Lynn Siefert News

Arts in Review hosts playwright/actor Justin Tanner an director Lisa James, discussing the premiere of “Minnesota,” a one-person play, starring Tanner and directed by James.

Will the winds blow? The rains come? The cat die? Legendary local playwright Justin Tanner fashions a new laugh-out-loud comedy that encompasses his talent for writing and touching on an equally brilliant underbelly of sadness for humankind. Once again discover all that you've come to love about a Tanner piece, including his regular cast.

 Julio Martinez-hosts arts in Review, celebrating the best in theater and cabaret in the greater Los Angeles area, Fridays (2-2:30pm) on KPFK (90.7FM). Today, March 16, Julio will be talking to playwright Justin Tanner and director Lisa James, discussing the premiere run of 'El Niño,' running at Rogue Machine playing  April 2.

After a two-year stint in California, J Barrett Cooper's directorial touch has returned to Louisville stages. The founder of Savage Rose Classical Theatre here turns his attention to material that is world away from the period pieces that dominated his work in the last ten years. Coyote Ugly is a brutal, unstinting journey into the darkest of hearts.

What happens when kids have the world at their feet, and its weight on their shoulders? Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents the Los Angeles premiere of Punk Rock, a ferociously funny, complex and unnerving play by Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) that peels back the layers of teen angst for a deeper look at what might make one of them snap. Lisa Jamesdirects for a March 25 opening at the Odyssey Theatre.

What happens when kids have the world at their feet, and its weight on their shoulders? Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents the Los Angeles premiere of Punk Rock, a ferociously funny, complex and unnerving play by Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) that peels back the layers of teen angst for a deeper look at what might make one of them snap. Lisa James directs for a March 25 opening at the Odyssey Theatre.

Julio Martinez-hosted Arts in Review-celebrating the best in theater and cabaret in the Greater Los Angeles area-airs Fridays (2-2:30pm) on KPFK (90.7FM), streamed live worldwide over kpfk.org. Today, Friday, June 3, Arts in Review spotlights two Rogue Machine Hollywood Fringe Fest West Coast premieres, presented at Met Theatre: Mike Bartlett's Bull, directed by Jennifer Pollono; and Kim Davies' Smoke, directed by Lisa James.

Producers Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel announced that the American premiere of THE ANARCHIST, the new play about politics, money, religion and sex, written and directed by DAVID MAMET. The production will star two-time Tony Award winner PATTI LUPONE, who has previously appeared in Mamet's The Woods, All Men are Whores, The Blue Hour, The Water Engine, Edmond and The Old Neighborhood and three-time Emmy Award winner LAURIE METCALF, who was nominated for a 2008 Tony Award for her performance in Mamet's November. THE ANARCHIST, which marks the sixth collaboration between Richards, Frankel and Mamet, will open on Broadway in Fall 2012.

Lisa James directs writer/actor/comedian Nick Ullett in Dying is Easy... Comedy is Hard at The Matrix Theatre on Mondays at 8 pm from September 27 through October 25.

Lisa James directs writer/actor/comedian Nick Ullett in Dying is Easy... Comedy is Hard at The Matrix Theatre on Mondays at 8 pm from September 27 through October 25.

Lisa James directs writer/actor/comedian Nick Ullett in Dying is Easy... Comedy is Hard at The Matrix Theatre on Mondays at 8 pm from September 27 through October 25.

The Nederlander Theatre box office opens today, August 31 at 10:00 AM for THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS, the first Broadway revivals of BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND. The box office will be open Monday through Saturday, from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. The Nederlander Theatre is located at 208 West 41st Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.

The Nederlander Theatre box office opens Monday, August 31 at 10:00 AM for THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS, the first Broadway revivals of BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND. The box office will be open Monday through Saturday, from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. The Nederlander Theatre is located at 208 West 41st Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.

The website for THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS, the Broadway revivals of BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND, is now live at www.TheNeilSimonPlays.com.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival, in association with HJS Productions, will present the New York premiere of Little Egypt, a new musical with book by Lynn Siefert, with music and lyrics by Gregg Lee Henry, directed by Lisa James, as part of the 4th Annual NY Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF). Performances will run September 27 through October 5 only.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), now in its fourth year, is a three-week event in NYC that has premiered over 90 musicals in its first three years, becoming the largest musical theatre event in America. Tickets for NYMF productions are available at www.nymf.org or by calling 212-352-3101. This year's Festival will run from September 17 through October 7 with the following schedule of events...

The NYMF will present Little Egypt, a new musical with book by Lynn Siefert, with music and lyrics by Gregg Lee Henry, directed by Lisa James. Performances at The Acorn Theatre begin September 27 through October 5, for six shows only.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) is pleased to announce the first 18 new musicals selected for this year's fourth-annual New York Musical Theatre Festival, September 17 through October 7, 2007.