James Lecesne News

AFTER THE STORM, a doc competition film at the LA Film Fest that focuses on a group of displaced teens in post-Katrina New Orleans as they audition and rehearse for a production of 'Once On This Island', the hurricane-themed hit Broadway musical.

2009 Tony Award nominee Hallie Foote (Dividing the Estate) will be featured in the cast of THE ORPHANS' HOME CYCLE, the nine-play three part theatrical event by her late father, the Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award winning playwright Horton Foote, which will be co-produced in the 2009-2010 season by Hartford Stage (Michael Wilson, Artistic Director; Michael Stotts, Managing Director) and Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director).

THE ORPHANS' HOME CYCLE, a world premiere production of nine plays by Horton Foote that have been newly adapted by the Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award-winning playwright into a three-part theatrical event, will be co-produced in the 2009-2010 season by Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) and Hartford Stage (Michael Wilson, Artistic Director; Michael Stotts, Managing Director). The productions will be directed by Michael Wilson and performed at Hartford Stage from August 27, 2009 to October 17, 2009 and at Signature Theatre Company, from October 29, 2009 to April 11, 2010. Each part of the three part cycle will be staged individually as well as in repertory and one-day marathons. Audiences may choose to see the individual parts or the entire trilogy. THE ORPHANS' HOME CYCLE encompasses nine newly adapted plays by Mr. Foote, together for the first time. Mr. Foote, 92, is actively adapting each of the full-length plays, some previously produced and others never before seen, into one epic cycle.

Michael McKean, Raul Esparza, and Ian McShane are all scheduled to appear at Borders Columbus Circle in the Time Warner Center on Friday at 5:30PM.

The Trevor Project's 'Harmony, Heart & Humor' summer gala event took place on June 25th with presentations of The Trevor Hero Award to Nathan Lane and The Trevor Commitment Award to Bravo

On Monday, June 18, 2007, After the Storm - a non-profit film and theatre project that uses the power of art to raise and distribute money, increase awareness and revitalize the lives of children in the New Orleans community - will present two performances of a very special production of the award-winning musical Once On This Island.

On Monday, June 18, 2007, After the Storm - a non-profit film and theatre project that uses the power of art to raise and distribute money, increase awareness and revitalize the lives of children in the New Orleans community - will present two performances of a very special production of the award-winning musical Once On This Island.

The Connecticut Critics Circle Awards - selected by Connecticut-based theatre critics - have been announced. A ceremony will be held at East Haddam's Goodspeed on Monday, June 4th

After The Storm is to perform 'Once on this Island' to benefit the children of New Orleans.

On December 11th, musical theater students and alumni from NYU's CAP 21 joined Academy Award-winner James Lecesne, Randy Redd, Alex De Castro (from Broadway's The Lion King) and special guests Stephen Flaherty, Bryan Batt, Gerry McIntyre, singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik and cast members from the new hit Broadway musical Spring Awakening, to present 'Coming Together,' an evening of song to benefit After the Storm at the Renee Weiler Concert Hall at Greenwich House Music School

Musical theater students and alumni from NYU's Cap 21 will join James Lecesne, Randy Redd, Alex De Castro (from Broadway's The Lion King) and special guests composer Stephen Flaherty, singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik and cast members from the new Broadway musical Spring Awakening, to present 'Coming Together,' an evening of song to benefit After the Storm at the Renee Weiler Concert Hall at Greenwich House Music School on Monday, December 11th at 8PM

Spring Awakening, the hit Off-Broadway rock musical by Duncan Shiek and Steven Sater, will hold a series of talkbacks beginning July 22nd

Cynthia Nixon, Christine Ebersole, Tony Kushner and more took part in the Trevor Project's 'A Totally Funny Whatever' on June 22nd

The Trevor Project honored Tony Kushner in their May 20th benefit, A Totally Funny Whatever 5.

A portion of proceeds from La Cage on 3/30 benefited The Trevor Project and a portrait of composer Jerry Herman was unveilved for the Broadway Wall of Fame.

On Monday, May 3, 2004 The Trevor Project hosted its 4th annual New York City benefit 'Like, a Totally Funny Whatever' at SHOW Nightclub. The Trevor Project is a nonprofit endeavor established to promote tolerance for gay and questioning teenagers, and to aid in suicide prevention among that group.