Ed Matthews News

Ladykillers, now being performed at Centenary Stage Company, is an intriguing, exciting madcap comedy that entertains from the first minute the actors step on stage to the last scene. 

'The Sunshine Boys' by Neil Simon is now being performed by the Centenary Stage Company through March 1. Directed by Keith Baker, it features a marvelous cast. Whether you've seen this gem of a comedy before, or it's your very first time, you'll find that the production excels in every respect.

Edward R. Matthews, CEO of ADAPT Community Network, announced today that Jill Flint will host the upcoming ADAPT Santa Project Casino Night benefiting the Children's Programs of ADAPT Community Network on December 3rd at the Down Town Association in New York City.

Senior Illustrator and Production Designer Ed Verreaux, Scenic Artist Jim Fiorito and Set Designer and Art Director William F. Matthews join Oscar-nominated Production Designer Jeannine Oppewall as recipients of the Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) Lifetime Achievement Award. They will be honored at the 23rdAnnual ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards, themed “Production Design: Landscape of the Imagination,” at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown in the Wilshire Grand Ballroom on Saturday, February 2, 2019.

The timing is perfect. In this Halloween season of chills and thrills, Centenary Stage Company is presenting an exceptional production of Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror story, Dracula, adapted and directed by Charles Morey.

A potent and theatrical adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic horror novel that is strongly faithful to the original, Centenary Stage Company opens the 2018 - 19 mainstage theatrical season with Bram Stoker's Dracula adapted and directed by Charles Morey.

On Saturday, May 6th, McCarter Theatre Center will host its 40th annual Gala Benefit, which supports McCarter's many ongoing artistic and educational missions here in Princeton and around the region. This year's gala, A Night in Old Havana, will be an evening of American jazz, Old Havana flare, fine food, live and silent auctions, and dancing.

There are three new events being unveiled at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center Thursday evening: Lit Live, a new local production company, And Lightning Struck, a new play written by the eminent local actor and producer Robert Weibezahl, and a new director, 21-year-old Austin Robert Miller. The show plays for only four performances this weekend. We spoke with Weibezahl and Miller about their new creation, a play about creation itself, the subject being the story behind the writing of one of the most famous novels in English literature, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Following four sold out performances at Theatre Royal Stratford East and Greenwich Dance in 2015, Our Mighty Groove will stop at the Platform Theatre, Kings Cross this weekend (October 15) as part of its 2016 national tour.

Ed Asner, Dakin Matthews and Kristen Vangsness are among the celebrities who will be in attendance at a street party scheduled to take place on Sunday, Oct. 18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at NoHo Plaza in North Hollywood.

Centenary Stage Company has announced the cast of Mary Chase's Pulitzer Prize winning comedy, Harvey, running October 3rd through the 19th in the Sitnik Theater located in the David and Carol Lackland Center on the campus of Centenary College.