Pittsburgh CLO Holding Auditions for 'Gallery of Heroes' 10/27September 27, 2008Pittsburgh CLO is holding auditions for non-equity singers/actors (all types) for the Gallery of Heroes touring production of the musical The Incredibly Innovative Innovators of Pittsburgh on Monday, October 27, 2008 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. by appointment only.
Photo Flash: 'Dead Man's Cell Phone' at South Coast RepSeptember 27, 2008South Coast Repertory will present the Southern California premiere of Dead Man's Cell Phone, Sarah Ruhl's fantastical new play about a woman who answers a dead man's cell phone and finds her life turned upside down. Directed by Bart DeLorenzo, Dead Man's Cell Phone runs Sept. 21 - Oct. 12 on the Julianne Argyros Stage. Low-priced previews are available Sept. 21 - 25. Opening night is Sept. 26. Press night is Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7:45 p.m. Tickets to Dead Man's Cell Phone may be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or in person at the SCR box office.
'Idaho!' the Musical Currently Playing at NYMFSeptember 27, 2008The New York Musical Theatre Festival, Sharon Carr and Richard Winkler present IDAHO! (www.IdahoMusical.com), a new American comedy musical with book, music and lyrics by Buddy Sheffield and music by Keith Thompson. IDAHO! runs September 25st at 8:00pm, September 26th at 5:00pm, September 28th at 5:00pm, September 28th at 9:00 pm, September 30th 9:00pm, and October 4th at 9:00pm at 37 Arts Theatre (450 W. 37th Street).
Guthrie to Participate in World Record Breaking Reading CampSeptember 25, 2008The Guthrie Theater invites Twin Cities children, their parents and educators to break records as part of Jumpstart's Read for the Record in the Guthrie's Level 4 Lobby on Thursday, October 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Photo Flash: Off-Broadway League's Season Kick Off PartySeptember 25, 2008The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers hosted a Season Kickoff Party at Planet Hollywood on September 15, 2008. Actors, producers, playwrights, managers, theatre owners, advertising and marketing professionals and other members of the Off-Broadway community raised a glass to the upcoming season.
Photo Flash: 'Oklahoma' Opening Night at Paper Mill PlayhouseSeptember 24, 2008To open their 70th Season, Paper Mill Playhouse takes a fresh look at this musical theatre classic. Arguably the most brilliant musical ever created, Oklahoma! changed the face of American musical theatre forever. The high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story.
Photo Flash: 'Passion Play' by Sarah Ruhl at Yale Repertory TheatreSeptember 24, 2008YALE REPERTORY THEATRE presents PASSION PLAY by Pulitzer Prize nominee and MacArthur Foundation Fellowship recipient Sarah Ruhl, directed by OBIE Award-winner Mark Wing-Davey at the University Theatre (222 York Street, New Haven), September 19-October 11 only. Opening Night is Thursday, September 25.
'Pinkalicious' the Musical Moves to Bleecker Theatre Nov. 1September 24, 2008VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is pleased to announce that its production of 'PINKALICIOUS, THE MUSICAL' will move to the BLEECKER STREET THEATRE on November 1st. The production, with book and lyrics by ELIZABETH KANN and VICTORIA KANN, and music, lyrics and orchestrations by JOHN GREGOR, is based on the popular children's book PINKALICIOUS by Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann. The musical adaptation is directed by TERESA K. POND with musical direction by JAD BERNARDO.
'Eureka!' Begins Previews Sept. 27 at the Living TheatreSeptember 24, 2008The Living Theatre (21 Clinton St.) will begin its 2008-2009 season with the limited run of Judith Malina and Hanon Reznikov's EUREKA!, based on an Edgar Allen Poe essay about the origin of the Universe. Previews begin on Saturday, September 27, 2008 and will officially open on Wednesday, October 1. The production is directed by Judith Malina and features an original score by Patrick Grant.
'Call Me Crazy' Returns to Nuyorican Cafe Sept. 25- Oct. 5September 24, 2008Helena D. Lewis's Call Me Crazy: Diary of a Mad Social Worker makes a much-anticipated return to the legendary Nuyorican Poets Café for a special two-week engagement from September 25 through October 5 in East Village, NYC. In this autobiographical one-woman play, Award-winning Actress/Poet Lewis, reveals in a dark, yet, humorous journey of a woman's account of the drama that can go down in the workplace and the results it can lead to.
'Six Degrees of Separation' to Open Nov. 17th at Chopin TheatreSeptember 23, 2008On Monday, November 7th at 7pm at Chopin Theatre, the Signal Ensemble Theatre continues its sixth season with John Guare's 'Six Degrees of Separation,' directed by co-artistic director Ronan Marra. Ouisa Kittredge read somewhere that 'everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people.' When Paul, a young victim of a knife attack, seeks assistance at her family's upper-class New York home, she discovers how true that statement really is.
TBTB to Open 2008-2009 Season With 'The Middle Ages'September 23, 2008Following the success of last season's THE COCKTAIL HOUR, Theater Breaking Through Barriers (formerly Theater By The Blind) presents another comedy by A.R. Gurney. TBTB will begin its 2008-2009 season with THE MIDDLE AGES, on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 7PM at the Kirk Theatre, Theatre Row. The official opening will be on Sunday, November 2, 2008 at 3PM. Artistic Director of TBTB, Ike Schambelan, will direct.
Bright Lights Presents 'The Out of Towners' Sept. 27thSeptember 23, 2008The concert, appropriately dubbed 'The Out-of-Towners' Edition, will feauture the work of some incredible musical theatre writers from around the country: Brian Mazaferri (Chicago), Michael Mahler & Alan Schmuckler (Chicago), Matt Conner (Washington DC), and Michael Biello & Dan Martin (Philadelphia).