Photos: Stars Walk the Red Carpet for Opening Night of OHIO STATE MURDERS
by Bruce Glikas - Dec 10, 2022
Ohio State Murders officially opened last night on Broadway. Starring Emmy, Grammy, and Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, Ohio State Murders is the first show to play at the renamed and renovated James Earl Jones Theatre.
New York Stage and Film Announces NEXUS Initiative Artist Grants
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 16, 2021
New York Stage and Film has committed $100,000 to their new NEXUS Initiative that brings together 20 multihyphenate artists to explore the question “where does story exist at the intersection of stage and film?” Each participant receives $5,000 and will take part in a series of conversations focused on new and expanded forms of storytelling.
Women In The Arts & Media Coalition Announces 2019 Collaboration Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 2, 2019
The Women in the Arts & Media Coalition will present the 2019 Collaboration Awards. which recognize women who successfully collaborate to create new and influential work, at the SVA Theater (333 West 23rd St, New York, NY 10011) on Saturday, March 30 at 6:30pm. The 2019 Collaboration Awards Gala will be held on International SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now), along with numerous celebrations around the world supporting women artists.
Jane Edith Wilson and Grace Lee Win Women in the Arts & Media Coalition's 2013 Collaboration Award; Ceremony Set for Today
by Movies News Desk - Oct 24, 2013
The Women in the Arts & Media Coalition has announced the winners of the 2013 Collaboration Awards. The Collaboration Awards, which recognize women who successfully collaborate across disciplines to create new and influential work, will be presented at the Awards Gala tonight, October 24th at Baruch Performing Arts Center's Engelman Auditorium in New York City. Madeleine Smithberg, Emmy and Peabody Award winning co-creator and original executive producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, will keynote the evening's Gala.
Complete JACKSON HEIGHTS TRILOGY Debuts in NYC, 2/8
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 10, 2013
Theatre 167 will present the Manhattan Premiere of THE JACKSON HEIGHTS TRILOGY, a rotating repertory of three plays about the Queens, New York neighborhood famous for being the world's most diverse community. Created by 18 playwrights and starring a company of 37 actors playing 93 multicultural roles, the plays were conceived and will be directed by Ari Laura Kreith. The trilogy will inaugurate the newly renovated 777 Theatre, located at 777 8th Avenue at 47th Street beginning February 8th. While each of the plays has been presented individually in Queens to critical acclaim, this is the first time any of these plays will be seen in Manhattan and the first time they are being presented together in repertory, where audiences can see them individually or all in one day.
PEER GYNT PROJECT Brings Neil Hancock to Nationaltheatret's International Ibsen Festival, Now thru 9/8
by BWW News Desk - Aug 27, 2012
THE PEER GYNT PROJECT is a U.S./U.K./Norway multi-media theater collaboration conceived by Caroline von Kuhn and co-created by Jennifer Gibbs, John Gould Rubin and Ms. von Kuhn, Produced by Robyn Hussa and starring Neil Hancock - a wheelchair-using actor who has Cerebral Palsy. The company is re-telling the epic story of Ibsen's Peer Gynt by injecting accounts of own contemporary struggles into the narrative.
PEER GYNT PROJECT to Bring Neil Hancock to Nationaltheatret's International Ibsen Festival, 8/27-9/8
by Alyssa Holcomb - Jul 11, 2012
THE PEER GYNT PROJECT is a U.S./U.K./Norway multi-media theater collaboration conceived by Caroline von Kuhn and co-created by Jennifer Gibbs, John Gould Rubin and Ms. von Kuhn, Produced by Robyn Hussa and starring Neil Hancock - a wheelchair-using actor who has Cerebral Palsy. The company is re-telling the epic story of Ibsen's Peer Gynt by injecting accounts of own contemporary struggles into the narrative.
JACKSON HEIGHTS 3AM Opens in Jackson Heights 1/13; Opens 1/27 at Queens Theatre
by BWW
News Desk - Jan 27, 2012
Eight playwrights combined with director, Ari Laura Kreith, in creating a new work inspired by Jackson Heights (Queens) in the wee hours of the morning. Livery cab drivers, police officers, sex workers, Colombian drag queens, Bangladeshi insomniacs, expatriate ER doctors, Ecuadorian waitresses and a baby awake in its stroller are among the characters whose experiences are chronicled in this multilingual (English, Spanish, Bengali) production which features a multicultural ensemble cast of 24.
JACKSON HEIGHTS 3AM Opens in Jackson Heights 1/13; Opens 1/27 at Queens Theatre
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 5, 2012
Eight playwrights combined with director, Ari Laura Kreith, in creating a new work inspired by Jackson Heights (Queens) in the wee hours of the morning. Livery cab drivers, police officers, sex workers, Colombian drag queens, Bangladeshi insomniacs, expatriate ER doctors, Ecuadorian waitresses and a baby awake in its stroller are among the characters whose experiences are chronicled in this multilingual (English, Spanish, Bengali) production which features a multicultural ensemble cast of 24.
HERE Arts Center Presents Jennifer Gibb's SOUNDING, 2/17-3/13
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2010
HERE Arts Center proudly brings to life SOUNDING, a new seven-character play driven by original text and lyrics, along with cinematic video and a unique soundscape influenced by the music of Patti Smith, Bartok and Portishead. Written by Jennifer Gibbs and directed by Kristin Marting, this production runs Wednesday, February 17- Saturday, March 13 at HERE Arts Center. Official Opening Night is set for Saturday, February 20 at 8:30 PM.
BWW Special Feature: 99 and Under the Radar, Indie Theatre's Movers and Shakers
by Michael Roderick - Feb 26, 2010
Welcome to 99 AND UNDER THE RADAR: A LOOK AT INDIE THEATER'S MOVERS AND SHAKERS, BroadwayWorld's new weekly series that showcases standout productions and production companies from the independent theater scene in New York City. Each week, independent producer Michael Roderick will be discussing the latest goings on in the theatrical wings, highlighting those with potentially bright futures. This Week's Topic: Getting to the 'Source' of the Indie Theatre Community.
HERE Arts Center Presents Jennifer Gibb's SOUNDING, 2/17-3/13
by BWW News Desk - Feb 17, 2010
HERE Arts Center proudly brings to life SOUNDING, a new seven-character play driven by original text and lyrics, along with cinematic video and a unique soundscape influenced by the music of Patti Smith, Bartok and Portishead. Written by Jennifer Gibbs and directed by Kristin Marting, this production runs Wednesday, February 17- Saturday, March 13 at HERE Arts Center. Official Opening Night is set for Saturday, February 20 at 8:30 PM.
HERE Arts Center Presents Jennifer Gibb's SOUNDING, 2/17-3/13
by Lauren Wolman - Jan 27, 2010
HERE Arts Center proudly brings to life SOUNDING, a new seven-character play driven by original text and lyrics, along with cinematic video and a unique soundscape influenced by the music of Patti Smith, Bartok and Portishead. Written by Jennifer Gibbs and directed by Kristin Marting, this production runs Wednesday, February 17- Saturday, March 13 at HERE Arts Center. Official Opening Night is set for Saturday, February 20 at 8:30 PM.
KISS THIS: BURLESQUE ROCK CITY And More Announced For Joe's Pub This Summer
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 22, 2009
KISS THIS: BURLESQUE ROCK CITY, Friday, August 21 at 11:30 PM
Burlesque stars Anita Cookie, Clams Casino and emcee Neil O'Fortune, the producers of this summer's hit The Costello Show: A Burlesque Tribute to the Other Elvis, return to the Joe's Pub stage with something completely different: a night of burlesque and variety stars dedicated to the uniquely theatrical, the bombastically campy, the legendary pop metal superstars KISS! KISS THIS: Burlesque Rock City is the show that was made for loving you, baby, and you were made for loving this show!