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NUNSENSATIONS! Premieres at Teatro Wego! Theatre, 2/19-3/7
by BWW News Desk - Feb 1, 2010


Your favorite nuns are back in Westwego bringing you more heavenly hilarity through song and dance in NUNSENSATIONS! The Nunsense Vegase Revue by Dan Goggin. Directed once again by 'Uncle' Wayne Daigrepont, NUNSENSATIONS! is on stage at Teatro Wego! Theatre in Westwego February 19-March 7, 2010 with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM and Sundays at 2pm.

Theater for the New City Presents DUET FOR SOLO VOICE 1/28/2010
by BWW News Desk - Jan 28, 2010


Theater for the New City will present a special production of 'Duet for Solo Voice' by David Scott Milton, directed by Stanley Allan Sherman and acted by Jonathan Slaff, from January 28 to February 14, 2010.

Symphony Space Announces COMPOSERS NOW Celebration 2/22 At Symphony Space
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 19, 2010


The weeklong Composers Now celebration launches February 22 at the festival's hub, Symphony Space, to provide a citywide platform for unprecedented recognition of living composers through concerts and activities at a diverse array of performance spaces.

Photo Flash: Cleveland Play House Presents AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 19, 2010


The party starts on January 29 at The Cleveland Play House with Ain't Misbehavin', a Tony Award-winning celebration of the music of Thomas 'Fats' Waller.

Theater for the New City Presents DUET FOR SOLO VOICE 1/28/2010
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 8, 2010


Theater for the New City will present a special production of 'Duet for Solo Voice' by David Scott Milton, directed by Stanley Allan Sherman and acted by Jonathan Slaff, from January 28 to February 14, 2010.

BWW Interviews: Phil Perry, A Life in the Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jan 7, 2010


Phil Perry is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet - and one of the hardest working actors on the Nashville stage. He's one of those people who moves from show to another with ease, delighting his audiences with his performances and impressing directors and producers with his exemplary work ethic. But here's something I didn't know until now: Phil's not a native Nashvillian! He's from Ohio and he came here to go to school at Lipscomb University.

Theater for the New City Presents DUET FOR SOLO VOICE 1/28/2010
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 29, 2009


Theater for the New City will present a special production of 'Duet for Solo Voice' by David Scott Milton, directed by Stanley Allan Sherman and acted by Jonathan Slaff, from January 28 to February 14, 2010.

Photo Flash: MY THREE ANGELS At Attic Playhouse
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 2, 2009


Set in French Guiana, a region where on Christmas Eve the temperature has graciously dropped to 104 degrees, three amiable convicts are employed as roofers above the Ducotel's general store. The roof winds up being the least of the family's troubles.

John Kenley, Legendary Producer Passes Away at 103
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 29, 2009


Legendary producer, John Kenley, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2009. He was 103. Over 60 years ago, John Kremchek appeared with Martha Graham as a dancer-acrobat in John Murray Anderson's Greenwich Village Follies. Mr Anderson told young Kremchek to change his name to Kenley where it has remained ever since.

Players Club Honors Women's Project 10/20 With Off-Broadway Excellence Award
by BWW News Desk - Oct 20, 2009


Women's Project-the nation's number one theater producing plays written and directed by women-will be honored Tuesday (10/20) by the nation's leading club of the arts, the historic Players Club on Gramercy Park, when The Players Foundation gives its inaugural Off-Broadway Excellence Award to Women's Project at ceremonies Tuesday, October 20, at 5:30pm at The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South. This is the first time The Players has granted this award.

PANTO SEASON: BEHIND THE SCENES: The Script
by Richard O'Hagan - Oct 20, 2009


Richard O'Hagan continues to follow Cubbington Players as they prepare for their annual pantomime

Players Club Honors Women's Project 10/20 With Off-Broadway Excellence Award
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 16, 2009


Women's Project-the nation's number one theater producing plays written and directed by women-will be honored Tuesday (10/20) by the nation's leading club of the arts, the historic Players Club on Gramercy Park, when The Players Foundation gives its inaugural Off-Broadway Excellence Award to Women's Project at ceremonies Tuesday, October 20, at 5:30pm at The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South. This is the first time The Players has granted this award.

Northrop Music and The Whole Music Club Present Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core 10/8
by BWW News Desk - Oct 8, 2009


Northrop Music at the University of Minnesota announces the first performance of the 09-10 Music Season, copresented with The Whole Music Club, with a night full of the all-out freewheeling jazz of Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core.

Julie Taymor To New York Mag, 'SPIDER-MAN Still On'
by Eddie Varley - Sep 22, 2009


New York magazine caught up with Julie Taymor at the Monday, September 21st opening of the Metropolitan Opera season and the visionary director declared that SPIDERMAN, TURN OFF THE DARK is still set to swing to Broadway.

Northrop Music and The Whole Music Club Present Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core 10/8
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 18, 2009


Northrop Music at the University of Minnesota announces the first performance of the 09-10 Music Season, copresented with The Whole Music Club, with a night full of the all-out freewheeling jazz of Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core.

Rialto Chatter: SPIDER-MAN Tickets to Go On Sale October 31?
by Robert Diamond - Sep 14, 2009


The New York Times is reporting that tickets for Spider-Man will go on sale on October 31, 2009.

RIALTO CHATTER: Evan Rachel Wood's Rep Says She's Still Signed on for SPIDER-MAN
by Robert Diamond - Sep 12, 2009


This week's issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine checked in with the rep for Evan Rachel Wood, who previous rumors stated was let go as Mary Jane, along with other contracted performers from SPIDER-MAN when the show hit financial troubles. Wood's representative tells the magazine however that she is still on board and that she was never set loose. Co-star Alan Cumming's rep was 'unavailable for comment.'

Maggie Siff Cast In Liz Duffy Adams's OR, Previews 10/29 At Women's Project
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 10, 2009


Women's Project, truly on a roll in its 32nd year (and not looking a day over 29!) of producing plays written and directed by women, has signed Maggie Siff, one of the acclaimed ensemble of actors in the hit, third-season TV series 'Mad Men,' to play Aphra Behn in Liz Duffy Adams's three-hander Or, directed by Wendy McClellan.

RIALTO CHATTER: Riedel - Will Bono Swing In To Rescue SPIDER-MAN?
by Eddie Varley - Sep 2, 2009


Michael Riedel reports in his Broadway Matinee column in the The New York Post today that while 'SPIDER-MAN, Turn Off The Dark' may have hit a snag on the road to Broadway, a friendly 'superhero' is trying to 'swing' in to get things rolling again.

RIALTO CHATTER: Work To Resume On SPIDER-MAN's Hilton Home
by Eddie Varley - Sep 1, 2009


The New York Times reports today that 'modest construction work is expected to resume on Wednesday morning at Broadway's Hilton Theater to prepare for the new musical production 'SPIDER-MAN, Turn Off the Dark,' even though the ultimate fate of the show is still in limbo, three people involved with the production said this afternoon.'

The Wall Street Journal On Spidey's 'Cursed' Hilton Home
by Eddie Varley - Aug 28, 2009


'SPIDER-MAN, Turn Off the Dark' is set to play at Broadway's Hilton Theatre, 213 West 42nd Street. The Wall Street Journal has an article on the slightly troubled history of the space today that is worth a read.

Bono and The Edge Talk 'SPIDER-MAN' to BBC Radio
by Eddie Varley - Aug 20, 2009


Directed by Tony Award-winner Julie Taymor with 22-time Grammy Award-winning Bono and The Edge creating new music and lyrics, SPIDER-MAN will be written by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger. Bono reveals to Irish Central how he came up with the title 'Turn off the Dark.'

Photo Coverage: Maui OnStage THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE...
by James Natividad - Aug 9, 2009


The Maui OnStage production of the racy musical 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas' played its final show on August 2, 2009 to an enthusiastic full house. The production, which was presented at the Historic Iao Theater home of Maui OnStage, played 12 performances spanning four weekends.

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Gets Extended Through 8/9 At Olney Theatre Center
by BWW News Desk - Aug 9, 2009


National Players' summer musical, Ain't Misbehavin', keeps on swingin' at Olney. The award-winning revue has been extended toAugust 9. Ain't Misbehavin' plays the Historic Stage now through August 9. Tickets are $26, with discounts available to groups and students. Callthe Box Office at 301.924.3400 or visit olneytheatre.org for tickets.

Bono and The Edge Talk 'SPIDER-MAN' to Irish Central
by Eddie Varley - Jul 27, 2009


Directed by Tony Award-winner Julie Taymor with 22-time Grammy Award-winning Bono and The Edge creating new music and lyrics, SPIDER-MAN will be written by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger. Bono reveals to Irish Central how he came up with the title 'Turn off the Dark.'

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