A STEADY RAIN's Hugh Jackman & Daniel Craig Featured in TIME MagazineOctober 5, 2009The critically-acclaimed new American two-character play by Keith Huff is directed by Tony Award nominee John Crowley, and began previews on Thursday, September 10, 2009, and opens tonight Tuesday, September 29, 2009 and runs through Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
STAGE TUBE: Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT - Official TrailerOctober 5, 2009One day before the first performance of Green Day's American Idiot, Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced that it will extend the show due to record-breaking sales and unprecedented demand for seats. Originally scheduled to close on October 11, this hotly anticipated world premiere has been extended three weeks and will now play through Sunday, November 1.
Photo Flash: Mitchell, Trujillo & Devine Visit NYMF's UNDER FIREOctober 5, 2009John Bonanni, Big Fish Big Pond, Ltd and the New York Musical Theater Festival present the world premiere of Under Fire, a new musical set in the late 1970's during the bloody revolution in El Mirado, and based upon the 1983 motion picture of the same title. Directed, book and lyrics by Tony Nominee and Emmy award winner Barry Harman (ROMANCE/ROMANCE, THE Carol Burnett SHOW, ALL IN THE FAMILY) and music by Broadway composer Grant Sturiale (OLYMPUS ON MY MIND). Under Fire will feature choreography by Jonathan Cerullo.
MCC Theater's STILL LIFE Opens 10/5October 5, 2009MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) presents the world premiere of Alexander Dinelaris' Still Life, directed by Will Frears. The cast will feature Dominic Chianese, Halley Feiffer, Ian Kahn, Adriane Lenox, Kelly McAndrew, Sarah Paulson, Matthew Rauch and Frederick Weller. Performances began at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC) on September 16 and continue through November 1, 2009.
LOVE, LOSS & WHAT I WORE Will Extend Run Into 2010October 4, 2009LOVE, LOSS and WHAT I WORE, an intimate collection of stories by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron, is making its world premiere at New York's Westside Theatre. The play celebrated its official Opening Night yesterday evening, Thursday, October 1st. The producers of the play have extended its limited engagement into 2010.
Historic Pocono Playhouse Gutted by FireOctober 3, 2009PA's The Morning Call reports the sad news that an early morning fire ripped through and destroyed the Pocono Playhouse in Monroe County early Friday, leaving nothing behind but the burnt wooden frame of historic playhouse.
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Comes to Philadelphia Theatre Co. 11/13 - 12/6October 3, 2009The romance of Florence comes to life on stage as Philadelphia Theatre Company continues its 2009-2010 season with the hit Broadway musical The Light in the Piazza with book by Craig Lucas and music and lyrics by Adam Guettel on November 13 - December 6. Directed by Joe Calarco, the ensemble cast features Whitney Bashor, Sherri Edelen, Joe Guzman, Ken Krugman, Kyra Miller, Fran Prisco, Matthew Scott, and Maureen Torsney-Weir.
Philadelphia Theatre Company Presents Free Reading of Gibbons' SILVERHILL 10/19October 3, 2009Philadelphia Theatre Company, the city's premier producer of new American theatre, reaffirms its commitment to supporting new plays by American playwrights with its STAGES series, a new play reading series, beginning Monday, October 19 at 7PM at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (Broad and Lombard Streets) during the run of its current production, Humor Abuse starring Lorenzo Pisoni. The opening program will be a reading of Silverhill by Philadelphia playwright Thomas Gibbons, directed by Richard Corley, who has directed PTC's mainstage productions of Broken Glass by Arthur Miller, A Question of Mercy by David Rabe, The Woods by David Mamet, and Sight Unseen by Donald Margulies.
THE BROADWAY LOCAL - Will Chase Sponsored by WORLD MasterCardSeptember 21, 2009From the soaring melodies of classic revivals to the hottest dramas playing today - there is no experience like 'Broadway.' And part of what makes Broadway so exciting is that it's located right smack dab in the middle of New York City! With 'THE BROADWAY LOCAL', World MasterCard celebrates the creative theatre professionals who bring their talents to the city's Broadway stages and call the Big Apple home.
TV: NYMF 2009 - THE LAST SMOKER IN AMERICA - Part 2October 3, 2009The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) and Andy Sandberg (Hair) present The Last Smoker in America with Book & Lyrics by Bill Russell (Side Show, Tony Award Nominee), and Music by Peter Melnick (Adrift in Macao, Drama Desk Nominee).
BWW SPECIAL FEATURE: How I Got My Equity Card - by Harvey FiersteinOctober 3, 2009BroadwayWorld.com is proud to present its newest weekly feature, presented in association with and to celebrate the importance of the Actors' Equity Association. 'AEA' or 'Equity', founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 48,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans, for its members.
Cherry Lane Theater Announces New SOLO FEST! Lead by Gretchen CryerOctober 3, 2009The Cherry Lane Theater, one of New York's leading companies dedicated to developing and producing new works for the stage, will debut a new series this fall, SOLO FEST! AT THE PIT on Monday nights at 6 p.m. from October 5 to November 23 at the 90-seat Cherry Pit theater (155 Bank St.) in Manhattan.