The Corsair 1857 - Articles Page 142

Under the mentorship of Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist William Finn, Barrington Stage Company is proud to announce the third exciting season of its acclaimed Musical Theater Lab. Developed by Artistic Director Julianne Boyd in conjunction with Finn in 2006, the Lab is designed to nurture and assist musical theater writers, composers, and lyricists as they create new works. These musicals, when fully developed, will result in workshops and/or full presentations. Since its founding, the Musical Theatre Lab has already presented six original/new musicals/revues, in addition to numerous readings and workshops.

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre in association with The Institute for Vietnamese Culture & Education (IVCE) announces the North American premiere of The Missing Woman, a Vietnamese folk tale examining the lives of women in Vietnamese society. Written and directed by Nguyen Thi Minh Ngoc and music by Tran Vuong Thach and Hai Phuong, The Missing Woman is performed in Vietnamese with English narration and plays April 2nd - April 12th at the West End Theater, 263 West 86th St. Opening night is Monday, April 7th at 7:30 PM. For more information please visit www.PanAsianRep.org.

INTAR (Eduardo Machado, Artistic Director/John McCormack, Executive Director/Alina Troyano, Associate Artistic Director), will present the World Premiere of ALL EYES AND EARS a new play by Rogelio Martinez, directed by Eduardo Machado. ALL EYES AND EARS will begin previews on Wednesday, April 30th, with Opening Night set for Monday, May 5th at the Lion Theater on Theatre Row.

The South Ark Stage announces the Off-Broadway premiere of THE BULLY PULPIT, a new play about the extraordinary life and turbulent times of Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, our 26th president.

Legendary actress, singer and author Julie Andrews will be signing copies of her new memoir Home: A Memoir of My Early Years at the Barnes and Noble in Union Square today. Andrews, who rose to fame starring in such musicals as My Fair Lady and Camelot on Broadway, made the transition to big screen leading lady with her roles in Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music, amongst others.

The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) presented one-night-only concert staging of The People vs. Mona, a new 'Musical Mystery Screwball Comedy' by Patricia Miller and Jim Wann on March 31st, 2008

This week Monty Python's Spamalot at Wynn Las Vegas celebrates its one-year anniversary at the resort.

Today's New York Post reports the Broadway production of Gypsy is looking like a hit at the St. James box office.

Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director), in association with True Love Productions, begins the final week of performances of PARADISE PARK Tuesday, April 1st at 7PM

The ASCAP Foundation announced that four new musical works have been selected for presentation at the 13th Annual ASCAP Foundation/Disney Musical Theatre Workshop in Los Angeles.

Dog Run Rep (A. J. Hirsch, Producer), in association with Pat Blake, presents the World Premiere of AMERICAN GIRLS, a new play by Hilary Bettis, directed by Jeff Cohen. AMERICAN GIRLS will begin previews on Thursday, April 3rd with Opening Night set for Sunday, April 6th at the 45th Street Theater.

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, is proud to report that Broadway stars Sandy Duncan and Karen Ziemba will publicly announce the nominees for the 2007-08 season on Monday, April 21st (11AM) at the historic Algonquin Hotel (59 West 44th Street). Outer Critics Circle will post award nominations in 23 categories and are the first major Broadway/Off-Broadway award nominees of the New York theater season.

Playwright Stephanie Walker has since found success in L.A. with productions of her plays-How to Feel Safe in the Suburbs, Three Fittings and Dreaming in Castellano and in New York with her short plays The Dress and The Big Ride.

Writers' Theatre announces 2008/09 season, to include the world premiere musical adaptation of Shaw's 'Candida,' the world premiere of Brett Neveu's 'Old Glory,' 'Picnic','The Maids' a late summer revival of 'Nixon's Nixon' and the holiday classic 'A Christmas Carol'

Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 32nd season with 'Dead Man's Cell Phone'by Sarah Ruhl, directed by associate artist Jessica Thebus.

The national tours of 'Grease' and 'Legally Blonde' will begin at The Providence Performing Arts Center

Sterling's Upstairs in Studio City, CA is pleased to announce its April, 2008 roster of headliners Jennifer Cetrone, Michelle Giacopuzzi, Tish Oney and Patty Clark. Critically acclaimed as LA's premier supper-club located at the legendary Vitello's Restaurant, Sterling's Upstairs is dedicated to presenting the best of Broadway performers and nightclub artists.

Village Theatre KIDSTAGE Ensemble produces Disney's Aladdin Jr., the stage adaptation of the Disney hit. In this story, Aladdin, Jasmine, the Genie, and the rest of the gang will sing and dance their way through crazy adventures to defeat the evil Jafar. Disney's Aladdin Jr. features 28 kids ranging between the fourth to eighth grades in a full-scale musical.

In a show that's one part Broadway, one part pop, and one part new material, Deborah Gibson brings the best of all worlds to the concert venue at Harrah's for a three week performance, May 4 - 24, 2008.

Teatro ZinZanni, now in its ninth successful season of performance in the elegant spiegeltent located at Pier 29 on the Embarcadero, welcomes the return of one of its most popular shows, Hail Caesar, which premiered in 2006. It opens on May 22 and runs through September 21.

Ugly Betty star Michael Urie, Hamish Linklater, Wendie Malick, Dan Lauria and Tom O'Keefe will star in a staged reading of the play, The Crowd You're In With, Monday, April 21, 8 p.m at The Hayworth. Directed by Amy Glazer and written by Rebecca Gilman, The Crowd You're In With is a production of The Hayworth Theatre's popular Bruno Kirby Celebrity Reading Series.

Columbia Stages announces a 24-person cast for the upcoming production of Tennessee Williams' Camino Real directed by Tony Speciale.