Ben Rovner News

Crown City Theatre announces its new season featuring DANGEROUS CORNER by J.B. Priestley Sept. 27th, 2012, COMPANY by George Furth and Stephen Sondheim Feb. 14th, 2013, and THE FOREIGNER by Larry Shue May 23rd, 2013. Also, keep a look out for their surprise Christmas show to be announced in October(Dates and shows subject to change.)

The time: 1661. The place: London, England. It was illegal for women to perform onstage in any capacity. Women's roles were played by male actors, and there was no one more illustrious than Edward Kynaston (Ben Rovner), whose atypical livelihood came to an abrupt standstill. This is told via a splendid theatrical style of the period in Jeffrey Hatcher's superbly written Compleat Female Stage Beauty, currently receiving an outstanding production at Crown City Theatre.

Crown City Theatre presents Jeffrey Hatchers' Compleat Female STAGE BEAUTY. The official press opening is tonight, May 31. The show runs through July 1.

Crown City Theatre presents Jeffrey Hatchers' Compleat Female STAGE BEAUTY. Previews begin May 25, with an official press opening of May 31. The show runs through July 1.

Fun, fun, fun! Think the zaniness of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest and Brandon Thomas' Charlie's Aunt and then those crazy American stage musical parodies like Little Mary Sunshine and The Boy Friend, and you've nailed the nonstop comical antics of I'm Just Wild About Harry adapted by Gary Lamb and William A. Reilly at Crown City Theatre in NoHo. With slick direction from Joanne McGee and a super energetic cast, this musical is the perfect summer concoction.

One thing certain about writer David Ives is his ability to compose short plays with an unparalleled quirky style that is at once entertaining and reflective. All in the Timing, now onstage @ Crown City Theatre in NoHo, is composed of six one-acts, the first three light and frivolously frothy, the second three of a more artful and philosophical nature. As the title implies, each playlet requires expert concentration and delivery on the part of the actors. The cast is most decidedly up to it, and direction from both William A. Reilly and Ben Rovner is top of the hill, making the evening a definite crowd pleaser.

One thing certain about writer David Ives is his ability to compose short plays with an unparalleled quirky style that is at once entertaining and reflective. All in the Timing, now onstage @ Crown City Theatre in NoHo, is composed of six one-acts, the first three light and frivolously frothy, the second three of a more artful and philosophical nature. As the title implies, each playlet requires expert concentration and delivery on the part of the actors. The cast is most decidedly up to it, and direction from both William A. Reilly and Ben Rovner is top of the hill, making the evening a definite crowd pleaser.

CCTC Announces their revival of 'A Chicago Christmas Carol.' In this retelling of the Christmas classic we find Scrooge in the cold mean streets of an early 20th century Chicago.

CCTC Announces their revival of 'A Chicago Christmas Carol.' In this retelling of the Christmas classic we find Scrooge in the cold mean streets of an early 20th century Chicago. Press Opening November 19th with a gala to follow. Runs Thursday thru Saturday nights at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Runs until December 19th.

CCTC Announces their revival of 'A Chicago Christmas Carol.' In this retelling of the Christmas classic we find Scrooge in the cold mean streets of an early 20th century Chicago. Press Opening November 19th with a gala to follow. Runs Thursday thru Saturday nights at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Runs until December 19th.

CCTC Announces their revival of 'A Chicago Christmas Carol.' In this retelling of the Christmas classic we find Scrooge in the cold mean streets of an early 20th century Chicago.

CCTC Announces their revival of 'A Chicago Christmas Carol.' In this retelling of the Christmas classic we find Scrooge in the cold mean streets of an early 20th century Chicago.

CCTC Announces their revival of 'A Chicago Christmas Carol.' In this retelling of the Christmas classic we find Scrooge in the cold mean streets of an early 20th century Chicago.

CCTC Announces their revival of 'A Chicago Christmas Carol.' In this retelling of the Christmas classic we find Scrooge in the cold mean streets of an early 20th century Chicago. Press Opening November 19th with a gala to follow. Runs Thursday thru Saturday nights at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Runs until December 19th.

Boys' Life, by Howard Korder opens this Thursday, August 5th at Crown City Theatre Company. Boy's Life is a Pulitzer Prize nominated show that opened on Broadway in 1988. The production will close on September 12.

Pre-millenium American dreams got quickly dashed on 9/11/01, but even long before that, back to before the 80s when Howard Korder wrote Boys' Life, hopes/dreams never really sustained teenagers or college-age youth. There has always been confusion about identity - what constitutes happiness as a man and as a woman, and young men, in particular, have sought the escape hatch so as not to confront the issue of growing up. Korder really digs into the pysche of three guys who have been lifelong friends in this play which is given a superlative representation at Crown City Theatre.

Boys' Life, by Howard Korder opens this Thursday, August 5th at Crown City Theatre Company. Running every Thursday and Sunday evening at 8 p.m., Boy's Life is a Pulitzer Prize nominated show that opened on Broadway in 1988.

Crown City Theatre Company announces their next show, 'Boys' Life', by Howard Korder opening August 5th. This Pulitzer Prize nominated show opened on Broadway in 1988.

Boys' Life, by Howard Korder opens this Thursday, August 5th at Crown City Theatre Company. Running every Thursday and Sunday evening at 8 p.m., Boy's Life is a Pulitzer Prize nominated show that opened on Broadway in 1988.