TOO MUCH MEMORY Sells Out Entire Run Thru 12/22 Closing
by Eddie Varley
- Dec 16, 2008
Following rave reviews Too Much Memory, written by Keith Reddin and Meg Gibson, and directed by Ms. Gibson, has sold out its run through its closing on Monday, December 22, at the Fourth Street Theatre, 83 East 4th Street. The Rising Phoenix Repertory and Piece by Piece production opened Tuesday, December 9, to rave reviews as part of New York Theatre Workshop's Jonathan Larson Lab. All performances are sold out. Those wishing to be put on a waiting should arrive at the theatre 45 minutes prior to curtain.
TOO MUCH MEMORY Begins Performances Tonight 12/2
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 9, 2008
Too Much Memory, written by Keith Reddin and Meg Gibson, and directed by Ms. Gibson, begins performances tonight at 8:30pm at Fourth Street Theatre, 83 East 4th Street. The Rising Phoenix Repertory and Piece by Piece production is set to open Tuesday, December 9, at 8:30pm. Too Much Memory is a project of New York Theatre Workshop's Jonathan Larson Lab.
TOO MUCH MEMORY Begins Performances Tonight 12/2
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Dec 2, 2008
Too Much Memory, written by Keith Reddin and Meg Gibson, and directed by Ms. Gibson, begins performances tonight at 8:30pm at Fourth Street Theatre, 83 East 4th Street. The Rising Phoenix Repertory and Piece by Piece production is set to open Tuesday, December 9, at 8:30pm. Too Much Memory is a project of New York Theatre Workshop's Jonathan Larson Lab.
Triangle Club's Homage To Edgar Allan Poe 'STARK RAVEN MAD'
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 15, 2008
Princeton's famed Triangle Club will pay homage to the American Master of the Macabre, poet and author Edgar Allan Poe, to mark the occasion of his 200th birthday, with its newest show Stark Raven Mad! Presented on the Matthews stage of McCarter Theatre, performances will be held on Friday and Saturday, November 14 and 15 at 8 pm.
Rising Phoenix Rep Remounts Fringe Hit TOO MUCH MEMORY
by Faetra Petillo
- Nov 8, 2008
Rising Phoenix Repertory has been joined by Piece by Piece Productions to remount the world premiere of Too Much Memory, written by Keith Reddin and Meg Gibson, and directed by Ms. Gibson, beginning Tuesday, December 2, at 8:30pm at Fourth Street Theatre, 83 East 4th Street.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Transfers to the Apollo Theater 10/31
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 31, 2008
Due to popular demand, the critically hailed MILLION DOLLAR will move to the Apollo Theater (2540 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago), immediately following the conclusion of its limited engagement at the Goodman's Owen Theatre. Performances in the Owen continue through Oct. 26. Preview performances at the Apollo Theater begin Friday, Oct. 31, with the official opening scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 PM. Tickets for the Apollo run are currently on sale through January 4, 2009.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Transfers to the Apollo Theater 10/31
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 14, 2008
Due to popular demand, the critically hailed MILLION DOLLAR will move to the Apollo Theater (2540 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago), immediately following the conclusion of its limited engagement at the Goodman's Owen Theatre. Performances in the Owen continue through Oct. 26. Preview performances at the Apollo Theater begin Friday, Oct. 31, with the official opening scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 PM. Tickets for the Apollo run are currently on sale through January 4, 2009.
London Calling with Champaign Charlie: September 25th, 2008
by Charlie Salem
- Sep 26, 2008
Reality is really IS biting here as the damp summer comes to as close! The theme this week is very much US based as key shows pick on two decades of Americana when politics really comes to the fore. I'm not giving away who yours truly will be toasting on election night - that's between me and my cat 'Carmichael' Meanwhile scribes and theatres on both sides of the pond have been busy. So much so that whatever hits US stages - the boards of UK stages we over here get a tantalising taste of 'Americana' from top to bottom, literally!
Prospect Theater Co's 10th Anniversary Concert Announced
by Kristin Allard
- Sep 19, 2008
Prospect Theater Company's 10th anniversary concert will be held Sept. 21 at Off-Broadway's 37 Arts. Falsettos' Stephen Bogardus will host the 9 PM concert, which will boast the talents of David Abeles, Jim Bauer, Jennifer Blood, Matt Cavenaugh, Gavin Creel, Jennifer Damiano, Malcolm Gets, Piper Goodeve, Adam Jacobs, Jose Llana, Jeff McCarthy, Meghan McGeary, Mark Mozingo, Brian Munn and Liz Power as well as members of the cast of the upcoming Prospect production of Illyria: Dan Sharkey, Ryan Dietz, Jim Poulos and Tina Stafford. 37 Arts is located in Manhattan at 450 West 37th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues. Tickets, priced $25, can be purchased by calling (212) 352-3101 or by visiting www.nymf.org.
'Sound and the Fury' Extends at NYTW
by BWW News Desk
- May 8, 2008
New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) announced that due to critical acclaim and sold-out houses 'The Sound and The Fury (April Seventh, 1928'), will extend its run through Sunday, June 1, at NYTW.
NY Theatre Workshop Announces Faulkner's 'Sound'
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 21, 2008
New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Acting Managing Director Fred Walker have announced that The Sound and The Fury (April Seventh, 1928), based on part one of the novel by William Faulkner, created by Elevator Repair Service (ERS), and directed by John Collins, will begin performances Tuesday, April 15, at NYTW, 79 East 4th Street, between Second Avenue and Bowery. Opening night is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00pm. The production will run through May 18.
'27 Rue de Fleurus' Extends Until 4/13
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 20, 2008
Heavy ticket demand has prompted Urban Stages to extend its hilarious drawing room musical,
27 Rue de Fleurus, for two weeks through Sunday, April 13th. Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein are
delighting audiences with wit and one-up(wo)manship in repartee and song as they confront each other about
love, marriage, jealousy, genius and other delicious topics... Add into the salon Pablo Picasso, F. Scott
Fitzgerald, Mabel Dodge, Sylvia Beach and the smashing Jean Harlow, and you have a highly memorable and
amusing night of theatre.
Unlike most of the stage works about Gertrude and Alice, 27 RUE DE FLEURUS is told from Alice's point of view
as 'her muse.' When Gertrude becomes embarrassed by Alice's revealing tell-all, she attempts to hijack the
play as only the author of such lines as 'sugar is not a vegetable' can. But Alice has secrets to share with
the audience that silence the famously verbose Gertrude. Quelle surprise!
Critical reviews have praised Frances Hill's 'smart direction,' the 'strong performances' of the cast (New
York Times), as well as 'luscious' costumes by Carrie Robbins (Variety). Curtain Up says, ' Add this small
charmer to this season's cornucopia of off-beat new musicals,' and Theatermania declared, 'Director Frances
Hill's production has a zest that matches the unbridled creativity of the creators, unfolding on a handsome
scenic design from Roman Tatarowicz, who's created a surreal white salon with skewed walls that's backed by a
series of overlapping frames into which Alex Koch's collage-like video is projected. It's the perfect canvas
for this haphazard look into Toklas and Stein's world.' The critically acclaimed cast includes Cheryl Stern as
Alice, Barbara Rosenblat as Gertrude, and Sarah Chalfy, Susan Haefner and Emily Zacharias in various celebrity
parts. John Bell is Musical Director.
ARTSHOW. During the run of the show, photographs and other artworks from the Gertrude and Alice collection of
San Francisco collector Hans Gallas are on display in the theater lobby. Gallas coordinated events around the
world last year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the meeting of Gertrude and Alice on Alice's first day
in Paris. Works exhibited include original Carl Van Vechten photographs, wood-block prints, caricatures, and
mixed media pieces created by artists from around the world. Gertrude and Alice have been the subjects of
visual artists from the beginning of the 20th century and continue to inspire artists in all media.
Urban Stages produces new plays with themes that reflect our diverse society. Their most recent productions
were the critically acclaimed Oxford Roof Climbers Rebellion by Stephen Massicotte, Marion Bridge by Daniel
MacIvor, the Pulitzer Prize finalist Bulrusher by Eisa Davis and Apostasy by Gino DiIorio.
Since 1983, director Frances Hill has overseen more than 600 staged readings and workshops, plus over 75
productions of new work for the stage. Recent directing credits include Jim Lehrer's Chili Queen (Urban Stages
and The Kennedy Center), John C. Picardi's Seven Rabbits on a Pole and The Sweepers (Urban Stages and Capital
Rep), Comfort Women by Chungmi Kim and last season's Apostasy by Gino DiIorio. As Artistic Director of Urban
Stages, she has moved two plays to commercial off-Broadway runs: Minor Demons and Men on the Verge of a
His-Panic Breakdown, which won an Outer Critics Circle Award.
SCHEDULE for 27 RUE DE FLEURUS: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8PM, with Saturday and Sunday matinees at
3PM. Tickets are $40.00; all Wednesday performances are specially priced at $25. Tickets may be purchased by
calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444, or online at www.urbanstages.org. There will be talkbacks every Wednesday
and Saturday night, check www.urbanstages.org for schedule of speakers.
27 RUE DE FLEURUS
A New Musical; Book and lyrics by Ted Sod, music and lyrics by Lisa Koch; Directed by Frances Hill
At Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street (between 7th and 8th avenues)
Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8PM, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3PM.
TICKETS: $40; College and High School Students, $15; Half-Price Wednesdays: All seats $25.00
EXTENDED! NOW THROUGH APRIL 13th
Call 212-868-4444, or order online at www.urbanstages.org
Urban Stages Announces Season Closer '27 Rue de Fleurus'
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 4, 2008
Urban Stages is pleased to announce the final production of their 2007/2008 season: 27 Rue de Fleurus, a new musical derived from the imagination of Alice B. Toklas. Alice tries to set the record straight about being Gertrude Stein's 'wife' for nearly 40 years. 27 Rue de Fleurus will be directed by Urban Stages Artistic Director Frances Hill. Performances will be at 259 West 30th Street (between 7th and 8th). Previews will begin on Saturday, March 1st with the opening date scheduled for Thursday, March 6th and will run through Sunday, April 6th.
Galati & Murakami Shake Berkeley Rep with 'after the quake'
by Eugene Lovendusky
- Oct 7, 2007
This October, Berkeley is the epicenter of Bay Area drama when Tony Award-winning director Frank Galati brings after the quake to Berkeley Repertory Theatre; performed on the Thrust Stage beginning previews October 12, opening October 17 and runs through November 25.
New Musical 'Ain't We Got Fun' in York Theatre Reading 9/17
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 11, 2007
A public reading of Ain't We Got Fun will be held September 17 at 7:30 PM. The new musical written by Jack Wrangler is based on three short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald and features the music of Richard Whiting.
Musical on Toklas & Stein Among '07/8 Urban Stages Shows
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 31, 2007
Urban Stages has announced the schedule for their upcoming season, which will include two world premieres and one New York premiere at their space on 259 West 30th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.
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