOUSAND JUDYSby BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2013The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre will present the third annual "Night of A Thousand Judys" on Monday, June 17. The Pride concert to benefit The Ali Forney Center will take place at Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center (129 West 67th Street in New York). "Night of A Thousand Judys" will honor the legendary singer and actress Judy Garland with special skits, tributes and songs from her storied career. There will be a pre-show VIP reception at 6:30 PM and the show at 8:00 PM. The show is written and hosted by Justin Sayre and Lance Horne serves as Music Director. The show will feature performances by Martha Wash ("It's Raining Men"), Madeleine Peyroux (platinum-selling vocalist), Christiane Noll (Tony Award nominee for Ragtime), Karen Mason (Wonderland, Hairspray), Molly Pope (Village Voice "Best of NYC 2011") and Danielle Grabianowski (Sleep No More) in addition to other names to be announced. "Night of A Thousand Judys" is produced by Dan Fortune and Adam J. Rosen. For tickets and more information, please visit www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/ali-forney-center-benefit-concert. (more...)
Now Playing Onstage in San Antonio - Week of 4/21/2013by BWW - Apr 21, 2013Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/21/2013 for San Antonio (more...)
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