Fault Line Theatre Presents Michael Perlman's FROM WHITE PLAINS, 5/31-6/10by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2012Michael Perlman, whose critically acclaimed NYFringe solo show, Flying on the Wing, was named Outstanding Solo Show of 2006, will debut his new ensemble play, From White Plains, produced by Fault Line Theatre at the CSV Cultural Center from May 31st through June 10th. Perlman's solo show powerfully and imaginatively dealt with the playwright's personal struggles dealing with Stickler's Syndrome and coming to terms with his sexuality. (more...)
A WALK ON PART Transfers to The Arts Theatre 19 June to 14 July - John Hodgkinson to Reprise Chris Mullin Roleby BWW News Desk - May 4, 2012Live Theatre and Soho Theatre have announced that following its critically acclaimed sell-out double run at Live Theatre, Newcastle and Soho Theatre, A WALK ON PART: THE FALL OF NEW LABOUR will transfer to the Arts Theatre in London’s West End, with John Hodgkinson reprising his highly acclaimed role as Chris Mullin, from Tuesday 19 June to Saturday 14 July. Opening night is Tuesday 26 June, 7.30pm. (more...)
JITNEY, SNOW ANGEL and More Headline South Coast Rep's Summer 2012 Seasonby BWW News Desk - May 4, 2012South Coast Repertory has announced its summer shows May 2012 – August 2012, including August Wilson's Jitney, Snow Angel by David Lindsay-Abaire and more. See details below. (more...)
Everyman Theatre Opens YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, 5/16by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2012Meet the Sycamores – the delightfully eccentric family at the center of the action in the madcap comedy classic, You Can’t Take It With You. They revel in day-to-day occurrences such as collecting snakes, making fireworks in the basement, and practicing ballet steps in the parlor. When their daughter Alice, decides to invite her conservative boyfriend’s family to dinner, they promise to be on their best behavior. However...! Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and adapted into an Academy Award winning film, this beloved comedy has been a perennial favorite to theatre-goers for more than 70 years. (more...)
ONCE's David Patrick Kelly and NO PLACE TO GO to Perform at 2012 Obie Awardsby BWW News Desk - May 3, 2012Brian Parks, Obie Chairman and Village Voice arts and cultural editor, announced today that two of this season's most critically acclaimed and popular shows will be part of the 57th Annual Obie Awards ceremony - ONCE and NO PLACE TO GO. The event will take place on Monday, May 21, 2012, at Webster Hall in the East Village (125 East 11th Street). Tickets are on sale now at www.ticketfly.com. (more...)
Photo Flash: ESPA's CHEKHOV ON THE HUDSON Presents 6 Site-Specific Playsby BWW News Desk - May 27, 2012This spring, the students in Site-Specific Directing at Primary Stages Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA) have staged theatre all over New York City: from St. Mark’s Church, to Tompkins Square Park, Central Park, and more. The directors concluded their class this past week by fully producing Chekhov on the Hudson - six short Chekhov adaptations near the Hudson River. See photos from Upheaval on the Hudson, The Beach Umbrella, Three Sisters New York, Uncle Vanya, Taxed and The Proposal below! (more...)
Everyman's Vivienne Shub Receives Honorary Degree from Towson Universityby BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012Favorite Everyman Theatre Company Member, Vivienne Shub, and Director of Development Cathy Wagner received honors from Towson University during commencement exercises at the end of the Spring 2012 semester. Ms. Wagner and Ms. Shub were presented with awards celebrating their dedication to theatre. Resident Company Member Vivienne Shub was honored with an honorary degree during the University’s Graduation Ceremony today, May 25th. She was given an Honorary Bachelor of Arts. Now in her sixth decade as a professional actor, Ms. Shub has been celebrated as one of the region’s most respected performing artists. She taught part-time at Towson for more than 20 years. (more...)
Fault Line Theatre to Present FROM WHITE PLAINS, 5/31-6/10by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012After a shocking announcement on international television, 30 year old Ethan Rice finds himself finally having to confront who he was and what he did as a teenager. (more...)
Soho Rep Announces FEED Programming for UNCLE VANYAby BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012Playwright Annie Baker and director Sam Gold—whose previous collaborations include The Aliens and Circle Mirror Transformation—have reunited to stage a new version of Chekhov’s masterwork, Uncle Vanya. Soho Rep, in association with John Adrian Selzer, will present the world premiere production June 7—July 15. Soho Rep will also offer FEED companion programming throughout the run; see details below. (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...)
TCG Books Releases THE VERMONT PLAYS by Annie Bakerby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced the publication of The Vermont Plays, the debut collection of plays by Obie Award-winning playwright Annie Baker (The Aliens, Circle Mirror Transformation). Ms. Baker’s works have been developed and produced at Huntington Theatre Company, Magic Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop and Playwrights Horizons, among others. Her adaptation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya will premiere at New York City’s Soho Rep in June, and her newest play, The Flick, will premiere at Playwrights Horizons in the 2012-2013 season. (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...)
David Schwimmer and Amy Ryan Team Up for Playwrights Horizon's DETROIT this Fallby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012Lisa D'Amour's play Detroit premiered at Steppenwolf Theatre in 2010, directed by Austin Pendleton, and was scheduled to open on Broadway in the 2011/12 season. (more...)
MetroStage Presents Steven Dietz' LONELY PLANET, 5/10-6/17by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2012Producing Artistic Director Carolyn Griffin has announced that the final play of the season, Lonely Planet, by Steven Dietz, will be in performance May 10-June 17, 2012. (Note that this replaces the play that was originally announced for this time slot, Playing Sinatra). Dietz is one of the most prolific, versatile and widely produced playwrights in the country. Lonely Planet was written in 1994 and is considered a second generation AIDS play although the disease is never named. Dietz uses his obsession with maps and his connection with Ionesco’s The Chairs to write a play about friendship in the dawn of the AIDS crisis. The play won the PEN-USA Award for Drama. (more...)
Austin Pendleton to Receive Active Theater's 2012 Arts Award, 6/6by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2012Actor, playwright and director AUSTIN PENDLETON will be the recipient of the 2012 ACTIVE ARTS AWARD, it was announced today by Nathaniel Shaw, Artistic Director of The Active Theater. A ceremony will take place on Monday, June 4th at the Active Theater’s Spring Gala at the Whaler Lounge at the Madison Towers Hotel (22 East 38th Street). (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Mamie Gummer in New CW Drama EMILY OWENS, M.D.by Stage Tube - May 17, 2012The CW has released a first clip of its new medical drama EMILY OWENS, M.D. starring Mamie Gummer and Josh Hartley. Get a sneak peek at the new series below! (more...)
Austin Pendleton Directs Boston Midsummer Opera's DON PASQUALE, 7/25-29by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2012For its seventh season Boston Midsummer Opera (BMO) presents the comic piece, Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, playing at the Tsai Performance Center at Boston University for three performances only, July 25, 27, and 29. Obie Award winner/Tony Award nominee Austin Pendleton directs the fully staged and costumed production. Music director and nationally acclaimed conductor Susan Davenny Wyner leads the performances, which will be performed with orchestra and sung in English. Metropolitan Opera bass Ricardo Lugo will sing the role of Don Pasquale. (more...)
Kevin Kline and Dianne Wiest to Perform 'I take your hand in mine...' to Benefit The Acting Company, 6/25by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2012Kevin Kline and Dianne Wiest will perform I take your hand in mine ... the love letters of Anton Chekhov to Olga Knipper, a play by Carol Rocamora, in a staged reading benefiting The Acting Company on Monday, June 25, 7pm at The Kaye Playhouse, East 68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues. Tickets at brownpapertickets.com or 1-800-838-3006. Benefit tickets, including cast dinner, from 212-258-3111. (more...)
THE BURLESQUE HOUR & More Set for fortyfivedownstairs's Upcoming Program, Melbourneby BWW News Desk - May 1, 2012fortyfivedownstairs have announced their Summer program will include productions of Uncle Vanya, THE BURLESQUE HOUR and more. (more...)
Writers' Theatre Presents THE BLONDE, THE BRUNETTE AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD, 5/22-7/29by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2012Writers’ Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma, concludes its 20th Anniversary Season with The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead by Robert Hewett, directed by Joseph Hanreddy, and featuring Deborah Staples.The production runs May 22 – July 29, 2012 at Writers’ Theatre, 664 Vernon Avenue in Glencoe. The Press Openings are Wednesday, May 30 and Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. (more...)
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