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Jubilee Theatre Presents Spring 2011 Educational Outreach Production
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 22, 2011

Jubilee Theatre's Spring 2011 Educational Outreach production of Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery will be performed by area high school students later this week. ...


Ensemble Theatre Receives $75,000 Matching Challenge for 2012 Founder's Circle Campaign
by Kelsey Denette - September 27, 2012

In conjunction with the opening of its 36th season -- Bridge Art to the Heart, The Ensemble Theatre board of directors announces receipt of a $75,000 matching challenge from longtime supporters, Becky and Ralph S. O'Connor. In support of The Ensemble Theatre's 2012 inaugural Founder's Circle campaig...


Irish Rep to Present A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES IN CONCERT
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2011

The Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 24th Season on December 7 with Dylan Thomas's holiday classic A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES IN CONCERT....


Ford’s Theatre Society Presents Staged Reading of EMPIRES FALL, 5/1
by Kelsey Denette - April 19, 2011

On Sunday, May 1, at 7 p.m. the Ford's Theatre Society presents a staged reading of 'Empires Fall,' a new play based on the diplomatic relationship of George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev during the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union....


STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at the Muny!
by Nicole Rosky - July 18, 2011

You remember the plot. You love the characters. You know 'the song.' It's no less than the stage adaptation of one of the most celebrated and beloved films of all time. 1920s Hollywood is the setting for this zany, light-hearted romantic comedy, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, about the early days of sound fil...


MAN AND SUPERMAN Plays Irish Repertory Theatre; Previews Begin Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2012

Irish Repertory Theatre and Gingold Theatrical Group are joining forces to present a co-production of Shaw's masterpiece, MAN AND SUPERMAN performed at the award-winning Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street), as part of Irish Rep's 24th Season and GTG's first-ever 'Shaw New York' festival, ...


Irish Rep Presents TRYST
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 24, 2011

Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 23rd Season with TRYST, Karoline Leach's romantic thriller about two lost souls and their secrets, set to begin previews on the company's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage on July 1, prior to its official press opening July 7. Joe Brancato,...


RagTag Entertainment Presents ASSASSINS, 2/10-25
by Kelsey Denette - February 09, 2012

RagTag Entertainment will present Stephen Sondheim's ASSASSINS from February 10th through February 25th, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM....


Smithsonian Channel Premieres New Series L.A. FROCK STARS Tonight
by TV News Desk - March 07, 2013

Smithsonian Channel has greenlit the original series L.A. FROCK STARS, a window into the world of high-end vintage fashion. The six-episode unscripted series, a first for Smithsonian Channel, which is set to premiere tonight, March 7 at 8.pm., focuses on the doyenne of Hollywood vintage, Doris Raymo...


Victoria Theatre Association and EbonNia Gallery Present Visual Voices, 2/1
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2012

Victoria Theatre Association and EbonNia Gallery present the eighth annual Visual Voices art exhibit returning to the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, February 1 - 29, as part of the KeyBank African-American Arts Festival....


Ciaran O'Reilly Directs BEYOND THE HORIZON at Irish Rep, Opens 2/26
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2012

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 24th Season with BEYOND THE HORIZON - Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about two brothers in love with the same woman - with previews set to begin February 15, prior to its official opening on February 26 on the Irish Repe...


MAN AND SUPERMAN to Be Filmed for Lincoln Center Archive
by Nicole Rosky - June 28, 2012

The Irish Repertory Theatre and Gingold Theatrical Group's co-production of George Bernard Shaw's masterpiece, MAN AND SUPERMAN, will be filmed and persevered for the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts' Theatre on Film and Tape Archive during its performance on Friday, June 29 at the Iri...


The Greene Space and TCG Welcome CHINGLISH Playwright David Henry Hwang, 5/7
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2012

On Monday, May 7th at 7pm, WNYC's The Greene Space and Theater Communications Group will welcome Chinglish author DAVID HENRY HWANG....


Jubilee Theatre announces Art Works Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
by Kelsey Denette - November 30, 2011

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced that Jubilee Theatre was a recipient of an Art Works Grant in the amount of $15,000....


Irish Rep to Present A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES IN CONCERT
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 15, 2011

The Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 24th Season on December 7 with Dylan Thomas's holiday classic A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES IN CONCERT....


BWW JR: SHOW WAY, PERFECT FOR MLK DAY
by Erin Leigh Peck - January 16, 2013

During the weeks before Martin Luther King Day, my childrens' schools always bring attention to the life of Dr. King and the civil rights struggles that have existed and still exist around the world. I'm always appreciative of the effort, but every year I find myself wondering how much of the lesson...


Larry the Cable Guy Performs at the Meyerhoff, Feb. 16
by Kelsey Denette - January 04, 2013

Multiplatinum recording artist, Grammy nominee and Billboard award winner Larry the Cable Guy is scheduled to perform his signature stand-up comedy at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Fellow comedian Reno Collier, best known as the opening act fo...


Victory Gardens Continues Season With Ameriville, 1/26-2/26
by Kelsey Denette - November 08, 2011

Victory Gardens continues its 2011-12 season with Ameriville, written and performed by Universes, developed with and directed by Artistic Director Chay Yew. The production runs January 26 - February 26, 2012 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park. The Press ...


PBS Announces Black History Month Special Programming
by Caryn Robbins - January 28, 2013

In celebration of Black History Month and as part of its year-round commitment to diverse programming, PBS today announced an on-air lineup commemorating the contributions of African Americans in music, dance, television and civil rights, providing an in-depth look at key figures and events that sh...


Towne Street Theatre Seeks Submissions for 10 Minute Play Fest
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 12, 2011

Towne Street Theatre, LA's Premiere African American Theatre Company, is accepting submissions for its 5th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival....


Ford’s Theatre Society Presents Staged Reading of EMPIRES FALL, 5/1
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2011

On Sunday, May 1, at 7 p.m. the Ford's Theatre Society presents a staged reading of 'Empires Fall,' a new play based on the diplomatic relationship of George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev during the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union....


NewFilmmakers Presents IN THE SHADOW OF BUDDHA, TRIANGLE FIRE, et al. 3/21 & 3/23
by Lauren Wolman - March 20, 2011

The NewFilmmakers NY Series screens at Anthology Film Archives on the Lower East Side at 32 Second Avenue & 2nd Street. NewFilmmakers LA screens in the Stanley Kramer Theater at the Sunset Gower Studio. Many features screened at NewFilmmakers are now available on NewFilmmakers Online....


MOLLY SWEENEY Opens at Irish Repertory Theatre, 1/30
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 21, 2011

Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 23rd Season with the first major revival of Tony Award-winning playwright Brian Friel's MOLLY SWEENEY - the story of a blind woman who undergoes an operation to try to restore her sight - set to begin previews on the company's Francis J. G...


STAGE TUBE: Brian d'Arcy James and Jennifer Lim Perform Excerpt from CHINGLISH
by Sally Henry Fuller - May 15, 2012

SMASH's Brian d'Arcy James (SHREK, NEXT TO NORMAL) and Jennifer Lim (CHINGLISH) recently participated in a staged reading of the Broadway play CHINGLISH at The Greene Space. This particular evening also featured a conversation with Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director of the Public Theater in NYC and rea...


Charlotte Moore to Helm IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE at Irish Rep, Beginning 12/5
by Kelsey Denette - November 07, 2012

Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 25th Anniversary Season with IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, The 1946 Live Radio Play, with previews set to begin December 5, prior to its official Off-Broadway opening on Monday, December 10 on The Irish Repertory Theatre's W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre (132 West 22nd...






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