Jayne Atkinson to Star in Berkshire Playwrights Lab's EDITH, 7/27
by Nicole Rosky
- Jul 21, 2011
Berkshire Playwrights Lab will present a staged reading of Kelly Masterson's 'Edith' directed by Joe Cacaci on Wednesday, July 27 at 7:30pm at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. Tony Award-winning actress Jayne Atkinson will play the title role; the performance will also feature Michel Gill, Jack Gilpin, Bob Jaffe, and others TBA. Admission is free, but reservations are suggested. For tickets, call 413.528.0100 or visit the Mahaiwe Box Office (14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, Mass.).
Berkshire Playwrights Lab Announces 2011 Reading Series and Benefit this Summer
by Caryn Robbins
- Jun 7, 2011
Berkshire Playwrights Lab will present five free staged readings of new works by emerging and established playwrights on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on June 15, July 27, August 10, and August 24 at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center (14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, Mass.) and on Wednesday, June 29 at 7:30pm at Bard College at Simon's Rock Daniel Arts Center McConnell Theater
Jason Robert Brown, Liz Callaway, et al. Set for Town Hall Anniversary Event, 5/2
by BWW
News Desk
- May 2, 2011
On May 2 at 8:00 PM, The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street), led by Marvin Leffler (President) and Lawrence Zucker (Executive Director), will celebrate its 90th Anniversary with 'Town Hall at 90,' a benefit concert paying tribute to the rich cultural history of the institution from 1921 to the present day. The concert will star Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown, Tony Award nominee Liz Callaway, Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk, Theatre world and Emmy Award winner Tovah Feldshuh, legendary Jazz guitarist and banjoist Bucky Pizzarelli and Tony Award nominee Emily Skinner. Dancers/choreographers Jeffry Denman ('White Christmas,' 'Yank!') and Noah Racey ('Curtains') will dance together. The performance list is still in formation as of this writing and more will be announced. Scott Siegel, creator/writer and host of The Town Hall's acclaimed Broadway By The Year series, has written and will host the evening. All proceeds will benefit The Town Hall's Educational Outreach program.
LA Master Chorale Presents free High School Choir Festival 4/15
by BWW
News Desk
- Apr 15, 2011
Twenty-two years ago, long before television shows about choirs became all the rage and Walt Disney Concert Hall was merely a sketch on a napkin, one celebrated local institution, the Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC), made a commitment to mentor and train hundreds of young singers and their choir directors each year through the Los Angeles Master Chorale High School Choir Festival.
Jason Robert Brown, Liz Callaway, et al. Set for Town Hall Anniversary Event, 5/2
by Nicole Rosky
- Apr 11, 2011
On May 2 at 8:00 PM, The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street), led by Marvin Leffler (President) and Lawrence Zucker (Executive Director), will celebrate its 90th Anniversary with 'Town Hall at 90,' a benefit concert paying tribute to the rich cultural history of the institution from 1921 to the present day. The concert will star Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown, Tony Award nominee Liz Callaway, Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk, Theatre world and Emmy Award winner Tovah Feldshuh, legendary Jazz guitarist and banjoist Bucky Pizzarelli and Tony Award nominee Emily Skinner. Dancers/choreographers Jeffry Denman ('White Christmas,' 'Yank!') and Noah Racey ('Curtains') will dance together. The performance list is still in formation as of this writing and more will be announced. Scott Siegel, creator/writer and host of The Town Hall's acclaimed Broadway By The Year series, has written and will host the evening. All proceeds will benefit The Town Hall's Educational Outreach program.
LA Master Chorale Presents free High School Choir Festival 4/15
by Kelsey Denette
- Mar 31, 2011
Twenty-two years ago, long before television shows about choirs became all the rage and Walt Disney Concert Hall was merely a sketch on a napkin, one celebrated local institution, the Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC), made a commitment to mentor and train hundreds of young singers and their choir directors each year through the Los Angeles Master Chorale High School Choir Festival.
Playground: The Hallie Flanagan Project Comes To Vassar 3/1
by BWW
News Desk
- Mar 1, 2011
In conjunction with Vassar's 150th anniversary sesquicentennial celebration this year, the Experimental Theater at Vassar College will present three performances of Playground: The Hallie Flanagan Project, an original play by Mattie Brickman, directed by Vassar alumna Jen Wineman '00.
Playground: The Hallie Flanagan Project Comes To Vassar 3/1
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 15, 2011
In conjunction with Vassar's 150th anniversary sesquicentennial celebration this year, the Experimental Theater at Vassar College will present three performances of Playground: The Hallie Flanagan Project, an original play by Mattie Brickman, directed by Vassar alumna Jen Wineman '00.
The NYSL Presents Ruth Wolff's Notable Women with The Actors Company Theatre
by BWW
News Desk
- Jan 31, 2011
The New York Society Library is pleased to present playwright and screenwriter Ruth Wolff, with Simon Jones, Tina Chen, and actors from The Actors Company Theater, discussing and performing scenes from Ms. Wolff's collection Notable Women-And a Few Equally Notable Men. The performance will take place Monday, January 31, at 6:30 p.m. at the New York Society Library, 53 East 79th Street (just east of Madison Avenue, 6 train to 77th Street).
The NYSL Presents Ruth Wolff's Notable Women with The Actors Company Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jan 14, 2011
The New York Society Library is pleased to present playwright and screenwriter Ruth Wolff, with Simon Jones, Tina Chen, and actors from The Actors Company Theater, discussing and performing scenes from Ms. Wolff's collection Notable Women-And a Few Equally Notable Men. The performance will take place Monday, January 31, at 6:30 p.m. at the New York Society Library, 53 East 79th Street (just east of Madison Avenue, 6 train to 77th Street).
Obama Names Agnes Gund Member of National Council on the Arts
by Adam Britten
- Dec 22, 2010
Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Agnes Gund, Member, National Council on the Arts. President Obama also announced his intent to appoint John Casteen as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Playwrights Realm Announces 2010-11 Writers Fellows
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Sep 20, 2010
The Off-Broadway theatre company The Playwrights Realm - currently in rehearsals with Gonzalo Rodriguez Risco's DRAMATIS PERSONAE (previews begin October 1st at the Cherry Lane Studio - 38 Commerce Street) - has selected its 2010-2011 PLAYWRIGHTS REALM WRITERS FELLOWS; it has been announced by Playwrights Realm Artistic Director Katherine Kovner.
SWEET, SWEET MOTHERHOOD Ends Run at HERE 7/31
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 31, 2010
In 'SWEET, SWEET MOTHERHOOD' Shelley McCann (Caroline Cooney) is a bitingly intelligent undergraduate student at a top university. Although Shelley covets a spot in a top graduate program, she would rather party than build up a respectable GPA.
SWEET SWEET MOTHERHOOD Comes To HERE, Opens 7/11
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 11, 2010
The world premiere production of 'SWEET, SWEET MOTHERHOOD,' by Jeremy Kareken, in collaboration with Professor Lee M. Silver, a comedy with scientific issues and moral dilemmas,
will begin previews on Thursday, July 8, at HERE (www.here.org ), 145 Sixth Avenue (enter on Dominick Street, one block south of Spring Street).
SWEET SWEET MOTHERHOOD Comes To HERE 7/8
by BWW
News Desk
- Jul 8, 2010
The world premiere production of 'SWEET, SWEET MOTHERHOOD,' by Jeremy Kareken, in collaboration with Professor Lee M. Silver, a comedy with scientific issues and moral dilemmas,
will begin previews on Thursday, July 8, at HERE (www.here.org ), 145 Sixth Avenue (enter on Dominick Street, one block south of Spring Street).
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