Review: EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE at Ray Of Light Theatre
Who doesn’t like a good coming of age story, better yet a LGBTQ coming out story to boot? Mix a catchy pop/rock score, a delightfully innocent 16-year-old schoolboy, and some fabulous drag, and you have the makings of a hit show tailor-made for San Francisco’s audiences. Based on a true story and the 2011 documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16, this fictional musical follows Jaime New as he battles homophobia and prejudice to self-actualize into a fierce drag queen.
IF/THEN Opens May 19 At Gallery Players
This May, Gallery Players will present the final musical of its 55th season, a new production of IF/THEN; music by Tom Kitt; book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey; originally produced on Broadway in 2014.
Reading Theater Project to Present FIGHT OR FLIGHT: NEW PLAYS ON FEAR
Building on its reputation for creating new and exciting theater that is relevant to the Berks County community, the Reading Theater Project announces its upcoming production, Fight or Flight: New Plays on Fear from September 29th to October 8th, 2017 at the WCR Center for the Arts, 140 North 5th Street, Reading, PA.
Reading Theater Project to Present FIGHT OR FLIGHT: NEW PLAYS ON FEAR
Building on its reputation for creating new and exciting theater that is relevant to the Berks County community, the Reading Theater Project announces its upcoming production, Fight or Flight: New Plays on Fear from September 29th to October 8th, 2017 at the WCR Center for the Arts, 140 North 5th Street, Reading, PA.
Boog City 11 Festival Kicks Off In One Month
In about a month, from Fri., Sept. 15 through Tues. Sept. 19, it will be time to celebrate Boog's 26th anniversary with the 11th annual Welcome to Boog City poetry, music, theater, and film festival. It will feature 46 poets, 17 musical acts, 8 poets theater plays, 2 poets in conversation with one another, 1 d.a. levy lives visiting press, 1 panel, and 60 minutes of film screenings over the five days.
Reading Theater Project Presents DEAD OF WINTER: BERKS HAUNTING
Building on its reputation for creating new and exciting theater that is relevant to the Berks County community, the Reading Theater Project proudly announces its upcoming production, DEAD OF WINTER: Berks Haunting this January 27th-29th, 2017 and February 3rd-5th, 2017 at the Olympian Ballroom, 603 Penn Ave, West Reading PA, 19611.
ACT 1 Presents Limited Engagement of THE CHRISTIANS
ACT 1 kicks off its 2016-17 season with a special limited engagement of Lucas Hnath's The Christians, directed by Chris Bosen, which opens tonight and continues through Sejptember 24 at Tulip Street United Methodist Church (522 Russell Street in Nashville). Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. for each performance.
Speakers Announced for SCOTTSBORO BOYS Events
Cook County State's Attorney candidate Kim Foxx, Executive Director of the Cook County Justice Advisory Council Lanetta Haynes Turner, Chicago Sun-Times theatre critic Hedy Weiss, Juvenile Justice Initiative Executive Director Elizabeth Clarke and Mothers Against Wrongful Convictions CEO Veronica Williams will lead a series of post-show discussions following performances of the award-winning Direct from Death Row The Scottsboro Boys in its encore engagement at Raven Theatre this summer. In announcing the lineup today, Raven Theatre Company Producing Artistic Director Michael Menendian said 'we are so honored to welcome these guests who can share with our audiences their expert perspectives on contemporary justice issues, along with Hedy Weiss, who was a champion of the play and its importance when we first produced it last fall. While this play concerns a landmark civil rights case from the 1930s, recent events are leading us all to ask how we can complete the journey to a more just society. Ms. Foxx, Ms. Turner, Ms. Clarke and Ms. Williams, who are all on the front lines of this issue, are certain to provide insights on where we stand and where we have yet to go in order to achieve full justice for all.'
Madame Mathieu's Soiree Set for The Duplex, 3/10
Cabaret patroness Madame Mathieu has chosen Lindsay Brett Carothers (Bring It On, WICKED Tour) and Robi Hager (Spring Awakening, How to Succeed…) to be the guests of honor at her next soiree at The Duplex on Thursday, March 10th. Back by popular demand, the eclectic evening will feature an all new group of rising stars in stand-up, poetry, dance, songwriting, and performance art while Carothers and Hager will accept creative dares that arise from Mme. M's insane imagination. A variety show with an avant garde twist, the Soiree is as unpredictable as the patroness herself.
Juvenile Justice Initiative and ACLU Officials Speak After 'DIRECT FROM DEATH ROW' Tonight
Raven Theatre will welcome Elizabeth Clarke, founder and President of the Juvenile Justice Initiative and one of its board members, Khadine Bennett, staff attorney and Legislative Counsel with the ACLU of Illinois, when they visit the theater to lead a discussion of its critically acclaimed DIRECT FROM DEATH ROW THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS following the November 7th performance of the play.
Juvenile Justice Initiative and ACLU Officials to Speak After 'DIRECT FROM DEATH ROW', 11/7
Raven Theatre will welcome Elizabeth Clarke, founder and President of the Juvenile Justice Initiative and one of its board members, Khadine Bennett, staff attorney and Legislative Counsel with the ACLU of Illinois, when they visit the theater to lead a discussion of its critically acclaimed DIRECT FROM DEATH ROW THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS following the November 7th performance of the play.