The Corsair 1857 - Articles Page 157

The After Party at the Laurie Beechman Theatre was a place of celebration Friday night!

Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2008 Traffic Series with A Celebration of Chicago Sketch Comedy.

Collaboration of four successful Chicagoans results in a state-of-the-art music and events venue, recording studio and restaurant in the heart of Evanston!

The World Premiere musical Knute Rockne All-American previews April 3, opens April 10 and runs through May 11.

Tickets go on sale April 11, 2008.

Columbia Stages announces its presentation of Tennessee Williams' Camino Real directed by Tony Speciale.

Ars Nova presents, as part of the Out Loud series, a FREE reading of The Memory Library by Joe Waechter, directed by Pam MacKinnon.

Celebrity Autobiography announced today that they will extend their run for the second time, adding additional performances May 5th and May 12th.

The Manhattan Repertory Theatre will be presenting the original work, 'Crossing Lights' this Spring as part of their Amazing Play Festival. It was written by up-and-coming playwright Jonathan G Galvez and directed by Joshua Key-Maginnis. The piece will be presented April 30 thru May 2 at 9PM.

SCR's ten previous Festivals have introduced 57 new plays to the national stage. This year's Festival will include a fully-produced production of What They Have by Kate Robin. Cast members of What They Have include Kevin Rahm (TV's Judging Amy, Desperate Housewives) and Marin Hinkle (TV's Once and Again, Two and a Half Men).

The 2008 Tony Randall Grant, presented annually by the Tony Randall Theatrical Fund, will go to the Red Bull Theatre for their upcoming production of Thomas Middleton's' Women Beware Women opening late 2008.

Following announcements that the classic 1936 Margaret Mitchell novel and one of the most commercially successful films of all time, Gone with the Wind, is to undergo a theatre musical adaptation for the West End stage - Film Channel TCM (Turner Classic Movies) is pleased to reveal that all the behind the scenes preparation will be documented by a TCM camera crew shadowing the production with exclusive access right up until the opening night at the New London Theatre on 22nd April.

Greasy Joan & Co. continues its twelfth year of producing innovative productions of classic plays with William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, directed by Artistic Director Julieanne Ehre. Macbeth will play the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport in Chicago, for a limited engagement April 15 through May 25, 2008. The press opening is Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.

It has been announced that Hilary Bettis and Kira Sternbach will star in the upcoming production of American Girls. American Girls will begin previews on Thursday, April 3rd with Opening Night set for Sunday, April 6th at the 45th Street Theater. The play is the story of two 14-year-old mid-western girls (Hilary Bettis and Kira Sternbach) who are on a collision course with pop culture and faith.

The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) presents Broadway diva Daphne Rubin-Vega

Tony Award-winning star of Hairspray, Marissa Jaret Winokur, will be one of the contestants this season on 'Dancing with the Stars.' When news broke of her involvement, she couldn't wait to share that experience with BroadwayWorld.com and its readers. Marissa will be checking in from now until she wins (YAY!) or is eliminated (BOO!) with exclusive photos and a glimpse into what's going on as she takes on the other celebrities in the ultimate 'dance off!'

This morning a casting notice for the for the 1947 musical Brigadoon further confirmed the rumors of an upcoming Broadway revival.

The Musical Spectacular 'THE LORD OF THE RINGS' will complete its run at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London on July 19, 2008 after 492 performances.

Tales of the City, based on Armistead Maupin's best-selling novel, will be a new musical for Broadway it has been announced by producers Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum and Robyn Goodman, the Tony Award-winning producers of Avenue Q.

Playwrights Horizons, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tim Sanford and Managing Director Leslie Marcus, is proud to announce the first four productions of its 2008/2009 Season with new plays from Nicky Silver, Adam Rapp, Craig Lucas, and Theresa Rebeck

Taboo star spreads his wings to perform in concerts at the Oak Room.

On Friday, March 21st at 7pm, the NYC cabaret scene will be hit by a mess with a message. The hour long spectacle, Hot Mess in Manhattan, grew out of a shorter incarnation of the cabaret produced by the New York Theatre Barn last month. The monthly series consists of 'off-beat tales of the city fiercely woven into pop, folk, and contemporary theatre jams,' press notes state.