Casting Legend Shirley Rich Dies at 87January 12, 2010Longtime casting director Shirley Rich passed away on December 28th, 2009 at the age of 87 in Greenwich Connecticut of natural causes. Referred to by the New York Times as the 'doyenne of New York casting directors,' Rich's career covered Broadway plays and Hollywood films, with actors such as Judd Hirsch, Sean Penn, and Tom Cruise.
Theatre Plus Presesnts SWEET TOOTH, 2/4-2/20December 28, 2009Theatre Plus will present the world premiere of Sweet Tooth by Mark Wild, February 4-20, 2010. The new comedy was selected as one of only three Finalists in the 2008 Maxim Mazumdar New Play Competition and will be directed by Lorna C. Hill. The show will play at Alleyway Theatre in Buffalo's Historic Theatre District. Sweet Tooth is the third production of Theatre Plus' fourteenth season dedicated to presenting theatre that focuses on the talents and interests of women.
San Francisco Mime Troupe Leads Street-Theater WorkshopDecember 28, 2009Founded in 1959, the San Francisco Mime Troupe creates and produces socially relevant theater; their work is political satire and anything but silent. Recently, as part of their 50th anniversary celebration, the Troupe led it's first 'Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Consumption' street-theater workshop in downtown San Francisco outside of the Old Navy store on Market Street.
Jamie M. Fox's MAZELTOV COCKTAIL Gets NY Premiere, 1/26December 22, 2009The New York City premiere of Jamie M. Fox's MazelTov Cocktail will be presented for a limited four-week engagement at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre January 26 through February 20 with opening night set for Wednesday, February 3 at 8pm. Maria Mileaf (A Body of Water and Lobster Alice) will direct the 90-minute dark comedy that is penned and performed by Fox and produced by Marilyn Ziering.
Bogosian & Emerson Lead Red Bull Theater's Revelation Readings this Season December 22, 2009Red Bull Theater's Revelation Readings series will feature Martha Plimpton, Michael Emerson and more. The series began readings on September 14th and will continue the series through June 14, 2010. The series is meant to rediscover neglected classics, and to develop new plays of heightened language and classical themes.
MusicalFare Presents World Premiere of CROSSROAD BLUES, 1/6December 22, 2009Crossroad Blues, a world premiere from MusicalFare, features some of the greatest Blues music of the 20th century. Crossroad Blues tells the story of a father attempting to reconcile his relationship with his estranged son.