WELCOME BACK, KOTTER to Join Me-TV Lineup, Beg. 4/14
by TV News Desk - March 31, 2014 Classic 1970s sitcom 'Welcome Back, Kotter,' which introduced the masses to The Lost Boy's playwright Ron Palillo and actor John Travolta, will join the Me-TV line-up beginning on Monday, April 14. 'Kotter,' which produced 95 episodes on ABC from 1975-79, will replace 'F Troop' in the Monday to Thur...
Matt Mezzacappa to Read for 'Peter' in THE LOST BOY at Actors Temple, 10/14
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2013 Matt Mezzacappa, who made his Broadway debut in the Original Cast-World Premiere of the Menken/Ahrens/Ockrent A Christmas Carol as Tiny Tim has assumed the role of Peter in 'The Lost Boy' by the late Ron Palillo for the upcoming Benefit Reading, October 14 at 7:30pm at Actors Temple Theatre, Off-Bro...
Premiere Stages Kicks Off 2013 Season With an Interactive Reading of ONTARIO WAS HERE, 6/21-6/23
by Ben Peltz - June 11, 2013 Premiere Stages will open its ninth season as the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University with a free staged reading of Darren Canady's powerful new play Ontario Was Here. Selected from over 400 submissions, Ontario Was Here is the first of two scripts scheduled for expanded de...
New Moon Reading Series to Present Tammy Ryan's TAR BEACH, 8/1
by Devin MacDonald - July 29, 2013 TAR BEACH was read in the 2012-2013 New Moon Reading Series. The playwright, Tammy Ryan, will be in residence at Luna Stage this week working on the play. The workshop will culminate in a reading of the revised play on August 1 at 7:30 p.m....
BWW Reviews: Carly Linehan Soars in ENCORE's PETER PAN at the Warner Grand in San Pedro
by Shari Barrett - January 18, 2014 Carly Linehan takes charge of the stage from the moment she flies onstage as Peter Pan, enthralling the audience with her high-spirited portrayal of the boy who refuses to grow up. She made it look terribly easy to fly, sing, and throw fairy dust without a care in the world. With her boyish charm a...
Alice Ripley and More Set for newTACTics' THE WONDERFUL MR. & MRS. O'LEARY Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2014 THE WONDERFUL MR. & MRS. O'LEARY, written by Matte O'Brien and directed by David Alpert, will be presented as part of TACT's newTACTics series tonight, June 25 and Thursday, June 26 at 7 p.m. The production will feature Aaron Ramey, Alice Ripley, Sebastian Thomas, and Cassidy VanVonno....
Photo Flash: A Look Back at York Theatre Company's REMEMBERING MARY MARTIN
by Tyler Peterson - April 04, 2014 The York Theatre Company presented Remembering Mary Martin, a one-night only special event on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at The York Theatre Company's home at Saint Peter's. The panel included Carleton Carpenter, Ed Gaynes, Sondra Lee, Robert Schear, and John Sheridan, all colleagues of the legendary B...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Save Henry' Episode of ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME
by - November 27, 2013 On the next episode of ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME titled "Save Henry", while Henry's life hangs in the balance, the race is on to stop Pan from gaining full magical powers from the heart of the truest believer. ...
TRUF Theater Company to Present NOT YOUR MAMA'S FAIRY TALES, 1/24-2/8
by Tyler Peterson - January 09, 2014 The TRUF Theater Company presents Not Your Mama's Fairy Tales or: In Real Life, Everything Sucks, a trilogy of one acts with an irreverent spin on classic fairy tales, January 24 - February 8 at The Chain Theater, 21-28 45 Road, Long Island City. The Equity production is a 12-performance limited eng...
Philadelphia Theatre Company to Stage TRIBES, 1/24-2/23
by Tyler Peterson - January 10, 2014 Philadelphia Theatre Company rings in the New Year with the 2012 Drama Desk Award winner Tribes by Nina Raine January 24 - February 23 at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (Broad and Lombard Streets). Directed by Stuart Carden, the ensemble features Robin Abramson, Tad Cooley, Alex Hoeff...
New Victory Theater Presents U.S. Premiere of Belvoir's PETER PAN, Now thru 10/13
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2013 With no green tights in sight, Belvoir's wild and unlikely Peter Pan lands on 42nd Street in Times Square for its U.S. premiere at The New Victory Theater from today, October 4 - 13, 2013....
LOST BOY's Extended Run at Charing Cross Theatre Now Set for 3-29 March
by Tyler Peterson - February 06, 2014 Lost Boy will end its current five-week season at Charing Cross Theatre as planned on Saturday 15 February. The theatre then has a 2-week hire. Lost Boy will re-open on Monday March 3 and run to Saturday 29 March....
VARIATION ON A THEME To Run At Finborough, Starring Rachael Stirling
by Carrie Dunn - January 31, 2014 The first ever production in more than fifty years of Terence Rattigan's Variation on a Theme opens at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre in a strictly limited four-week season from Tuesday, 25 February 2014, starring twice Olivier Award nominated Rachael Stirling....
Premiere Stages at Kean University Now Accepting Submissions for Annual Play Festival
by Tyler Peterson - October 29, 2014 Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, is now accepting submissions for the 11th annual Premiere Stages Play Festival. This yearly competition for unproduced scripts offers developmental and production opportunities to four playwrights born or currently r...
Matthew Martin's New Adaptation of PETER PAN Continues Today with The Heights Players
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2014 The Heights Players Theater for Children is taking flight for two Today afternoons this November, as it presents an original adaptation of Peter Pan, featuring original music by the co-author of Ghostlight, Matthew Martin....
Chad Kimball, Mary Beth Peil & More Join Cast of LOST BOY Reading
by Nicole Rosky - September 09, 2014 Broadway's Chad Kimball (Memphis), Mary Beth Peil (Follies, The Good Wife), Elizabeth Morton (Death Of A Salesman) and Academy Award winner James Lecesne (The Best Man, Trevor) will join the previously announced Matt Doyle (Book Of Mormon, War Horse), Jennifer Cody (Shrek, Urinetown) and Sheffield C...
Scholastic to Publish BONE #1: OUT FROM BONEVILLE, THE TRIBUTE EDITION, 2/24
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2014 Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, will publishBONE #1: Out from Boneville, The Tribute Edition on February 24, 2015. This special edition of the first book in Jeff Smith's award-winning and bestselling graphic novel series will kick off the 10th anniversary c...
THE WHITE CARNATION to Kick Off Finborough Theatre's Winter 2013-14 Season; Lineup Announced!
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2013 Our Winter Season includes all the strands of our multi-award-winning artistic policy with a rediscovery (R. C. Sherriff's The White Carnation, unseen in over 60 years); musical theatre (with the world premiere of a new British musical, Lost Boy, and the professional world premiere of Ivor Novello's...
Cast Announced for Finborough's VALLEY OF SONG, Running Jan 5-25
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2013 The Finborough Theatre's acclaimed Celebrating British Music Theatre series returns with Ivor Novello's very last musical, Valley of Song, playing a week of Sunday and Monday evening and Tuesday matinee performances from Sunday, 5 January 2014 (Press Night: Monday, 6 January 2014 at 7.30pm), followe...
Finborough Theatre Presents VARIATION ON A THEME, 25 Feb - 22 March
by Diana Heisroth - January 31, 2014 The first ever production in more than fifty years of Terence Rattigan's Variation on a Themeopens at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre in a strictly limited four-week season fromTuesday, 25 February 2014, starring twice Olivier Award nominated Rachael Stirling....
Matt Mezzacappa to Read for 'Peter' in THE LOST BOY at Actors Temple Today
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2013 Matt Mezzacappa, who made his Broadway debut in the Original Cast-World Premiere of the Menken/Ahrens/Ockrent A Christmas Carol as Tiny Tim has assumed the role of Peter in 'The Lost Boy' by the late Ron Palillo for tonight's Benefit Reading, October 14 at 7:30pm at Actors Temple Theatre, Off-Broadw...
Jeffrey Seller Directs Dallas Theater Center's FLY World Premiere, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2013 Dallas Theater Center presents the world premiere of Fly, a new musical based on J.M. Barrie's novel, Peter Pan. Three-time Tony Award-winning producer Jeffrey Seller (Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights) makes his directorial debut with this production....
Be Forest Announces New Album Earthbeat, Debuts First Single 'Captured Heart'
by Caryn Robbins - October 28, 2013 As the band describes it: 'Pesaro is not a city for young people, there are less and less venues to play at, especially during the winter. Perhaps this lack is exactly what motivates kids to embrace music so passionately'....
Premiere Stages at Kean University Seeks Submissions for 2014 Play Festival; Deadline Jan 15
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2013 Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, is now accepting submissions for the 10th Annual Premiere Stages Play Festival. This yearly competition for unproduced scripts offers developmental and production opportunities to four playwrights born or currently r...
Anthony Chisholm to Star in DARK MEAT ON A FUNNY MIND at Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 7/31-8/24
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2014 The Nuyorican Poets Cafe's 40th anniversary season continues with the world premiere of Wesley Brown's play Dark Meat on a Funny Mind, which stars Tony nominee Anthony Chisholm as legendary comedian Richard Pryor. In Dark Meat, Pryor and his mischievous alter ego (played by actress Trish McCall) rev... |