The Corsair 1857 - Articles Page 54.6

A frank and intimate chat with Lorna Luft, who's performing in York's Larry Grossman revue this weekend in NYC.

Playwrights Horizons, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tim Sanford and Managing Director Leslie Marcus, has announced additional casting and dates for its upcoming 2008/2009 Season.

Scott Cohen (Drunk Enough To Say I Love You at The Public, Losing Louie on Broadway, tv's Gilmore Girls + The Return of Jezebel James) has joined the cast of season opener THREE CHANGES by Nicky Silver. This completes casting for the first show of the season, which starts previews August 22 and also features Dylan McDermott and Maura Tierney.

Nicholas Martin brings his new revival of the Joe Masteroff/Sheldon Harnick/Jerry Bock musical She Loves Me to the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Presented in association with Boston's Huntington Theatre Company, She Loves Me will play the Main Stage from June 27 - July 12, 2008.

'The Big Dance' will celebrate theatre with a show at the Royal Festival Hall on Thursday 10 July.

Angels, a new musical based on Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost, will premiere on Broadway during the 2008-9 season. Written by the new Australian team of Ken Lai (book, music and lyrics) and Marcus Cheong (book and lyrics), Angels will feature a cast of 24, including Robert Cuccioli, Jessica Grové and Nicholas Rodriguez, in the leading roles. The musical gave a special presentation on Wednesday July 9th to an invited audience, and BroadwayWorld.com was there!

Comic singers Booth Daniels and Patrick Frankfort return with their hilarious duo act on Sunday July 20 at 7PM and Friday August 29th at 7pm.

Artistic Director Robert Lyons proudly presents the 15th annual ICE FACTORY summer festival of new work.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com present KAREN MASON, who will be celebrating her new CD, 'RIGHT HERE/RIGHT NOW' Monday, August, 4 2008 at 7:00p.m., as part of the long-running, Nightlife Award-winning concert series Broadway at Birdland.

PULSE ENSEMBLE THEATRE, headed by Artistic Director Alexa Kelly, returns to NYC's Riverbank State Park, 145th Street & Riverside Drive, on August 7th with it's 4th annual HARLEM SUMMER SHAKESPEARE production. The multi-ethnic, open air production of William Shakespeare's comedy 'TWELFTH NIGHT', which begins August 7th and continues through August 24th, is FREE to the public on a first come, first served basis and is a feature of Harlem Week.

F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company announces the Boston Premiere of Bare, a musical by Damon Intrabartolo and John Hartmere. Bare opens for the press on Friday, July 25, 2008 at 8:00 and plays through Saturday, August 2, 2008.

In her new play, THE THIRD FROM THE LEFT, former Martha Graham dancer, Jean Colonomos, dramatizes the struggles five women face to find the emotional strength and physical endurance to master one of Graham's highly challenging works.

Actress, singer, and comedienne Hanna LoPatin will be directed by comedienne Ana Gasteyer, best known for her work on Saturday Night Live, in the one woman show, The Sound of One Hanna Clapping at The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC).

Acclaimed comedian talks about his new one man show and life growing up with his peculiar parents

Tony Award nominee Emily Skinner talks about her upcoming project as a director.