Eddie Varley - Page 182

Viola Davis who plays Mrs. Miller in the film adaption of the Broadway play, Doubt and has been Oscar nominated for a Best Supporting Actress statue for her performance, spoke to USA Today about the role and the power of the film.

Acclaimed Bay Area actor Robert Brewer is donning fangs to step into the role of 'Bat Boy' in Foothill Music Theatre's production of BAT BOY, THE MUSICAL.

The Perth Concert Hall is hosting Dance Extravaganza this Saturday, 21 February. For only $25.00 per ticket, enjoy an evening of dance featuring performances by some of Perth's leading dance companies such as the John Cleary Dance Company, Sonja D'anne, Natasha Phillips and Earth Angelz.

Acclaimed Bay Area actor Robert Brewer is donning fangs to step into the role of 'Bat Boy' in Foothill Music Theatre's production of BAT BOY, THE MUSICAL. Due to personal reasons, previously announced Andrew Ceglio has withdrawn from the production and award-winning director Jay Manley feels that Robert Brewer is the perfect replacement. No stranger to the role, Brewer played the role of 'Bat Boy' with Theatre Three in Dallas, Texas.

Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation, is announce its 33rd Season of great theatre. This year, more importantly than ever, theatre lives up to its promise to take us away and teach us about life, love and other cultures whether they are in Africa, uptown Manhattan, the Ivy League or fantastic & funny alternate realities! Take an ?Escapation/PLAYcation? with the entire family and discover the theatrical royalty the 2009-2010 Season offers.

Currently in rehearsal at the Union Square Theatre, HAIR begins preview performances on Friday, March 6 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street, NYC) with an Opening Night set for Tuesday, March 31, 2009. On February 14, Valentine's Day, the cast of HAIR celebrated the day of love (and the day some say the moon is in the 7th house and Jupiter aligns with Mars) by going into Union Square during their lunch break (they're rehearsing a block away!) to spread the love by passing at flowers and giving an impromptu performance of 'Aquarius.'

The New Group proudly presents Eugene O'Neill's epic drama Mourning Becomes Electra as the second production in its 2008-2009 season. Directed by Scott Elliott, this production is playing a limited Off-Broadway run January 27 - April 18, with Official Opening Night on Thursday, February 19 at 6:00 PM.

Academy Award nominees and presenters will be greeted on Oscar's red carpet on Sunday, February 22, by film historian, television host and Hollywood Reporter columnist Robert Osborne, Academy President Sid Ganis announced today. Red carpet guest arrivals are expected to begin at approximately 3 p.m. PT and conclude at the start of the Oscar telecast at 5 p.m. PT.

Following a critically acclaimed World Premiere at The 2008 New York International Fringe Festival, Razors Edge Productions proudly presents a revival of ZOMBIE, an award-winning solo play by Bill Connington, adapted from the novella by Joyce Carol Oates.

Company Member and award-winning actor Bruce R. Nelson brings the controversial life of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf to the stage in Doug Wright's 2004 Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning play. Von Mahlsdorf was a real-life transvestite famous for surviving both the Nazi and East German Communist regimes with grace and humor. I Am My Own Wife is a captivating, poignant and thought-provoking play that asks, 'there is room for everyone, yes?'

Scottish born actor Alan Cumming will serve as Grand Marshall of New York's Tartan Day Parade. On April 4th, Cumming will lead the parade of bagpipers, Scottish-American organizations, dignitaries, and even Scotties and Westies, up 6th Avenue.

Broadway's Patrick Page, who just finished a successful run in A Man For All Seasons and his wife, recent Boeing-Boeing star and host of TLC's Trading Spaces, Paige Davis join Laura Osnes as Special Guest Artists on Saturday, February 21 at LOVES SONGS at Sardi's.

After a record-breaking run of 27 years, including 18 separate editions and more than 9,000 performances, Gerard Alessandrini's FORBIDDEN BROADWAY will play their final New York performance at the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47th Street) on Sunday, March 1, 2009.

The Contra Costa Times has a wondeerful video feature by famed entertainment reporter Pat Craig that we are excited to share with you here on BWW TV STAGE TUBE!

Furious Theatre Company has announced that the critically-acclaimed Los Angeles Premiere of HUNTER GATHERERS, written by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb (boom, Colorado) and directed by D?maso Rodriguez (Canned Peaches In Syrup, Furious Theatre; Orson's Shadow, Pasadena Playhouse) IS EXTENDING THROUGH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 at the home of Furious Theatre Company, the Pasadena Playhouse Carrie Hamilton Theatre, 39 S. El Molino Ave. in Pasadena.

Sutton Foster performs live on NBC4-TV's Weekend Today Show in NY. The program airs at 9am EST - Check local listings.

The Kennedy Center presents the Washington, D.C. premiere of the Al-Kasaba Theater & Cinematheque production of Alive from Palestine: Stories Under Occupation February 26-27, 2009 in the Terrace Theater. The play is part of the three-week long festival, ARABESQUE: Arts of the Arab World and will be presented in Arabic with English surtitles.

As an additional effort to bring the arts into the community, JERSEY BOYS is proud to announce the addition of six Stage Side Chats with cast members. Audience members at Tuesday night performances March 3 through April 7 will be invited to a brief question and answer session following that evening's performance with the actors who bring this show to life eight times a week. Chicago's own JERSEY BOYS performs at the Bank of America Theatre (18 W. Monroe) in an open run.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) in association with Sonia Friedman Productions and Ostar Productions announces the dates and theatre for the American premiere of playwright Patrick Marber's drama After Miss Julie, directed by Mark Brokaw. Making her Broadway debut, Sienna Miller will star as 'Miss Julie.'

The Broadway League's 11th annual demographics report, The Demographics of the Broadway Audience 2007-2008, reveals who attends theatre in New York City. It includes highlights on the demographics of the audience and their ticket purchasing habits. The report is part of an ongoing series that profiles Broadway theatergoers each season. The comparison of current theatergoing habits to previous seasons aids in predicting trends for the future. The analysis is based on extensive survey data gleaned from audience questionnaires distributed throughout the 2007-2008 Broadway season in New York City.