Five Lesbian Brothers News

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Patrick Willingham) will present the world premiere of THE TOTAL BENT, with book and lyrics by Stew and music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, beginning on Tuesday, February 14.

The Public Theater announced new February dates today for THE TOTAL BENT by Stew and Heidi Rodewald and directed by Joanna Settle. The shift in dates for this Public Lab production is due to an unforeseen construction-related delay that prevented the show from getting into the theater on the scheduled start date. The Public Theater's building renovation has been underway since fall 2008 and is expected to be completed on time this summer.

The Public Theater will continue the 2011-2012 Public Forum season in February with a night of conversation and songs featuring Stew, Heidi Rodewald and Michael Cerveris. This Public Forum event will coincide with the new musical, The Total Bent, premiering in February as part of the Public Lab series. This intimate evening featuring three great singer-songwriters will take place on Monday, February 27 at 9:30 p.m. at Joe's Pub. Member tickets, priced at $15, are on sale now. Single tickets, priced at $20, go on sale Thursday, January 26.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Patrick Willingham) will present the world premiere of THE TOTAL BENT, with book and lyrics by Stew and music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, beginning on Tuesday, February 14.

Project: Theater will present the World Premiere of a modern cyber-thriller MANGELLA.

Project: Theater is set to present the World Premiere of a modern cyber-thriller MANGELLA. Written by Ken Ferrigni and directed by Joe Jung, MANGELLA begins performances tonight for a limited engagement through Sunday, October 23.

Project: Theater presents the World Premiere of a modern cyber-thriller MANGELLA.

Project: Theater is set to present the World Premiere of a modern cyber-thriller MANGELLA. Written by Ken Ferrigni and directed by Joe Jung, MANGELLA begins performances on Thursday, October 6 for a limited engagement through Sunday, October 23.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Interim Executive Director Joey Parnes) announces casting for the second week of the popular reading series, NEW WORK NOW!, running thru Sunday, September 18 in The Public's Martinson Theater (425 Lafayette Street). Casting for the free readings includes Donald Moffat, Richard Thomas, Michael Cristofer, Veanne Cox, Peter Francis James, Bill Heck, and S. Epatha Merkerson. All readings are free and open to the public and may be reserved by contacting the box office at (212) 967-7555.

Project: Theater will present the World Premiere of a modern cyber-thriller MANGELLA.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Interim Executive Director Joey Parnes) starts the 2011-2012 season with the return of NEW WORK NOW!, the popular reading series that allows audiences an opportunity to experience new work by a diverse selection of established and emerging theater artists.

Playwright and artistic director of Rising Phoenix Rep Daniel Talbott has been named a finalist in the drama category for the 2011 Lambda Literary Awards, which were announced March 16th.

The Bushwick Starr and performance group, Half Straddle, are proud to present a new piece, In The Pony Palace/FOOTBALL.

The Bushwick Starr and performance group, Half Straddle, are proud to present a new piece, In The Pony Palace/FOOTBALL.

The Bushwick Starr and performance group, Half Straddle, are proud to present a new piece, In The Pony Palace/FOOTBALL.

The Bushwick Starr and performance group, Half Straddle, are proud to present a new piece, In The Pony Palace/FOOTBALL.

The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced 10 Finalists for its prestigious playwriting award, now celebrating it's thirty-third year. The Houston-based Prize received the 2010 Theatre Communications Group's National Funder Award. The annual honor goes to a company, foundation or other entity for 'leadership and sustained national support of theater in America.'

Burning Coal Theatre Company, a small professional theatre based in Raleigh, North Carolina announces its upcoming production of the world premiere of Blue, by Raleigh playwright Kelly Doyle, directed by Mark Sutch. The production will close on January 30, 2011 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh.