Partial Comfort Presents A BRIGHT NEW BOISE 9/8-10/2July 29, 2010Partial Comfort Productions (The Bereaved, nami, Battle of the Bards) ends its 8th seaon with the World Premiere of A BRIGHT NEW BOISE by Samuel D. Hunter, directed by David McCallum (Chuck Mee's Queens Boulevard at Signature Theater, Quiara Hudes' Elliot: A Soldier's Fugue). Previews begin September 8th at The Wild Project where Partial Comfort is in its 2nd season as a resident company.
Confirmed: Tucci to Direct Fey & Streep 'Monmmy And Me' FlickJuly 29, 2010ContactMusic.com has confirmed BroadwayWorld's previous speculation that Tina Fey and Oscar Winner Meryl Streep are set to star in a new film directed by Standley Tucci entitled 'Mommy And Me.' There is no word yet as to whether Tucci will also act in the film.
Cullum Talks ON A CLEAR DAY... with RiedelJuly 28, 2010According to Michael Riedel of the New York Post ON A CLEAR DAY's director Michael Mayer and playwright Peter Parnell have been working hard at revising the deluded story. Riedel surmises 'In the original, the main character was a kooky young woman who, in a past life, was an English aristocrat. In the new version, the young woman is a young man who, in a past life, was a black female jazz singer.'
Cameron Diaz Never to Try TheaterJuly 26, 2010According to IMDB.com Cameron Diaz will never work in the theatre. During an interview with Britian's Daily Telegraphy Diaz stated 'I am a film actress. I do movies. I have never done theatre before,' Diaz also said she is 'sure' she would suffer stage fright.
Murphy Confirms: Chenoweth back to GLEE; Groff Possibly July 19, 2010According to Zap2it.com Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan and Brad Falchuk the co-creators of GLEE have confirmed that Kristin Chenoweth will return to the hit TV show next season reprising her Emmy nominated role as April Rhodes. The co-creators are also planning to bring back Jonathan Groff as Jesse St. James, although they will have to work around Groff's busy schedule, Groff is set to star in a revival of DREATHTRAP in London.
Rebecca Naomi Jones Set For 'The Birds' To Save Birds' Benefit July 25July 14, 20109Thirty Theatre Company (Jeff Burroughs, Artistic Director) announces 'THE BIRDS' TO SAVE BIRDS, a benefit to support one of the country's first eco theatres and Tri-State Birds, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and rehabilitating birds in the Gulf of Mexico. The benefit will take place from 7PM-11PM on July 25th at The Foundry.
Circus Theatrical's MORE ABOUT JERZY To Close July 24July 14, 2010Circus Theatricals's 2010 Season opener MORE LIES ABOUT JERZY by Davey Holmes, directed by David Trainer will close July 24. Producing is Jeannine Stehlin. The production stars acclaimed, award-winning actor, Jack Stehlin. The production opened Saturday, May 15 at Circus Theatricals at the Hayworth.
Canadian Opera Company Presents AIDA 8/2-9/5July 14, 2010The Canadian Opera Company's 61st season opens with a new COC production of Giuseppe Verdi's operatic masterpiece Aida. Conducted by COC Music Director Johannes Debus and directed by Tim Albery, Aida is a powerful and intimate story of forbidden love. American dramatic soprano Sondra Radvanovsky makes her much-anticipated company and role debut as Aida. Sharing the role with Ms Radvanovsky is Canadian soprano Michele Capalbo, who also makes her COC debut.
TCAN Comedy Club Presents Eilen Jewell July 31July 14, 2010Bolstered by a phenomenal title track, with an ache and a surfy twang that wouldn't be out of place substituting a Nancy Sinatra song on a Quentin Tarantino soundtrack, Eilen Jewell's latest album Sea of Tears caused quite a stir in the roots/Americana world in 2009. This whip-smart, charismatic Boston-area singer appears following a set by The Sacred Shakers, a who's who of all-star roots musicians (including Eilen) revisiting the bluesy gospel material that inspires them. Fri Jul 31, 8pm.
Sonnet Repertory Theatre Presents TWELFTH NIGHT 7/23-8/1July 14, 2010Following their sold out run of Richard II, Sonnet Repertory Theatre presents Twelfth Night at The Theatre at St. Clement's this July. Director Michael Lluberes brings a new vision of Twelfth Night to the Sonnet Rep stage. By turns sad and hilarious, this Twelfth Night is an exploration of love in all its forms: obsessive, beautiful, sexy, manic and mad.