PASSING STRANGE Film Soaring at Sundance
by Eddie Varley - January 17, 2009 Passing Strange- the film directed by Spike Lee is showing at Sundance 2009 and is gaining raves from both critics and audiences alike at the famous Utah film festival. The film is being screened during the Spectrum Documentary Spotlight program through Feb. 25, 2009. The long, exciting trip continu...
'Passing Strange' Concludes Run With Spike Lee's Filming
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2008 The long, strange trip is coming to an end: Passing Strange, the rock musical that was born at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, enjoyed an extended off-Broadway run at The Public Theater, and then burst onto Broadway with its original cast intact is scheduled to close this Sunday - but not until it's sav...
From 'Chaperone' to 'Curtains,' Gerry Vichi Joins Cast Jan.8
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2008 Gerry Vichi will join the cast of Curtains on Tuesday, January 8 as Broadway producer Sidney Bernstein, replacing original cast member Ernie Sabella. Curtains, the Musical Comedy Whodunit from the authors of Cabaret and Chicago, is playing at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre...
Spike Lee Talks 'STRANGE' at Sundance to NYT
by Eddie Varley - January 18, 2009 Passing Strange- the film directed by Spike Lee is showing at Sundance 2009 and is gaining raves from both critics and audiences alike at the famous Utah film festival. The film is being screened during the Spectrum Documentary Spotlight program through Feb. 25, 2009. Celebrated director Spike Lee f...
2010 Tony Awards: Denzel Washington Wins 'Best Leading Actor in a Play'
by Charlie Piane - June 13, 2010 The American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2010 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com....
Spike Lee's COUNTY OF KINGS Opens at The Public Theater Tonight, 10/12
by Jessica Lewis - October 12, 2009 Academy Award nominated director Spike Lee, the award winning Culture Project, Steve Colman and Jayson Jackson in association with The Public Theater is presenting County of Kings. Written and performed by Lemon Andersen (Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam), and directed by Elise Thoron, County of Kings...
terraNOVA Collective Presents SUBTERRANEAN 8/13
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 04, 2009 terraNOVA Collective returns August 13, 2009 at 10:00pm with SUBTERRANEAN, their monthly performance party in the D-Lounge, a 75-seat cabaret-style venue below the Daryl Roth Theatre at 101 East 15th Street at Union Square. SUBTERRANEAN presents a variety of performers, including spoken word, music,...
Spike Lee's PASSING STRANGE Film To Air On PBS In 2010
by Charlie Piane - May 01, 2009 PBS will air Spike Lee's film adaptation of PASSING STRANGE in 2010. The film recently had its New York premiere when it played the Tribeca Film festival. Passing Strange will air as part of PBS' 'Great Performances'....
Broadway-Bound Denzel Washington Regrets Passing on 'Seven'
by Samantha Jacobsen - January 13, 2010 Two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington, who is set to appear in August Wilson's FENCES this spring, expressed some lingering regret in turning down the Brad Pitt role in the 1995 thriller SEVEN. Washington told Entertainment Weekly, 'The only film that was sort of dark that I'd turned down ...
Public Theater Presents 'COUNTY OF KINGS' Running 1/7-18
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 19, 2008 The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) in association with American Place Theater is pleased to present COUNTY OF KINGS: the beautiful struggle, running January 7-18 at The Public Theater as part of UNDER THE RADAR 2009....
STAGE TUBE: Spike Lee's PASSING STRANGE Film Trailer
by Charlie Piane - July 31, 2009 PASSING STRANGE is coming to the big screen in Spike Lee's new film adaptation. The official trailer has been released and we are excited to show it to BroadwayWorld.com Visitors!...
Spike Lee Talks 'STRANGE' at Sundance to NYT
by Eddie Varley - January 18, 2009 Passing Strange- the film directed by Spike Lee is showing at Sundance 2009 and is gaining raves from both critics and audiences alike at the famous Utah film festival. The film is being screened during the Spectrum Documentary Spotlight program through Feb. 25, 2009. Celebrated director Spike Lee f...
terraNOVA Collective Presents SUBTERRANEAN 8/13
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2009 terraNOVA Collective returns August 13, 2009 at 10:00pm with SUBTERRANEAN, their monthly performance party in the D-Lounge, a 75-seat cabaret-style venue below the Daryl Roth Theatre at 101 East 15th Street at Union Square. SUBTERRANEAN presents a variety of performers, including spoken word, music,...
Full Cast Announced for AMERICAN IDIOT; Cast to Appear on Grammy Awards
by Robert Diamond - January 29, 2010 Producers Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman announced the complete Broadway cast of AMERICAN IDIOT today. The production will begin previews on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 and open on Broadway Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44 Street). ...
Christopher Plummer To Narrate TCM's 'Moguls And Movie Stars'
by Charlie Piane - April 15, 2010 Two-time Emmy(R) winner and 2009 Academy Award(R) nominee Christopher Plummer (The Last Station) will narrate Turner Classic Movies' (TCM) ambitious, seven-part original production MOGULS AND MOVIE STARS: A HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD. This comprehensive true story behind the making of the American movie i...
TerraNova Collective Presents 'SUBTERRANEAN' Starting 1/8/09
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2009 terraNOVA Collective is proud to announce Subterranean, a new monthly party in the D-Lounge, a 75-seat cabaret-style venue below the D?R?2 Theatre at 101 East 15th Street at Union Square, commencing on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 10:00pm. As the newest addition to terraNOVA's residency at the D?R?2...
Casting Announced for Seven Guitars; Opens Wilson Tribute
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2006 Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Kathryn Lipuma, Executive Director) announces complete casting for SEVEN GUITARS, the first play of its 2006-2007 three-play tribute to the works of August Wilson....
HEART OF THE CITY With Foss, Kerns, Kurtz Begins 6/11 At Theater At 30th Street
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 10, 2009 Fern Kershon and Orange Thought Productions will present Heart of the City, a new play by Eric Lane, directed by Martha Banta, featuring Eliza Foss, Scott Kerns, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Martin LaPlatney, Melissa Miller and Mark Setlock. Performances will begin Thursday June 11th at the Theatre at 30th St...
Thomas, Carradine, Frechette, Belenky & Wagner Head Laurents' NEW YEARS EVE at George Street
by Eddie Varley - March 17, 2009 George Street Playhouse has announced full casting for New Year's Eve a world premiere from the pen of ARTHUR LAURENTS. George Street Playhouse Artistic Director DAVID SAINT will direct a starry cast comprised of WALTER BELENKY, KEITH CARRADINE, PETER FRECHETTE, MARLO THOMAS and NATASHA GREGSON WAGN...
Atkinson is Monroe in New Play Making Marilyn, Nov. 23-Dec. 8
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2005 Ashlie Atkinson will star as Marilyn Monroe in Making Marilyn, an off-Broadway play running from November 23rd through December 8th...
Date Announced For Spike Lee 'Passing Strange' Filming!
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2008 Spike Lee -- the director of such memorable films as 'Inside Man,' the upcoming 'Miracle at St. Anna,' (release 9/26/08), 'Do The Right Thing,' 'Malcolm X,' and 'She's Gotta Have It,' -- will direct a film of the award-winning Broadway musical PASSING STRANGE, it has been announced by Steve Klein, w...
Plummer & Dennehy to Star in March Inherit the Wind Revival
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2006 Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy will star in a revival of Inherit the Wind, which will begin a limited run at the Lyceum Theatre in March...
Public Theater Presents 'COUNTY OF KINGS' Running 1/7-18
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2009 The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) in association with American Place Theater is pleased to present COUNTY OF KINGS: the beautiful struggle, running January 7-18 at The Public Theater as part of UNDER THE RADAR 2009....
The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Announces 2010/11 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 17, 2010 The 2010/11 season at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts features six distinct performance series that highlight amazing artists and extraordinary experiences. This season showcases a world-class roster of performers including international theatre companies, jazz and world music greats, s...
Kidman and Owen to Star in HBO's 'Hemingway and Gellhorn'
by Abigail Arnold - June 17, 2010 Deadline.com reports that Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman will star in 'Hemingway and Gellhorn,' an HBO television film that will deal with the relationship between Ernest Hemingway and his wife, novelist and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn. James Gandolfini will be one of the film's executive produ... |
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