Pear Theatre presents PEAR SLICES 2017 in May
Pear Theatre continues its season with its annual showcase of original short plays by members of the Pear Playwrights Guild. From Anasazi to Aboriginals, private detectives to proposals, this year's crop of plays promises to engage, delight, and inspire. All eight plays will be performed in the same evening, with a cast of seven actors performing all the roles. 'Pear Slices 2017,' directed by Troy Johnson and Robyn Ginsburg Braverman,previews on May 4.
Harbor Lights Theater Company Presents The International Musical Hit: NUNSENSE
Nunsense takes place July 29 to August 14 at the Music Hall at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden. Tickets are $35- $45. Visit www.hltc.org  or call 866-811-4111 to purchase your tickets. 'Dinner and a Show' options are also available for select performances, catered by 'Celebrate at Snug Harbor'.
Fringe Encore Series Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Starting Tonight
With over 200 shows presented at FringeNYC Festival and 900 at Edinburgh Fringe, it's hard to be in the know about what's worth seeing. Even worse is having missed the show everyone is talking about post festival. Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, the Fringe Encore Series will present some of the most critically-acclaimed and crowd-pleasing shows from both festivals. But more importantly, pinpoints and cultivates the theater talent of tomorrow.
Tilted Windmills Theatricals Brings POPESICAL to FringeNYC Tonight
Broadway producing company Tilted Windmills Theatricals (Gent's Guide, Dr. Zhivago, Cagney, Silence! the Musical) to present Adam Overett's (My Life is a Musical) Popesical: A papal musical comedy directed by Drew Geraci (Forever Plaid, A Chorus Line, La Cage) at The New York International Fringe Festival, tonight, August 20, through August 29 at Theatre 80 (Venue #9) in the East Village.
Tilted Windmills Theatricals to Bring POPESICAL to FringeNYC Next Month
Broadway producing company Tilted Windmills Theatricals (Gent's Guide, Dr. Zhivago, Cagney, Silence! the Musical) to present Adam Overett's (My Life is a Musical) Popesical: A papal musical comedy directed by Drew Geraci (Forever Plaid, A Chorus Line, La Cage) at The New York International Fringe Festival, August 20-29 at Theatre 80 (Venue #9) in the East Village.
More Than Two Dozen Works Set for 2015 MIDWINTER MADNESS Festival
John Chatterton's midwinter festival turns five this year. The celebration includes comedies, dramas, musicals, and children's shows exploring the stars and the mind; life and the afterlife -- with Marilyn Monroe, Amelia Earhart, and William Shakespeare; meet Korean brides and Middle-Eastern couples; solve mysteries from as far as England -- and as close as the men's room!
The Fifth Annual Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival to Run February 9 â€" March 1, 2015
John Chatterton's series of theatre festivals are rapidly becoming the preeminent location for quality stage works in New York. His monthly short play labs create unlimited opportunities for young artists as well as theatergoers; the venerable Midtown International Theatre Festival is a New York tradition; and the now-five-year-old MIDWINTER MADNESS SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL welcomes the new year with a gaggle of brilliant bits under an hour.
Musical Comedy DANCE OFF Comes to DVD Today
Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) has announced today, December 30, 2014 as the DVD release date for DANCE OFF, which will be available for purchase at Walmart and other retailers nationwide. The film was released on VOD in October 2014.
TO END ALL WARS Director's Cut Now Available on VOD
Freestyle Digital Media (FDM), in association with Ocean Avenue Entertainment, announces that they will release a director's cut of TO END ALL WARS, the critically-acclaimed drama directed by David L. Cunningham ("The Seeker: The Dark is Rising") which stars Robert Carlyle ("Once Upon a Time"), Kiefer Sutherland ("24") and Mark Strong ("Zero Dark Thirty"). The film was produced by Cunningham and by Jack Hafer ("Not That Funny") and is slated for a VOD release today, March 26th, 2013.
Patrick Steele's TRUE NATURE Released on all Digital Platforms Today
Freestyle Digital Media announces that the supernatural thriller TRUE NATURE, which was written and directed by Patrick Steele, will be available on all VOD platforms today March 19, 2013. The film was produced by Steele and Ann Rotolante, was co-produced by Beth Duke, and stars Carolyn McCormick ('Whatever Works'), Marianne Porter, Reg Land ('Somewhere in Indiana') and David Darlow ('Road to Perdition').
THE PLAYROOM, Starring John Hawkes and Molly Parker Set for Release Today
Freestyle Releasing and Freestyle Digital Media previously acquired theatrical and all DVD and VOD rights to THE PLAYROOM, the critically acclaimed drama directed by Julia Dyer ('Late Bloomers'), which stars Academy Award-nominee John Hawkes ('Winter's Bone,' 'The Sessions') and Molly Parker (Dexter, The Firm). The film, which premiered in the gala/spotlight section of this year's Tribeca Film Festival, was produced by Stephen Dyer ('Hysteria') and Angie Meyer ('Wuss'), and is slated for a day and date release on theatrical and DVD/VOD today, February 8th, 2013.