Pony World Theatre Offers ASL Performance of OR, THE WHALE Today
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2014 Pony World Theatre announces that American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be included in tonight's November 7th performance of its new play, Or, the Whale....
BWW Reviews: Funny and Touching REST Makes World Premiere at South Coast Rep
by Michael L. Quintos - April 17, 2014 Touching, richly-staged and beautifully-acted, REST---Samuel D. Hunter's oh-so-engrossing and oh-so-funny new play now having its world premiere at Costa Mesa's South Coast Repertory through April 27---presents a disheartening reality of life we all must face sooner or later: that getting older is, ...
FETCH CLAY, CHOIR BOY & More Set for Marin Theatre Company's 2014-15 Season
by Tyler Peterson - February 27, 2014 Last night at Opening Night of Carson Kreitzer's Lasso of Truth, Marin Theatre Company's artistic director Jasson Minadakis and managing director Michael Barker announced the company's 2014-15 season programming today. Featuring six new plays by living contemporary playwrights in MTC's intimate 231-...
WHALE WARS to Return to Animal Planet with 2-Hour Event, 12/13
by Caryn Robbins - November 07, 2013 When the groundbreaking series returns to Animal Planet in a two-hour special television event on Friday, December 13 from 9-11 PM (ET/PT), WHALE WARS will chronicle the Sea Shepherds' 2012 'Zero Tolerance' mission...
Jeff Daniels in Talks for Ridley Scott's THE MARTIAN
by Tyler Peterson - October 02, 2014 According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jeff Daniels is in talks to join Ridley Scott's upcoming sci-fi film THE MARTIAN, in which Matt Damon will star an astronaut marooned on Mars....
EXTRAORDINARY EXTREMITIES Begins Tonight a Soho Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2014 Soho Playhouse, the downtown Off-Broadway theatre located at 15 Vandam Street, will present the world premiere of EXTRAORDINARY EXTREMITIES with previews beginning tonight, April 4 prior to an official press opening of April 13 it has been announced by producer Darren Lee Cole....
Stray Cat Theatre to Present THE WHALE, 02/14
by Hilary Kelly - January 10, 2014 Since the death of his boyfriend, morbidly obese 600 pound Charlie (who we're thrilled will be played by Nearly Naked Theatre Artistic Director Damon Dering) confined himself to his small Idaho apartment and is eating himself to death. With his health quickly failing, Charlie becomes desperate to re...
Playwrights Horizons Adds Bruce Norris' THE QUALMS, Currently Playing Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, to 2014-15 Season
by Tyler Peterson - July 11, 2014 Playwrights Horizons, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tim Sanford and Managing Director Leslie Marcus, has announced the sixth production of its upcoming 2014/2015 Season. As previously-announced, the season will conclude with a new work by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Bruce Norris...
McKenzie Chinn, Amanda Drinkall & More to Star in REST at Victory Gardens
by Tyler Peterson - July 30, 2014 Victory Gardens Theater announces complete casting for the first play of its 40th Anniversary Season: the Midwest Premiere of Rest by Ensemble Playwright Samuel D. Hunter, directed by Joanie Schultz. Rest runs September 12-October 12, 2014, with the press performance on September 19, 2014, at Victo...
Pony World Theatre to Offer ASL Performance of OR, THE WHALE, 11/7
by Tyler Peterson - October 16, 2014 Pony World Theatre announces that American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be included in the November 7th performance of our new play, Or, the Whale....
Jeff Daniels Comes to 54 Below Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2014 Actor and singer Jeff Daniels will perform in concert at 54 below beginning tonight, January 2 at 7PM and 9:30PM, and continuing January 3 and 4 at 8PM and 11PM....
A Chick & A Dude Productions to Stage THE WHALE, 2/20-3/15
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2014 Samuel D. Hunter's haunting Off-Broadway smash-tragicomedy The Whale will receive its fifth production worldwide in Austin TX-Spring 2014-following successful runs at The Denver Center, Victory Gardens, South Coast Rep, and Playwrights Horizons in NYC. Austin's own A Chick & A Dude Productions will ...
POCATELLO Begins Tonight at Playwrights Horizons
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2014 Playwrights Horizons' production of POCATELLO, the world premiere of a new play by Obie, Drama Desk and Lortel awards winner and 2014 MacArthur Foundation 'Genius' grantee Samuel D. Hunter (The Whale at PH, The Few, A Bright New Boise), is directed by Davis McCallum (The Whale at PH, The Few, London...
New Off-Broadway Comedy GOING ONCE! LAUGHING TWICE!! Opens Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2014 The new Off-Broadway comedy GOING ONCE! LAUGHING TWICE!! is set to open tomorrow (Wednesday) at 8 PM at St. Luke's Theatre in the heart of the Theatre District....
Dog & Pony Theatre Celebrates 10th Anniversary with World Premiere of BREACH, Now thru 2/16
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2014 Dog & Pony Theatre Company kicks off its 10th anniversary with the world premiere of Breach by Egan Reich, a hyper-physical piece about five grieving women attempting to butcher a whale, at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. Co-artistic director and founder Krissy Vanderwarker directs....
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Extends THE FEW Through 6/21
by Tyler Peterson - May 19, 2014 Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's Artistic Director David Van Asselt and Managing Director Brian Long have announced that following strong reviews, the New York premiere of The Few, written by Samuel D. Hunter (Backstage's 2014 Future Broadway Power List) and directed by Davis McCallum, will extend ...
BWW Reviews: THE WHALE is a Thought Provoking, Well Acted Drama
by Jeff Davis - March 05, 2014 Upon entering Hyde Park Theatre for a chick and a dude's current production of The Whale, you get several clues about the central character of Charlie. His apartment, designed by Michael B. Raiford, is absolutely disgusting. Pizza boxes and KFC buckets litter the floor, and the couch, which has se...
COCA to Present Tall Stories' SNAIL AND THE WHALE, 3/22-23
by Tyler Peterson - February 19, 2014 COCA presents Tall Stories' Snail and the Whale, March 22-23, 2014, in COCA's Founders' Theatre. A tiny snail hitches a lift on the tail of a humpback whale in order to see the world. But when the whale gets beached, how will the snail save him? Based on the beloved children's book by Julia Donaldso...
LA Opera to Present World Premiere of JONAH AND THE WHALE, 3/21-22
by Tyler Peterson - February 04, 2014 Professional singers and musicians from LA Opera will collaborate with more than 400 members of the Los Angeles community to present the world premiere of Jonah and the Whale, a new opera for audiences of all ages by composer Jack Perla and librettist Velina Hasu Houston. Conducted by LA Opera Musi...
Martin Sheen to Star in THE WHALE, Premiering Summer 2014 on Animal Planet
by Caryn Robbins - November 25, 2013 Multiple award-winner Martin Sheen (The West Wing, The Amazing Spider-Man, Apocalypse Now) will star in THE WHALE...
Playwrights Horizons Now Accepting Lottery Entries for POCATELLO's First Performance
by Tyler Peterson - November 12, 2014 Playwrights Horizons is now accepting entries for its popular LIVEforFIVE online lottery for up to two $5 tickets each to the world premiere of POCATELLO, a new play by Obie, Drama Desk and Lortel awards winner and 2014 MacArthur Foundation 'Genius' grantee Samuel D. Hunter (The Whale at PH, The Few...
COCA Presents Tall Stories' SNAIL AND THE WHALE This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2014 COCA presents Tall Stories' Snail and the Whale, this weekend, March 22-23, 2014, in COCA's Founders' Theatre....
Flushing Town Hall's Newly Renovated Theater to Celebrate Reopening With THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE, Today
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2014 Flushing Town Hall will kick off their family programming series and the reopening of their theater after a five month renovation today, March 15 at 2:15pm with THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE....
Sherie Rene Scott's PIECE OF MEAT Now Available For Pre-Order Notification
by Pat Cerasaro - January 07, 2014 The original cast recording for Sherie Rene Scott's unique one-woman show PIECE OF MEAT is now available for pre-pre-order via a waiting list on the official site.... |