League Of Professional Theatre Women Welcomes New Officers And Board Members
The League of Professional Theatre Women (Shellen Lubin and Catherine Porter, Co-Presidents), an organization which has been championing women in the professional theatre for over three decades, will launch their 37th season of programming, events, and advocacy, with a special event on Wednesday, September 25 at Theaterlab (357 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018). Pre-reception networking will begin at 6:30pm. The event will officially kick-off at 7pm, followed by post-reception networking from 9pm-9:30pm.
BEFORE THIS NEW YEAR Gets Industry Reading November 19th
'Before This New Year,' a coming-of-age identity and right-of-first-passage love story by playwright Liana Sonenclar, will play a reading for industry on Monday, November 19th at 7 PM, at the Jerry Orbach Theater at the Theater Center at 210 West 50th Street, and will feature a notable cast. The play is helmed by director Kimberly Loren Eaton, who has been working on the development of the piece with Sonenclar the past several months through her creative development and production company Theatrum Mundi Productions.
League of Professional Theatre Women to Present Oral History with Chita Rivera
The League of Professional Theatre Women (Kelli Lynn Harrison & Lisa Rothe, Co-Presidents), an organization which has been leading the gender parity conversation and championing women in the professional theatre for over 35 years, will present the final Oral History event of their 2017-18 season with two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera.
Photo Flash: The League Of Professional Theatre Women Honors Phylicia Rashad, Rohina Malik, and More
On Friday, March 16 The League of Professional Theatre Women (Kelli Lynn Harrison & Lisa Rothe, Co-Presidents) presented the 2018 Theatre Women Awards at The TimesCenter, hosted by Florencia Lozano. The League of Professional Theatre Women's annual Theatre Women Awards are the only awards dedicated to honoring the theatrical work of women and their contributions to the field, across all disciplines. Actress Phylicia Rashadwas the recipient of the LPTW's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award; playwright Rohina Malik received the Lee Reynolds Award; director Emily Joy Weiner the Josephine Abady Award; Colt Coeur artistic director Adrienne Campbell-Holt the LPTW Lucille Lortel Award; drama critic Linda Winer received the LPTW Special Award; and sound designer Cricket S. Myers the Ruth Morley Award.
Starry Reading of Legal Drama AMERICAN DREAM Set for Today in NYC
Independent Spirit Nominee, Image Award Nominee, Obie Award Winner, Tony Award Winner (as producer), and Drama Desk Award winner (as producer) Tamara Tunie (Flight, The Devil's Advocate, Law & Order Special Victims Unit) and SAG Nominee Sarita Choudhury (A Hologram For The King, The Hunger Games: A Mockingjay - Part I, Homeland) have joined Emmy Nominee & Drama Desk Award winner David Morse (The Outsiders, Hurt Locker, The Green Mile) and SAG Nominee & American Movie Award Winner Stelio Savante (Where The Road Runs Out, Blood In The Water, Eisenstein In Guanajuato,) have joined John Stanisci(Irena's Vow) and Thomas Ryan (Irena's Vow) in the cast of Invictus Theater Company's American Dream one night presentation at Manhattan Theater Club's Studio 3.
Tamara Tunie and Sarita Choudhury Join Reading of Legal Drama AMERICAN DREAM
Independent Spirit Nominee, Image Award Nominee, Obie Award Winner, Tony Award Winner (as producer), and Drama Desk Award winner (as producer) Tamara Tunie (Flight, The Devil's Advocate, Law & Order Special Victims Unit) and SAG Nominee Sarita Choudhury (A Hologram For The King, The Hunger Games: A Mockingjay - Part I, Homeland) have joined Emmy Nominee & Drama Desk Award winner David Morse (The Outsiders, Hurt Locker, The Green Mile) and SAG Nominee & American Movie Award Winner Stelio Savante (Where The Road Runs Out, Blood In The Water, Eisenstein In Guanajuato,) have joined John Stanisci(Irena's Vow) and Thomas Ryan (Irena's Vow) in the cast of Invictus Theater Company's American Dream one night presentation at Manhattan Theater Club's Studio 3.
Tony Nominee Bryce Pinkham, Kelli Barrett, Lesli Margherita, and More Join TRU Love Benefit
Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) will celebrate its 24th year as a not-for-profit service organization with its annual gala, the TRU Love Benefit. This year's theme is Making Our Gardens Grow, and a stellar lineup of Broadway stars has joined the cast: Bryce Pinkham (The Heidi Chronicles, Tony nominee for A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder), Tony Award Winner and Grammy Nominee Milly Shapiro (Matilda), and more.
TONYA & NANCY: THE ROCK OPERA Kicks Off Tonight at NYMF
Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera gets its NY premiere as it kicks-off the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) this July. Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera has a concept, book and lyrics by Elizabeth Searle, music by Michael Teoli, and will be directed by David Alpert (If/ Then), with musical direction by Henry Aronson (Rock of Ages), and choreography by Marc Kimelman (A Bronx Tale). Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera will play at the PTC Performing Space (555 West 42nd St.) from tonight, July 9, through July 16, 2015.
TONYA & NANCY: THE ROCK OPERA to Kick Off NYMF This July
Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera gets its NY premiere as it kicks-off the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) this July. Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera has a concept, book and lyrics by Elizabeth Searle, music by Michael Teoli, and will be directed by David Alpert (If/ Then), with musical direction by Henry Aronson (Rock of Ages), and choreography by Marc Kimelman (A Bronx Tale). Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera will play at the PTC Performing Space (555 West 42nd St.) from July 9 - July 16, 2015.
Tracy McDowell & Jenna Leigh Green to Lead TONYA & NANCY: THE ROCK OPERA at NYMF
New York: Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera gets its NY premiere as it kicks-off the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) this July. Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera has a concept, book and lyrics by Elizabeth Searle, music by Michael Teoli, and will be directed by David Alpert (If/ Then), with musical direction by Henry Aronson (Rock of Ages), and choreography by Marc Kimelman (A Bronx Tale). Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera will play at the PTC Performing Space (555 West 42nd St.) from July 9 - July 16, 2015. The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Paul Boghosian / Harborside Film, LLC present Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera with General Management/ Creative Consulting by Kimberly Loren Eaton/Theatrum Mundi Productions, LLC & Evan Bernardin.
Photo Flash: LPTW's Inaugural New England Chapter Mixer
?The League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW) hosted the Inaugural Mixer for the New England Regional Chapter on Monday, September 22nd at 6:30pm ?in the upstairs lobby of the Calderwood Pavillion, at the Boston Center for the Arts. The free mixer was a lovely time to mingle with local theatre women, over wine and cheese, and learn about LPTW, followed by a 50% discount to to the world premiere of The Forgetting Curve, a new play by Vanda, directed by Kimberly Loren Eaton, presented by Bridge Rep of Boston and Theatrum Mundi Productions.