Enid Futterman

Review: JE ANNE �" An Intimate yet Slightly Tedious Portrait of Anne Frank ⭐️⭐️⭐️ at Schouwburg Amstelveen

Anne Frank. Her name and legacy still lingers, her diary of her time in The Secret Annex aka Het Achterhuis is published in more than 70 languages.

Feature: MARISKA VAN KOLCK EN WIM VAN DEN DRIESSCHE SPELEN ECHTPAAR VAN PELS IN MUSICAL JE, ANNE!

Mark Vijn Theater Producties is verheugd bekend te maken dat Mariska van Kolck en Wim van den Driessche in de aangrijpende voorstelling Je, Anne gaan spelen. Als het echtpaar Auguste en Hermann van Pels zijn zij vanaf februari te zien in de Nederlandse theaters. De rest van de cast wordt binnenkort bekendgemaakt.

Half Moon Theatre Announces YOURS, ANNE: A Retelling of the Anne Frank Story

When she was 13 years old, Anne Frank, like many young girls, received a diary for her birthday.  More than 70 years later, the diary she kept is read in classrooms around the world, produced as movies, plays and musicals.   This spring, Half Moon Theatre proudly presents a play based on Anne's diary called Yours, Anne.  The play has a limited run of two weekends at The Culinary Institute of America's Marriott Pavilion.  

BWW Review: YOURS, ANNE: Eventide's Momentous Ode to a Fallen Hero

The Eventide Theatre Company has made a bold choice in sharing Frank's story with a Cape Cod audience through means of a score depicting her feelings while fearfully secluded in the "Secret Annex," with certain lyrics molded from actual quotes made by the young prisoner. It is safe to say that Eventide has done a spectacular job bringing both the joy and pain of Frank's life to living color for those who would not otherwise have understood the trials she and her family faced in such a gruesome time in history.

TNC Stages OUT THE WINDOW and RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER, Beginning Tonight

Theater for the New City, Crystal Field, Executive Director, and The After Dinner Opera Company present two new American operatic musical adaptations from classical works, Seymour Barab's operatic parody Out the Window based upon Georges Feydeux's farce 'Par La Fenetre;' and Rappaccini's Daughter, based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's gothic short story, with libretto by Linsey Abrams and music by Michael Cohen. Lissa Moira directs. Performances will be staged at the Cino Theatre at Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue (bet. 9th and 10th Streets), New York, NY 10003 from tonight, September 11-28, 2014.

TNC to Stage OUT THE WINDOW and RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER This Fall

Theater for the New City, Crystal Field, Executive Director, and The After Dinner Opera Company present two new American operatic musical adaptations from classical works, Seymour Barab's operatic parody Out the Window based upon Georges Feydeux's farce 'Par La Fenetre;' and Rappaccini's Daughter, based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's gothic short story, with libretto by Linsey Abrams and music by Michael Cohen. Lissa Moira directs.

Adam Gwon, Sarah Hammond and Deborah Zoe Laufer Join 92Y's Fall 2014 O'Neill Center Tribute

Join O'Neill Center artistic directors Wendy Goldberg, of the National Playwrights Conference, and Paulette Haupt, of the National Music Theater Conference, distinguished alumni Adam Gwon, Sarah Hammond and Deborah Zoe Laufer, and moderator Anne G. Morgan, for a look at the O'Neill's influential role as a theatrical laboratory over the last 50 years.

Richard Isen's CHANCE to Make World Premiere at Alcove Theater, Begin. Tonight

After its workshop production at the York Theatre in NYC in Nov. 2011, Chance - A Musical Play about Love, Risk & Getting it Right -will be having the its world premiere staging at The Alcove Theatre in SF, beginning tonight, July 5, and running through July 28, 2013.

Richard Isen's CHANCE to Make World Premiere at Alcove Theater, 7/5-28

After its workshop production at the York Theatre in NYC in Nov. 2011, Chance - A Musical Play about Love, Risk & Getting it Right -will be having the its world premiere staging at The Alcove Theatre in SF. July 5 -28, 2013.

Webster University's Conservatory of Theatre Arts Presents YOURS, ANNE, Beginning 11/28

Webster University's Conservatory of Theatre Arts presents 'Yours, Anne' by Enid Futterman and Michael Cohen and based on "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl" by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The production runs from Nov. 28-Dec. 2 and Dec. 5-9 in Stage III, Webster Hall, 470 E. Lockwood Ave. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. only on Sundays. Admission is $12 for the general public and $6 for senior adults and students. For ticket reservations, call the Fine Arts Hotline at 968-7128.

Photo Flash: Andrea Marcovicci Plays the Oak Room

Andrea Marcovicci - the acclaimed singer and actress dubbed 'The High Priestess of the American Songbook' by The New York Times - will celebrate her landmark 25th anniversary at the famed Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel. Her new show 'No Strings' runs from November 15 to December 30, featuring Music Director Shelly Markham on piano and Jered Egan on bass. For the second year in a row, Andrea will offer a special holiday performance on Monday, December 26 at 7:30 PM. The sophisticated entertainer holds the record for the longest continuous run in the Oak Room's history. Check out photos from her show below!

Andrea Marcovicci Celebrates 25 Years at the Oak Room With NO STRINGS, 11/15-12/30

Andrea Marcovicci - the acclaimed singer and actress dubbed 'The High Priestess of the American Songbook' by The New York Times - will celebrate her landmark 25th anniversary at the famed Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel. Her new show 'No Strings' runs from November 15 to December 30, featuring Music Director Shelly Markham on piano and Jered Egan on bass. For the second year in a row, Andrea will offer a special holiday performance on Monday, December 26 at 7:30 PM. The sophisticated entertainer holds the record for the longest continuous run in the Oak Room's history.

Andrea Marcovicci Celebrates 25 Years at the Oak Room With NO STRINGS, 11/15-12/30

Andrea Marcovicci - the acclaimed singer and actress dubbed 'The High Priestess of the American Songbook' by The New York Times - will celebrate her landmark 25th anniversary at the famed Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel. Her new show 'No Strings' runs from November 15 to December 30, featuring Music Director Shelly Markham on piano and Jered Egan on bass. For the second year in a row, Andrea will offer a special holiday performance on Monday, December 26 at 7:30 PM. The sophisticated entertainer holds the record for the longest continuous run in the Oak Room's history.

California Central Coast Late May Matinees and More!

As we move toward Memorial Day and beyond, I hope your holiday weekend plans include taking in a couple of theatre and/or live performance productions that are playing in various and assorted venues here on our beautiful California Central Coast!