Kathleen Chalfant on Poets and Heroes
by Jena Tesse Fox - January 19, 2005
Award-winning actress Kathleen Chalfant will narrate the New York Festival of Song's evening celebrating Russian poets and composers.
BUG to Close January 30th
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2005
After 384 performances, BUG, the critically acclaimed off-Broadway play by Tracy Letts (Four Lortel Awards, including Best Play; Two Obie Awards) is scheduled to close on Sunday, January 30th.
Raw Impressions Musical Theatre Marathon at HERE
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2005
Raw Impressions, Inc. is very proud to present its first Music Theatre Marathon, presenting 24 original ten-minute musicals. They will be presented over three nights running Monday-Wednesday, February 7-23 at 7:00 and 9:30PM at the HERE Arts Center (145 Sixth Avenue).
Photo Preview: Brooklyn Boy
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2005
BROOKLYN BOY is about Eric Weiss (Adam Arkin), a writer who has finally hit the big time after years of hard work, with a best-selling novel primed for a Hollywood adaptation. But has success changed him? And does where we're from affect who we become?
New Victory Theater to host Town Meeting on January 30
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2005
Teens and their families are invited to discuss bullying and peer violence
at an open forum led by a panel of scholars, lawmakers and peers, including:
NYC Council Member ALAN JAY GERSON,New York Times bestselling author RACHEL SIMMONS, 14 year-old, Paperboy author OMARI JEREMIAH.
JULIA MURNEY in Concert at Birdland, 2/7
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2005
Actress/singer Julia Murney will perform a one-night-only concert at Birdland on Monday, February 7th at 7pm. This evening is part of The Winter Season, presented by Jim Caruso in association with TheaterMania.com, which features top Broadway and cabaret performers at the world-class music room. There is a $25 cover and $10 food/drink minimum.
Interview with Darius de Haas
by Robert Diamond - January 17, 2005
When presented last year, Darius de Haas' 'Stevie Wonder Songbook' concert at Lincoln Center was a sold-out hit…so he's doing two more shows on February 4th. We checked in with the star of stage and concerts to find out what to expect.
Cirque Jacqueline Feb 14th Show to Benefit Tsunami Relief
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2005
On February 14th, 2005, there will be a special benefit performance of Cirque Jacqueline at The Triad Theater in Manhattan. Cirque Jacqueline is a passionate one-woman play about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, written and performed by Andrea Reese. All proceeds from this performance and from a silent auction at the theater the same evening will go directly to The American Red Cross International Response Fund to help the victims of the 2004 tsunamis in Southern Asia and Eastern Africa.
Harold and Maude: Deeeeep In December
by Michael Dale - January 14, 2005
Try to remember their May to December; Tom Jones and new partner Joseph Thalken open their quirky and lovable new musical version of a cult favorite