Netflix Enters Into a Multi-Year First Look Deal with Chris Columbus
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 5, 2018
Netflix has entered into a multi-year first look deal with Academy Award nominated writer, producer, director Chris Columbus and his 1492 Pictures partners, Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe. Under the deal, Netflix gets a first look at any feature film that Columbus and his partners want to produce.
Symphony Space Announces 2018/19 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 2, 2018
Marking its 40th anniversary as one of New York's most vital cultural institutions,Symphony Space is proud to announce a new season of bold programming, presented in a uniquely warm and welcoming environment. From September through June, Symphony Space offers an exciting lineup of events that connect art, ideas, and the city's rich mosaic of communities.
The Schimmel Center To Present Tom Chapin and The Chapin Sisters 4/20
by Macon Prickett - Mar 27, 2018
The Schimmel Centerpresents Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and guitaristTom Chapin in a collaborative performance with his daughters, Lily and Abigail—The Chapin Sisters—on Friday, April 20, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. The concert features original and traditional songs by the acclaimed family roots group including “Cat's In The Cradle,” “Remember When The Music,” and “Circle” by Harry Chapin, as well as “Pass The Music On,” and “This Pretty Planet” by Tom Chapin.
BWW Review: STUPID F*ING BIRD Flies Above Everything That Matters
by Christine Swerczek - Oct 14, 2017
'The title of the play is STUPID F*ING BIRD.' 'That'll sell some tickets!' So goes the dialogue in the newest play showing in the Howard Drew Theatre at the Omaha Community Playhouse. If you can get past the profane and impious language, here is what should sell tickets to Aaron Posner's modern take on Anton Chekhov's 1865 play, 'The Seagull.'
New York Madness Sets 2017-18 Season at The Kraine Theater
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2017
New York Madness has announced the schedule for its 2017-18 season, their second in residence with FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery).
Sheen Center to Host Festival for Catholic Playwrights This July
by BWW
News Desk - Jul 8, 2017
The Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Center for Thought & Culture announced today the Sheen Center Theater Festival: Readings of New Short Plays by Catholic Playwrights, an event designed to showcase the voices and skills of a new generation of writers. The festival will take place in the Black Box at The Sheen Center, 18 Bleecker Street, New York, NY, on July 8 and 9, 2017.
Sheen Center to Host Festival for Catholic Playwrights This July
by BWW News Desk - Jun 6, 2017
The Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Center for Thought & Culture announced today the Sheen Center Theater Festival: Readings of New Short Plays by Catholic Playwrights, an event designed to showcase the voices and skills of a new generation of writers. The festival will take place in the Black Box at The Sheen Center, 18 Bleecker Street, New York, NY, on July 8 and 9, 2017.
Photo Flash: First Look at Theatre 167's YOU ARE NOW THE OWNER OF THIS SUITCASE
by BWW News Desk - Apr 14, 2016
Theatre 167's YOU ARE NOW THE OWNER OF THIS SUITCASE, by Mando Alvarado, Jenny Lyn Bader, Barbara Cassidy, Les Hunter, Joy Tomasko, Gary Winter, and Stefanie Zadravec, runs now through May 1, 2016 at the West End Theatre, conceived and directed by Ari Laura Kreith. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!
Lone Star Theatre Co. to Present Staged Reading of Judith Leora's SHOWPONY
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 9, 2016
Judith Leora's SHOWPONY will receive it's first staged reading tonight for Lone Star Theatre Co as part of their on-going Texas Reads series. When a diverse group of women are randomly thrown together, they quickly realize that their cultural training has put them directly in opposition to each other, whether as workhorses, show-ponies or race-horses. Will they figure out how to get past their assigned roles and see each other as people?
Colleen Zenk & Leslie Lopez Join Cast of Tonight's NYMADNESS
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 22, 2016
Taking the gender parity problem head-on New York Madness is bringing to the stage a Special All-Women writers and directors edition of their short play festival, a mainstay of NYC's Indie Theater Community. NYMadness has produced at HERE Theater, Cherry Lane Theatre, Ensemble Studios Theatre, INTAR Theater, ESPA Primary Stages and many more across the city. Since inception six years ago NYMadness has been a leader on gender parity maintaining a 50/50 even split men/women on their roster. With a focus on emerging artists, NYM hosts a hot night of short plays all based on a Theme announced one week prior to the event. The Theme for this special edition is appropriately dubbed, SMASHING THE PATRIARCHY Madness.
Team Awesome Robot to Present RUSH
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 28, 2015
Team Awesome Robot, a new theater collaborative, is pleased to announce the production of Callie Kimball's new playRush directed by Team Awesome Robot's Artistic Director Christopher Diercksen. Rush will be playing a three-week engagement at The Paradise Factory (64 E 4th Street, NY, NY 10003). Performances begin Friday, October 9th and continue through Sunday, October 25th, 2015. Press are invited to all performances.