Schedule, Directors Announced for Gay Play Weekend at Center on Halsted
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 22, 2016
A slate of 4 vibrant and kinetic new LGBTQ+ plays and 1 musical have emerged as finalists in Pride Films and Plays' 2016 Great Gay Play and Musical Contest. They come from writers across the United States, and were selected by a reading team from across the country doing blind readings of the manuscripts. Those five scripts will be performed as Enhanced Staged Readings at the Center On Halsted's Hoover-Leppen, 3540 N Halsted, during Gay Play and Musical Weekend which is April 22 to 24, 2016. Tickets for the event are pay-what-you-can (suggested $10). Find more information at www.pridefilmsandplays.com or 1 800 737 0984.
PFP's Great Gay Play and Musical Contest Finalists Announced
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 29, 2016
A slate of 4 vibrant and kinetic new LGBTQ+ plays and 1 musical have emerged as Finalists in Pride Films and Plays' 2016 Great Gay Play and Musical Contest. They come from writers across the United States, and were selected by a reading team from across the country doing blind readings of the manuscripts.
PFP Sets GREAT GAY PLAY AND MUSICAL Contest Semi-Finalists
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 9, 2016
?A slate of 11 vibrant and kinetic new LGBTQ+ plays and musicals have emerged as Semi-Finalists in Pride Films and Plays' 2016 Great Gay Play and Musical Contest. They come from writers across the United States, and were selected by a reading team from across the country doing blind readings of the manuscripts.
FST's Sarasota Festival Of New Plays
by Beau Higgins - Apr 2, 2011
With the world premiere of Laughing Matters in the Goldstein Cabaret, FST officially embarks on the SARASOTA FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS. The festival is a dynamic event that gives continued life to the work of emerging playwrights, going beyond producing the world premiere. This year, FST produces the 20th annual festival. SARASOTA FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS attracted playwrights, actors, directors, and designers from around the country to produce the following components of the 2011 festival:
Laughing Matters Brings The Laughs With 'Unconditional Surrender'
by Beau Higgins - Apr 1, 2011
Laughing Matters, the ultimate hit of the Goldstein Cabaret, is back and bigger than ever.
Laughing Matters: Unconditional Surrender will parody national and local topics. From the new city commission to the new roundabouts, there's always something happening in Sarasota that we can all collectively laugh at. The show will have preview performances on March 30 and 31, with opening night on Friday, April 1.
Laughing Matters Brings The Laughs With 'Unconditional Surrender'
by Beau Higgins - Mar 17, 2011
Laughing Matters, the ultimate hit of the Goldstein Cabaret, is back and bigger than ever.
Laughing Matters: Unconditional Surrender will parody national and local topics. From the new city commission to the new roundabouts, there's always something happening in Sarasota that we can all collectively laugh at. The show will have preview performances on March 30 and 31, with opening night on Friday, April 1.
FST Begins NewInstallment Of LAUGHING MATTERS 3/24-6/6
by BWW News Desk - Mar 24, 2009
Florida Studio Theatre Opens a new installment of Laughing Matters on March 24, 2009. Laughing Matters has consistently remained the biggest hit in the Goldstein Cabaret! Laughing Matters Too broke all Cabaret attendance records in 2007 and returns with great enthusiasm in 2009! Parodying both local and national current issues, audiences can not only relate but find an escape with laughter!
FST Begins NewInstallment Of LAUGHING MATTERS 3/24-6/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 18, 2009
Florida Studio Theatre Opens a new installment of Laughing Matters on March 24, 2009. Laughing Matters has consistently remained the biggest hit in the Goldstein Cabaret! Laughing Matters Too broke all Cabaret attendance records in 2007 and returns with great enthusiasm in 2009! Parodying both local and national current issues, audiences can not only relate but find an escape with laughter!
FAREWELL TO 1229:Bailiwick Bids Adieu To A Performance Space
by Chicago News Desk - Dec 1, 2008
Bailiwick Repertory artists and friends will gather at the Bailiwick Arts Center , 1229 West Belmont, on December 29th to bid FAREWELL TO 1229: Fifteen Years of Great Musicals from POPE JOAN to HUNCHBACK. The special benefit performance features musical selections POPE JOAN, PARADE, A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, DR. SEX, Q, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, JERRY SPRINGER ? THE OPERA, THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.
FAREWELL TO 1229:Bailiwick Bids Adieu To A Performance Space
by Steve Leary - Nov 17, 2008
Bailiwick Repertory artists and friends will gather at the Bailiwick Arts Center , 1229 West Belmont, on December 29th to bid FAREWELL TO 1229: Fifteen Years of Great Musicals from POPE JOAN to HUNCHBACK. The special benefit performance features musical selections POPE JOAN, PARADE, A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, DR. SEX, Q, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, JERRY SPRINGER ? THE OPERA, THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.
Photo Coverage: GAYFEST NYC Launch Party
by Ben Strothmann - Apr 21, 2007
A kick-off cocktail party was recently held for GAYFEST NYC, a festival of new plays and musicals, that will be presented at the TBG Arts Center, May 9 - June 2, 2007.
