SAVVY Theatre Announces 2022 Season Featuring Shakespeare & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2022
SAVVY Theatre has confirmed its programme for 2022, including the Summer Shakespeare Season in the Savvy Studio from 28 May to 27 June, In Between Spaces from SignDance Collective International on 1 July and A Christmas Carol in the Recreational space at Fairfield this December.
Ian Charleston Award Winner Announced
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 24, 2022
Gloria Obianyo has won the first prize of the 2022 Ian Charleson Awards for her role as Neoptolemus in Paradise by Kae Tempest at the National Theatre. A performance that the judges said 'never put a foot wrong'.
Cast Announced for CYMBELINE at New York Classical Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 23, 2022
New York Classical Theatre has announced casting for Shakespeare’s romantic adventure Cymbeline, directed by Stephen Burdman. The production will be presented from June 14 to July 10, 2022 at public parks in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Comes to Smith Street Stage
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2022
SMITH STREET STAGE has announced their production of William Shakespeare's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, directed by Dan Hasse. THE COMEDY OF ERRORS will play June 8 - June 26 in Carroll Park (Carroll Stop off F & G). Performances begin Wednesday, June 8th and continue through Sunday, June 26. Opening Night is Friday, June 10th (7:00 p.m.). Press are cordially invited, Friday, June 10 (and any subsequent performance).
Cast Announced For FAVOUR, a Bush Theatre and Clean Break Co-Production
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2022
The Bush Theatre continues its 50th Anniversary season with Ambreen Razia's Favour a world premiere co-produced with Clean Break. Co-directed by Clean Break's Joint Artistic director Róisín McBrinn and Sophie Dillon Moniram, the cast is today announced as Avita Jay, Renu Brindle, Rina Fatania, and Ashna Rabheru.
OFFICE PARTY LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES Comes to Famed NYC Cabaret Location Don't Tell Mama
by Marissa Tomeo - May 11, 2022
Two time MAC Award Nominees for Duo/Group Cheo Bourne and Lena Moy-Borgen are back with more cake! Moy-Borgen & Bourne’s Office Party is coming to Don’t Tell Mama on May 24th and June 2 at 7pm. Watch them, your party planning committee, as they curate an awesome party for you - and this one takes you to an evening at the movies! Celebrate 100 years of film in song. Jerry Phelps (No Evil 2.0: A Resistance Cabaret) is our Employee of the Month and Nicole Spano (Mama’s Next Big Act 2019) joins us as our temp! Richard Lowenburg music directs. Expect jokes, trivia, songs and free cake (maybe)!
VIDEO: Jesse Tyler Ferguson Talks TAKE ME OUT, BROADWAY RISING, and More on THE TONIGHT SHOW
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 30, 2022
Award-winning actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to discuss his starring role in Broadway's revival of TAKE ME OUT and more. Ferguson also shares details about fatherhood, including footage of his son. He shares a story with Fallon's special guest co-host, singer Shawn Mendes, about attending the Oscars party.
Theatr Clwyd Announces Cast For World Premiere of CELEBRATED VIRGINS: A STORY OF THE LADIES OF LLANGOLLEN
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2022
Theatr Clwyd today announces the cast for their new production of Celebrated Virgins: A Story of the Ladies of Llangollen, created by Katie Elin-Salt and Eleri B. Jones. This inspiring new play, based on the remarkable true sapphic love story of Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Sarah Ponsonby, opens at Theatr Mix – Theatr Clwyd's temporary theatre village – on 24 May, with previews from 20 May, and runs until 4 June.
Gregory Doran To Step Down as RSC Artistic Director
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2022
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) announced that Gregory Doran will step down as Artistic Director from today after 35 years with the Company including the last ten years as Artistic Director.
Cast Announced for Jonathan Spector's EUREKA DAY at Asolo Rep
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 20, 2022
Asolo Repertory Theatre will present the timely new comedy EUREKA DAY, written by New College of Florida alumnus Jonathan Spector. Directed by Bianca LaVerne Jones, EUREKA DAY begins previews on May 11, opens on May 13 and runs through June 4, in the intimate Cook Theatre, located in the FSU Center for the Performing Arts.
Cast Announced for Women-Led Production of DOM JUAN at Bard SummerScape 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2022
The Fisher Center at Bard will present a bold, gender-reframed, era-transcending vision of Molière’s 1665 tragicomedy Dom Juan, conceived and directed by Ashley Tata, with a new translation from NYU Professor of French Literature and theater scholar Sylvaine Guyot and Fisher Center Artistic Director Gideon Lester.
Yale Repertory Theatre to Present BETWEEN TWO KNEES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2022
Yale Repertory Theatre will conclude its 2022 season with Between Two Knees. The play, written by the intertribal sketch comedy troupe The 1491s and directed by Eric Ting, is presented with Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Between Two Knees will be performed May 12–June 4 at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street).
Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for EPIPHANY at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2022
Lincoln Center Theater is presenting Epiphany, a new play by Brian Watkins, directed by Tyne Rafaeli. Epiphany will begin previews Thursday, May 19 and open on Thursday, June 16 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 West 65 Street).
The Canon Shakespeare Company to Stage THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 16, 2022
The Canon Shakespeare Company is proud to present its production of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS at Portland's Twilight Theatre, from April 29 through May 8. This beloved Shakespeare comedy will lean into the inherent absurdity and slapstick comedy of the original, including featuring two pairs of twins that look nothing alike. Advance tickets ($12-$15) are available at https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?preseason=ttco or can be purchased at the door, subject to availability.