Syracuse University News

Rehearsals are underway for the Steppenwolf-commissioned world premiere production of Erika Sheffer's The Fundamentals, directed by ensemble member Yasen Peyankov, who also directed Sheffer's Russian Transport at Steppenwolf in 2014.

Below, take a look at the final dress rehearsal of INEZ: The Suffrage Herald, as part of the United Solo Festival, Off-Broadway at Theatre Row, in New York City!

Andrea Goss, who plays Sally Bowles, a young British singer at the Kit Kat Club in CABARET, spoke with me from her Denver appearance last week. Andrea has also appeared in RENT and ONCE. CABARET opens at Omaha's Orpheum on October 11 and runs through the 16th.

From the streets of Venice to the stages of the Syracuse University Department of Drama comes the classic 1982 Broadway musical Nine from September 30 to October 8 in the Archbold Theatre at the Syracuse Stage/SU Drama Complex, 820 E. Genesee St.

The Syracuse University Department of Drama packs three musicals, a wild comedy, a classic Shaw, and a never-before-produced contemporary comedy into a season full of surprises and infrequently performed theatrical gems. Beginning with the musical Nine, the 2016/2017 season includes Laura and the Sea, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins (co-produced with Syracuse Stage), The King Stag, Major Barbara, and From Berlin to Broadway With Kurt Weill: A Musical Voyage. 

David Brewer has been elevated to Senior Vice President of Program Strategy and Acquisitions, Bravo & Oxygen Media, it was announced today by Jerry Leo, Executive Vice President, Program Strategy, Lifestyle Networks, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, to whom he will continue to report.

Diverging Elements Theatre Co. is set to present original work, INEZ: The Suffrage Herald, as part of the United Solo Festival, Off-Broadway at Theatre Row, in New York City.

Prof. Donald F. Megnin, PhD knows some people who have turned away from their religious heritage. In his book titled 'Sermons for the Separated' (published by Trafford Publishing), Megnin would like to address their needs through a series of mini-sermons appropriate for those who have staved off from their former religious attachments.

From the streets of Venice to the stages of the Syracuse University Department of Drama comes the classic 1982 Broadway musical Nine from September 30 to October 8 in the Archbold Theatre at the Syracuse Stage/SU Drama Complex, 820 E. Genesee St.

 Syracuse Stage, Central New York's premiere professional theatre, will host the first sensory friendly live production in the region with a performance of Mary Poppins.  Welcoming to individuals with sensory, social and learning disabilities and their families, the performance will have special accommodations that create a more relaxed theatre experience without losing the magic of a live performance.

Diverging Elements Theatre Co. will present KIM, written and performed by Daniel Burns, as part of the United Solo Festival at Theatre Row.

Take a look at the final dress rehearsal of KIM, written and performed by Daniel Burns, as part of the United Solo Festival at Theatre Row Off-Broadway. Paul McKerrow, once the golden boy of Helena, Montana, returns to his former stomping grounds for his twentieth high school reunion. Once the golden boy of rural Helena, Paul McKerrow is now Kimberly Reed- a tall, beautiful, blonde lesbian filmmaker. She has returned to Helena, with a camera in tow, to reclaim the half of her life she let regrettably disappear.

From journalist to skewer.

Hues Productions is creating a dance performance that will explore grief in two parts. Check out the video below, which give you an inside look at the piece:

The 15th Annual UCP of NYC Golf Tournament will be held at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, New York on Monday, September 19, 2016.

Diverging Elements Theatre Co. will present KIM, written and performed by Daniel Burns, as part of the United Solo Festival at Theatre Row.

You can now get your tickets for the world premiere of SCORCHED, an original musical that reimagines what it means to seek a happy ending, debuting October 6-9 at the American Theatre of Actors.

On Monday, September 26, 2016 at 7:30pm, Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents a discussion with the creators and excerpts of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's The Fundamentals by Erika Sheffer prior to the play's world premiere on November 10.

Artistic Director Jacqulyn Buglisi and Buglisi Dance Theatre are honored to be welcomed back by Lincoln Center for a sixth presentation of the transcendent  '9/11 Table of Silence,' a public performance tribute to 9/11 and prayer for peace and healing, conceived and choreographed by Jacqulyn Buglisi.  The tribute will take place Sunday September 11, beginning at 8:15 AM and concluding at 8:46 AM, the moment when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower.  Buglisi was inspired to create the 9/11 Table of Silence by Italian visual artist Rossella Vasta's sculptural installation of 100 ceramic plates that represent a banquet table uniting humanity.   Given the unrelenting and tragic acts of terror and violence that continue in the world,  '9/11 Table of Silence' remains as relevant and timely today as when it was first performed six years ago at Lincoln Center.  

On Saturday, September 10, you As established - and incredible - shows continue to flourish on Broadway, it can be exciting to witness works while they're still in their emerging forms. Part of the Araca Project, SCORCHED makes its world premiere this October at the American Theatre of Actors.can get your tickets for this fiery new show.