TNC's Love 'n Courage Gala Will Benefit Emerging Playwrights Program
Theater for the New City's Emerging Playwrights Program will be beneficiary of the theater's 17th Annual Love 'n Courage benefit Monday, February 24, 2020 at The Players, 16 Gramercy Park South. The evening honors James Rado, the Tony and Grammy Award winning, actor, playwright, composer and co-author of the musical 'Hair.'
HB Studio to Celebrate 100 Years of Uta Hagen
HB Studio, one of New York's original acting studios, has announced UTA HAGEN at 100, a series of special events and workshops celebrating the centenary of its master teacher, the legendary actress and activist Uta Hagen. UTA HAGEN at 100, honoring the three-time Tony Award winning actress and her legacy as a pioneering theater artist, activist and master teacher of HB Studio, will kick off on Monday, February 25 with a series of centennial events. The celebration will culminate on Monday, June 10 with a centennial gala honoring the actress, whose 100th birthday is Wednesday, June 12.
Beth Malone, Lee Roy Reams, & More to Remember THE UNSINKABLE TAMMY GRIMES
A cast of award winning performers, friends and colleagues will gather to pay tribute to the life and career of Tony Award winning Broadway legend Tammy Grimes in The Ziegfeld Society's The Unsinkable Tammy Grimes: A Musical Life in Revue, featuring reminiscences and musical numbers from Miss Grimes iconic Broadway musicals. The event will take place on Saturday, April 29th at 3:30 pm at Lang Concert Hall (69th Street between Park and Lexington).
Photo Flash: La MaMa Celebrates the 70th Anniversary of The Actors Studio with Mayoral Proclamation
Joining in the opening night festivities for The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at The Ellen Stewart Theatre at La MaMa (66 East 4th Street): Ellen Burstyn, Co-President of the Actors Studio; Carla Hoke-Miller, Director of Theatrical Partnerships for the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment; Ruben Blades; Lee Grant; Michael Aranov (OSLO); Valda Setterfield; Patricia Bosworth; Margaret Colin; and many others. This limited Off-Broadway engagement continues through March 26th. The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is enjoying an extended run at La Mama after being developed at the Actors Studio as part of the Theater & Social Justice program, using Actors Studio members.
Barney's New York Launches Spring 2014 Campaign BROTHERS, SISTERS, SONS, AND DAUGHTERS
Barneys New York, the luxury specialty retailer, launched today the Spring 2014 campaign, Brothers, Sisters, Sons & Daughters, shot by iconic photographer and filmmaker Bruce Weber. The campaign features 17 transgender individuals with diverse experiences and unique personal stories, and will be showcased as a limited edition portfolio and through a series of short films by Weber.
Angelica Page to Bring One-Woman Show TURNING PAGE to ACtors Studio, 11/22-24
Broadway actress/Producer/Director Angelica Page, will perform her self-written one-woman show 'Turning Page,' based on life with her mother, legendary actress and early Actors Studio member Geraldine Page, at The Actors Studio - 432 West 44th Street NY, NY 10036 - for a three-day limited run on Friday, November 22nd at 7pm, Saturday, November 23rd at 7pm and Sunday, November 24th at 3pm.
'Life and Acting' Book Launches at The Drama Book Shop, 3/18, 20-21
Jack Garfein, theater-film director and acting teacher, has written a book, LIFE and ACTING: Techniques for the Actor (Northwestern University Press). Mr. Garfein is one of the last living links to the Golden Age of The Actors Studio. Required reading for anyone interested in theatre, the book is being launched with a signing at The Drama Book Shop this Friday, March 18th, 5:30-7:00 pm.
'Life and Acting' Book Launches at The Drama Book Shop, 3/18, 20-21
Jack Garfein, theater-film director and acting teacher, has written a book, LIFE and ACTING: Techniques for the Actor (Northwestern University Press). Mr. Garfein is one of the last living links to the Golden Age of The Actors Studio. Required reading for anyone interested in theatre, the book is being launched with a signing at The Drama Book Shop this Friday, March 18th, 5:30-7:00 pm.
'Life and Acting' Book Launches at The Drama Book Shop, 3/18, 20-21
Jack Garfein, theater-film director and acting teacher, has written a book, LIFE and ACTING: Techniques for the Actor (Northwestern University Press). Mr. Garfein is one of the last living links to the Golden Age of The Actors Studio. Required reading for anyone interested in theatre, the book is being launched with a signing at The Drama Book Shop this Friday, March 18th, 5:30-7:00 pm.
Lark Play Development Center Begins Construction of New Home
The Lark Play Development Center, a leading research and development laboratory for playwrights and the American theater, broke ground this month on expanded office and studio performance space in the heart of Manhattan's theater district.