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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 ...


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....


Irish Rep to Present BRIGADOON Concert as Part of Benfit Gala, 6/14
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2010

The Irish Repertory Theatre Annual Benefit Gala will feature a concert performance of Alan J. Lerner and Frederick Loewe's BRIGADOON at Broadway's Shubert Theatre on Monday, June 14 at 7 PM. ...


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...


Irish Rep presents AN EVENING OF BACH 11/15
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2010

The Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 23rd Season with a special presentation of AN EVENING OF BACH featuring violinist Christina Prince, accompanied by Gerald Ranck on harpsichord, and special guests....


Dora Award Winner, ASSASSINS Returns to Toronto in 2011
by Molly Hagan - September 24, 2010

In June, Birdland Theatre and Talk Is Free Theatre's co-production of Stephen Sondheim's ASSASSINS won the prestigious Dora award for Outstanding New Musical. The companies have announced that they will bring the production back the Theatre Centre in Toronto in January 2011. Rumor has it that most ...


Irish Rep to Present Friel's DANCING AT LUGHNASA, Opens 10/30
by Kelsey Denette - August 02, 2011

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) will continue its 24th Season with the 20th Anniversary production of Brian Friel's Tony Award-winning play DANCING AT LUGHNASA, with previews set to begin October 19 on the Irish Repertory's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage, prior to an official pr...


Show Boat Kicks Off at The Muny Aug. 9
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2010

Show Boat (August 9-15) will close out The Muny's season, and feature Michel Bell (Joe), Georgia Engel (Parthy Anne), and Gary Beach (Captain Andy). ...


African Burial Ground National Monument Celebrates Black History Month
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2011

Celebrate Black History Month from February 1 - February 28, 2011...


African Burial Ground National Monument Celebrates Black History Month
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 24, 2011

Celebrate Black History Month from February 1 - February 28, 2011...


Irish Rep presents US Premiere Of NOCTU., Opens 9/12
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2011

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) launches its 24th Season with the American premiere of the new Irish dance performance piece NOCTÚ, an Èriu Dance Company production, with previews set to begin September 6 on the Irish Repertory's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage, prior to an offic...


Raven Presents DATING WALTER DANTE, 8/23-8/25
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2010

Raven Theatre is pleased to present a workshop production of Dating Walter Dante, a dark comedy penned by Jon Steinhagen. An award winning writer and Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists, Jon was last seen as Felix Unger in Raven's hit comedy, The Odd Couple....


Norristown Celebrates Emancipation Day with a Tour of Downtown 6/19
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2010

The Norristown NAACP Youth Council and Iron Age Theatre Present A Celebration of Black History In Norristown: Juneteenth, to run June 19 from 11am to 2 pm...


2011 Reid MacCluggage Maritime History Scholarship Announced
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 06, 2011

Attention High School Juniors & Seniors $1000 Scholarship...


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. ...


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....


Show Boat Kicks Off at The Muny Aug. 9
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2010

Show Boat (August 9-15) will close out The Muny's season, and feature Michel Bell (Joe), Georgia Engel (Parthy Anne), and Gary Beach (Captain Andy). ...


2010 Muny Season To Feature Gary Beach, Stephanie J. Block, et. al
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2010

The Muny has announced casting for its 2010 summer season, featuring a number of Broadway veterans reprising roles they created on Broadway. Performers include Ken Page, Gary Beach, Stephanie J. Block, Georgia Engel, Ashley Brown and more....


Norristown Celebrates Emancipation Day with a Tour of Downtown 6/19
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 15, 2010

The Norristown NAACP Youth Council and Iron Age Theatre Present A Celebration of Black History In Norristown: Juneteenth, to run June 19 from 11am to 2 pm...


East West Players Joins With Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking 1/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 13, 2011

East West Players (EWP), the nation's premier Asian American theatre, in collaboration with Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) is proud to present a reading of LETTERS FROM MY MOTHER by Udaya Kanthi Salgadu, directed by Shaheen Vaaz on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 7:30 pm at the Na...


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...


Kumu Kahua Theatre Announces Playwriting Contest, Deadline 1/3
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2011

Each year Kumu Kahua Theatre co-sponsors a playwriting contest with the University of Hawai'i at M?noa Theatre and Dance Department in its effort to bring new and exciting drama to the stage. Entries must be postmarked no later than Monday, January 3, 2011, to qualify....






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