A Noise Within Closes CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 12/17
by BWW News Desk - Dec 17, 2009
A Noise Within (ANW), the critically acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, presents a new adaptation of FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY's towering masterpiece CRIME AND PUNISHMENT created by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus, which opens Saturday, October 17 and closes Thursday, December 17, 2009 (previews begin Saturday, October 10).
San Diego Rep Presents THE SEAFARER, 11/20 - 12/13
by BWW News Desk - Dec 13, 2009
SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATRE will presents THE SEAFARER, the comic-drama that has become a holiday hit on American stages across the country since its Broadway debut in 2007. Directed by DELICIA TURNER SONNENBERG, this rousing drama recounts the story of four lifelong friends who get together on Christmas Eve and end up making a bet with the devil in disguise. Performances begin in previews on Saturday, November 14, 2009, with an Opening Night performance on Friday, November 20 at 8pm and continue through December 13, 2009 at The Lyceum Theatre.
A Noise Within Announces RICHARD III As Opening Show Of 2009-2010 Season, Runs 10/3-12/12
by BWW News Desk - Dec 12, 2009
A Noise Within (ANW), the critically acclaimed classical repertory theatre company hailed by critics as 'adventurous,' 'compelling and current,' 'ingenuity at work,' and 'what great theatre is all about,' launches its 2009-10 season with Shakespeare's spellbinding Richard III directed by ANW Co-Founder/Co-Artistic Director Geoff Elliott, opening Saturday, October 3 and closing Saturday, December 12, 2009 (previews begin Saturday, September 26), at the company's theatre in Glendale.
Tony Committee Announces Eligibility for Memphis, Birdie, Donuts, Hamlet, Oleanna, Julie & More
by Robert Diamond - Dec 10, 2009
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the first time this season to decide the eligibility of 10 Broadway productions for the 2010 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®, presented by The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing. The Tony Awards Administration Committee will meet a total of four times throughout the 2009-2010 season to decide the eligibility for the 2010 Tony Awards.
Bertie Carvel, Emma Dewhurst & More Cast In Almeida Theatre's ROPE, Runs December 10-February 6, 2010
by BWW News Desk - Dec 10, 2009
Roger Michell will direct Patrick Hamilton's classic thriller Rope running from 10 December 2009 - 6 February 2010, with press night on 16 December. Designs are by Mark Thompson with lighting by Rick Fisher and sound by John Leonard. Rope will be produced at the Almeida in association with Sonia Friedman Productions. Booking for Rope, sponsored by Aspen Re, is now open.
STAGE TUBE: Jackman, Craig & Law Sign at the Stage Door
by Robert Diamond - Nov 30, 2009
Wondering what the stage door scene is like for the fan-filled pens at A STEADY RAIN starring Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman and for HAMLET starring Jude Law? X17Online has videos from both this weekend and we've got them right here on Stage Tube.
Marionette Theater Presents TWELFTH NIGHT as Part of La MaMa Puppet Series 3, 11/12 - 11/29
by BWW News Desk - Nov 29, 2009
Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater will perform 'Twelfth Night (or What You Will),' the timeless Shakespearean tale of mistaken identity and misplaced matrimony, November 12 to 29, 2009 as part of La MaMa Puppet Series 3. This three-tea-tray production, adapted and directed by Vít Horejš, will feature 16 eight-inch toy marionettes and three (more or less) live performers.
CST Begins 2009/10 Series With Barbara Gaines Directing RICHARD III 9/23-11/22
by BWW News Desk - Nov 22, 2009
?Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off its 2009/10 Subscription Series with Artistic Director Barbara Gaines' staging of Richard III, one of Shakespeare's most enduring successes. Richard, the brilliant hunchback and witty manipulator, seduces and murders his way to the English throne in the Bard's epic history of this most fascinating and engaging villain.