Trevor Nunn helms a new musical adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's classic novel, Gone with the Wind, featuring book and lyrics by Margaret Martin adapted by Trevor Nunn and music by Margaret Martin.
Producers Angelo Fraboni and Daryl Roth have announced that the New York premiere of Vigil, written by Morris Panych and directed by Stephen DiMenna, will begin performances Sunday, September 20, at 3pm at the DR2 Theatre, 103 East 15 Street, east of Union Square. The opening is scheduled for Tuesday, September 29 at 7pm.
As we enter the month of August, many places are experiencing the 'dog days of summer' - those hot and sultry days where ya' just don't feel like doin' anything ... and there's not a whole lot to do. Well - that is NOT the case here on the California Central Coast! The weather is wonderful, the grape vines are green and heavy with fruit (and the tasting rooms are open for business), the beaches are beautiful, the shops and restaurants are ready to welcome you, and there's more theatre goin' on than you can shake a stick at!
The Actors Company Theatre/TACT (Scott Alan Evans, Cynthia Harris and Simon Jones, Co-Artistic Directors) has announced its 17th Anniversary season. The critically-acclaimed company dedicated to presenting neglected or rarely produced plays of literary merit will offer fully staged productions of The Late Christopher Bean by Sidney Howard, and The Cocktail Party by T.S. Eliot at The Beckett Theatre (410 West 42nd Street) on Theatre Row.
The leading lady will be showcasing new British musical theatre writing
Rover Dramawerks opens the hilarious comedy Epic Proportions by Larry Coen and David Crane on Thursday, July 16. Performances will be at the Cox Building Playhouse, 1517 H Avenue in Plano (next to the Courtyard Theater), continuing through August 8, 2009, with shows on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., and an additional matinee performance on Saturday, July 25 at 2:00 p.m.
For the Almeida Theatre's 2009 Summer Festival (8 July - 1 August 2009) the Yorkshire based Slung Low, The TEAM (Theater of the Emerging American Moment) from New York, GULP and Tiata Fahodzi have been invited to collaborate with the Almeida at its home base in Islington and the surrounding area. In addition, the Festival will present a concert by Heather Christian, an Installation by Lu Kemp and a concert celebrating African music presented by Tiata Fahodzi. The Almeida Theatre is very grateful to American Airlines - Airline Partner of the Almeida.
For the Almeida Theatre's 2009 Summer Festival (8 July - 1 August 2009), four cutting edge companies have been invited to collaborate with the Almeida at its home base in Islington and the surrounding area.
Rover Dramawerks opens the hilarious comedy Epic Proportions by Larry Coen and David Crane on Thursday, July 16. Performances will be at the Cox Building Playhouse, 1517 H Avenue in Plano (next to the Courtyard Theater), continuing through August 8, 2009, with shows on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., and an additional matinee performance on Saturday, July 25 at 2:00 p.m.
Producer Jeffrey Finn announced today that OLEANNA, the provocative drama by Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet, will have its first-ever Broadway production as part of the 2009-2010 Broadway Season. Starring Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles and directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes, the play is a gripping account of a power struggle between a male university professor and one of his female students.
For the Almeida Theatre's 2009 Summer Festival (8 July - 1 August 2009) the Yorkshire based Slung Low, The TEAM (Theater of the Emerging American Moment) from New York, GULP and Tiata Fahodzi have been invited to collaborate with the Almeida at its home base in Islington and the surrounding area. In addition, the Festival will present a concert by Heather Christian, an Installation by Lu Kemp and a concert celebrating African music presented by Tiata Fahodzi. The Almeida Theatre is very grateful to American Airlines - Airline Partner of the Almeida.
Good Night Out Presents MAKE MINE A DOUBLE:FRY & LEY, A comedy double-bill of Stephen Fry's award-winning LATIN! OR TOBACCO AND BOYS, and the World Premiere of Duncan Ley's
Good Night Out Presents MAKE MINE A DOUBLE:FRY & LEY, A comedy double-bill of Stephen Fry's award-winning LATIN! OR TOBACCO AND BOYS, and the World Premiere of Duncan Ley's
Jill Paice (Curtains, The Woman in White, A Little Night Music) recently joined the cast of Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS, Broadway's longest running comedy, playing the roles of Annabella Schmidt, Pamela and Margaret. Now in its second smash year, the Tony Award-winning quick change comedy version of Hitchcock's classic film thriller is playing at the Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street). The production also recently played its 500th performance on Broadway.
Jill Paice (Curtains, The Woman in White, A Little Night Music) will join the cast of Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS, Broadway's longest running comedy, on Tuesday, June 2. She will be playing the roles of Annabella Schmidt, Pamela and Margaret. Francesca Faridany will play her final performances in the roles on Sunday, May 31.
Jill Paice (Curtains, The Woman in White, A Little Night Music) will join the cast of Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS, Broadway's longest running comedy, on Tuesday, June 2. She will be playing the roles of Annabella Schmidt, Pamela and Margaret. Francesca Faridany will play her final performances in the roles on Sunday, May 31.
Burning Coal Theatre Company will present one additional performance of 1960 by Ian Finley and members of the Burning Coal Theatre Company next Thursday, May 7 at 8 pm at Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh. Tickets may be obtained by calling 919-834-4001. Tickets are $20 or $15 for students/seniors/active military.
For the Almeida Theatre's 2009 Summer Festival (8 July - 1 August 2009), four cutting edge companies have been invited to collaborate with the Almeida at its home base in Islington and the surrounding area.
Unbound Collective will present the World Premiere of IN SECURITY beginning previews April 17th at 3LD Art and Technology Center. Written and performed by Anna Gutto with interactive videos by Ann Oren and directed by Alexis Poledouris, this show seamlessly blends live performance with animation and film. Opening night is slated for April 22.
For over forty years George Faison has reigned as one of the dance and theatre world?s most respected director/choreographers.
This season, Ailey II, the young and gifted second company of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will feature Mr. Faison?s highly acclaimed ballet ?Movin' On.?
Burning Coal Theatre Company, a small professional, theatre based in Raleigh, North Carolina will conclude its 2008/2009 season with the world premiere of 1960, written by Ian Finley and the Burning Coal Theatre Company, directed by Jerome Davis, Burning Coal's Artistic Director. The production runs April 9 - 26, 2009 at Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. Performances are April 9 - 11, 16 -18 and 23 - 25 at 7:30 pm and April 12, 19 and 26 at 2 p.m.
Burning Coal Theatre Company, a small professional, theatre based in Raleigh, North Carolina will conclude its 2008/2009 season with the world premiere of 1960, written by Ian Finley and the Burning Coal Theatre Company, directed by Jerome Davis, Burning Coal's Artistic Director. The production runs April 9 - 26, 2009 at Meymandi Theatre at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. Performances are April 9 - 11, 16 -18 and 23 - 25 at 7:30 pm and April 12, 19 and 26 at 2 p.m.
MAXWELL C. KING CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS announces their MARCH, APRIL, MAY, LINE-UP
'Dame Edna Everage - My First Last Tour'
Friday & Saturday, April 3& 4, 8:00 pm
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Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company continues its 2008-09 Season with the World Premiere of Antebellum by Robert O?Hara, author of Insurrection: Holding History, and an OBIE Award winner for directing the Off-Broadway hit, In the Continuum. Directed by Chay Yew, the cast features Woolly Mammoth Company Member Jessica Frances Dukes and Jenna Sokolowski.
Antebellum runs March 30 ? April 26, 2009, with Pay-What-You-Can performances on March 30 and 31 at 8pm. PRESS OPENING IS SUNDAY, APRIL 5 AT 7PM. Woolly Mammoth is located at 641 D Street, NW (7th & D).
Crowns is back in town, and with direction and choreography by Kenneth Lee Roberson (Broadway's Avenue Q, Arena's Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill) and musical direction by Grammy nominee e'Marcus Harper, this soulful musical will be bigger than ever in the Lincoln Theatre. Arena favorites Marva Hicks (The Women of Brewster Place) and E. Faye Butler (Dinah Was, Ain't Misbehavin') are joined by NaTasha Yvette Williams (Broadway's The Color Purple), Mary Millben, Kara Tameika Watkins, Phillip Boykin and Zurin Villanueva. Howard University student Villanueva was discovered in Arena's January 'Finding Yolanda' one-day casting search, and this production marks her debut professional performance.
Unbound Collective will present the World Premiere of IN SECURITY beginning previews April 17th at 3LD Art and Technology Center. Written and performed by Anna Gutto with interactive videos by Ann Oren and directed by Alexis Poledouris, this show seamlessly blends live performance with animation and film. Opening night is slated for April 22.
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