En el año de su 130º Aniversario, el Teatro Municipal Coliseo Podestá se prepara para abrir el telón con una pluralidad de expresiones artísticas y culturalesFebruary 20, 2016El Teatro Municipal Coliseo Podesta, en el año de su 130° Aniversario, anuncia su apertura y lanzamiento de la programacion 2016. Sera una temporada llena de actividades, ciclos y espectaculos de primer nivel, nuevos proyectos culturales, entre otras tantas propuestas artisticas. Este año, el Teatro Municipal Coliseo Podesta bajo las ordenes de su nuevo Director General GASTON MARIONI (Actor, dramaturgo, director multipremiado y docente teatral), estara signado por una nueva apertura en su vision, por una pluralidad de expresiones artisticas y culturales, y por una gran conciencia del cuidado que el teatro merece.
Ivy Crest Company Presents Two One Acts by Edward Allan Baker at Davenport Theatre This MarchFebruary 20, 2016Starting March 16th at Davenport Theatre The Ivy Crest Theatre Co. will present two powerful one act plays by Edward Allan Baker centering around working class families in crisis. Up, Down, Strange, Charmed, Beauty, and Truth directed by Erica Silberman features David Newer*, Lacy Marie Meyer (Inside Amy Shumer) and Kelly Kozakevich. North of Providence directed by David Newer features Lauren Duffy and James McCloskey. *(Member of Actors Equity)
MediaRites Theatre Diaspora to Present Julia Cho's THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE This SpringFebruary 20, 2016MediaRites, a nonprofit organization that provides innovative, award-winning radio, theatre and documentary programs, today announced that it will produce The Language Archive, written by award-winning playwright and television writer, Julia Cho. MediaRites' Theatre Diaspora produces staged readings focusing on Asian American identity and cultural issues, providing visibility and engaging audiences in insightful talkback discussions on cultural diversity.
Bergen County Players to Present LEADING LADIES Now Thru 3/5February 20, 2016Bergen County Players continues its 83rd season with Ken Ludwig's hysterical comedy, Leading Ladies, through March 5, 2016 at the Little Firehouse Theatre, 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell. The high-heeled hilarity is helmed by veteran director Lynne Lupfer of Tenafly.
Nigerian Production of SISTER ACT Set for Later This YearFebruary 20, 2016According to Premium Times, the hit Broadway musical SISTER ACT will be performed in Nigeria later this year. The Nigerian production is conceived by manufacturer and 'serial entrepreneur,' Dr. Soji Akinkugbe in collaboration with top executives from Cape Town's Waterfront Theatre Company and will feature an all-Nigerian cast.
Writer/Performer Isaac Oliver Returns to Joe's Pub in ISAAC OLIVER SITS DOWN This SpringFebruary 20, 2016Writer/performer Isaac Oliver's debut collection of essays, Intimacy Idiot, was hailed as 'hilarious and unsparing' by New York Magazine, 'transcendent' by Entertainment Weekly, 'surprisingly moving' by Kirkus, and named one of NPR's Best Books of 2015. After two sold-out engagements last year, Oliver returns to Joe's Pub for a spring residency and a glass of pink wine, debuting brand-new stories as well as sharing old favorites.
NATAS Honors Verne Lundquist with Lifetime Achievement Award in SportsFebruary 20, 2016The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today announced that Verne Lundquist, CBS Sports' lead play-by-play announcer for college football and iconic broadcaster of more than twenty different sports, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Sports at the 37th annual Sports Emmy® Awards ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Tuesday, May 10th, 2016.
Chasen Schneider Completes William Inge's A COMPLEX EVENING CastFebruary 20, 2016Chasen Schneider, son of John Schneider of The Dukes of Hazzard fame, will once again be in the 13 person ReGroup ensemble as it proudly announces its first production of 2016 -William Inge's A Complex Evening, featuring a night of Inge's rare One-Acts in their New York debut.
Theater Works Announces 2016-2017 Masterworks SeasonFebruary 20, 2016Theater Works 2016-17 Masterworks Season sees the return of master entertainers, lauded composers, Tony Award ® Winners and two premieres. The 31st MasterWorks season opens with the comedy Noises Off, and is followed by the World premiere of the newest work by the team that brought the works of Cole Porter, A Gershwin Revue celebrates the works of the acclaimed composer George Gershwin.
Wes Carr to Reprise Original Role in ROLLING THUNDER VIETNAM on Australian Tour This SummerFebruary 20, 2016The Producer of Australian concert drama Rolling Thunder Vietnam - Songs That Defined A Generation is delighted to announce that Australian singer, songwriter and actor WES CARR is returning for this exclusive national tour that will start in Melbourne on 23 July then tour to Sydney, Wollongong, Gold Coast, Canberra and Newcastle finishing in Perth on 20 August.
Winners of 45th Annual George London Foundation Awards Competition AnnouncedFebruary 20, 2016The winners of the 45th annual George London Foundation Awards Competition for young American and Canadian opera singers were announced at the conclusion of the competition's final round this evening, which took place in a front of an audience at Gilder Lehrman Hall at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City.