Mariann Mayberry Replaces Mary Shultz in Playwrights Horizons' GO BACK TO WHERE YOU ARE April 4, 2011The Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) World Premiere production of GO BACK TO WHERE YOU ARE, a new play by five-time Obie Award winner David Greenspan (author/performer of She Stoops to Comedy, performer in The Wax and director of Kate's Diary, all at PH; Coraline; Some Men; The Argument; The Myopia; The Boys in the Band) is set to open Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30 PM at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 West 42nd Street).
Photo Flash: Westchester Broadway Theatre Presents SINGIN' IN THE RAINApril 4, 2011Based on the MGM Film
Screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
Directed and Choreographed by Richard Stafford
Musical Direction by John Daniels
Associate Director/Choreographer: Jonathan Stahl
March 24 through June 12th, 2011.
ATLANTIC FOR KIDS & Tisch Drama Stage Works Present REVOLTING RHYMES Through 4/30April 4, 2011Revolting Rhymes is a series of mini musicals based on the riotous and bizarre poetry of Roald Dahl, author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach and many other classic children's books. Dahl's famous poems take center stage as they are inventively staged with puppets, costumes and original music - taking you on a journey where everything familiar is rarely what it seems.
Photo Flash: CABARET at 6th Street Playhouse!April 4, 2011Leave your troubles outside for the 6th Street Playhouse production of 'Cabaret,' directed by David Lear, which runs April 15 to May 15, 2011. This production is for mature audiences.
Gregory Peck Honored With Commemorative Stamp & Celebration, 4/28April 4, 2011Actors Laura Dern, Morgan Freeman and singer Natalie Maines will join host Sharon Stone in honoring Oscar®-winner Gregory Peck (1916 - 2003) at the First Day of Issue ceremony for the Gregory Peck Commemorative Stamp. Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in conjunction with the United States Postal Service, the ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 28, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Admission is free.
NVA presents the West Coast Premiere of SWEET STORM, 4/20-5/15April 4, 2011New Village Arts is proud to present the West Coast Premiere of Scott Hudson's two-hander SWEET STORM. Directed by Ensemble Member Daren Scott, SWEET STORM features Ensemble Member Adam Brick with Kelly Iversen as young newlyweds in 1960's Florida, spending their wedding night in a romantic treehouse built by Bo for his new wife Ruthie. SWEET STORM will be playing at New Village Arts Theatre (2787 State Street, Carlsbad Village) from April 20 - May 15, 2011. The official opening night is April 23 at 8 PM. Tickets can be purchased at www.NewVillageArts.org or by calling 760-433-3245.
Photo Flash: Tomei and Whaley Lead MARIE AND BRUCE at The New GroupApril 4, 2011The New Group presents the first major New York revival of Wallace Shawn's Marie and Bruce in a limited Off-Broadway engagement through May 7. Directed by Scott Elliott, this production features Marisa Tomei as Marie and Frank Whaley as Bruce. Official Opening Night is set for Tuesday, April 5 at 7:00 PM at The New Group @ Theatre Row.
STAGE TUBE: BROADWAY BARES - SOLO STRIPS Highlights!April 4, 2011The BROADWAY BARES: SOLO STRIPS dancers featured Dave August (Naked Boys Singing!, Broadway Bares 10-20), Sandor DeGrazia (Broadway Bares 9, 10, 11, 13), Tony Guerrero (West Side Story international tour, Broadway Bares 19, 20), Tyrone Jackson (Memphis, Broadway Bares 19, 20), Andy Mills (Memphis), Brandon Rubendall (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Broadway Bares 20), Kellen Stancil (The Lion King), Charlie Sutton (Catch Me If You Can, Broadway Bares 16, 18, 20), Rickey Tripp (In the Heights, Broadway Bares 17, 18, 20) and Matthew Skrincosky (Broadway Bares 16-20). View highlights below!
STAGE TUBE: SPIDER-MAN's Brandon Rubendall at BROADWAY BARES - SOLO STRIPS!April 4, 2011he BROADWAY BARES: SOLO STRIPS dancers will feature Dave August (Naked Boys Singing!, Broadway Bares 10-20), Sandor DeGrazia (Broadway Bares 9, 10, 11, 13), Tony Guerrero (West Side Story international tour, Broadway Bares 19, 20), Tyrone Jackson (Memphis, Broadway Bares 19, 20), Andy Mills (Memphis), Brandon Rubendall (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Broadway Bares 20), Kellen Stancil (The Lion King), Charlie Sutton (Catch Me If You Can, Broadway Bares 16, 18, 20), Rickey Tripp (In the Heights, Broadway Bares 17, 18, 20) and Matthew Skrincosky (Broadway Bares 16-20). View Rubendall's dance below!
Photo Flash: Dee Snider Named as ROCK OF AGES Worldwide Ambassador!April 4, 2011In celebration of the reopening of Rock of Ages at the Helen Hayes Theatre, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister was honored with a certificate naming him the show's worldwide ambassador during a celebration held at Bowlmor Lanes Times Square this past Friday. Snider, whose music is featured in the hit Broadway show (‘I Wanna Rock' and ‘We're Not Gonna Take It'), recently played the character of 'Dennis' for an 11 week run before the show went dark last fall in anticipation of its move to the Helen Hayes Theatre.
Photo Flash: Neil Patrick Harris and Stephen Colbert in Rehearsal for COMPANY!April 4, 2011The New York Philharmonic will present Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking Company, with an all-star cast led by Neil Patrick Harris, on April 7-9, 2011. The award-winning musical will be produced and directed by Lonny Price, who directed and co-produced last season's SONDHEIM: The Birthday Concert!, and will be conducted by Sondheim specialist Paul Gemignani, with the original orchestrations for a 35-piece orchestra by Jonathan Tunick.
Luker, Murney et al. Lead American Songbook Summer Workshop for HS Students, 7/10-15April 2, 2011The American Songbook Project will launch a new program called 'The Art of Song Performance,' a workshop on July 10th-15th, 2011, in New York City. The summer intensive features classes in all styles of song performance, including Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and contemporary rock songs, taught by a host of luminaries from the theatre and cabaret community.
STAGE TUBE: Colbert Covers Rebecca Black's 'Friday'!April 2, 2011Stephen Colbert, who will next be seen in New York Philharmonic (April 7-9), stopped by The Jimmy Fallon Show to keep his word on a bargain he made with his fellow television host: in return for Fallon raising raise $26,000 for DonorsChoose.org, Colbert would perform the viral hit 'Friday'. View Colbert and Fallon performing the song below!
John J Zullo Dance Presents World Premiere of HOW BRIEF ETERNITY, 4/28-5/1April 2, 2011John J Zullo Dance presents an evening of two works, including the World Premiere of How Brief Eternity, from April 28 - May 1, 2011 at Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Streets), NYC. Performances are Thursday - Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm. Tickets are $20 and are available online at www.theaterforthenewcity.net or by phone at 212-352-3101.
Billie Holiday Theatre Premieres 'The Right Reverend Dupree in Exile' 4/29-6/26April 2, 2011The AUDELCO and Obie Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre concludes its 39th season and trilogy of new Jackie Alexander plays with the world premiere of The Right Reverend Dupree in Exile. The Equity production will begin previews April 29 and open May 12, running through June 26 at the 200-seat Billie Holiday Theatre, Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.