7th MONARCH Celebrates Opening Night With Gala Performance Party
by Caryn Robbins - June 27, 2012 Jim Henry's 7th MONARCH celebrated its opening night on Sunday, June 24th with a post-performance party at Angus McIndoe....
Minneapolis Theatre Garage to Present COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY, 5/18 - 6/2
by Mark Valdez - April 25, 2012 In Shakespeare's time, all female roles were played by men (often boy apprentices), who learned to create an idealized version of femininity onstage. This practice continued throughout the Jacobean era until the theatres were closed by Oliver Cromwell in 1642. When Charles II returned from his exile...
45th Street Presents BACK TO THE GARDEN with Carey Anderson, Debra Barsha, Melissa Hammans, More, 3/22
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2012 Challenged by the traditional images of women in the music-industry, Carole King, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, and Laura Nyro explored territory outside the accepted confines of pop music. These prolific singer/songwriters paved the way for women in music, art, and life. Their music is the core of B...
Steele, Duncan And Bastian Star In UK Tour Of VERDICT, Stars Jan 11
by Carrie Dunn - December 21, 2010 DAWN STEELE leads an all-star cast in the Agatha Christie Theatre Company's new production of the compelling drama VERDICT, which opens at the Theatre Royal Windsor on Tuesday 11 January 2011 before embarking on a national tour. ...
Photo Flash: First Look at Brian McEleney as Trinity Rep's KING LEAR
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2012 Trinity Rep opens its 49th season this month with Shakespeare's sweeping tragedy King Lear, a co-production with The Dallas Theater Center (DTC) and directed by DTC artistic director Kevin Moriarty. When the aging King Lear decides to divide his power between his three daughters, the results are dev...
Monarch Presents James Jackson Jr is Alive and Well! At DROM 10/14
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2011 Monarch presents James Jackson Jr is Alive and Well! at DROM on Friday, October 14th ...
Pacino Preps KING LEAR for the Big Screen
by Eddie Varley - February 06, 2009 Variety has announced that Al Pacino will play the title role in 'King Lear,' an adaptation of the Shakespeare play that will be directed by Michael Radford. Radford, who wrote the script, is making his second Shakespearean foray with Pacino after their 2004 collaboration 'Merchant of Venice,' which...
HENRY VI Part 3 Set for the East 13th St. Theater 7/1-7/24
by Lauren Wolman - June 26, 2010 Previews begin next week for Shakespeare's HENRY VI Part 3 at the East 13th Street Theater (136 E. 13th St., between 3rd & 4th). The production is presented by Wide Eyed Productions in association with Columbia University School of the Arts Theatre Arts Program and will be directed by Adam Marple. ...
B.B. King Returns Home to B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 11/29-30; Tickets Go on Sale 5/18
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2012 The King of Blues Returns Home when B.B. KING comes to New York City November 29 & 30, 2012. B.B. King Blues Club & Grill showtime is at 8:00PM and doors open at 6:00PM. Tickets are $150.00. The Amex presale begins Wednesday, May 16 at NOON on Ticketmaster.com with Amex password. General public tick...
7TH MONARCH, Featuring Michael Rupert, Begins Rehearsals
by Kelsey Denette - May 15, 2012 Rehearsals begin today, May 15th for 7th MONARCH, a new play by Jim Henry, featuring Tony Award winner Michael Rupert. The Off-Broadway premiere of 7th MONARCH is set to play a limited engagement at Theatre Row's Acorn Theatre June 12th through September 9th. Opening night is Sunday, June 24th. In a...
Michael Rupert Stars in 7th MONARCH at Theatre Row, Opening Today, 6/24
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2012 7th MONARCH, a new play by Jim Henry, featuring Tony Award winner Michael Rupert, is set to open today, June 24th. Performances began June 12th for a limited Off-Broadway engagement through September 9th at Theatre Row's Acorn Theatre. In addition to Michael Rupert, the cast of 7th MONARCH features ...
Monarch Presents James Jackson Jr is Alive and Well! At DROM 10/14
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2011 Monarch presents James Jackson Jr is Alive and Well! at DROM on Friday, October 14th ...
The 42nd Street Moon Presents JUBILEE 11/25-12/13
by Alexandra Johnson - October 09, 2009 The 42nd Street Moon presents Jubilee with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Moss Hart and directed by Greg MacKellan. The show will run from November 25 - December 13 with opening / press night on Saturday, November 28 at 6 pm....
Bay City Players Hold Auditions For THE SOMEWHAT TRUE TALE OF ROBIN HOOD 6/2
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2010 This is a frantically funny, Monty Pythonesque retelling of the classic. This time around, the legendary legend, in his never-ending quest to aid the needy, encounters a lovely damsel-in-distress (oddly obsessed with skin conditions); an ever-scheming sheriff who would rather bowl a strike than hit ...
NYU to Present Tenth Anniversary Production of KING DAVID at the Skirball Center
by Faetra Petillo - October 16, 2008 New York University will present a tenth anniversary production of King David, a modern oratorio by musical theater legends Alan Menken and Tim Rice, at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South) on Thursday, Nov. 13 and Fri. Nov. 14 at 8:00 p.m. ...
Bay City Players Host Auditions For THE SOMEWHAT TRUE TALE OF ROBIN HOOD 6/15-16
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 13, 2010 Bay City Players will hold auditions for its Stages of Discovery production, the play The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood by Mary Lynn Dobson, on Tuesday, June 15 and Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Auditions will be held at Bay City Players, 1214 Columbus Avenue, in Bay City. Please arrive a...
Monarch Presents James Jackson Jr is Alive and Well! At DROM 10/14
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 13, 2011 Monarch presents James Jackson Jr is Alive and Well! at DROM on Friday, October 14th ...
HENRY VI Part 3 Set for the East 13th St. Theater Through 7/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 20, 2010 Previews begin next week for Shakespeare's HENRY VI Part 3 at the East 13th Street Theater (136 E. 13th St., between 3rd & 4th). The production is presented by Wide Eyed Productions in association with Columbia University School of the Arts Theatre Arts Program and will be directed by Adam Marple. ...
Strand Theater Co Presents Glitter and Spew
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2011 Fresh from a workshop production in the Strand Theater Company's Friends & Neighbors Festival 2011 in June, California-based playwright Alison Luterman's three short plays full of Glitter and Spew form a three-ring-circus meditation on media exposure, shame, and personal responsibility. ...
James Jackson Jr....and other lies Plays Joe's Pub 1/29
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 06, 2012 Monarch will present James Jackson Jr....and other lies at Joe's Pub....
Strand Theater Announces Auditions for GLITTER AND SPEW, 10/11
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2011 The Strand Theater is holding auditions for Glitter and Spew by Alison Luterman on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 7pm....
BUTTERFLY: The Story of a Life Cycle Premieres 4/5 At Hudson Vagabond
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 31, 2009 Butterfly: The Story of a Life Cycle is HVP's newest production, premiering in the spring of 2008. In this full-stage program we will take a microscopic look at the insect world, viewing the whole range of the life cycle from birth to death....
Angelina Jolie to Star as 'Maleficent' in Live-Action SLEEPING BEAUTY
by Caryn Robbins - April 10, 2012 People.com reports that Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie will portray Maleficent, the evil queen of Walt Disney's SLEEPING BEAUTY, in an upcoming live-action update of the 1959 animated-feature film....
Frick to Present First Exhibition in America on Piero della Francesca, Opening in February
by Kelsey Denette - September 28, 2012 Revered in his own time as a 'monarch' of painting, Piero della Francesca (1411/13-1492) is acknowledged today as a founding figure of the Italian Renaissance. In early 2013, The Frick Collection will present the first monographic exhibition in the United States dedicated to the artist. It brings to...
7TH MONARCH, Featuring Michael Rupert, to Begin 6/12 at Theatre Row
by Kelsey Denette - May 07, 2012 7th MONARCH, a new play by Jim Henry, featuring Tony Award winner Michael Rupert, is set to play an Off-Broadway limited engagement at Theatre Row's Acorn Theatre June 12th through September 9th. Opening night is Sunday, June 24th. In addition to Michael Rupert, the cast of 7th MONARCH features Mich... |