Adam Feldman News

THE WAR OF THE ROSES returns for two shows only - Saturday June 21 at 8 & 10pm!

As theater-lovers look forward to the annual TONY Awards ceremony and the conclusion of the 2007-2008 theater season, television's long-running THEATER TALK series presents two original programs to fuel their anticipation.

Nation's Theater-Lovers Can Turn to PBS Stations or the Web for Wealth of Broadway Insiders' Opinions Beginning June 11.

Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jon Steingart and Jenny Wiener Steingart, Executive Producers) presents TONY TALK 2008, moderated by New York Post columnist Michael Riedel with special guests from the theatrical community. Ars Nova's TONY TALK 2008 will take place on Sunday, June 8 at 6:00 PM at Ars Nova (511 West 54th Street). All tickets are $10.

The West Bank Café announces their June, 2008 line-up of live entertainment, to be presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre.

New York Drama Critics' Circle names 'August' best play and 'Passing Strange' best musical of 2007-08.

August: Osage County, by Tracy Letts, today won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award (NYDCC) for Best Play of the 2007-2008 season. The Best Musical award was given to Passing Strange (book and lyrics by Stew and music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald).

PROJECT SHAW, now in its third of four years, continues tackling every play Shaw ever wrote with its 27th presentation. This month, The Devil's Disciple, on Monday, May 19, 2008 at 7 p.m. at the Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South. David Staller is producer and director

On March 29th, 'Saturday Night Underground' with Ben Rimalower welcomed an array of New York talent, including: Tony nominee John Tartaglia (Avenue Q, Johnny and the Sprites) and Taboo's Liz McCartney (appearing through March 31st in Rosemary and Time at the Beechman). There were also performances by many audience members and, of course, 'Saturday Night Underground' stalwarts, The Dreams (Larry Hamilton, Rob Tucker and Jamaal Wilson). Mark Hartman was the accompanist for the evening.

Dreck Productions and the Austrian Cultural Forum are proud to present a NYC revival of Dirt, the European award-winning one-man show written by Robert Schneider, which went on to become a critically acclaimed production at the 2007 NY International Fringe Festival. Dirt is directed by David Robinson and performed by Christopher Domig. Performances run from April 2 - 26, 2008 in a limited engagement at Under St. Marks in NYC. Previews begin April 2 for an April 5 opening. In a review of Dirt at last year's NY Fringe Fest Adam Feldman of TimeOut NY dubbed his performance 'Riveting' and gave the play 4 stars, Back Stage marked it a 'PICK' saying 'Dirt is painful but powerful theatre' and NYTheatre.com declared 'Dirt is a remarkable piece of theatre-deep, emotional, and thought-provoking.'

Dreck Productions and the Austrian Cultural Forum are proud to present a NYC revival of Dirt, the European award-winning one-man show written by Robert Schneider, which went on to become a critically acclaimed production at the 2007 NY International Fringe Festival. Dirt is directed by David Robinson and performed by Christopher Domig. Performances run from April 2 - 26, 2008 in a limited engagement at Under St. Marks in NYC. Previews begin April 2 for an April 5 opening. In a review of Dirt at last year's NY Fringe Fest Adam Feldman of TimeOut NY dubbed his performance 'Riveting' and gave the play 4 stars, Back Stage marked it a 'PICK' saying 'Dirt is painful but powerful theatre' and NYTheatre.com declared 'Dirt is a remarkable piece of theatre-deep, emotional, and thought-provoking.'

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is pleased to announce the return of the new talk/variety evening, Saturday Night Underground on January 26. The evening will be a casual variety show, featuring interviews and performances from some of New York's most intriguing personalities. And the fun doesn't stop there, audience members are encouraged to get up on stage and sing a song or tell a joke, recommend a great restaurant or complain about a bad date.

Project Shaw returns in November with George Bernard Shaw's first play Widowers' Houses on Monday, November 19 at 7PM at The Players (16 Gramercy Park South). Tickets ($15) are on-sale now at 212-352-3101 or www.ProjectShaw.com.

Project Shaw returns in November with George Bernard Shaw's first play, Widower's Houses on Monday November 19 at 7PM, produced and directed by David Staller. Tickets are on-sale Thursday, November 1.

More stars will join the previously announced Tyne Daly and Jonathan Hadary in Project Shaw's staged reading of George Bernard Shaw's The Millionairess, which will be presented on Monday, July 23rd at 7 PM at the Players Club

In a gala Tony night special, Theater Talk's 'Tony Cavalcade' features top New York critics commenting on their favorite Broadway performers and Tony-nominated productions of the season.

Ars Nova will present 'Tony Talk 2007,' a lively discussion where New York Post columnist Michael Riedel voices his views on the 2007 Tony Awards nominations while moderating a panel discussion with other members of the theatrical community

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC) has announced the next seminar in their ongoing series, 'Cabaret as Theatre/Theatre as Cabaret.'

The 2007 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards were presented at a cocktail reception held on Monday, May 14, at the Algonquin Hotel.

Theatre Resources Unlimited (TRU) will host a panel discussion on Tuesday, May 15 at 7:30 PM at The Players Loft, 115 MacDougal Street on Publicists, Productions and The Press.