Ronald Ribman News

Fran Drescher stopped by this morning's TODAY on NBC to chat about making her Broadway debut in CINDERELLA in the role of Cinderella's stepmother Madame, beginning performances on February 4th for a 10-week run

This week's guest on THEATER TALK is journalist Jeremy Gerard, author of the new book, Wynn Place Show, subtitled A Biased History of the Rollicking Life & Extreme Times of Wynn Handman and the American Place Theatre (Smith and Kraus Publishers). Gerard tells co-hosts Michael Riedel of the New York Post and Susan Haskins about the remarkable place in theater history occupied by Handman, Artistic Director and Co-Founder of The American Place Theatre and, at age 91, still one of New York's most sought-after acting teachers.

The producers of Cinderella announced today that television and film star Fran Drescher will make her Broadway debut as Cinderella's stepmother Madame, beginning performances on February 4th for a 10-week run through April 13 at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway). Ms. Drescher takes over the role created by Harriet Harris, who concludes her acclaimed year-long run in the musical to return to her home in California.

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Tampa in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

Award-winning stage, film and television actor Jimmy Smits makes his Chicago stage debut this season at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro's second staging of The Motherf**ker with the Hat, Stephen Adly Guirgis's hit new play.

The Tampa Repertory Theatre production of Ronald Ribman's Dramatist Guild Award-winning play, Cold Storage, opens January 19th and plays through the 29th in the Studio Theatre at Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City.

Tampa Repertory Theatre will present Ronald Ribman's Dramatist Guild Award-winning play, Cold Storage, featuring the Rep's artistic director C. David Frankel and noted Tampa actor Jim Wicker. By turns darkly cynical and absurdly comic, Cold Storage engages with health care and end-of-life issues that don't seem to have changed all that much since 1978, making it both an entertaining and relevant play, suited to the mission of The Tampa Repertory Theatre.

The Tampa Repertory Theatre production of Ronald Ribman's Dramatist Guild Award-winning play, Cold Storage, opens January 19th and plays through the 29th in the Studio Theatre at Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City.

Tampa Repertory Theatre will present Ronald Ribman's Dramatist Guild Award-winning play, Cold Storage, January 19th through the 29th in the Studio Theatre at Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City.

Tampa Repertory Theatre will present Ronald Ribman's Dramatist Guild Award-winning play, Cold Storage, featuring the Rep's artistic director C. David Frankel and noted Tampa actor Jim Wicker. By turns darkly cynical and absurdly comic, Cold Storage engages with health care and end-of-life issues that don't seem to have changed all that much since 1978, making it both an entertaining and relevant play, suited to the mission of The Tampa Repertory Theatre.

The Tampa Repertory Theatre production of Ronald Ribman's Dramatist Guild Award-winning play, Cold Storage, opens January 19th and plays through the 29th in the Studio Theatre at Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City.

The Tampa Repertory Theatre production of Ronald Ribman's Dramatist Guild Award-winning play, Cold Storage, opens January 19th and plays through the 29th in the Studio Theatre at Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City.

Tampa Repertory Theatre will present Ronald Ribman's Dramatist Guild Award-winning play, Cold Storage, January 19th through the 29th in the Studio Theatre at Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City.

Tampa Repertory Theatre will present Ronald Ribman's Dramatist Guild Award-winning play, Cold Storage, featuring the Rep's artistic director C. David Frankel and noted Tampa actor Jim Wicker. By turns darkly cynical and absurdly comic, Cold Storage engages with health care and end-of-life issues that don't seem to have changed all that much since 1978, making it both an entertaining and relevant play, suited to the mission of The Tampa Repertory Theatre.

Arthur Miller's autobiographical play will be staged at the Ruskin Group Theatre for a limited time. The play elegantly, and hilariously at times, depicts the way a common experience can bond people together.

Arthur Miller's autobiographical play will be staged at the Ruskin Group Theatre for a limited time. The play elegantly, and hilariously at times, depicts the way a common experience can bond people together.

Arthur Miller's autobiographical play will be staged at the Ruskin Group Theatre for a limited time. The play elegantly, and hilariously at times, depicts the way a common experience can bond people together.