To Be Young Gifted and Black

Rogue Machine Presents MILKMILKLEMONADE, Runs Through 10/10

Rogue Machine's ‘Off the Clock' series launches its first 2010 season show into prime time to accommodate audience demand. (more...)

International City Theatre Closes Season with AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', 10/9-11/4

The joint will be jumpin' when International City Theatre closes its 2012 season with Ain't Misbehavin', the Tony Award-winning musical revue based on the life of Thomas "Fats" Waller. Saundra McClain directs Phillip Brandon (national tour: The Color Purple), Niketa Calame (Celebration Theatre's The Color Purple), Amber Mercomes (San Francisco and Los Angeles Opera productions of Porgy and Bess), Lacy Darryl Phillips (Broadway: Fosse and A Raisin in the Sun) and Jennifer Shelton (first national tour of Ragtime; previously seen on the ICT stage in Songs for a New World, Five Course Love, The Story, Honk! and Swinging on a Star), with musical direction by Rahn Coleman and choreography by Stephen Semien. Performances take place October 12 through November 4 at International City Theatre in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center, with low-priced previews beginning October 9. (more...)

Westport Country Playhouse Offers $15 Student Tickets to A RAISIN IN THE SUN

In an effort to create greater accessibility for students and encourage their attendance throughout the run of Lorraine Hansberry's landmark play, "A Raisin in the Sun," directed by Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad at Westport Country Playhouse, tickets for students will be $15 at all performances. The play is appropriate for ages 12 and up. The student ticket access program is supported in part by a grant from The Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation. (more...)

International City Theatre Closes Season with AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', Now thru 11/4

The joint will be jumpin' when International City Theatre closes its 2012 season with Ain't Misbehavin', the Tony Award-winning musical revue based on the life of Thomas "Fats" Waller. Saundra McClain directs Phillip Brandon (national tour: The Color Purple), Niketa Calame (Celebration Theatre's The Color Purple), Amber Mercomes (San Francisco and Los Angeles Opera productions of Porgy and Bess), Lacy Darryl Phillips (Broadway: Fosse and A Raisin in the Sun) and Jennifer Shelton (first national tour of Ragtime; previously seen on the ICT stage in Songs for a New World, Five Course Love, The Story, Honk! and Swinging on a Star), with musical direction by Rahn Coleman and choreography by Stephen Semien. Performances take place October 12 through November 4 at International City Theatre in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center, with low-priced previews beginning tonight, October 9. (more...)

BWW Interviews: Edward Burbridge Talks About Designing Sets

You'll never look at another set without thinking about what goes into creating it. (more...)

Rogue Machine Presents MILKMILKLEMONADE, Runs Through 10/10

Rogue Machine's ‘Off the Clock' series launches its first 2010 season show into prime time to accommodate audience demand. (more...)

BWW Interviews: Edward Burbridge Talks About Designing Sets

You'll never look at another set without thinking about what goes into creating it. (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Los Angeles - Week of 3/03/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/03/2013 for Los Angeles (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Los Angeles - Week of 3/10/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/10/2013 for Los Angeles (more...)

Stage Show on Nina Simone in the Works; Daughter to Star?

Nina Simone's story may be headed for the stage; the mononymous Simone, Nina's actress-singer daughter who also serves as the administrator of the Nina Simone estate, tells S2S Magazine that she's considering a play about her late mother. (more...)

BWW Reviews: TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK Proves the Human Spirit Has No Color

The power and lyricism of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lorraine Hansberry comes to life in the Actor's Co-Op production of TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK, currently onstage in their David Schall Theatre in Hollywood through March 17. (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Los Angeles - Week of 2/03/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 2/03/2013 for Los Angeles (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Los Angeles - Week of 2/24/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 2/24/2013 for Los Angeles (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Los Angeles - Week of 2/17/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 2/17/2013 for Los Angeles (more...)

Around the Broadway World: Regional Highlights for the Week of 2/11

At BroadwayWorld we pride ourselves in showcasing theater content submitted by our regional contributors from all corners of the globe. Get all your theater news at a glance each Friday with 'Around BWW: Regional Highlights of the Week'! Click below for the most-read stories for the week of February 11! (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Los Angeles - Week of 2/10/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 2/10/2013 for Los Angeles (more...)

MILKMILKLEMONADE Extends At Rogue Machine Theater Thru 8/28

Rogue Machine's ‘Off the Clock' late night series launched its first 2010 season show last month and will now extend the performance schedule to accommodate audience demand. (more...)

MILKMILKLEMONADE Extends At Rogue Machine Theater Thru 8/28

Rogue Machine's ‘Off the Clock' late night series launched its first 2010 season show last month and will now extend the performance schedule to accommodate audience demand. (more...)

THE HOW AND THE WHY Rounds Out TimeLine Theatre's 2013-14 Season

TimeLine Theatre Company, dedicated to presenting plays inspired by history that connect to today's social and political issues, announces that The How and the Why by Sarah Treem (Netflix's House of Cards, HBO's In Treatment), directed by Keira Fromm and starring Janet Ulrich Brooks and Elizabeth Ledo, will be the third production of its 2013-14 season. (more...)

African American Repertory Theater presents To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Lorraine Hansberry won fame with her first play, the critically acclaimed 'A Raisin in the Sun.' Hansberry was also a respected social activist during her short life. 'To Be Young, Gifted and Black,' composed after her untimely death at just age 34, recreates both her life experiences and the times that shaped her, through brilliantly highlighted scenes from her plays, letters, diaries, poems and personal reminiscences. Fast-paced, powerful, touching and funny, this kaleidescope showcases actors slipping ingeniously into and out of a variety of challenging roles spanning her life and experiences, to the ultimate confrontation when cancer strikes her. It is a major statement of the Black experience in mid-20th century America. (more...)

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