California Author Releases 'Tales From The Loon Town Café'
by Christina Mancuso - May 02, 2014 It's the go-go 1980s when journalist Wally Pearson gets mugged in Times Square. It's a jolt that prompts him to throw away his career and open a cafe in his small hometown. Little does he know that in doing so he's about to get entrapped in the collision of fame, fortune, ambition and love in the no...
Vacant Lot Theatre Presents BORN OF A FAIRYTALE at Triskelion Arts Zoo, Now thru 4/20
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2014 Williamsburg's conversion from affordable artists' enclave to destination for luxury condominiums is the stuff of twisted fairy tales, making it a fitting backdrop for the New York debut of Vacant Lot Theatre Company's Born of A Fairytale, a modern mashup of classic tales penned by Eli Sibley. Havi...
Gamut Theatre Group to Present SNACKS AND STORYBOOKS: SPOOKTACULAR TALES, 10/19
by Tyler Peterson - September 11, 2013 Gamut Theatre Group is proud to announce the next installment of its Stage Door Series initiative for the 2013-2014 season: "Snacks and Storybooks: Spooktacular Tales", which will be presented on October 19 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at Gamut Classic Theatre in Strawberry Square, Harrisburg....
Folding Chair Classical Theatre Presents KISSING THE WITCH, Now thru 10/28
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2012 Folding Chair Classical Theatre presents this collection of old tales in new skins, with four actors playing multiple parts and original music performed live, on stage....
Squeaky Bicycle Productions to Present TALES OF LOVE & LASERS, 5/6-21
by Diana Heisroth - April 24, 2014 Tickets to the world-premiere production of Tales of Love & Lasers are on sale to the general public. Following the critical success of 2013's Alligator Summer, Squeaky Bicycle Productions presents an evening of innovative comedic adventures by W.M. Akers. The stories in Tales of Love & Lasers explo...
San Francisco Magic Parlor Announces Halloween Events
by Tyler Peterson - October 09, 2013 A Haunted Hotel Crypt! San Francisco's Satanic High Priest! An infamous Voodoo Queen! Our Socialite Benefactress' Sprit! Encounter them all and other bizarre local Tales and astounding Magic …all Halloween Weekend at the San Francisco Magic Parlor in Union Square....
SPT'S Youth Program to Present BLUEBEARD'S WIFE, 3/14-16
by Tyler Peterson - February 26, 2014 Seattle Public Theater's (SPT) Youth Program presents a treasure trove of classic fairy tales cast into a modern context with Bluebeard's Wife: Dark Fairy Tales Re-Imagined for Our Time, directed by SPT Artistic Associate, Kelly Kitchens....
Rachel Rosenthal Company's Instant Fairy Tales Set for January 25-26 at Espace DbD in Los Angeles
by Robert Diamond - November 24, 2013 Rachel Rosenthal Company's Instant Fairy Tales, the latest offering in Rachel Rosenthal's remarkable career, is a brand new quarterly series of original fairy tales for the 21st century. Instant Fairy Tales: The Longest Winter, the series' inaugural offering on January 25th and 26th at Espace DbD i...
Rachel Rosenthal Company's INSTANT FAIR TALES Adds 2/8-9 Shows
by Tyler Peterson - January 29, 2014 The Rachel Rosenthal Company (RRC) presents Instant Fairy Tales, a brand new series of original fairy tales for the 21st century at Espace DbD in Los Angeles. Instant Fairy Tales: The Longest Winter, the series' inaugural offering, which features an allegorical tale about learning to care for the en...
BWW Interview: Steven C. Anderson Offers a Familiar Story from a New Prospective
by Paul Batterson - March 07, 2014 When he writes a play, Columbus resident Steven C. Anderson usually begins within an idea and finds the right cast to present it. With THE WOLF TALES, which opens tonight, March 7 at the Studio Two Theatre in the Riffe Center, Anderson did things the other way around. He started with a cast and wrot...
Robert Minton Offers Memoir THE LIFE OF BOB
by Christina Mancuso - October 29, 2013 Starting in the time of the dumbwaiters, Eisenhower and 'Hey daddy-o,' Robert Minton presents an amazing kaleidoscope of the American dream in his new memoir 'Mostly True Tales from the Life of Bob.' As the timeline wends on to the sixties all the way to the nineties and today, the tales themselves ...
Archipelago Books and Community Bookstore to Host Reading from SELECTED TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM, 6/6
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2013 Join Archipelago Books and Community Bookstore for a reading of the Selected Tales of the Brothers Grimm, selected, edited, and translated by Peter Wortsman, and a conversation about fairy tales and their relevance to contemporary life with Peter Wortsman andNew Yorker staff writer Joan Acocella. Th...
MAGICAL TALES OF SAN FRANCISCO Celebrates Valentine's Day at the Magic Parlor
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2014 Valentine weekend ...guests experience Wonder and Magic, are given a Heart Box of Chocolates, each lady a Rose ...and participate in a Magical Love Potion spell! All at the San Francisco Magic Parlor....
URBAN TALES Returns to Centaur Theatre, Now thru 12/15
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2012 URBAN TALES presented by Théâtre Urbi et Orbi and the Centaur Theatre Company, will run tonight, December 12-15, 2012. Directed by Harry Standjofski with music crafted and performed by Nick Carpenter, this sixth edition plays the 12th through 15th at 8 p.m., with a matinee performance on December 15...
Archipelago Books and Community Bookstore Hosts Reading from SELECTED TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2013 Join Archipelago Books and Community Bookstore for a reading of the Selected Tales of the Brothers Grimm, selected, edited, and translated by Peter Wortsman, and a conversation about fairy tales and their relevance to contemporary life with Peter Wortsman andNew Yorker staff writer Joan Acocella. Th...
Daniel M. Avery, M.D. Shares Humorous Stories of Adventures in TALES OF A COUNTRY OBSTETRICIAN
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2013 "I have had many great experiences practicing medicine," Daniel M. Avery, M.D., shares. Avery writes of his adventures through healthcare in his humorous new memoir, "Tales of a Country Obstetrician" (published by iUniverse). "Writing this book has allowed me to relive many of my experiences with pa...
ELTC's TALES OF THE VICTORIANS to Return for 25th Season in June
by Tyler Peterson - May 19, 2014 The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company's popular 'Tales of the Victorians' returns for its twenty-fifth year! Take tea at a lovely inn or tea shop, indulge in homemade tasty treats, and listen to stories by famous American authors, like O. Henry and Louisa May Alcott, all f...
Piedmont Players Theatre and Fibrant to Open THE JACK TALES, 2/22
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2013 Piedmont Players Theatre (PPT) and FIBRANT present The Jack Tales by R. Rex Stephenson. The box office will open on Mon. Feb. 18 at 9am. Opening Night: Fri. Feb 22 at 7:30pm (meet the cast at a complimentary reception immediately following the show)....
TALES OF THE VICTORIANS Returns to East Lynne Theatre Company, Now thru 7/21
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2012 The Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company's popular 'Tales of the Victorians' returns for its twenty-third year! Take tea at one of Cape May's finest inns or tea shops, indulge in homemade tasty treats, and listen to stories by famous American authors, like O. Henry and Louisa May Alcott, a...
DM Playhouse to Present TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING, 2/28-3/16
by Tyler Peterson - February 10, 2014 The Kate Goldman Children's Theatre at the Des Moines Community Playhouse presents 'Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing,' Feb. 28-Mar. 16. Tickets may be purchased online at dmplayhouse.com, by phone at 515-277-6261, or at the Playhouse ticket office, 831 42nd St. 'Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing' is sp...
Grigsby Arnette Releases 'Tales from a Carolina Crazy'
by Christina Mancuso - August 13, 2013 In 'Tales from a Carolina Crazy: Reaching the End of My Rope' (published by AuthorHouse), author Grigsby Arnette's new humorous short stories, readers are treated to a collection of short stories from the author's life that will have them thinking back to their innocent childhood days....
Hobby Gardener Releases New Collection, 'The Gardener at Sea & Other Tales'
by Christina Mancuso - February 06, 2014 Bob Battersby is a magical craftsman who hushes us into belief and focus for the will-o'-the-wisps and natural bounty he is constantly in search of in his stories. In his gnomic, elusively refined and highly original viewpoint, the readers see beneath the waves, hear secrets in the wind, and wax poe...
MTC's TALES FROM RED VIENNA with Nina Arianda Begins Rehearsals Today
by Tyler Peterson - January 28, 2014 Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of TALES FROM RED VIENNA, the new play by David Grimm (Measure for Pleasure), directed by Kate Whoriskey (Ruined at MTC) begins rehearsals today starring Tony Award winner Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur), Lucille Lortel nominee Tina Benko (Jackie, 'Brotherhood'), ...
Shakespeare for Kids Set for 2013 Adelaide Fringe
by Kelsey Denette - February 05, 2013 As part of the 2013 Adelaide Fringe children's program Holden Street Theatre Co. Inc. & The Recycled Theatre Co are presenting Shakespeare for Kids from 22 February to 10 March in The Studio, Holden Street Theatres, 34 Holden Street Hindmarsh....
ALADDIN AND OTHER ENCHANTING TALES Plays the Wharton Center Today
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2014 When a Persian Sultan discovers that his wife has been unfaithful, he immediately rules that all women in his kingdom be punished, assuming they are just as deceitful. Due to his power as Sultan, the entire kingdom complies, except for one young woman named Scheherazade. She goes to the Sultan and b... |