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Date of Death: August 14, 1956 (58)

Birth Place: Augsburg, GERMANY

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Final Week of Performances Begin for The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 7, 2011


Tony Kushner's THE INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL'S GUIDE TO CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM WITH A KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES presented by The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Interim Executive Director Joey Parnes) and Signature Theatre Company (Founding Artistic Director James Houghton; Executive Director Erika Mallin) in association with the Guthrie Theater (Joe Dowling, Director) will begin its final week of performances on Tuesday, June 7.

Upcoming MTI Shows for Japan - 6/05
by BWW - Jun 5, 2011


Upcoming MTI Shows - 6/05 for Tokyo

Theater at the Tank And warner|shaw Present Six Seeds June 2-11
by BWW News Desk - Jun 2, 2011


GREEK MYTH AS GROUP THERAPY KIDNAPPED GIRL SPEAKS OUT- Classic story of Persephone reexamined at The Tank 354 W. 45th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend
by - May 29, 2011


Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, May 29, 2011 - Sunday, May 29, 2011.

Upcoming MTI Shows for Japan - 5/29
by BWW - May 29, 2011


Upcoming MTI Shows - 5/29 for Tokyo

Old Globe Announces Classical Fellowship for Directors of Color
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2011


Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced The Old Globe's Classical Fellowship for Directors of Color in partnership with The Drama League Directors Project.

TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - George C. Wolfe on Why THE NORMAL HEART Touches His Heart
by Broadway Beat - May 29, 2011


The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to speak with all of the proud nominees. In anticipation of Tony night on June 12, 2011, BroadwayWorld will be bringing you new clips of the stars in conversation each week so be sure to check back! Below, we bring you George C. Wolfe, Best Director of a Play nominee for The Normal Heart. Wolfe gained national recognition with his 1991 musical Jelly's Last Jam, a musical about the life of jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton; after a Los Angeles opening, the play moved to Broadway, where it received 11 Tony nominations and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical. Two years later, Wolfe famously directed Tony Kushner's Angels in America: Millennium Approaches to great critical acclaim, as well as a Tony award. Wolfe also directed the world premiere of the second part of Angels, Perestroika, the following year. Wolfe served as artistic director and producer of the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater from 1993-2004. During his tenure, he created the musical Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk, which won him a second Tony Award for direction. Additional credits include Tony Kushner's Caroline, or Change, The Wild Party, Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer Prize-winning play Topdog/Underdog,and a new translation of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, and Austin Pendleton.

ACT Commissions HOMEFRONT For Young Actors
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 24, 2011


The A.C.T. Young Conservatory (YC) and Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Program present the world premiere production of Homefront, with book by Young Conservatory Director Craig Slaight, music and lyrics by Creighton Irons, and direction by Domenique Lozano.

BAM Announces 2011 Next Wave Festival 9/21-12/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 24, 2011


Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) announces 2011 Next Wave Festival-featuring seventeen music, dance, and theater engagements from Sep 21-Dec 18

Upcoming MTI Shows for Japan - 5/22
by BWW - May 22, 2011


Upcoming MTI Shows - 5/22 for Tokyo

City Show (a Lexington Ensemble Co) Presents Rogues Amidst the Fatherland, Closes 5/22
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2011


City Show (a Lexington Ensemble Company) Presents Rogues Amidst the Fatherland

Theatre in a VAN! Presents Mrs. Perfect! June 10-July 1
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 16, 2011


In Mrs. Perfect! A 10-Minute Episodic Rock Musical in a Van! Episode One: "The Unexpected Visit of Evil!," an ex -super heroine disgraced from her "indie" superhero community, finds herself drawn back into the "Super Game" by her old arch lady villains to fight a new common enemy: her ex and only love, Mr. Perfect.

SPOTLIGHT ON THE 2011 TONY AWARDS: DAY 4 - You're In Urinetown
by Robert Diamond - May 16, 2011


As a super-special Spring extension of BroadwayWorld's SOUND OFF column, every day until the Tony Awards on June 12 we will be presenting a spectacular new entry in the SPOTLIGHT ON THE 2011 TONY AWARDS series featuring a particularly entertaining, interesting, relevant and exciting Tony Awards-related clip from the last sixty-three years of the ceremonies (and subsequent seasons on Broadway) with a rundown and commentary on the sights, sounds and showmanship on display in each carefully chosen selection - all, of course, coming in anticipation of Broadway's biggest night, which will be broadcast on CBS this year, as always. Once again this year, BroadwayWorld is the official home of the 2011 Tony Awards and we will also be featuring exclusive interviews, articles, photos, video content, interactive features and more in the coming days and weeks leading up to the event so be sure to check back daily for your theatre fix!

Upcoming MTI Shows for Japan - 5/15
by BWW - May 15, 2011


Upcoming MTI Shows - 5/15 for Tokyo

Photo Flash: A Glimpse at Arena Stage's RUINED!
by Kelsey Denette - May 12, 2011


Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater produces the first in-the-round staging of Ruined, the 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner for drama by Arena Stage Project Resident Lynn Nottage and directed by Resident Playwright Charles Randolph-Wright (Director of Arena Stage's Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies).

Patti LuPone Opens THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS at New York City Ballet Tonight!
by Jessica Lewis - May 11, 2011


New York City Ballet premieres a new production of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's The Seven Deadly Sins highlighted by the NYCB debut of acclaimed stage and screen star Patti LuPone.

Patti LuPone debuts in The Seven Deadly Sins at New York City Ballet
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2011


New York City Ballet premieres a new production of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's The Seven Deadly Sins highlighted by the NYCB debut of acclaimed stage and screen star Patti LuPone.

Theater at the Tank And warner|shaw Present Six Seeds June 2-11
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 10, 2011


GREEK MYTH AS GROUP THERAPY KIDNAPPED GIRL SPEAKS OUT- Classic story of Persephone reexamined at The Tank 354 W. 45th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)

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