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Ragtime
[ 1981 ] Coalhouse Walker Jr.
A Soldier's Story
[ 1984 ] Captain Davenport
The House of God
[ 1984 ] Chuck Johnston
On the Block
[ 1990 ] Clay Beley Howard Rollins
Drunks
[ 1995 ] Joseph Howard Rollins

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No Budget Productions To Present The World Premiere Of SATAN AND GOD


Satan and God come back to earth in William Andrew Jones new play SATAN AND GOD which will have its World Premiere at Theatre Row in April. The limited engagement runs April 7 - 24 and features Zach Wegner as Satan and Jonathan Wong Frye as God. Jones also serves as director, produced by No Budget Productions.

BWW Interview: BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL at Lesher Center For The Arts Sings in Celebration of Life


BroadwayWorld talks to legendary actor and singer Brian Stokes Mitchell about the uplifting show he'll be performing at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek on February 25th.

L.A. Theatre Works' IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT Will be Available for Streaming


Beginning this Saturday, June 13, the L.A. Theatre Works audio theater recording of John Ball's In the Heat of the Night, adapted for the stage by Matt Pelfrey, will air on radio stations across the country and be available to stream free on the L.A. Theatre Works website.

Wynn Handman, Producer and Acting Teacher, Has Passed Away at 97


Wynn Handman, the famed New York acting teacher and Artistic Director of The American Place Theatre, died at home April 11, 2020 of Covid-19 related pneumonia. He was 97.

Spotlighters' THE WOMEN Opens Feb 24


The plot centers on a 1939 group of gossipy high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop-girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man. Naturally, this situation becomes the hot talk among Mary's catty friends, especially the scandalmonger Sylvia Fowler, who has little room to talk.  But with a bit of guts and daring, Mary snatches her man right back from Crystal's clutches. Snappy, witty dialogue, helps send the humor over the top.  

Sony Movie Channel to Honor Veterans with Memorial Day Marathon, 5/26


Sony Movie Channel salutes veterans with a stacked Memorial Day Marathon event on Monday, May 25, starting at 6:45 a.m. ET.

Sony Movie Channel to Honor Veterans with Memorial Day Marathon, 5/26


Sony Movie Channel salutes veterans with a stacked Memorial Day Marathon event on Monday, May 25, starting at 6:45 a.m. ET.

Bounce TV to Celebrate Black History Month


Bounce TV (www.bouncetv.com), the nation's first-ever broadcast television network for African Americans, will honor Black History Month in February witha month-long programming tribute including some of the greatest African-American stories, motion pictures and performances of all-time.

LATW's IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT to Launch National Tour Next Month


It's 1962. A white man has been murdered on a hot August night in a small town in the deep South, and the local police arrest a black stranger named Virgil Tibbs. L.A.

Photo Coverage: Remembering John Neville


John Neville, a celebrated member of Canada's theatre community (and the theatre community worldwide) passed away on November 19th from Alzheimer's Disease at the age of 86. In this special post, BWW looks back over Mr. Neville's career in pictures.

Godlight Ends IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT At 59E59 Theaters 4/25


59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) ends its run at the Godlight Theatre Company for the World Premiere adaptation of JOHN BALL'S IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, adapted by Matt Pelfrey and directed by Joe Tantalo on Sunday, April 25.

Godlight Theatre Presents World Premiere of JOHN BALL'S IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT


59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the return of Godlight Theatre Company with the World Premiere adaptation of JOHN BALL'S IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, adapted by Matt Pelfrey and directed by Joe Tantalo.

Godlight Presents IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT At 59E59 Theaters; Previews Begin 3/19


59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the return of Godlight Theatre Company with the World Premiere adaptation of JOHN BALL'S IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, adapted by Matt Pelfrey and directed by Joe Tantalo. JOHN BALL'S IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT begins previews on Friday, March 19 for a limited engagement through Sunday, April 25. Press Opening is Sunday, March 28 at 3:30 PM.

John Ball's IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT Opens 3/19 at 59E59 Theaters


59E59 Theaters presents the World Premiere of JOHN BALL'S IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, adapted by Matt Pelfrey and directed by Joe Tantalo.

Godlight Theatre Set for World Premiere of JOHN BALL'S IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT


59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the return of Godlight Theatre Company with the World Premiere adaptation of JOHN BALL'S IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, adapted by Matt Pelfrey and directed by Joe Tantalo.

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