JCC Of Greater Columbus Announced Jewish Theatre Lab Auditions
Gallery Players will host auditions for the inaugural year of Jewish Theater Lab, a staged reading series featuring emerging writers and new plays. Auditions at the JCC will be on Wednesday February 19th from 7:30-9:30pm and Thursday February 20th from 6:30pm a?" 8:30pm.
Cynthia Erivo and Joshua Henry to Star in Benefit Performance of THE LAST FIVE YEARS
It was announced today Tony Award-Winner Cynthia Erivo and Tony Award nominee Joshua Henry will star in a special one-night-only benefit concert version of Jason Robert Brown's seminal musical, The Last Five Years, with the composer himself leading the orchestra. Produced by SubCulture and Jason Robert Brown, the evening will take place at Town Hall (123 West 43rd St), and 100% of the proceeds will benefit The Brady Center, the national organization determined to create a safer America by cutting gun deaths in half by 2025.
BWW Blog: Amanda Grillo - Theatre Bug Infects the Campus: Student Perspective
Since the theatre program first came to be, the University of New Haven has not been the same. Watching the program grow has infected the rest of campus with the theatre bug. Student organizations have been inspired to take on more theatrical events around campus. To quote Cabaret cast member Katherine Lutz, 'Theatre is no longer a group of misunderstood outcasts; theatre is now a welcomed part of student life on campus!'
Breaking News: Members of Actors' Equity File Lawsuit Against Union Over LA Small Theater Waivers
This just in from actors and other members of the Los Angeles theatrical community who filed a lawsuit today against Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. The lawsuit challenges the Union's decision to eliminate its 25-year-old waiver of jurisdiction over small 99-seat theaters, a program popularly known as Equity Waiver. Plaintiffs claim that the Union's decision to end Equity Waiver will unfairly destroy small theater in Los Angeles and deprive thousands of actors of opportunities to collaborate on creative theatrical projects.
New Book by Harvard Business School's Robert S. Kaplan Now Available
Harvard Business Review Press is pleased to announce the publication of WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO LEAD: The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner by Harvard Business School professor and Senior Associate Dean Robert Steven Kaplan. The book will be released as an e-book on August 11, in advance of the book's hardcover release on September 15.
Photo Flash: Theatre Southwest's the 18th Festival Of Originals
Theatre Southwest presents 'The 18th Annual Festival of Originals' produced by Mimi Holloway.
Five original plays by five emerging playwrights. Come and enjoy, as we bring to life five talented artist's funny, poignant, beautifully written stories. Check out pics from the shows below!
STAGE TUBE: Rebecca Luker Performs Two Original Songs by Georgia Stitt
Last month, composer Georgia Stitt along with violinist Victoria Paterson and Kate Baldwin reunited at SubCulture to perform 'Alphabet City Cycle.' Originally recorded in 2009, the song cycle with lyrics by Marcy Heisler consists of five songs about women alone in New York City.
Ensemble Pi Explores Music and Politics at SubCulture Tonight
Ensemble Pi's ninth Peace Project concert 'Word Interpretations' will feature world premieres by Laura Kaminsky and Susan Botti and works by Jason Eckardt, Bryant Kong, Penderecki and Shostakovich tonight, December 17 at 7:30 p.m. at SubCulture, NYC.
Ensemble Pi to Explore Music and Politics at SubCulture, 12/17
Ensemble Pi's ninth Peace Project concert 'Word Interpretations' will feature world premieres by Laura Kaminsky and Susan Botti and works by Jason Eckardt, Bryant Kong, Penderecki and Shostakovich on Wednesday, December 17 at 7:30 p.m. at SubCulture, NYC.
SubCulture: Arts Underground Announces 2014-2015 Programming
Marc and Steven Kaplan, co-founders of SubCulture, announce their 2014-2015 programming for the downtown performing arts venue. Touted by The New Yorker as having a 'strong curatorial hand,' SubCulture's founders enter their second year with a dynamic array of new series, multi-concert residencies, creative partnerships, and a program championing emerging composers.
Theatrical Memoir ACT ONE Closes Tonight on Broadway
The Lincoln Center Theater production of Act One will play its final performance tonight at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Act One was written and directed by James Lapine and based on the 1954 autobiography by Moss Hart. The production originally opened on April 17 for a limited engagement.