TIC at Northwestern to Present SWEENEY TODD and CONNECTICUT YANKEE
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 18, 2008
The Theatre and Interpretation Center (TIC), the department of performance studies and the Dance Program at Northwestern University continue their fall season with two Tony Award-winning productions, a new adaptation of a literary classic, a new performance studies work and the annual fall dance concert.
PONY Fellowship and Lark Play Development Center Welcome Samuel D. Hunter
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 3, 2008
After a successful inaugural year of the Playwrights of New York (PONY) Fellowship, the Lark Play Development Center is proud to welcome playwright Samuel D. Hunter as the 2008-09 PONY Fellow. On Thursday, October 2nd, Sam was officially welcomed at the PONY apartment during a housewarming event which included playwright Arthur Kopit, Lark staff and board, as well as donors and friends.
Northwestern's Season to Include Two Tony Winning Musicals
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 2, 2008
Under the new leadership of Artistic Director Henry Godinez and Managing Director Barbara Butts, the Theatre and Interpretation Center (TIC) at Northwestern University will kick off its 28th season in October with the Tony Award-winning musical 'Sweeney Todd' by Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim.
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Extends 'Lady' For Two Additional Weeks
by Faetra Petillo
- Sep 17, 2008
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (David Van Asselt, Artistic Director and Sandra Coudert, Managing Director) has announced a two-week extension (through October 11) of Lady, the provocative new play by Craig Wright (The Pavilion). Directed by Dexter Bullard (Bug), the critically acclaimed production is being produced in association with Barrow Street Theatre. Performances began Thursday, August 28th, 2008. Opening night was Monday, September 8th at 7pm. The show will run now run through Saturday, October 11, 2008.
Yale Repertory Theater Presents a Reading of 'Grenadine'
by Kristin Allard
- Sep 13, 2008
Yale Repertory Theater (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) will present a reading of the 2008 winner of the Yale Drama Series, 'Grenadine' by Neil Wechsler, directed by Yale Rep Resident Director Evan Yionoulis, on Monday, September 15 at 7:30PM at the New Theater, located at 1156 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut. The cast features Brennan Brown, MacIntyre Dixon, Adam LeFevre, David Matranga, Anne O'Sullivan, Michael Rudko, William Youmans, and Marnye Young.
'Kansas City Or Along The Way' To Play at Access Theater Starting 9/10
by Faetra Petillo
- Sep 3, 2008
Set in Southern Ohio during the Great Depression, a chance encounter between a guitar-strumming hobo and a woman left at the altar changes the course of both of their lives forever. Featuring powerful monologues set against a Woody Guthrie-inspired folk music soundtrack, KANSAS CITY OR ALONG THE WAY is about struggling to find a life worth living and how to find beauty in the challenges life throws you.
Tony Nominee Barbara Walsh Stars in NYMF's 'About Face'
by Faetra Petillo
- Aug 29, 2008
Barbara Walsh, celebrated Tony and Drama Desk award nominated actress in such Broadway musicals as the 2007 revival of COMPANY, FALSETTOS, BIG, HAIRSPRAY, BLOOD BROTHERS, NINE AND ROCK AND ROLL: THE FIRST 5,000 YEARS, as well as television's 'One Life To Live' and 'Law and Order,' will star as Beatrice Stanton in the New York Musical Theatre Festival's production of ABOUT FACE.
Fringe: Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell: The Girls Who Just Watch
by Duncan Pflaster
- Aug 12, 2008
On an island in hell, Andromeda, Cleopatra, Heloise, Queen Victoria, and Joan of Arc all sit and wait, unchanging. And then comes erotica writer Anaïs Nin to turn their afterlives upside down, in David Stallings' fascinating play Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell, part of the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival.
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Opens 14th Season With Wright
by Faetra Petillo
- Aug 4, 2008
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (David Van Asselt, Artistic Director and Sandra Coudert, Managing Director) begins its 14th anniversary season with the New York Premiere of Lady, a provocative new play by Craig Wright (The Pavilion), directed by Dexter Bullard (Bug). The production will be produced in association with Barrow Street Theatre. Performances begin Thursday, August 28th, 2008.
Craig Wright To Be Part of Rattlestick Season
by Faetra Petillo
- Jul 31, 2008
Rattlestick is proud to announce the 2008/09 Season!
This season will see four new plays, beginning with the return of Rattlestick alum Craig Wright and his new play Lady, which will be directed by Dexter Bullard (Tracey Letts' BUG).
Yeston/Kopit 'Phantom' Makes a Lovely, Puzzling Production
by Paul W. Thompson
- Jul 20, 2008
Veteran Chicago theatergoers will recall the long-running production of the musical called simply 'Phantom,' at the now-razed Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in southwest suburban Summit, Illinois. The show, written in the 1980s by composer/lyricist Maury Yeston and bookwriter Arthur Kopit as a follow-up to their Tony-winning musical 'Nine,'...
'Kansas City Or Along The Way' To Be Presented At Fringe
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 12, 2008
Set in Southern Ohio during the Great Depression, a chance encounter alters the course of Joseph and Louise's lives forever. Featuring powerful monologues set against a Woody Guthrie-inspired folk music soundtrack, KANSAS CITY OR ALONG THE WAY is about struggling to find a life worth living and how to find beauty in the challenges life throws you.
Lark Announces Samuel D. Hunter is New PONY Fellow
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 9, 2008
After a successful inaugural year of the Playwrights of New York (PONY) Fellowship, the Lark Play Development Center is proud to announce that playwright Samuel D. Hunter will be the 2008-09 PONY Fellow. He will succeed Carson Kreitzer on October 1, 2008.
'A Thousand Variations' To Be Presented At Midtown Festival
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 23, 2008
Memories are fragile, powerful and poignant. They recall promises from earlier times, hold the specter of wounds left unhealed, and have the ability to direct the course of one's life, as shown in Stacey Lane's comedy-drama A THOUSAND VARIATIONS ON A LIE TOLD ONCE. Directed by Brad Fryman and presented by the Oberon Theatre Ensemble, A THOUSAND VARIATIONS will begin performances on July 19th at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, located at 312 West 36th Street, as part of the Ninth Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival.
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