James Lapine News

Upcoming MTI Shows - 7/31 for Milan

The MacDowell Colony, one of the nation's leading artist residency programs, will present its 52nd Edward MacDowell Medal to renowned playwright Edward Albee on Sunday, August 14th. Since 1960, The MacDowell Medal has been awarded annually to an individual artist who has made an outstanding contribution to his/her field. The award is rotated among the seven artistic disciplines practiced at MacDowell; this will be the third time the Medal has been awarded to a playwright. Albee joins an impressive list of past Medal recipients, including playwrights Thornton Wilder (1960) and Lillian Hellman (1976), visual artist Georgia O'Keeffe (1972), composer Leonard Bernstein (1987), architect I.M. Pei (1998), filmmaker Stan Brakhage (1989), interdisciplinary artist Merce Cunningham (2003), and writer Alice Munro (2006).

Upcoming MTI Shows - 7/24 for Warsaw

Upcoming MTI Shows - 7/24 for Milan

Upcoming MTI Shows - 7/24 for Montreal

Upcoming MTI Shows - 7/24 for Toronto

According to published reports, Tony-nominated actor Tom Aldredge passed away from lymphoma today, July 22 in Tampa, Florida. He was 83 years old.

The Boiler Room Theatre (BRT), Williamson County's original and longest-running professional theatre company, continues its 11th season with the recent Tony Award-winning Broadway musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee opening August 12

Lifeline Theatre artistic director Dorothy Milne and festival curator, former Live Bait Theater artistic director Sharon Evans, are pleased to announce the 15th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, produced by Lifeline Theatre, July 21-August 7.

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The casting team for the new Broadway production of ANNIE will hold an open call in Omaha for girls ages 6-12 to audition for the roles of Annie and the orphans. This is a rare opportunity to audition for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to perform on Broadway. The production, directed by Tony Award®-winner James Lapine, will open on Broadway in the Fall of 2012. Girls of all types and ethnicities, who are great singers, dancers and actresses, are encouraged to audition. If you have a passion for musical theater or aspire to be Broadway star, come to the open call at the Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102. Auditions will take place on Sunday, July 17 from 3 PM until 7 PM and on Monday, July 18 from 9 AM to 1 PM.

Upcoming MTI Shows - 7/17 for Warsaw

Upcoming MTI Shows - 7/17 for Milan

Upcoming MTI Shows - 7/17 for Montreal

Upcoming MTI Shows - 7/17 for Toronto

Omaha Performing Arts will host an open casting call on Sunday, July 17 and Monday, July 18 for girls ages 6-12 to audition for the roles of Annie and the orphans for the new Broadway production of ANNIE. The production, directed by Tony Award®-winner James Lapine, will open in fall 2012 in New York City.

A hilarious tale of six adolescent overachievers' angst vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime!

Telsey and Co., casting office for the new Broadway production of ANNIE, will hold an open call in Los Angeles on Friday, July 15, for girls ages 6-12 to audition for the roles of Annie and the orphans. The production, directed by Tony Award-winner James Lapine, will open in fall 2012 at a Nederlander theatre to be announced.

As the resident performing arts companies in the Broadway Theatre Center gear up for their dynamic seasons, they invite Milwaukee to visit their home, wander through and learn about their facilities, grab a drink in their bar, and get a sneak peek of the performing arts season soon to come.