World Premiere by Bacharach/Slater, SCOTTSBORO BOYS et al. Set for Old Globe in 2011-2012; Full Season Announced
by Jessica Lewis - May 6, 2011
Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced that The Old Globe will produce the World Premieres of four new plays and musicals in its 2011-12 Winter Season. The season will feature the World Premiere musicals Some Lovers by music legend Burt Bacharach and Tony Award winner Steven Sater and Nobody Loves You by Gaby Alter and Itamar Moses, as well as the West Coast Premiere of John Kander and Fred Ebb's The Scottsboro Boys, recently nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical, directed and choreographed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman. The two plays receiving World Premiere productions are Somewhere by Globe Playwright-in-Residence Matthew Lopez and The Recommendation by Jonathan Caren. The new season also includes revivals of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show and the Eugene O'Neill classic Anna Christie directed by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner David Auburn. Special events include the World Premiere of Odyssey by Todd Almond, a music theater event conceived and directed by Lear deBessonet celebrating the Globe's 75th Anniversary, The Old Globe/University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program production of Twelfth Night and Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, which returns for its 14th consecutive year.
Wayside Theatre Announces STUDENT PLAYWRITING FEST PRESENTATION 5/2
by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2011
The Wayside Theatre's Student 2011 Playwriting Festival is Monday, May 2 at Wayside Theatre, Middletown, VA "Much Ado About Nothing, Part Two" a Staged Reading styled performance is on the mainstage at 7:00 PM and the admission is Free to the public, with a "Talk Back" with the author, Tiffany Waters at the conclusion of the performance.
Wayside Theatre’s Student 2011 Playwriting Festival Held May 2
by BWW
News Desk - May 2, 2011
The Wayside Theatre's Student 2011 Playwriting Festival is Monday, May 2 at Wayside Theatre, Middletown, VA "Much Ado About Nothing, Part Two" a Staged Reading styled performance is on the mainstage at 7:00 PM and the admission is Free to the public, with a "Talk Back" with the author, Tiffany Walters at the conclusion of the performance.
Wayside Theatre Announces STUDENT PLAYWRITING FEST PRESENTATION
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 25, 2011
The Wayside Theatre's Student 2011 Playwriting Festival is Monday, May 2 at Wayside Theatre, Middletown, VA "Much Ado About Nothing, Part Two" a Staged Reading styled performance is on the mainstage at 7:00 PM and the admission is Free to the public, with a "Talk Back" with the author, Tiffany Waters at the conclusion of the performance.
Wayside Theatre’s Student 2011 Playwriting Festival Held May 2
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 22, 2011
The Wayside Theatre's Student 2011 Playwriting Festival is Monday, May 2 at Wayside Theatre, Middletown, VA "Much Ado About Nothing, Part Two" a Staged Reading styled performance is on the mainstage at 7:00 PM and the admission is Free to the public, with a "Talk Back" with the author, Tiffany Walters at the conclusion of the performance.
Guthrie Theatre to Include ROMAN HOLIDAY, HAY FEVER, et al. in 2011-12 Season
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 18, 2011
Guthrie Director Joe Dowling today announced 14 plays of the Theater's 2011-2012 season. The diversity of productions showcases the full potential of the three-theater complex, offering a balance of the classic and the modern, both in comedies and tragedies, as the Guthrie prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary in its Mississippi Riverfront building.
Donmar Warehouse Appoints Josie Rourke as new Artistic Director
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 11, 2011
The Donmar Warehouse today announces the appointment of Josie Rourke as the company's new Artistic Director. Rourke takes up the position on 1 January 2012, taking over from Michael Grandage who steps down as Artistic Director at the end of this year after a decade in the role.
Gamm Theatre Announces New Season of Transformation
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 17, 2011
Tony Estrella, artistic director of The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm), today announced the theater's 27th Season (2011-2012) - an exciting and powerful lineup delivering The Gamm's trademark one-two punch of reinvigorated classics and powerful, provocative, up-to-the-moment contemporary dramas.