California Shakespeare Theater Continues Its 45th Season With The World Premiere Of HOUSE OF JOY
by A.A. Cristi - July 12, 2019 California Shakespeare Theater continues its 2019 summer season with the world premiere of House of Joy by Madhuri Shekar as part of their New Classics Initiative; playing August 14 through September 1, 2019 at the Bruns Amphitheater. A Pay What You Can performance will be held on Wednesday, August ...
Kuhoo Verma To Lead Industry Reading Of MĀYĀ Presented By Hypokrit Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 05, 2020 Māyā, a new musical by Cheeyang Ng (book/music) and Eric Sorrels (book/lyrics), will hold industry readings on February 9th and 10th, 2020 at The Growing Studio....
Repertory Theatre Of St. Louis Postpones THE 39 STEPS & HOUSE OF JOY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 18, 2022 After consulting with medical professionals and in response to the rising infection rates in their area, The Repertory Theatre Of St. Louis has decided to shift the programming in their 21-22 season. Their production of The 39 Steps, originally scheduled to begin January 21, will be postponed until ...
QUEEN Comes To Astoria Performing Arts Center! 2019 Cast & Crew Announcement
by A.A. Cristi - January 08, 2019 Award-winning and critically-acclaimed Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC - Jesse Marchese, Executive Director; Dev Bondarin, Artistic Director) kicks off its 18th mainstage season with the New York premiere of Queen by Madhuri Shekar, directed by J. Mehr Kaur. Queen runs from January 31 to Februa...
Photo Flash: San Diego Repertory Theatre Presents HOUSE OF JOY
by A.A. Cristi - February 19, 2020 San Diego Repertory Theatre (San Diego REP) announced today the cast and creative team for House of Joy, the fifth show in the theatre's 44th season. The production, written by Madhuri Shekar and directed by Sam Woodhouse, the theatre's Artistic Director, and Arpita Mukherjee, will run March 5 – 29,...
Musical SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, LIZARD BOY, and More Announced for Theatreworks 51st Season
by A.A. Cristi - January 28, 2021 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has postponed the opening of its 51st mainstage season to October 2021, with eight plays to be presented through August 2022....
JENNY'S HOUSE OF JOY Comes to The Dio
by Stephi Wild - January 26, 2022 The Dio – Dining & Entertainment, Livingston County’s professional, award winning dinner theatre, is thrilled to launch their 2022 season with Norm Foster’s Jenny’s House of Joy, a delightful new comedic play about the oldest profession....
DADA RAFIKI: A CELEBRATION OF SISTERHOOD Coming to Aronoff Center This Fall
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2017 Award-winning Artist/Poet Annie Ruth and the Cincinnati Arts Association are proud to present Dada Rafiki: A Celebration of Sisterhood, an empowering, inspirational cultural gathering celebrating remarkable women in the community by honoring their spirit and the legacy of their service and accomplis...
TheatreWorks Announces Revised 51st Season Including Regional Premieres & More, Now Launching in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 04, 2020 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley, Artistic Director Designate Tim Bond, and Executive Director Phil Santora announced changes to TheatreWorks's 2020-21 Season, which is now scheduled to begin in October 2020....
Geva's Fielding Studio Series Begins With QUEEN By Madhuri Shekar
by A.A. Cristi - October 29, 2019 Geva Theatre Center's 2019-2020 Fielding Studio Series begins with Queen, written by Madhuri Shekar and directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh. The production begins performances on November 6 and runs in the Fielding Stage through November 24....
California Shakespeare Theater To Receive $30,000 Grant From The National Endowment Of The Arts
by A.A. Cristi - January 15, 2020 California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes) has been approved for a $30,000 Art Works grant to support the World Premiere production of 1001 Nights (A Retelling) by Evren Odcikin and Leila Buck. The National Endowment for the Arts has approved 1,187 grants totaling $27.3 million in the first round ...
Sacred Fools Launches New Works Reading Series
by Julie Musbach - January 11, 2019 The Sacred Fools Theater Company is kicking off its New Works Reading Series with presentations of four unproduced plays from emerging playwrights that embrace the theatrical form and speak to the diverse culture of contemporary society. The readings will take place on four Sundays at 5:00 pm in lat...
Photo Flash: California Shakespeare Theater Presents HOUSE OF JOY
by A.A. Cristi - August 22, 2019 California Shakespeare Theater continues its 2019 summer season with the world premiere of House of Joy by Madhuri Shekar as part of their New Classics Initiative; playing now through September 8, 2019 at the Bruns Amphitheater. A Pay What You Can performance will be held on Wednesday, August 14. ...
Cal Shakes Announces 2019 Season
by Stephi Wild - October 02, 2018 California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes) today announced its 2019 Season at the Bruns Amphitheater: A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, May 22-June 9; The Good Person of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht, July 3-21; the world premiere of House of Joy by Madhuri Shekar, August 14-September ...
Sacred Fools Opens West Coast Premiere Of ANTIGONE
by A.A. Cristi - February 25, 2020 The Sacred Fools Theater Company is rounding out its Prime Season with the West Coast Premiere of Antigone, Presented by the Girls of St. Catherine's by Madhuri Shekar, directed by Reena Dutt. Opening Friday, March 6 and running through April 11 in the Broadwater Main Stage, the show will run Friday...
Bay Area Playwrights Festival Brings RESISTANCE & REVOLUTION at Potrero Stage
by BWW News Desk - July 20, 2018 The Playwrights Foundation, a launchpad for exceptional plays and playwrights announces the lineup for the 2018 Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) running July 20-29, 2018. The six Playwrights were selected from more than 700 submissions nationally, 85% from outside the bay area, from more than 2 ...
The Rep Announces 2021-2022 Live Theatre Season Featuring Two World Premieres and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 06, 2021 The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has announced its 2021-2022 Season, featuring two world premieres. The season kicks off September 10 with the world premiere production of ‘Dreaming Zenzile,’ a musical about the South African songstress Miriam Makeba, written and performed by Grammy-nominated inte...
Studio One To Reissue SKA AUTHENTIC On 9/21, Available For The First Time Since 1964
by Tori Hartshorn - August 27, 2018 Studio One, the legendary label responsible for starting Jamaica's music industry and for beginning the careers of Bob Marley & The Wailers, Alton Ellis and more, announce the reissue of the 1964 compilation Ska Authentic. To be released on CD, LP and at digital platforms September 21, 2018, the col...
Unity Center to Present Rev. Yolanda's OLD TIME GOSPEL HOUR, 9/7
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2013 Multiple award winning recording and performance artist, Rev Roger Anthony Yolanda Mapes, brings his gender bending celebration of old time Southern gospel and country gospel music to Unity Center, 3 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851, on Saturday, September 7th at 8:00 pm....
Astoria Performing Arts Center to Present NYC Premiere of Charly Evon Simpson's JUMP
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 22, 2020 Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) presents the New York premiere of Jump following the critically-acclaimed presentation of Marguerite. The award-winning theater company continues their 2019-20 season with this production taking place at APAC Pop Up theater located at 28-21 Steinway Street in As...
TheatreWorks to Reopen October 2021 With LIZARD BOY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 27, 2021 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will resume in-person performances when it launches its previously announced 51st season, featuring eight plays and musicals presented October 2021 through August 2022, kicking off with the new indie folk-rock musical Lizard Boy....
Qui Nguyen and Lloyd Suh Among Playwrights for ASIAN AMERICAN MIXFEST at the Atlantic
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2017 Atlantic Theater Company will present Asian American Mixfest, a series of free readings co-produced by playwrights Lloyd Suh and Qui Nguyen that will run Wednesday, August 9 through Thursday, August 17 at Atlantic Stage 2 (330 West 16th Street)....
PARADISE SQUARE Earns More TBA Award Nominations Than Any New Musical; Full List!
by Stephi Wild - September 21, 2019 Theatre Bay Area, one of the largest regional performing arts service organizations in North America, has announced the finalists of the 2019 TBA Awards. The sixth-annual TBA Awards Celebration will take place on Monday, Nov. 4 at the Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco)....
Artistic Teams & Schedules Announced for 2018 Bay Area Playwrights Festival
by Julie Musbach - June 11, 2018 Playwrights Foundation announces the plays and playwrights of the 2018 Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) running July 20-29, 2018 at Potrero Stage, 1895 18th St in San Francisco. The Artistic Teams for #BAPF2018 features Directors Erik Pearson, Christine Young, Margo Hall, Daniel Banks, Lauren En...
San Diego REP Cancels Remainder of March Performances Due to COVID 19
by A.A. Cristi - March 12, 2020 San Diego Repertory Theatre will be canceling all remaining performances this month due to Covid-19. Read their full statement below:... |