EVEN MAYBE TAMMY Opens 6/3 At The Flea
by Reynard Loki - Jun 1, 2009
The Flea Theater (Jim Simpson, Artistic Director; Carol Ostrow, Producing Director) presents a Frances Black Production: Even Maybe Tammy (Or, a Cockamamie Bucket of Ruckus, conceived and directed by Christopher Bayes, written by Christopher Bayes and The Company, music by Alex Knox with Barret O?Brien, lyrics by Christopher Bayes and The Company, lighting design by Adrian Rooney, June 3-13 at The Flea Theater (41 White Street, New York, NY).
Portland Center Revises 2009/2010 Season Lineup, THE CHOSEN Moves To Mainstage
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 15, 2009
Three studio titles will change and one production will move to the Main Stage in a major revision of the Portland Center Stage 2009/2010 season. Early strong seller The Chosen will move to the Main Stage, replacing Joe Turner's Come and Gone (which will be deferred to future season). In the studio, a possible Broadway tour causes our production of Thurgood Marshall to be postponed, and The Best So Far will be put on hold to give it a bit more gestation (and New York fundraising) time.
Atkinson, Ivey, Finneran, Cooper and More Poised for 2009 Williamstown Theatre Fest
by Eddie Varley - May 15, 2009
The Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF) has announced casting for its 2009 Main Stage Season running from July 1 to August 23 at the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance in Williamstown, MA. In making the announcement Artistic Director Nicholas Martin said, 'I am so thrilled to bring this decorated and talented group of artists to the Berkshires this summer for our 55th Anniversary Season.'
Portland Center Stage Announces Major Changes To 2009/2010 Season
by Charlie Piane - May 14, 2009
Three studio titles will change and one production will move to the Main Stage in a major revision of the Portland Center Stage 2009/2010 season. Early strong seller The Chosen will move to the Main Stage, replacing Joe Turner's Come and Gone (which will be deferred to future season). In the studio, a possible Broadway tour causes our production of Thurgood Marshall to be postponed, and The Best So Far will be put on hold to give it a bit more gestation (and New York fundraising) time.
PIRATES! Sails Into Boston With The Huntington Theatre Co 5/15-6/14
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2009
The masterful work of Gilbert and Sullivan returns to the Huntington Theatre Company stage for the conclusion of its 2008-2009 Season. Pirates! (or, Gilbert and Sullivan Plunder'd) transports the action of The Pirates of Penzance, the classic operetta about a Pirate King and his motley band; a dutiful pirate apprentice and his nurse; a modern Major-General and his virgin wards; and a Sergeant of Police and his skittish force to the Caribbean in a raucous and rowdy update complete with swordfights, sex appeal, and Sullivan's original music. Gordon Greenberg (Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris), Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde, the Musical), and John McDaniel ('The Rosie O'Donnell Show') co-conceived the adaptation.
'WISHFUL DRINKING' To 'Toast' on Bdwy at Studio 54 for Fall 2009
by Eddie Varley - Apr 29, 2009
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Jonathan Reinis, Jamie Cesa, Eva Price & Berkeley Repertory Theatre, is proud to present the Broadway premiere production of Wishful Drinking, created and performed by Carrie Fisher and directed by Tony Taccone at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th St).
Photo Coverage: THE PHILANTHROPIST After Party
by Peter James Zielinski - Apr 27, 2009
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents a new Broadway production of The Philanthropist starring Matthew Broderick, Jonathan Cake, Anna Madeley and Steven Weber. The Philanthropist, by Christopher Hampton, is directed by David Grindley at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street). The cast also includes Tate Ellington, Jennifer Mudge andSamantha Soule.
Photo Coverage: THE PHILANTHROPIST Curtain Call
by Peter James Zielinski - Apr 27, 2009
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents a new Broadway production of The Philanthropist starringMatthew Broderick, Jonathan Cake, Anna Madeley and Steven Weber. The Philanthropist, by Christopher Hampton, is directed by David Grindley at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street). The cast also includes Tate Ellington, Jennifer Mudge andSamantha Soule.
Photo Coverage: THE PHILANTHROPIST Opening Arrivals
by Peter James Zielinski - Apr 27, 2009
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents a new Broadway production of The Philanthropist starring Matthew Broderick, Jonathan Cake, Anna Madeley and Steven Weber. The Philanthropist, by Christopher Hampton, is directed by David Grindley at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street). The cast also includes Tate Ellington, Jennifer Mudge andSamantha Soule.
PIRATES! Sails Into Boston With The Huntington Theatre Co 5/15-6/14
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 23, 2009
The masterful work of Gilbert and Sullivan returns to the Huntington Theatre Company stage for the conclusion of its 2008-2009 Season. Pirates! (or, Gilbert and Sullivan Plunder'd) transports the action of The Pirates of Penzance, the classic operetta about a Pirate King and his motley band; a dutiful pirate apprentice and his nurse; a modern Major-General and his virgin wards; and a Sergeant of Police and his skittish force to the Caribbean in a raucous and rowdy update complete with swordfights, sex appeal, and Sullivan's original music. Gordon Greenberg (Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris), Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde, the Musical), and John McDaniel ('The Rosie O'Donnell Show') co-conceived the adaptation.
Yale Rep Announces 2009-10 Season With THE MASTER BUILDER & More
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 23, 2009
YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) is pleased to announce its 2009-10 Season, which will include Henrik Ibsen's The Master Builder directed by OBIE Award winner Evan Yionoulis (Yale Rep's Richard II and Black Snow); Eclipsed, a new play by Danai Gurira, co-author of the acclaimed In the Continuum, directed by Liesl Tommy (the world premiere of The Good Negro); the world premiere of Compulsion by Rinne Groff directed by Oskar Eustis; Carlo Goldoni's commedia dell'arte masterpiece The Servant of Two Masters directed by Christopher Bayes (choreographer of the hit Broadway production of Alfred Hitchock's The 39 Steps); and Battle of Black and Dogs by Bernard-Marie Koltès directed by Robert Woodruff (co-adaptor and director of 2009's Notes from Underground at Yale Rep).
Photo Flash: Around the World in 80 Days At Westport Country Playhouse
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 22, 2009
Westport Country Playhouse will open its 79th season with a wild adventure for adults and children alike, 'Around the World in 80 Days,' adapted from the book by Jules Verne, written by Mark Brown and directed by Michael Evan Haney, April 21 through May 9.
Stoppard's ROCK 'N' ROLL Returns To The Alley 4/24-5/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 22, 2009
Four-time Tony Award winner Tom Stoppard returns to the Alley with Rock ?n' Roll, winner of London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play.
It's August 1968, and Russian tanks are rolling into Prague. Jan, the Czech student, lives for rock music, Max, the English professor, lives for Communism, and Esme, the flower child, is high. By 1990, the tanks are rolling out, the Stones are rolling in and idealism has hit the wall.
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 Days Opens At Westport Playhouse 4/21
by BWW News Desk - Apr 21, 2009
Westport Country Playhouse will open its 79th season with a wild adventure for adults and children alike, 'Around the World in 80 Days,' adapted from the book by Jules Verne, written by Mark Brown and directed by Michael Evan Haney, April 21 through May 9.