Anderson Cooper to Be Honored at GLAAD Media Awards, 3/16
by Nicole Rosky - February 21, 2013 GLAAD, the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, today announced it will honor journalist, author, and talk show host Anderson Cooper at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, presented nationally by Ketel One and Wells Fargo....
Tracy Letts Adapts Chekhov's THREE SISTERS for Steppenwolf Theatre Company; Begins Previews Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2012 Steppenwolf Theatre Company closes the 2011/12 season with Three Sisters, Anton Chekhov's humorous and affecting tale of longing for a better life, adapted by Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro....
THE SMITH TAPES, COLLECTION #2: AQUARIAN THEATER Set for Release on iTunes Today
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2012 Unearthed after more than forty years and unheard since their original airing, the recordings of Village Voice "Scenes" columnist and radio personality HoWard Smith are now available for the first time. Containing over 100 interviews, The Smith Tapes will be released in monthly installments on digit...
Steppenwolf Presents THE MARCH, Previewing 4/5
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2012 Tony Award-winning ensemble member Frank Galati returns to the helm at Steppenwolf Theatre Company with his stage adaptation of The March, Pulitzer Prize-finalist E.L. Doctorow's novel about General William Tecumseh Sherman's Civil War march through Georgia. ...
terraNOVA Collective Presents GroundWorks New Play Series
by Kelsey Denette - March 16, 2012 terraNOVA Collective kicks off the first annual GROUNDWORKS New Play Series at The New Ohio Theatre featuring the new plays generated by the 2012 Groundbreakers Playwrights Group and terraNOVA's other new play development projects. GROUNDWORKS is terraNOVA's new initiative to not only showcase its n...
Photo Flash: Steppenwolf Presents THE MARCH
by Harmony Wheeler - April 13, 2012 Tony Award-winning ensemble member Frank Galati returns to the helm at Steppenwolf Theatre Company with his stage adaptation of The March, Pulitzer Prize-finalist E.L. Doctorow's novel about General William Tecumseh Sherman's Civil War march through Georgia. This marks Galati's Second Stage producti...
Obie Awards Announce Village Voice's Michael Feingold as Chairman; Ceremony Set for 5/20 at Webster Hall
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2013 The Village Voice, the nation's first and largest alternative weekly newspaper, announced today that esteemed critic and longtime judge of the awards will resume his former position as Obie chairman for the 58th Annual Village Voice OBIE Awards, replacing former Chairman Brian Parks who has moved on...
THE WEDDING FEAST WAR - The Final Tragedy of the Xhosa People Now Available
by Robert Diamond - September 11, 2012 There are few published works which deal with the last of the South African frontier wars, fought in 1877-78, and none which covers it in detail. The lack of a published comprehensive study of this important war is all the more surprising because it set the final seal on the relegation of the majori...
Community Matters Series Kicks Off at People's Light, 2/27
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2012 People's Light & Theatre will feature staged readings of four plays this year as part of its pilot program Community Matters. The readings include Dispatches from (A)mended America on Monday, February 27th at 7pm; Eclipsed on Monday, March 26th at 7pm; Beautiful Boy on Monday, May 14th at 7pm; and ...
HOLD THESE TRUTHS and More Featured in Epic Theatre Ensemble's Fall Season
by Nicole Rosky - September 19, 2012 The Award winning Epic Theatre Ensemble, now in their 11th year, will present two Off Broadway shows in repertory for their Fall Season. Dispatches From (A)mended America, directed by Ron Russell previews October 10th through 17th and opens on Thursday, October 18th. Hold These Truths, directed by L...
THE SMITH TAPES COLLECTION 4 -WOODSTOCK Released Today
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2013 Unearthed after more than 40 years and unheard since their original airing, the recordings of Village Voice 'Scenes' columnist and radio personality Howard Smith are now available for the first time. Containing over 100 interviews, The Smith Tapes will be released in monthly installments on digital ...
Alex Davis Brings SHAVING Selections to Joe's Pub, 1/25
by Kelsey Denette - January 02, 2013 Selections and music from Shaving, a new musical by writer/performer Alex Davis, will have its world premiere at Joe's Pub for one performance only, on Friday, January 25, 2013 at 7pm. Based on his one-man-show, Alex Davis: Man of the Year, seen a year ago at the famed Knitting Factory Brooklyn, Sha...
Mint Theater Extends LOVE GOES TO PRESS Through 7/29
by Caryn Robbins - June 27, 2012 Mint Theater (Jonathan Bank, Artistic Director) will extend the acclaimed revival of LOVE GOES TO PRESS by Martha Gellhorn and Virginia Cowles....
Mint Theater Begins Performances of LOVE GOES TO PRESS, 5/26
by Kelsey Denette - May 26, 2012 Mint Theater (Jonathan Bank, Artistic Director) will begin performances Saturday, May 26th, for the first-ever revival of Love Goes To Press by Martha Gellhorn and Virginia Cowles. The Mint production will run from through July 22 at their home (311 West 43rd Street). Opening Night is set for Monday...
Steppenwolf Theatre Hosts Conversation with Frank Rich and Martha Lavey, 5/7
by Kelsey Denette - April 11, 2012 Steppenwolf Theatre Company hosts an evening of conversation on Monday, May 7 between two exceptional students of American theater: renowned journalist and former New York Times drama critic Frank Rich and Steppenwolf Artistic Director Martha Lavey. Inspired by Steppenwolf's season theme, "Dispatche...
Tracy Letts Adapts Chekhov's THREE SISTERS for Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Set for 6/28-8/26
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2012 Steppenwolf Theatre Company closes the 2011/12 season with Three Sisters, Anton Chekhov's humorous and affecting tale of longing for a better life, adapted by Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro....
Steppenwolf Theatre Presents Penelope 12/1-2/5/2012
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2012 Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2011/12 season with Penelope by Enda Walsh, directed by ensemble member Amy Morton, playing December 1, 2011 - February 5, 2012 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. Penelope features ensemble members Ian Barford, John Mahoney and Yasen Pe...
Producer Chuck Lorre Signs Simon & Schuster Book Deal
by Caryn Robbins - August 01, 2012 Blockbuster comedy writer/producer Chuck Lorre is expanding into publishing, signing a deal with Simon & Schuster for the release of What Doesn't Kill Us, Makes Us Bitter, the first-ever print collection of Lorre's irreverent and often controversial end-of-show vanity cards....
Teddy's Bar & Grill Hosts Desert Stars 'Boys I Like' Video Premiere Party Tonight, 8/21
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2012 Brooklyn band Desert Stars will debut their first ever music video for the single, 'Boys I Like', at Teddy's Bar & Grill tonight, August 21st at 9:00 PM....
Recordings of Journalist Howard Smith Available on iTunes Today
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2012 Unearthed after more than forty years and unheard since their original airing, the recordings of Village Voice "Scenes" columnist and radio personality HoWard Smith are available for the first time on iTunes beginning today, November 20....
Tracy Letts Adapts Chekhov's THREE SISTERS for Steppenwolf Theatre Company; Begins Previews Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2012 Steppenwolf Theatre Company closes the 2011/12 season with Three Sisters, Anton Chekhov's humorous and affecting tale of longing for a better life, adapted by Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro....
THE SMITH TAPES - COLLECTION #1-FILLMORE EAST To Be Released On Itunes 11/29!
by Patrick Nugent - October 16, 2012 Unearthed after more than forty years and unheard since their original airing, the recordings of Village Voice "Scenes" columnist and radio personality Howard Smith are available for the first time on iTunes beginning November 20....
Steppenwolf Presents THE MARCH, Previewing 4/5
by Kelsey Denette - March 13, 2012 Tony Award-winning ensemble member Frank Galati returns to the helm at Steppenwolf Theatre Company with his stage adaptation of The March, Pulitzer Prize-finalist E.L. Doctorow's novel about General William Tecumseh Sherman's Civil War march through Georgia. ...
Hurricane Sandy Sunday Update: Broadway is Back, Some Off-Broadway Shows Still Delayed, Subway Recovery Underway!
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2012 Hurricane Sandy has caused the cancellation of much of New York's theatre over the past few days. All Broadway shows are back up and running as of today, Sunday, November 4th, with many offering post-hurricane discounts and special offers. Many of the city's off-Broadway and off-off Broadway theatre...
The Recordings of Journalist Howard Smith to Be Available on iTunes 11/20
by Caryn Robbins - October 16, 2012 Unearthed after more than forty years and unheard since their original airing, the recordings of Village Voice "Scenes" columnist and radio personality Howard Smith are available for the first time on iTunes beginning November 20.... |