Burning Coal Theatre Company Presents 'Business Speak' Acting Class, Now thru 5/28
by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2012
Burning Coal Theatre Company's Artistic Director, Jerome Davis, and Education Director Ian Finley teach this class on the art of public speaking. Dates and times are today, May 7 through May 28, 2012, Mondays from 6:30-9:30 pm. The class costs $120, due at the first class. Classes will take place at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. For further information, visit www.burningcoal.org. To register, call 919-834-4001.
SpeakEasy Stage Company Presents XANADU, 5/11-6/9
by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2012
Beginning May 11, SpeakEasy Stage presents the Boston Premiere of the hit Broadway musical comedy XANADU. This acclaimed show will be the company's 100th production and opens May 11.
Big Noise Theatre Company Presents LEADER OF THE PACK, Opening Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2012
Big Noise Theatre Company closes its 2011-12 season with the musical biography, LEADER OF THE PACK: THE ELLIE GREENWICH MUSICAL, opening tonight April 27 and playing weekends through May 13, 2012. Performances will be held at the Prairie Lake Theatre in Des Plaines, IL. The company is celebrating its 10th year of bringing live entertainment to the venue. LEADER OF THE PACK is directed by Nancy Flaster, with choreography by Flaster and Ann Fink, the team who brought the smash hit BEEHIVE to Prairie Lakes audiences in 2009. Robert Deason, music director of Big Noise's fall production of HOW TO SUCCEED… returns as music director.
Point Park's Conservatory Dance Company Plays the Byham Theatre, 4/19-21
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 19, 2012
Point Park University's Conservatory Dance Company will perform their annual concert at the Byham Theater in the Cultural District April 19 - 21, 2012. The concert will feature signature works choreographed by dance luminaries Val Caniparoli, Martha Graham, Kevin Iega Jeff and Ohad Naharin.
Geva Theatre Center Presents COMPANY, 5/9-6/10
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 17, 2012
Geva Theatre Center's 2011-2012 Wilson Mainstage Season concludes with Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical Company, which begins performances on May 9 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through June 10.
Point Park's Conservatory Dance Company Plays the Byham Theatre, 4/19-21
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 10, 2012
Point Park University's Conservatory Dance Company will perform their annual concert at the Byham Theater in the Cultural District April 19 - 21, 2012. The concert will feature signature works choreographed by dance luminaries Val Caniparoli, Martha Graham, Kevin Iega Jeff and Ohad Naharin.
Big Noise Theatre Company Presents LEADER OF THE PACK, Opening 4/27
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 28, 2012
Big Noise Theatre Company closes its 2011-12 season with the musical biography, LEADER OF THE PACK: THE ELLIE GREENWICH MUSICAL, opening April 27 and playing weekends through May 13, 2012. Performances will be held at the Prairie Lake Theatre in Des Plaines, IL. The company is celebrating its 10th year of bringing live entertainment to the venue. LEADER OF THE PACK is directed by Nancy Flaster, with choreography by Flaster and Ann Fink, the team who brought the smash hit BEEHIVE to Prairie Lakes audiences in 2009. Robert Deason, music director of Big Noise's fall production of HOW TO SUCCEED… returns as music director.
Burning Coal Theatre Company Presents Business Speak Acting Class, 5/7-28
by Harmony Wheeler - Mar 20, 2012
Burning Coal Theatre Company presents BUSINESS SPEAK - How Business People Can Use the Tools of an Actor's Trade, a four week class that presents the non-actor with the fundamental tools of the actor's trade: confidence, articulation, improvisation, and how to concisely convey ideas, using your voice and your body. Burning Coal Theatre Company's Artistic Director, Jerome Davis, and Education Director Ian Finley will teach this class on the art of public speaking. Dates and times are May 7- May 28, 2012, Mondays from 6:30-9:30 pm. The class costs $120, due at the first class. Classes will take place at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. For further information, visit www.burningcoal.org. To register, call 919-834-4001.
David Ives's NEW JERUSALUM... To Return To Lantern Theatre Company Fall 2012
by BWW News Desk - Dec 14, 2011
On the heels of an enthusiastic Philadelphia reception for New Jerusalem, The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation: Amsterdam, July 27, 1656, Lantern Theater Company has announced an encore limited engagement in the Fall of 2012, directed by the Lantern's Artistic Director, Charles McMahon. This revival will include the original cast and creative team of the critically acclaimed production that opened the Lantern's 2011/12 season.
WOMEN IN TRANSLATION Plays the New Perspectives Theatre Company, Closes 11/6
by BWW News Desk - Nov 6, 2011
Banana Boat Productions and New Perspectives Theatre Company (NPTC) will present WOMEN IN TRANSITION, two plays by the prolific Zeno Obi Constance, Trinidadian author of Banana Boat and NPTC's acclaimed production of The Ritual. This new co-production closes November 6, 2011 at New Perspectives Studio, 458 West 37th Street.
WOMEN IN TRANSLATION Plays the New Perspectives Theatre Company 10/26-11/6
by BWW
News Desk - Oct 26, 2011
Banana Boat Productions and New Perspectives Theatre Company (NPTC) will present WOMEN IN TRANSITION, two plays by the prolific Zeno Obi Constance, Trinidadian author of Banana Boat and NPTC's acclaimed production of The Ritual. This new co-production runs October 26 to November 6, 2011 at New Perspectives Studio, 458 West 37th Street, with performances Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00pm and Sundays at 3:00pm.
WOMEN IN TRANSLATION Plays the New Perspectives Theatre Company 10/26-11/6
by Lauren Wolman - Oct 9, 2011
Banana Boat Productions and New Perspectives Theatre Company (NPTC) will present WOMEN IN TRANSITION, two plays by the prolific Zeno Obi Constance, Trinidadian author of Banana Boat and NPTC's acclaimed production of The Ritual. This new co-production runs October 26 to November 6, 2011 at New Perspectives Studio, 458 West 37th Street, with performances Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00pm and Sundays at 3:00pm.
Lantern Theater Company Presents New Jerusalem
by BWW News Desk - Oct 6, 2011
Lantern Theater Company opens its 2011/12 season with the Philadelphia premiere of David Ives' award-winning New Jerusalem, The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation: Amsterdam, July 27, 1656.
Barrington Stage Company Presents LORD OF THE FLIES
by BWW News Desk - Oct 5, 2011
Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson, announces updates to the 2011 season in its Mainstage and Stage 2 venues.
Barrington Stage Company 2011 Season Begins
by BWW News Desk - Oct 5, 2011
Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson, begins its 2011 season in its Mainstage and Stage 2 venues.
Big Noise Theater Company Celebrates Two Anniversaries
by BWW
News Desk - Sep 18, 2011
When Big Noise Theatre Company's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying opens this September 23, it will not only mark the theatre company's 10th season performing at Prairie Lakes Theatre in Des Plaines, but it also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the show itself!
Lantern Theater Company Presents New Jerusalem
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 13, 2011
Lantern Theater Company opens its 2011/12 season with the Philadelphia premiere of David Ives' award-winning New Jerusalem, The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation: Amsterdam, July 27, 1656.
Big Noise Theater Company Celebrates Two Anniversaries
by Kelsey Denette - Sep 8, 2011
When Big Noise Theatre Company's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying opens this September 23, it will not only mark the theatre company's 10th season performing at Prairie Lakes Theatre in Des Plaines, but it also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the show itself!
Sarandon, Christie & Jenkins Cast in Redford's 'The Company You Keep'
by Lauren Wolman - Aug 11, 2011
Robert Redford has cast Susan Sarandon, Julie Christie and Richard Jenkins to star beside him in the upcoming ‘The Company You Keep,' according to Deadline. Redford will also direct the drama which will also star Shia LaBeouf, Nick Nolte and Brit Marling. The film's a co-production between Voltage Pictures and Wildwood Enterprises.
The Kennedy Center's Engagement Of Reduced Shakespeare Company Ends
by BWW News Desk - Jul 24, 2011
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces a summer engagement of the Reduced Shakespeare Company from June 21 to July 24, 2011 in the Terrace Theater. Tickets range from $39-$49 and will go on sale to the public at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at the Kennedy Center box office, by calling Instant Charge at (202) 467-4600 or online at www.kennedy-center.org.
Barrington Stage Company Presents THE BEST OF ENEMIES, Opens 7/21
by BWW News Desk - Jul 21, 2011
Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson, presents The Best of Enemies, a world premiere by the author of BSC's longest-running hit play, Freud's Last Session.
Barrington Stage Company Presents THE BEST OF ENEMIES, Opens 7/21
by Lauren Wolman - Jul 8, 2011
Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson, presents The Best of Enemies, a world premiere by the author of BSC's longest-running hit play, Freud's Last Session.
Barrington Stage Company Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Half-Price Tickets
by Meghan Schuler - Jun 13, 2011
Barrington Stage Company and the Berkshire Visitors Bureau are excited to offer ½ TIX again in 2011, a program administered through a partnership between the two organizations. Now celebrating its 10th year, the ½ TIX program offers half-priced tickets to residents and visitors in the Berkshire community. Patrons can buy same-day half-priced tickets to cultural events at area ½ TIX Booths June 17 through September 4, 2011.