Cynthia Crane takes Aim at Bernie Madoff with 'John Denver, Bernie Madoff & Me,' 12/6 - 12/9
by Jessica Lewis - December 02, 2009 73-year-old New York cabaret singer, Cynthia Crane, and Bernie Madoff victim is finding a new way to channel her frustrations and get some payback at the same time--in song. The singer has created a new one-woman show, 'John Denver, Bernie Madoff & Me,' which opened in New York on Monday at Don't Te...
The Cabaret Chronicles: Maureen Taylor, Ricky Ritzel, Ray Jessel, and More!
by Jenna Esposito - November 14, 2009 Jenna gives a rundown of where she's been and what's coming up in the world of cabaret (and sometimes beyond!) This week's column features Maureen Taylor, Ricky Ritzel, Ray Jessel and more! ...
Photo Flash: Mitchell, Trujillo & Devine Visit NYMF's UNDER FIRE
by Eddie Varley - October 05, 2009 John Bonanni, Big Fish Big Pond, Ltd and the New York Musical Theater Festival present the world premiere of Under Fire, a new musical set in the late 1970's during the bloody revolution in El Mirado, and based upon the 1983 motion picture of the same title. Directed, book and lyrics by Tony Nominee...
Barry Levey's HOAXOCAUST Comes TO 59E59 April 18 And April 19
by Reynard Loki - April 06, 2009 In the tradition of Mike Daisey and Nilaja Sun, acclaimed monologist Barry Levey returns with his latest show, this time exploring contemporary Jewish identity with some of the most celebrated Holocaust Revisionists in the field today. No lover of Truth will want to miss his startling discoveries! ...
Manoel Felciano Brings 'END IS NEAR' to Joe's Pub 3/2
by Eddie Varley - March 02, 2009 The End is Near. or nigh. will be performed by Manoel Felciano at Joe's Pub on March 2 (9:30 pm) & 14 (7:00 pm). The performance will feature selections from SundaySong 2008....
CRACKED ICE Brings The Tale Of The Liberty Sisters To PS122 4/25-5/10
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2009 PERFORMANCE SPACE 122 presents the world premiere of 'CRACKED ICE or The Jewels of the Forbidden Skates' BY Jennifer Miller Winner of the 2008 Ethyl Eichelberger Award April 25 - May 10 In this glittering theatrical extravaganza, the infamous juggling duo, The Liberty Sisters, have been fleeced by...
Glee, Modern Family, Among Winners Of Peabody Awards
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 31, 2010 The George Foster Peabody Awards are created to recognize distinguished achievement and meritorious public service by TV and radio stations, networks, producing organizations, individuals and the World Wide Web....
Tartuffe: But for the Grace of Dog
by Duncan Pflaster - March 09, 2009 Dog Run Rep presents Jeff Cohen's adaptation of Moliere's Classic 'Tartuffe', updating the setting to 1930s Depression-Era New York....
Photo Flash: Mitchell, Trujillo & Devine Visit NYMF's UNDER FIRE
by Eddie Varley - October 05, 2009 John Bonanni, Big Fish Big Pond, Ltd and the New York Musical Theater Festival present the world premiere of Under Fire, a new musical set in the late 1970's during the bloody revolution in El Mirado, and based upon the 1983 motion picture of the same title. Directed, book and lyrics by Tony Nominee...
GLEE Amongst 2009 Writers Guild Awards Nominees
by Robert Diamond - December 14, 2009 The Writers Guild of America, West and the Writers Guild of America, East today announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, radio, news, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2009 season to be honored at the upcoming 2010 Writers Guild Awards on February 20, 2010...
SUMMER SHORTS 4 To Feature Premieres By LaBute, Mason & More 7/30-9/2
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 08, 2010 ThroughLine Artists with J.J. Kandel and John McCormack will present SUMMER SHORTS 4, their fourth annual festival of new American short plays, at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street). Performances begin Friday July 30th, and continue through Thursday September 2nd....
Theatre J Cancels IMAGINING MADOFF After Elie Wiesel Objects
by Emily Faye Oakley - May 19, 2010 According to The Washington Post Theatre J has canceled its production of the new play 'Imagining Madoff' due to Elie Wiesel's objections. The play, written by Deb Margolin features a fictionalized portrayal of Wiesel....
GLEE, '30 Rock,' 'Grey Gardens' et al. Garner WGA Nominations
by Jessica Lewis - January 11, 2010 The Writers Guild of America, West and the Writers Guild of America, East today announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, radio, news, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2009 season to be honored at the upcoming 2010 Writers Guild Awards on February 20, 2010...
EVEN YET, ITS MIGHTY DARING SINGS Plays X Repertory Theatre Company 10/1-11
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2009 Drawn from a variety of narrative sources, Even Yet, Its Mighty Daring Sings explores the most current of events-the economy....
The Fifth Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Artists Takes Place 1/15-1/17
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2010 The Fifth Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Artists, produced by Goodspeed Musicals' Max Showalter Center for Education in the Musical Theater, kicks off its much anticipated three day festival of brand new works on Friday, January 15, at the Goodspeed Opera House with a staged reading of Hello Out T...
Hartt Students To Participate In Goodspeed's Festival Of New Artists
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 08, 2010 The Hartt School's Music Theatre senior class, in addition to three professional guest artists, will comprise the casts of the 2010 Goodspeed Festival of New Artists....
UNDER FIRE Plays The New York Musical Theater Fest The Theater at St. Clement's, Opens 9/30
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2009 John Bonanni, Big Fish Big Pond, Ltd and the New York Musical Theater Festival present the world premiere of Under Fire, a new musical set in the late 1970's during the bloody revolution in El Mirado, and based upon the 1983 motion picture of the same title....
Woodshed Collective Presents THE CONFIDENCE MAN Beginning 9/1, Plays Free To Public On the Ship Lilac
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2009 Woodshed Collective will present the world premiere of The Confidence Man, conceived by Woodshed Collective, written by Paul Cohen (winner of the 2008 NYCFringe best playwright award), and inspired by Herman Melville's1857 novel about a riverboat con man, beginning Tuesday, September 1 and playing f...
Writers Guild Awards Held in LA 2/20; Nominees Include GLEE, 'Grey Gardens'
by Movies News Desk - February 20, 2010 The 2010 Writers Guild Awards will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2010, simultaneously at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles and the Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City....
Madoff Scandal Hits City Center, But Renovation Not Affected
by Eddie Varley - February 26, 2009 Bloomberg News reports that in December 2005, New York City Center theater set up planning a roughly $300 million renovation project, after soliciting ideas from the Paul Taylor Dance Foundation and other resident companies. 'They said, ?dream out loud,' and we did,' said John Tomlinson, general ma...
Denver Center Theatre's 09/10 Season Opens With THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE And A RAISIN IN THE SUN
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 03, 2009 The Denver Center Theatre Company opens the 2009 2010 Season with two classic dramas - one with special relevancy to the nation's current economic crisis in David Mamet's adaptation of The Voysey Inheritance by Harley Granville-Barker and one celebrating the bruised but undaunted search for the Amer...
Dog Run's TARTUFFE with Buterbaugh, Decicco, Ford, Maitner & More Begins Seaport Run 3/6
by Eddie Varley - February 12, 2009 DOG RUN REP announces, as part of the South Street Seaport Winter Theatre Season, a new American adaption of Moliere's classic comedy TARTUFFE, directed by Jeff Cohen. TARTUFFE will play a four-week limited engagement @Seaport (210 Front Street), presented, in part, through the generous support of G...
The Seeing Place Theater Presents HOT CRIPPLE And WHEN WE HAVE GONE ASTRAY This February in NYC
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 17, 2009 Exploring the current state of our nation, The Seeing Place Theatre will present two new socially and politically relevant plays this February at the American Theatre of Actors, tackling two very hot-button topics: the economic recession and the flawed American healthcare system....
UNDER FIRE Plays The New York Musical Theater Fest The Theater at St. Clement's, Opens 9/30
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2009 John Bonanni, Big Fish Big Pond, Ltd and the New York Musical Theater Festival present the world premiere of Under Fire, a new musical set in the late 1970's during the bloody revolution in El Mirado, and based upon the 1983 motion picture of the same title....
Photo Flash: Dog Run Rep's TARTUFFE
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 09, 2009 DOG RUN REP announces, as part of the South Street Seaport Winter Theatre Season, a new American adaption of Moliere's classic comedy TARTUFFE, directed by Jeff Cohen. TARTUFFE will play a four-week limited engagement @Seaport (210 Front Street), presented, in part, through the generous support of G... |