Classical Theatre of Harlem to Present Reading of STEPCHILD; Smith Replaces DeShields
by Faetra Petillo - November 04, 2008 The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH), in partnership with The Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center and The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, will present a reading of a new work, STEPCHILD: Frederick Douglass & Abraham Lincoln. The reading is part of their new play development seri...
YouTube Video Auditions Help To Cast LINCOLN'S Abraham
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 12, 2009 The search for the actor who will portray the title role in LINCOLN for the premiere season of the new theatrical experience at Indiana's Lincoln Amphitheatre, includes a modern twist. 'Of course we're holding the traditional series of auditions for the cast of LINCOLN,' says Steve Wright, Lincol...
Ford's Theatre Society Hosts 2 Open Houses 2/12 And 2/16
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2009 The National Park Service and Ford's Theatre Society will host two open houses in the newly renovated Ford's Theatre (511 10th Street NW) on February 12, 2009, and February 16, 2009. The theatre will be open to the general public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free tickets will be available at the Ford's The...
Ravinia Commissions Bill T. Jones to Create Lincoln-Tribute
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2007 Ravinia Festival has commissioned award-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones, who most recently won a Tony for his choreography for Spring Awakening, to create a new full-evening work, tentatively titled A Good Man, inspired by Abraham Lincoln and celebrating the slain president's 2009 bicentennial....
Ford's Theater LIVING LINCOLN SERIES Tickets Sales Begin 12/8
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2008 Paul R. Tetreault, Director of Ford's Theatre Society, announced the line-up for the free Living Lincoln Series, which will premiere Feb. 16, 2009. This Monday-night series will explore the many aspects of President Lincoln's personality and life through lectures, panels, play readings and performan...
Peil, LaChiusa, Etc. Set for Directors Project '365 Plays'
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2007 The Drama League Directors Project has announced its participation in Suzan-Lori Parks' play cycle 365 Plays/365 Days, produced by Parks and Bonnie Metzgar and curated in New York City by The Public Theater. ...
De Shields is Douglass in Free 'MINE EYES' Performance 2/9
by Eddie Varley - January 19, 2009 In celebration of Black History Month, award-winning Broadway star Andre De Shields will perform Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory: From Douglass to Deliverance for one show only on Monday, February 9, 2009, 7:30 PM, at SEIU District 1199, 310 West 43rd Street. Presented by Actor's Equity Association's ...
Theater Talk Welcomes Busch, Mulgrew, Etc., 4/13
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2007 Tonight at 12:30 AM on Thirteen, 'Theater Talk' will welcome playwright/performer Charles Busch and actress Kate Mulgrew, who will discuss Busch's latest play, Our Leading Lady....
3/2 Shakespeare Reading W/ Chalfant Rescheduled For 3/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 05, 2009 Due to snow and travel conditions, the March 2 program did not take place.. It has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presents Kathleen Chalfant, Richard Easton, Philip Bosco, Harold Holzer 'O, My Offense Is Rank': Lincoln's Fa...
Ford's Theatre Gala Reopening Honors, Lucas & Poitier 2/11
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2009 Ford's Theatre Society will host a Grand Reopening Celebration on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at Ford's Theatre (511 10th Street NW). The invitation-only evening will include the presentation of the Lincoln Medal to filmmaker George Lucas and screen legend Sidney Poitier, whose accomplishments exe...
O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN: WHITMAN'S LINCOLN Premieres at Walnut's Independance Studio 1/20
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2009 The Walnut Street Theatre's 2008-2009 Independence Studio on 3 season continues with O Captain, My Captain: Whitman's Lincoln, the story of two great men with one grand vision for America. Directed by Barrymore Award winner Bruce Lumpkin and featuring Bill Van Horn as Walt Whitman, O Captain, My Cap...
Strathairn and Giamatti Open Theatre Works' Season With 'Rivalry' 10/15
by Faetra Petillo - October 15, 2008 Joining previously announced David Strathairn as Abraham Lincoln and Paul Giamatti as Stephen A. Douglas in Corwin's stage adaptation of the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates are Lily Rabe (as Douglas's wife, Adele) and James Gleason....
Classical Theatre of Harlem's FUTURE CLASSICS Begins 10/15
by Reynard Loki - October 15, 2008 The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH), in partnership with the Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, has announced the first three readings in their new play development series called 'Future Classics.'...
Carol Burnett Cancels Falcon Theatre Appearance
by James Sims - August 10, 2007 The Falcon Theatre has announced that, due to an unexpected family situation, actress Carol Burnett has canceled her scheduled appearance in the theatre's second show of its 2007-2008 season, What's Been Bothering You Lately?......
Ford's Theatre Society Hosts 2 Open Houses 2/12 And 2/16
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2009 The National Park Service and Ford's Theatre Society will host two open houses in the newly renovated Ford's Theatre (511 10th Street NW) on February 12, 2009, and February 16, 2009. The theatre will be open to the general public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free tickets will be available at the Ford's The...
O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN: WHITMAN'S LINCOLN Premieres at Walnut's Independance Studio 1/20
by Reynard Loki - December 23, 2008 The Walnut Street Theatre's 2008-2009 Independence Studio on 3 season continues with O Captain, My Captain: Whitman's Lincoln, the story of two great men with one grand vision for America. Directed by Barrymore Award winner Bruce Lumpkin and featuring Bill Van Horn as Walt Whitman, O Captain, My Cap...
LINCOLN Receives Official Endorsement, Premieres On 6/12
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 05, 2009 The script of LINCOLN, the new theatrical experience premiering at Lincoln Amphitheatre in June, has received official endorsements from the United States Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and the Indiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. 'We are honored and humbled to have the suppo...
Ford's Theater Announces Grand Reopening For February 2009
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2009 Wayne R. Reynolds, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Ford's Theatre Society, Paul R. Tetreault, Director of Ford's Theatre Society, and Kym Elder, Superintendent of Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, announced today that Ford's Theatre will reopen in February 2009 after an 18-month renovatio...
Classical Theatre of Harlem to Present Reading of STEPCHILD; Smith Replaces DeShields
by Faetra Petillo - November 04, 2008 The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH), in partnership with The Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center and The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, will present a reading of a new work, STEPCHILD: Frederick Douglass & Abraham Lincoln. The reading is part of their new play development seri...
Ravinia Commissions Bill T. Jones to Create Lincoln-Tribute
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2007 Ravinia Festival has commissioned award-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones, who most recently won a Tony for his choreography for Spring Awakening, to create a new full-evening work, tentatively titled A Good Man, inspired by Abraham Lincoln and celebrating the slain president's 2009 bicentennial....
Classical Theatre of Harlem to Present Reading of STEPCHILD; Smith Replaces DeShields
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2008 The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH), in partnership with The Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center and The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, will present a reading of a new work, STEPCHILD: Frederick Douglass & Abraham Lincoln. The reading is part of their new play development seri...
Ravinia Commissions Bill T. Jones to Create Lincoln-Tribute
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2007 Ravinia Festival has commissioned award-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones, who most recently won a Tony for his choreography for Spring Awakening, to create a new full-evening work, tentatively titled A Good Man, inspired by Abraham Lincoln and celebrating the slain president's 2009 bicentennial....
Bosco, Chalfant, & Easton Read Lincoln's Favorite Shakespeare at Library for Performing Arts Mar. 2
by Robert Diamond - February 24, 2009 On Monday, March 2, 2009, 6:00 P.M. in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, the The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presents 'O, My Offense Is Rank': Lincoln's Favorite Shakespeare Speeches: Excerpts from Hamlet, Henry IV, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Othello, and other plays. The event is part...
Andre De Shields Stars In Solo Performance 2/9
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2009 In celebration of Black History Month, award-winning Broadway star Andr? De Shields will perform Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory: From Douglass to Deliverance for one show only on Monday, February 9, 2009, 7:30 PM, at SEIU District 1199, 310 West 43rd Street. Presented by Actor's Equity Association's ... |
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