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Photos: Stars Walk the Red Carpet for Opening Night of OHIO STATE MURDERS
by Bruce Glikas - Dec 9, 2022


Ohio State Murders officially opened last night on Broadway. Starring Emmy, Grammy, and Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, Ohio State Murders is the first show to play at the renamed and renovated James Earl Jones Theatre.

Bryce Pinkham, Lizan Mitchell & More Join Audra McDonald in OHIO STATE MURDERS; Full Cast Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 17, 2022


The complete cast for the Broadway premiere of Ohio State Murders by Adrienne Kennedy is now announced. Joining Emmy, Grammy, and Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, Tony Award nominee Bryce Pinkham, and Drama Desk nominee Lizan Mitchell.

OHIO STATE MURDERS On Broadway Adds Bryce Pinkham and Lizan Mitchell
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 23, 2022


Tony Award nominee Bryce Pinkham and Lizan Mitchell will join Audra McDonald for the Broadway premiere of Ohio State Murders by Adrienne Kennedy.

Audra McDonald Will Lead OHIO STATE MURDERS at the James Earl Jones Theatre Beginning in November
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2022


 Emmy, Grammy, and Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will return to Broadway this season starring in Ohio State Murders by Adrienne Kennedy, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon  (Fences, A Soldier’s Play).

Theatre for a New Audience Adds Performance of HE BROUGHT HER HEART BACK IN A BOX
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 6, 2018


Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA; Jeffrey Horowitz, Founding Artistic Director) has added a performance (February 8 at 9pm) to its critically lauded world premiere production of Adrienne Kennedy's He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box, directed by Evan Yionoulis. The run will conclude, as a scheduled, on February 11.

Margo Jefferson Moderates TFANA Panel Discussion on Adrienne Kennedy, Today
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2018


Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA; Jeffrey Horowitz, Founding Artistic Director) announces a free post-performance discussion moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning theatre critic and Negroland: A Memoir author Margo Jefferson in connection with TFANA's world premiere production of Adrienne Kennedy's He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box. The talk, which begins at 8.30 PM is open to all and features director Charlotte Braithwaite and playwrights Lydia Diamond and Jackie Sibblies Drury, follows the January 20 performance of Kennedy's first new play in a decade, which begins at 7:30 that evening, at Polonsky Shakespeare Center (262 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217). The discussion will also be streamed live on Theatre for a New Audience's Facebook page. He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box runs January 18-February 11. To reserve a seat to this panel, visit www.tfana.org/heartpanel.

Margo Jefferson Moderates TFANA Panel Discussion on Adrienne Kennedy, 1/20
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2018


Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA; Jeffrey Horowitz, Founding Artistic Director) announces a free post-performance discussion moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning theatre critic and Negroland: A Memoir author Margo Jefferson in connection with TFANA's world premiere production of Adrienne Kennedy's He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box. The talk, which begins at 8.30 PM is open to all and features director Charlotte Braithwaite and playwrights Lydia Diamond and Jackie Sibblies Drury, follows the January 20 performance of Kennedy's first new play in a decade, which begins at 7:30 that evening, at Polonsky Shakespeare Center (262 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217). The discussion will also be streamed live on Theatre for a New Audience's Facebook page. He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box runs January 18-February 11. To reserve a seat to this panel, visit www.tfana.org/heartpanel.

Adrienne Kennedy's First New Play in Nine Years to Play Theatre for a New Audience
by BWW News Desk - Jan 18, 2018


Theatre for a New Audience will present He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box, the first new work in nine years from Adrienne Kennedy.

TFANA Announces Cast And Creative Team For Adrienne Kennedy's HE BROUGHT HER HEART BACK IN A BOX
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 20, 2017


Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA; Jeffrey Horowitz, Founding Artistic Director) announces the cast and creative team for He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box, the first new work in a decade from Adrienne Kennedy, whom The New York Times called one of the finest living American playwrights. Set in Georgia and New York City in 1941, He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box is a heartbreaking, nail-biting memory tale of segregation, theatrical yearning, and doomed love.

Adrienne Kennedy's First New Play in Nine Years to Play Theatre for a New Audience
by BWW News Desk - Dec 5, 2017


Theatre for a New Audience will present He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box, the first new work in nine years from Adrienne Kennedy.

HE BROUGHT HER HEART BACK IN A BOX Premiere and More Set for Theatre For A New Audience's 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - Aug 7, 2017


On the heels of winning its second Ross Wetzsteon Award for Sustained Excellence at the 2017 OBIE Awards, Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA; Jeffrey Horowitz, Founding Artistic Director) have just announced its 2017-18 season.

UK Blues Guitarist Tom Killner To Release Eagerly Anticipated Debut Album “Hard Road”
by Sally Henry Fuller - Sep 4, 2015


One of the hottest young blues guitarists to emerge from the UK, Tom Killner, will be releasing his debut album “Hard Road” on September 4, 2015 on Cleopatra Blues in the US. Born in Rotherham UK, Killner was deemed a child prodigy of six-string blues by age 9, formed his first band a year later, and now at 19 his debut release contains a smoking hot collection of covers and originals!

Penumbra Theatre Presents Sleep Deprivation Chamber 9/16-10/10
by BWW News Desk - Oct 10, 2010


Penumbra Theatre Company, the nation's preeminent African American theatre, proudly announces the opening of Sleep Deprivation Chamber, by Adam P. Kennedy and Adrienne Kennedy, directed by Robbie McCauley on Thursday, September 16, 2010. The production will run September 16 - October 10, 2010.

Penumbra Theatre Presents Sleep Deprivation Chamber 9/16-10/10
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2010


Penumbra Theatre Company, the nation's preeminent African American theatre, proudly announces the opening of Sleep Deprivation Chamber, by Adam P. Kennedy and Adrienne Kennedy, directed by Robbie McCauley on Thursday, September 16, 2010. The production will run September 16 - October 10, 2010.

Penumbra Theatre Presents Sleep Deprivation Chamber 9/16-10/10
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 30, 2010


Penumbra Theatre Company, the nation's preeminent African American theatre, proudly announces the opening of Sleep Deprivation Chamber, by Adam P. Kennedy and Adrienne Kennedy, directed by Robbie McCauley on Thursday, September 16, 2010. The production will run September 16 - October 10, 2010.

New Federal Theatre Joins Castillo and National Black Theatre For Readings , Ends 6/27
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2010


During the month of June, New York City experienced a groundbreaking theatrical event. Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre, in association with the Castillo Theatre on West 42nd Street and Harlem's National Black Theatre on 125th Street, present 25 plays by the greatest Black playwrights of all time. They are the pioneers of the Black Theatre Movement from the 1960s and up until the beginning of the new century, as well as those who are carrying on the work of giving dramatic expression to the Black experience.

New Federal Theatre Joins Castillo and National Black Theatre For Readings 6/4-27
by BWW News Desk - Jun 4, 2010


In the month of June, New York City will experience a groundbreaking theatrical event. Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre, in association with the Castillo Theatre on West 42nd Street and Harlem's National Black Theatre on 125th Street, will present 25 plays by the greatest Black playwrights of all time.

New Federal Theatre Joins Castillo and National Black Theatre For Readings 6/4-27
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 27, 2010


In the month of June, New York City will experience a groundbreaking theatrical event. Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre, in association with the Castillo Theatre on West 42nd Street and Harlem's National Black Theatre on 125th Street, will present 25 plays by the greatest Black playwrights of all time.

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