based on the play Der Besuch der alten Dame (The Visit) by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Claire was driven from her hometown in disgrace when she was 17, betrayed by her lover. Many years (and seven husbands) later, she returns (beautifully dressed, but with a wooden leg) to her now-impoverished stomping grounds and offers to save the town. The price? Nothing less than the life of Schell.
The producers of The Color Purple are proud to announce that American Idol Season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino will reprise her starring role of Celie for the Atlanta engagement. Theater of the Stars will host the first North American Touring production of The Color Purple for two weeks, September 15-27. Tickets are on sale now at www.ticketmaster.com and 800-982-2787.
The producers of The Color Purple are proud to announce that American Idol Season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino will reprise her starring role of Celie for the Atlanta engagement. Theater of the Stars will host the first North American Touring production of The Color Purple for two weeks, September 15-27. Tickets are on sale now at www.ticketmaster.com and 800-982-2787.
The First National Tour of LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL will begin performances at the Orange County Performing Arts Center on September 8.
Old Globe Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the complete cast and creative team for the West Coast premiere of Evan Smith's comedy, THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION.
Old Globe Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the complete cast and creative team for the West Coast premiere of Evan Smith's comedy, The Savannah Disputation. Directed by Kim Rubinstein, The Savannah Disputation will run in the Globe's Arena Stage at the San Diego Museum of Art's James S. Copley Auditorium Sept. 26 - Nov. 1, 2009.
For the past eight years, it has become a summer tradition for Hedgerow Theatre to stage a Ray Cooney farce. This summer will be no exception as Producing Artistic Director Penelope Reed brings One For the Pot, one of Cooney's first plays (co-written with Tony Hilton) to the Hedgerow Theatre stage, July 10-Aug. 30.
In response to continued overwhelming demand, INSIDE PRIVATE LIVES, the interactive theatrical experience where audiences go behind the headlines into the private lives of very public personas, has extended its run yet again at the Fremont Centre Theatre in South Pasadena through August 30, 2009, which will mark its one year anniversary at this location.
The Off-Broadway League, the official trade organization for Off-Broadway theatres, producers and productions, is proud to highlight its member shows for the upcoming Fall 2009 season in the vibrant diverse landscape of Off-Broadway theatre.
The First National Tour of LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL will begin performances at the Orange County Performing Arts Center on September 8.
VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is pleased to announce the extension of THE BULLY, an original musical for children with music and lyrics by JOHN GREGOR and book by DAVID L. WILLIAMS, directed and choreographed by TROY MILLER, at the VITAL THEATRE.
Today, Monday July 27th, New York Theatre Barn will present NYTB @ The Duplex, the monthly cabaret series that highlights new composers, lyricists, and performers.
The July installment of NYTB at the Duplex features the talents of Julia Meinwald (composer) as well as the writing team of Anna K. Jacobs and Maggie-Kate Coleman (authors of the new musical Pop!).
For the past eight years, it has become a summer tradition for Hedgerow Theatre to stage a Ray Cooney farce. This summer will be no exception as Producing Artistic Director Penelope Reed brings One For the Pot, one of Cooney's first plays (co-written with Tony Hilton) to the Hedgerow Theatre stage, July 10-Aug. 30.
VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is pleased to announce its upcoming revival of THE BULLY, an original musical for children with music and lyrics by JOHN GREGOR and book by DAVID L. WILLIAMS, directed and choreographed by TROY MILLER, at the BLEECKER STREET THEATRE.
For the past eight years, it has become a summer tradition for Hedgerow Theatre to stage a Ray Cooney farce. This summer will be no exception as Producing Artistic Director Penelope Reed brings One For the Pot, one of Cooney's first plays (co-written with Tony Hilton) to the Hedgerow Theatre stage, July 10-Aug. 30.
In response to continued overwhelming demand, INSIDE PRIVATE LIVES, the interactive theatrical experience where audiences go behind the headlines into the private lives of very public personas, has extended its run yet again at the Fremont Centre Theatre in South Pasadena through August 30, 2009, which will mark its one year anniversary at this location.
LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, presented by BMI, premieres at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall, June 23-28, 2009, as part of HCA/TriStar Broadway at TPAC.
2007 McKnight fellow and 2008 City Pages 'Artist of the Year,' Justin Jones' choreography has been described by critics as 'flawlessly articulate, innovative and surprisingly subtle.' For this compelling night of dance, Jones looks out to the vastness of the universe and in to the cosmos of the human brain.
VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is pleased to announce its upcoming revival of THE BULLY, an original musical for children with music and lyrics by JOHN GREGOR and book by DAVID L. WILLIAMS, directed and choreographed by TROY MILLER, at the BLEECKER STREET THEATRE.
LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, presented by BMI, premieres at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall, June 23-28, 2009, as part of HCA/TriStar Broadway at TPAC.
San Francisco?s cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater proudly announces the lineup for its 10th Anniversary season. The season opens in October with The Bald Soprano, Eugène Ionesco?s absurdist comic masterpiece, in a new translation by Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose, who will also direct. The company is also poised to present ? And Jesus Moonwalks The Mississippi, a new play by Marcus Gardley, directed by Amy Mueller. Back by popular demand is Eugenie Chan?s retelling of the Ariadne myth, Bone to Pick, which received its World Premiere in Cutting Ball?s 2007-2008 season as part of Avant GardARAMA!; this provocative play, starring Paige Rogers, will be accompanied by a newly commissioned companion piece, Diadem, in May; both will be directed by Rob Melrose.
The Joyce Theater Foundation (New York), in association with the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago and On the Boards (Seattle), is pleased to announce the 12 choreographers in each of the four cities who will participate in The A.W.A.R.D Show! 2009. The 48 participants were selected from a total of 218 applicants from across the country; one from each city will take home a $10,000 award to use toward the creation of a new dance work.
Philadelphia Young Playwrights (PYP) continues to break new ground, promoting literacy through playwriting to students throughout the School District of Philadelphia, while building lasting collaborations with professional theater companies. Two forthcoming events showcase the results of PYP's year-round programming, Play Development Series and the growing contributions of Philadelphia's outstanding theatre community, as PYP works to sustain theatre arts education for Philadelphia's youth amidst widespread budget cuts and diminishing arts education.
Adventure Stage Chicago (ASC) proudly announces the final production in its 2008-2009 season: the world premiere of Jason Tremblay's award-winning play KATRINA: THE GIRL WHO WANTED HER NAME BACK, directed by Tom Arvetis (ASC Producing Artistic Director).
Two important post-Broadway mountings of 21st-century musicals opened in the Chicago area this week. One, 'Mary Poppins,' has had a great deal of attention. Now you can forget about it. This review concerns itself with the other one! 'Curtains,' the exemplary 2007 Kander and Ebb post-modern musical comedy, is now receiving its first post-Broadway mounting anywhere at our very own west suburban Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace. That?s right! This major coup for Oakbrook continues the very high standards for musicals that the theatre set last year, with no end in sight.
Philadelphia Young Playwrights (PYP) continues to break new ground, promoting literacy through playwriting to students throughout the School District of Philadelphia, while building lasting collaborations with professional theater companies. Two forthcoming events showcase the results of PYP's year-round programming, Play Development Series and the growing contributions of Philadelphia's outstanding theatre community, as PYP works to sustain theatre arts education for Philadelphia's youth amidst widespread budget cuts and diminishing arts education.
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