Working In The Theater's 'Fluidity & Change: Directors 2009' Airs 5/31
by Charlie Piane - May 28, 2009
The American Theatre Wing has announced its newest episode of its popular 'Working in the Theater' series, titled 'Fluidity & Change: Directors 2009.' This episode features Thomas Kail (In the Heights), Moisés Kaufman (33 Variations) Bartlett Sher (Joe Turner's Come and Gone), Leigh Silverman (Coraline), and Kate Whoriskey (Ruined). The program, moderated by Variety reporter Gordon Cox, will air on CUNY Television beginning Sunday, May 31, at 5:00 pm, with additional airings Friday, June 5 at 9:00 am, 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm, Saturday, June 6 at 11:00 am, and Sunday, June 7 at 5:00 pm.
GRAND HOTEL: THE MUSICAL & More Announced For Kansas City Rep's 2009-10 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 24, 2009
A Broadway-bound premiere, a provocative new staging of a Tony award-winning musical, a thought-provoking new social drama by a native Kansas City, Kansas playwright and exotic, worldly adventures are just a few of the choices Eric Rosen, artistic director of Kansas City Repertory Theatre, has made for the Rep's 2009-10 season, Rosen's second as artistic leader.
LCT Announces IN THE NEXT ROOM & BROKE-OLOGY For Fall 2009
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 18, 2009
Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) has announced its 2009 Fall productions of two new plays which will mark the Broadway and New York debuts for their respective playwrights: IN THE NEXT ROOM or The Vibrator Play, by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Les Waters; and BROKE-OLOGY a new play by Nathan Louis Jackson, directed by Thomas Kail. IN THE NEXT ROOM or The Vibrator Play, which will be presented on Broadway while LCT's Tony Award winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC continues its run at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, will begin previews on Thursday, October 22 and open on Thursday, November 19 at a Shubert theater to be announced.
Hatcher's Killer Comedy MURDERERS Runs 3/13-5/23
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2009
Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher's MURDERERS, takes the mainstage as Asolo Rep's ninth production this season - the fifth to open in repertory for 2009. The offbeat, killer comedy opens on March 13 and continues through May 23, 2009. Tickets are available through the Asolo Rep box office at (941) 351-8000, toll-free at (800) 361-8388, as well as online at www.asolo.org.
Hatcher's Killer Comedy MURDERERS Runs 3/13-5/23
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 3, 2009
Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher's MURDERERS, takes the mainstage as Asolo Rep's ninth production this season - the fifth to open in repertory for 2009. The offbeat, killer comedy opens on March 13 and continues through May 23, 2009. Tickets are available through the Asolo Rep box office at (941) 351-8000, toll-free at (800) 361-8388, as well as online at www.asolo.org.
Ars Nova Announces 2009 Play Group And Artists-in-Residence
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 9, 2009
Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jon Steingart and Jenny Wiener Steingart, Executive Producers) proudly announces its 2009 Play Group and Artists-in-Residence.
Play Group is Ars Nova's vibrant and eclectic group of emerging writers who gather twice a month at Ars Nova to share new work and get peer feedback. The group offers members the chance to develop their plays with peer support, form collaborative relationships and build a strong sense of community within Ars Nova.