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From the writer of Doctor Who and Queer as Folk, Russell T. Davies, comes Logo TV's two newest series: Cucumber and Banana.

The two interwoven drama series will explore 21st century gay life in all its powerful, witty, dark and uplifting guises through the lens of two disparate generations. The hour-long Cucumber will explore the lives and misadventures of Henry Best and his long-suffering boyfriend of nine years, Lance Sullivan. The half-hour Banana will follow the individual lives of younger characters orbiting around Henry's world, telling stories of modern love - the romantic, the obsessed, the hopeful, the lonely, the lost, and the lucky.

Beowulf: A Thousand Years Of Baggage Opens 4/1
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2009

2008 winner of the Bay Are Glickman Award for Best Play, Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage, a Banana Bag & Bodice SongPlay, presented by the Shotgun Players. Beowulf was written by written by Jason Craig with music by 2009 Larson Award Winner Dave Malloy, and directed by Rod Hipskind. Beowulf wil...


Beowulf: A Thousand Years Of Baggage Opens 4/1
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 02, 2009

2008 winner of the Bay Are Glickman Award for Best Play, Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage, a Banana Bag & Bodice SongPlay, presented by the Shotgun Players. Beowulf was written by written by Jason Craig with music by 2009 Larson Award Winner Dave Malloy, and directed by Rod Hipskind. Beowulf wil...


Broadway Blog - Free Trip to Perform in Chicago
by - November 18, 2009

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Wednesday, November 18, 2009. ...


Cirque du Soleil and MSG Unveil Brand New Show for Chicago and New York - BANANA SHPEEL
by Robert Diamond - September 09, 2009

Cirque du Soleil and MSG Entertainment unveiled today the brand new theatrical production, Banana Shpeel, at The Chicago Theatre. The show will perform for the first time ever at the theatre for a limited engagement from November 19, 2009 through January 3, 2010. Following Chicago, the show will pre...


Violinist David Garrett Comes To Sheldon Concert Hall 10/21
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 21, 2009

The Sheldon and KETC / Channel 9 present violinist David Garrett, Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 8 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall....


BEOWULF:A THOUSAND YEARS OF BAGGAGE Starts at Abrons Arts Center Mar. 31
by Robert Diamond - February 19, 2009

Flawed heroes, sympathetic monsters and haughty professors collide as this hefty poem is rescued from the grasp of 1,000 years of highbrow analysis and transformed into a defiantly raucous musical. Presented by San Francisco?s infamous Shotgun Players and New York's infectious Banana Bag & Bodice, t...


Planet Banana - It's Not Changing the World
by Amanda Scarpone - May 02, 2005

Planet Banana offers obvious humor that is either a hit or miss...


TV: Win a Trip to Chicago With Your Shpeel! Sample Video #2
by Robert Diamond - November 11, 2009

Here's your chance to sing, dance or laugh your way in to the legendary Chicago Theatre! One lucky winner will have the opportunity to entertain the pre-show audience prior to the 8:00PM performance of Banana Shpeel on December 9. Send in 60 second videos of yourself in a madcap bit of slapsti...


BANANA SHPEEL Shifts Preview Dates; Now to Begin 2/25 At The Beacon Theater
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 29, 2009

Banana Shpeel, the latest Cirque du Soleil production written and directed by David Shiner, has shifted its performance dates and will now begin previews in New York on Thursday, February 25, 2010 (rather than February 4) at the Beacon Theatre (2124 Broadway). ...


STAGE TUBE: Katy Perry Talks 'Anita' For MTV's 'WEST SIDE STORY' Video Shoot
by Eddie Varley - August 18, 2009

MTV is promoting the upcoming Video Music Awards with a series of West Side Story-themed ads. In the ads, the hottest young singers share their own special version of the song 'Tonight' from the award-winning musical....


The Beulaville Baptist Book Club Presents: A Bur-Less-Q Nutcracker! 11/27-12/27
by BWW News Desk - December 27, 2009

Hi! I'm Dickey and I want to make sure you are invited to our upcoming show: The Beulaville Baptist Book Club Presents: A Bur-Less-Q Nutcracker! ...


CIRQUE TUBE: A New Twist on Vaudeville - Behind the Scenes of the TV Ad!
by Eddie Varley - October 20, 2009

In this segment Josette and Joseph Wiggan, two dancers on Banana Shpeel, take you behind the scenes of the television ad for the show....


Violinist David Garrett Comes To Sheldon Concert Hall 10/21
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2009

The Sheldon and KETC / Channel 9 present violinist David Garrett, Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 8 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall....


TV: Broadway Beat - FINIAN'S RAINBOW, A STEADY RAIN, OLEANNA & BANANA SHPEEL
by Eddie Varley - October 14, 2009

The all new 20th Anniversary Season of Broadway Beat has begun! This week catch highlights from FINIAN'S RAINBOW, A STEADY RAIN, OLEANNA in rehearsal and Cirque Du Soliel's BANANA SHPEEL!...


Violinist David Garrett Comes To Sheldon Concert Hall 10/21
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 21, 2009

The Sheldon and KETC / Channel 9 present violinist David Garrett, Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 8 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall....


CIRQUE TUBE: A New Twist on Vaudeville - The Visual
by Eddie Varley - September 23, 2009

In this segment Jo-Ann Munro, Co-Creative Director at SidLee, explains the origin of the name Banana Shpeel and reveals the ideas behind the shows visual....


'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for November 3, 2009
by Paul W. Thompson - November 03, 2009

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'Young Frankenstein,' 'The Addams Family,' 'South Pacific,' 'In the Heights,' more........


CIRQUE TUBE: BANANA SHPEEL - 'Chess In The Park'
by Eddie Varley - September 16, 2009

Cirque du Soleil and MSG Entertainment have unveiled the brand new theatrical production, Banana Shpeel, at The Chicago Theatre. The show will perform for the first time ever at the theatre for a limited engagement from November 19, 2009 through January 3, 2010. Following Chicago, the show will prem...


TV: Win a Trip to Chicago With Your Shpeel! Sample Video #1
by Robert Diamond - November 11, 2009

Here's your chance to sing, dance or laugh your way in to the legendary Chicago Theatre! One lucky winner will have the opportunity to entertain the pre-show audience prior to the 8:00PM performance of Banana Shpeel on December 9. Send in 60 second videos of yourself in a madcap bit of slapsti...


CIRQUE TUBE: A New Twist on Vaudeville - The Visual
by Eddie Varley - September 23, 2009

In this segment Jo-Ann Munro, Co-Creative Director at SidLee, explains the origin of the name Banana Shpeel and reveals the ideas behind the shows visual....


CIRQUE TUBE: A New Twist on Vaudeville - Dancers Luke Hawkins and Melissa Schott
by Eddie Varley - September 17, 2009

Cirque du Soleil and MSG Entertainment have unveiled the brand new theatrical production, Banana Shpeel, at The Chicago Theatre. The show will perform for the first time ever at the theatre for a limited engagement from November 19, 2009 through January 3, 2010. Following Chicago, the show will prem...


Travel Article: Thoughts on Cirque in Chicago & Abound
by William Panek - January 08, 2010

Soon after 'BANANA SHPEEL's' opening in early December, I hopped 'cross country to experience the kind of flashy, solidified, Vegassy spectacle Cirque du Soleil has to offer with their 'KA.'...


STAGE TUBE: Katy Perry Talks 'Anita' For MTV's 'WEST SIDE STORY' Video Shoot
by Eddie Varley - August 18, 2009

MTV is promoting the upcoming Video Music Awards with a series of West Side Story-themed ads. In the ads, the hottest young singers share their own special version of the song 'Tonight' from the award-winning musical....


Deadline Extended for Bad Musicals Festival & Bad Films Festival
by Robert Diamond - February 18, 2009

Where have all the musical writers & filmmakers gone? The deadline for submission to the International CringeFest's Bad Musicals Festival & Bad Films Festival has been extended to March 31 to encourage submissions....


Photo Coverage: Beacon Theatre Welcomes Cirque Du Soleil's BANANA SHPEEL
by Brian Estrada - February 11, 2010

On Wednesday, February 10, BroadwayWorld braved the storm at the Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side to capture the welcoming of the all-new Cirque du Soleil production, Banana Shpeel, which begins preview performances on February 25, 2010....






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