The Actors Studio News

In Annie Hall, Woody Allen famously paraphrased Groucho Marx saying, 'I would never want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member.' In SEASCAPE WITH SHARKS AND DANCER by Don Nigro, we meet two lonely people who attempt to fuse a relationship that works for both of them, but her deep seated emotional damage keeps forcing her to push him away for fear of getting to close and then having to endure the loss when it's over.

The Brick Theater Inc. presents THE SKYPE SHOW or SEE YOU IN AUGUST, January 11th- February 9th 2014. Skype calls from New York to Amsterdam have never been so rock and roll.

Before she was a saint, she was a woman. Based on the novel "Sister Teresa" by New York Times bestselling author Barbara Mujica and developed at the Actors Studio in collaboration with the novelist, the world premiere of God's Gypsy by Coco Blignaut brings the dangerous and controversial life of Teresa of Ávila to life on stage. Directed by Joel Daavid, who also designs the set, and featuring original music composed and recorded by Lili Haydn, performances of God's Gypsy take place Nov. 30 through Jan. 12 at the Lillian Theatre. (Recommended for ages 14+ due to adult themes and mature content.) Check out a first look below!

GOD'S GYPSY is a bold, sexy and humanizing portrait of the 16th century mystic who became one of the most controversial reformers of the Catholic Church. Spoiled with beauty and riches, Teresa was sent to a convent as a young girl to learn discipline, but instead discovered an unparalleled spiritual fervor.

On Thursday, December 20 2013, Pace Presents THE BALANESCU QUARTET - The US Debut of Maria T.

The Laguna Playhouse is thrilled to present film great Leslie Caron (An American In Paris, Gigi, Fanny) in a comic and heartfelt valentine to the human condition, SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS, written by Richard Alfieri and directed by Michael Arabian (Waiting for Godot). Additional exciting casting news to be announced shortly! SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS will begin previews tonight, November 26 and will open on Saturday, December 7 at 7:30pm and run through Sunday, December 29, 2013 at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.

Tonight, November 24, Pace Presents will welcome the YAMATO THE DRUMMERS OF JAPAN in their 20th Anniversary Show - Rojyo: The Beat on the Road at The Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts.

Tonight , November 23 2013, Pace Presents THE BLACK ROCK COALITION ORCHESTRA'S Deep Roots of Rock and Roll with TOSHI REAGON (Musical and Design Director), featuring Corey Glover, Carl Hancock Rux, CHOCOLATE GENIUS, Nona Hendryx, TAMAR-KALI and more. Curated by LiveSounds.org at The Michael SchimMel Center for the Arts.

Broadway actress/Producer/Director Angelica Page, will perform her self-written one-woman show 'Turning Page,' based on life with her mother, legendary actress and early Actors Studio member Geraldine Page, at The Actors Studio - 432 West 44th Street NY, NY 10036 - for a three-day limited run on Friday, November 22nd at 7pm, Saturday, November 23rd at 7pm and Sunday, November 24th at 3pm.

The Old Globe presents The Old Globe/University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program presentation of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, running tonight, Nov. 9 - Nov. 17 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Opening night is tonight, Nov. 9 at 8:00 p.m.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company and ensemble member Tracy Letts, Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright of August: Osage County, hosts Juliette Lewis, Margo Martindale and Julianne Nicholson as the guests of honor at the fifth annual Steppenwolf Salutes Women in the Arts fundraising luncheon on Monday, December 9, 2013 at 12 noon at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (120 E Delaware Pl).

Bravo Media's 'Inside the Actors Studio,' hosted by James Lipton, promises big laughs and riveting revelations when cast members and the creator of 'Arrested Development' reunite for the first time since the series' Netflix premiere tonight, November 7 at 8pm ET/PT.

Sachi Parker will perform this two-act one-woman play, written by herself and playwright Frederick Stroppel, at an invitation-only reading at the National Arts Club on Monday November 18th.

Tonight, November 3 2013, Pace Presents welcomes JAMIE BARTON, curated by Matthew A. Epstein, at The Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts. Doors at 2:00pm, Show at 3:00pm. Tickets: $35.

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) held its annual Opening Night Fall Gala benefit last night at the David H. Koch Theatre, hosting over 700 patrons, sponsors, supporters, friends, alumni and members of the Board of Trustees. ABT's inaugural season at the David H. Koch Theatre marks the Company's first return to the venue since 1976. The gala, which serves as the opening of ABT's fall season at the Koch Theatre, raised $1.65 million dollars and a portion of the proceeds will support ABT's education and community outreach programs.

Like nearly all of Williams's later, more experimental plays, The Mutilated was met with stinging reviews, disappointment and even anger when it premiered on Broadway in 1966 (with The Gnadiges Fraulein, under the collective title Slapstick Tragedy). "I know Mr. Williams is trying to do something ambitious and ambiguous but, gee, I wish he would just give something old and square like A Streetcar Named Desire," wrote John McClain in the New York Journal-American. Directed by Cosmin Chivu, legendary avant-garde performers Mink Stoleand Penny Arcade will star in the first New York revival of The Mutilated in 38 years. The production features original music composed byJesse Selengut, performed by the three-piece combo Tin Pan.

On November 24, Pace Presents will welcome the YAMATO THE DRUMMERS OF JAPAN in their 20th Anniversary Show - Rojyo: The Beat on the Road at The Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts. Doors at 6:30pm, Show at 7:30pm. Tickets - Gold Circle Orchestra Center: $45 / Orchestra: $35 / Balcony Center: $35 / Balcony: $25.

Dr. Barbara Ann Teers's National Black Theatre (NBT) will open its 45th Season with the New York Premiere of The Last Saint On Sugar Hill, written by Keith Josef Adkins and directed by Seret Scottannounced NBT's Director of Theatre Arts Program, Jonathan McCrory. Preview performances begin tonight, October 29th at NBT, 2031 Fifth Avenue starting at 7:30pm. The opening night is set for Friday, November 1st at 7pm. The production will run through Sunday, November 24th.

Broadway actress/Producer/Director Angelica Page, now back home in New York after working & travelling on the West coast this past year, will perform live at her In The Flesh - 'An Affair with Angelica Page and Special Guests' -theatrical/musical event, in conjunction with the Musical Momentum benefit concert series, at the Metropolitan Room - 34 W 22nd Street, New York, NY 10010 - tonight, October 27th at 9:30pm.