Keith Bartlett to Join WICKED as The Wizard from Julyby BWW News Desk - May 28, 2012Wicked, the hit musical now in its sixth year at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, will welcome Keith Bartlett to the role of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from Monday 30 July. (more...)
Steve Bastoni to Play BARASSI at Athenaeum Theatre, Set for Sep 20; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2012BARASSI is the story of iconic Australian footballer, coach, motivator and father of modern football, Ron Barassi depicted in an epic fashion, from child to elder statesman. It is a story of determination, passion and courage, of success and failure. The producers have announced the cast for this premiere production of Barassi, which will open at the Athenaeum Theatre on 20 September. The cast features Steve Bastoni, Chris Asimos, Matt Parkinson, Jane Clifton, Richard Sutherland, Glenn Maynard, Amanda LaBonte, Bartholomew Walsh and footballer Russell Robertson. (more...)
Porters of Hellsgate Presents MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, 6/15-7/22by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012The Porters of Hellsgate present William Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Charles Pasterna, running June 15 through July 22 at The Whitmore Theatre in North Hollywood. (more...)
Schoolhouse Theater Presents Local Artists Photo Exhibition RE-STRUCTION, 5/24-6/10by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012ReStruction, an exhibit in two parts, features "Photo Metaphors," a group of photo montages by Stephen Gordon of Bedford, and "Cameragenics," a series of digital photo manipulations by Alan P. Cohen. The exhibit is being presented by The Schoolhouse Theater and Gallery May 21st through June 10, 2012, in conjunction with the mainstage production of William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" that also runs through June 10. (more...)
Casting Announced for THE RESISTABLE RISE OF ARTURO UI in Chichester, Beg. June 29by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012Keith Baxter, Michael Feast, William Gaunt, Joe McGann and Lizzie McInnerny are among those confirmed to appear alongside Henry Goodman in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, during Festival 2012. (more...)
New York Classical Theatre Presents Roving TWELFTH NIGHT, 5/31-7/22by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012New York Classical Theatre will pay homage to its hometown with a roving production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" that recasts the beloved comedy's setting as fin de siècle New York. From May 31st to June 24th, the company will lead audiences on Shakespeare's lively journey of mistaken identities, misguided lovers, and joyous celebration, recasting the play's setting to New York City circa 1900. (more...)
Canal Park Playhouse to Present SARAZAD AND THE MONSTER-KING, 6/23-7/15by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012Canal Park Playhouse and The TRUF will present the world premiere of SARAZAD AND THE MONSTER-KING, a re-imagining of the story of Scheherazade or The 1001 Arabian Nights, written by E. J. C. Calvert and directed by Justin Lauro (more...)
Canal Park Playhouse to Present SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME, Beginning 6/20by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012Canal Park Playhouse and The TRUF will present the first NY revival of SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME, written by Frank McGuinness and directed by Justin Lauro. (more...)
Photo Flash: Neil Stuke, Philip Voss et al. in Steven Berkoff's 6 ACTORS IN SEARCH OF A DIRECTOR!by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012Steven Berkoff directs the World Premiere of his latest play, 6 Actors in Search of a Director, a comedy set on a movie location set, for a West End season at Charing Cross Theatre now through Saturday 23rd June. See below for photos of Sarah Chamberlain, Philip Voss, Ruth Everett, Paul Trussell and Neil Stuke in the production, which opens tonight! (more...)
Eduardo Placer Replaces Esteban Cruz as Angel in ATC/About Face's RENTby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012Esteban Cruz has had to permanently leave the cast of American Theater Company/About Face's production of RENT for undisclosed personal reasons. As of today, Wednesday, May 23, the role of Angel will be taken over by Eduardo Placer. (more...)
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Frog & Peach Theatre's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Feat. Lenny Ciotti as Puckby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012Starring Lenny Ciotti, Eric Doss, Amy Frances Quint, Erick Gonzalez and Jonathan Reed, Frog and Peach Theatre's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" will play from April 26 to May 20, 2012 at the West End Theater, 263 West 86th St. Check out the production photographs below. (more...)
Georgia Shakespeare Opens Summer Festival With ILLYRIA, 6/6-8/5by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012Georgia Shakespeare will present Illyria: a Twelfth Night Musical, on stage June 6 - August 5 at the Conant Performing Arts Center on the campus of Oglethorpe University. The show features music and lyrics by John R. Briggs, the creator of 2010's Shrew: the Musical. (more...)
Bard SummerScape 2012 to Feature Peter Dinklage in THE IMAGIINARY INVALID and Moreby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012The ninth annual Bard SummerScape presents The Imaginary Invalid (“Le malade imaginaire,” 1673), a classic comedy of manners by Molière, France’s undisputed master of the genre. (more...)
Chicago's Northlight Theatre Brings THE OUTGOING TIDE to Galway Arts Festival, July 17-21by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, announces that the company’s acclaimed World Premiere production of The Outgoing Tide, by Bruce Graham and directed by BJ Jones, will be presented in association with Galway Arts Festival in Galway, Ireland, July 17 – 21, 2012. Cast members John Mahoney, Rondi Reed and Thomas J. Cox, are set to reprise the roles they originated in the Northlight production. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 5/22- Laurence Olivierby Stage Tube - May 22, 2012Happy Birthday, Laurence Olivier! Born in 1907, Olivier remains one of the most revered actors of the 20th century. He was the first artistic director of the National Theatre of Great Britain and its main stage is named in his honour. Olivier's career as a stage and film actor spanned more than six decades and included a wide variety of roles, from the title role in Shakespeare's Othello and Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night to the sadistic Nazi dentist Christian Szell in Marathon Man and the kindly but determined Nazi-hunter in The Boys from Brazil. Olivier played more than 120 stage roles: Richard III, Macbeth, Romeo, Hamlet, Othello, Uncle Vanya, and Archie Rice in The Entertainer. He appeared in nearly sixty films, including William Wyler's Wuthering Heights, Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca, Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus, Otto Preminger's Bunny Lake Is Missing, Richard Attenborough's Oh! What a Lovely War, and A Bridge Too Far, Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Sleuth, John Schlesinger's Marathon Man, Daniel Petrie's The Betsy, Desmond Davis' Clash of the Titans, and his own Henry V, Hamlet, and Richard III. (more...)
9 US Premieres Plus URBAN Set for New Victory Theatre 2012-13 Seasonby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012The New Victory Theater will launch its 2012-13 season with the U.S. premiere of URBAN by Circolombia, an edgy, thrilling and inspiring circus featuring young Colombian performers who share their real-life stories through acrobatics, aerial work and tremendous feats of strength. URBAN, which was originally commissioned by Roundhouse London as part of CircusFest 2010, will run from October 12 through October 21. (more...)
Circle Theatre Adds 6 Dates to ALMOST AN EVENING Runby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012Circle Theatre are adding additional Thursday performances on June 14, 21 & 28 at 8pm, Friday July 6 and Saturday July 7 at 8pm, and Sunday July 8 at 3pm to their run of ALMOST AN EVENING by Ethan Coen, one of the Academy Award winning Coen Brothers. (more...)
Elements Theatre Company's THE DINING ROOM Runs Until May 27, Orleans - Directed by Danielle Dwyerby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012Elements Theatre Company is showcasing A. R. Gurney’s Pulitzer-nominated play, The Dining Room, a window into a vanishing class of society from the 1930s to the 1980s. The production runs May 19-27, 2012 at Elements Theatre, Paraclete House, Rock Harbor, Orleans, MA. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Watch Elements Theatre Rehearsal Footage for THE DINING ROOMby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012Elements Theatre Company is showcasing A. R. Gurney’s Pulitzer-nominated play, The Dining Room, a window into a vanishing class of society from the 1930s to the 1980s. The production runs May 19-27, 2012 at Elements Theatre, Paraclete House, Rock Harbor, Orleans, MA. (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look at Shakespeare Festival's OTHELLO!by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012Shakespeare Festival St. Louis will present a free production of OTHELLO from 5/25 to 6/17, 2012 at Shakespeare Glen, Forest Park nightly at 8pm with previews 5/23-24.
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