Spinning Tree Theatre to Conclude the 2019-20 Season with LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Spinning Tree Theatre will conclude the 2019-20 season April 17 - May 3 with Broadway musical La Cage aux Folles. The 1983 musical, based on the 1973 French play of the same name by Jean Poiret, has music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and book by Harvey Fierstein. La Cage aux Folles won the 1984 Tony Award for Best Musical, and both Broadway revivals (2005 and 2010) won Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Musical.
Fresh Fruit Awards And Six-Degrees Of Richard Skipper
A good time was had by all at Bowery Arts & Science, 310 Bowery (at First Street), in NY on Monday night, May 14 as the annual Fresh Fruit Awards were celebrated. Writer/performer, Lisa Kron and activist, Allen Roskoff, were honored with Community Service awards prior to a cavalcade of accolades for some powerful and enlightening works by new as well as established artists. Three pieces that took home multiple awards were the musical, La Maupin, the political dramedy, The Diplomats, and the semi-autobiographical play, The Phillie trilogy, which was a tour de force for several acclaimed performers.
Winners Announced for The Annual Fresh Fruit Festival Awards: The FRUITIES
All-Out Arts and the acclaimed Fresh Fruit Festival will celebrate notable selections from last year's Fresh Fruit Festival. 'It was a very powerful season,' said Louis Lopardi, the executive producer of the festival. 'It's fitting for our 15th year. So many amazing works,' he continued. 'And looking forward to one of most exiting seasons to come!' he concluded.
Photo Flash: Egg & Spoon Adapts Strindberg's A DREAM PLAY
Following the success of Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective's production of MORNING by Simon Stephens in September, A DREAM PLAY ran last weekend at Theatre 54 @ Shetler Studios. It was the second production in Egg & Spoon's three-show inaugural season. Its next production, opening May 10th (also at Theatre 54 @ Shetler Studios), will be a commission by playwright Jess Honovich.
Strindberg's A DREAM PLAY To Be Adapted By Egg & Spoon
Following the success of Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective's production of MORNING by Simon Stephens in September, this young theatre company is back with another offering that you're not going to want to miss: A DREAM PLAY.