PARCEL FROM AMERICA Private Industry Reading to be Presented at Theater 555
PARCEL FROM AMERICA, a new Irish musical, will offer two invitation only readings. Set in 1950s West Limerick, and with Irish emigration at its core, Parcel From America weaves a tale of a lonely widow and a neighbor boy whose attempt to comfort her leads him to make a promise he can't keep. Learn more!
World Premiere of THE SCIENCE OF LEAVING OMAHA Opens at PBD Next Month
Carter W. Lewis's The Science of Leaving Omaha, a play about dashed hopes and broken dreams, resilience and resolve, receives its world premiere at Palm Beach Dramaworks on February 3 (8pm). One of the five plays featured in last season's New Year/New Plays Festival, The Science of Leaving Omaha runs through February 19, with specially priced previews on February 1 and 2 (7:30pm). Bruce Linser directs.
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Presents WHEN BLOOD RAN RED
Following the break-out success of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) will present When Blood Ran Red, a new, award-winning work that chronicles the darkest era in the Soviet Union, when former wartime heroes of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee were persecuted as enemies of the state for daring to report on the truth of the Holocaust in the German-occupied East. It will be performed on Sunday, June 16 at 2PM and 6PM at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, Edmond J. Safra Plaza, 36 Battery Place, NYC.
COME FROM AWAY Cast and Creatives Announced for BroadwayCon Panel
The full lineup of the Come From Away Show Spotlight at BroadwayCon has been announced. Moderated by Mo Rocca, this Come From Away panel will feature Irene Sankoff (Book, Music, Lyrics), David Hein (Book, Music, Lyrics), Kelly Devine (Musical Staging), Christopher Ashley (Director), Ian Eisendrath (Music Coordinator & Arranger), Petrina Bromley (Bonnie & others), Geno Carr (Oz & others), Jenn Colella (Beverley & others), Alex Finke (Janice & others), De'Lon Grant (Bob & others), Joel Hatch (Claude & others), Chad Kimball (Kevin T & others), Caesar Samayoa (Kevin J & others), Q. Smith (Hannah & others), Astrid Van Wieren (Beulah & others), Sharon Wheatley (Diane & others) in conversation on the journey from Gander to Broadway.
Schedule Announced for BroadwayCon Industry Day
BroadwayCon has announced the BroadwayCon Industry Day schedule. BroadwayCon Industry Day is a one-day conference for theatre professionals, featuring panels and discussions exploring new and innovative ways to engage with Broadway's biggest fans. Curated by Situation, BroadwayCon Industry Day will take place on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan. For more information, please visit www.BroadwayCon.com/IndustryDay.
Original Production of FOLLIES Will Reunite at BroadwayCon 2018
The original production of Follies will reunite at BroadwayCon 2018, ahead of the original Broadway production's 47th anniversary. Moderated by Jennifer Ashley Tepper (The Untold Stories of Broadway), Follies: The Original Production Reunion will bring together Steve Boockvor (original cast), Ted Chapin (original production assistant, author of Everything Was Possible), Mary Jane Houdina (original Young Hattie, assistant to Bennett), Denise Pence (original swing), Kurt Peterson (original Young Ben), and Jonathan Tunick (orchestration) and more as they share stories about when life was fun but oh so intense.
CAROUSEL, BRIGADOON to Screen at Paley Center as Part of BroadwayCon
BroadwayCon has announced that it has partnered with The Paley Center for Media to offer free screenings of some of musical theatre's best moments on television as part of the The Road to BroadwayCon: From the Comfort of Your Living Room - Treasures of Network Television.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN's Noah Galvin and More Set for BroadwayCon Panel
BroadwayCon has announced today that the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Dear Evan Hansen returns to BroadwayCon 2018. Featuring Steven Levenson (Book) and Noah Galvin (the current Evan Hansen) in conversation, this Dear Evan Hansen panel will take BroadwayCon attendees behind the scenes of the hit show.