Miracle Theatre Group Presents Conversation Series This May
by Harmony Wheeler - Apr 13, 2012
The Oregon Humanities conversation series, to be held at El Centro Milagro (525 SE Stark St., Portland), will follow each Sunday matinee performance. Miracle will host community leaders, social service professionals and scholars to provide an initial exploration of the topics; the discussions will then open up to audience questions and commentary. The three conversations will be free and open to the public; guests need not have attended the preceding matinee to participate in the Oregon Humanities conversations.
Lily Rabe Leaves Cast of New Group's EARLY HISTORY OF FIRE
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 28, 2012
The New Group will present the world premiere of An Early History of Fire, a new play by Tony Award-winning playwright David Rabe. Directed by Jo Bonney, this production features Deema Aitken, Gordon Clapp, Erin Darke, Jonny Orsini, Devin Ratray, Dennis Staroselsky, Theo Stockman and Claire van der Boom. Limited Off-Broadway engagement is slated April 5 - May 26 at The New Group @ Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street). Official Opening Night is set for Monday, April 23 at 7:00 PM. Lily Rabe, who was previously slated to star in the play will no longer be taking part in the production.
FSPA Introduced in Asia This Month
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 30, 2012
Programs of the Franklin School for the Performing Arts were introduced recently in Asia when FSPA Director Raye Lynn Mercer, with Assistant Directors Kim Rezendes and Hallie Wetzell, traveled to Hong Kong December 28 - January 10. The trio taught musical theater workshops to students ages 4 - 20 and adjudicated the "Hong Kong's Broadway Star" competition in which the winner of the senior division, Viveca Chow, was awarded an all-expense paid trip and scholarship to study this summer at FSPA.
CBS to Air the 34th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 27, 2011
Eminent artists, friends and peers of this year's five honorees converged in Washington, D.C., on December 4 to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast tonight on the CBS Television Network with Caroline Kennedy as host for the ninth consecutive year.
CBS to Air THE 34th ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, 12/27
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 5, 2011
Eminent artists, friends and peers of this year's five honorees converged in Washington, D.C., last night (Dec. 4) to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 27 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, with Caroline Kennedy as host for the ninth consecutive year
Our Town Opens At Connecticut Repertory Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Oct 6, 2011
Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will present Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Our Town, tonight through October 16 in the Nafe Katter Theatre, Storrs.
Central Square Theater Presents MATT AND BEN, Closes7/31
by BWW News Desk - Jul 31, 2011
Central Square Theater presents the gender-bending, Off-Broadway hit about our own hometown boys' rise to fame, MATT & BEN by Mindy Kaling (of NBC's The Office) and Brenda Withers, featuring Marianna Bassham and Philana Mia. M. Bevin O'Gara directs. The press production will end on July 31, 2011.
Lily Rabe to Star in New Group's AN EARLY HISTORY OF FIRE
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 19, 2011
According to the Boston Globe, Tony nominee Lily Rabe will star in the New Group premiere of her father, David Rabe's new play- An Early History of Fire. The off-Broadway production will be directed by Jo Bonney and will run in thir 2011-12 season.
Central Square Theater Presents MATT AND BEN this Summer
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 9, 2011
Central Square Theater presents the gender-bending, Off-Broadway hit about our own hometown boys' rise to fame, MATT & BEN by Mindy Kaling (of NBC's The Office) and Brenda Withers, featuring Marianna Bassham and Philana Mia. M. Bevin O'Gara directs.
Museum of the Moving Image Announces Daily Schedule of Programs 5/13-7/3
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2011
The Museum is housed in a building owned by the City of New York and its operations are made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Natural Heritage Trust (administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation). The Museum also receives generous support from numerous corporations, foundations, and individuals. For more information, please visit http://movingimage.us.
Museum of the Moving Image Announces Daily Schedule of Programs
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 11, 2011
The Museum is housed in a building owned by the City of New York and its operations are made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Natural Heritage Trust (administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation). The Museum also receives generous support from numerous corporations, foundations, and individuals. For more information, please visit http://movingimage.us.
Joe's Pub Announces Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters And More
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 28, 2011
Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.
Joe's Pub Announces Rated RSO, Willie Nile, Baby Dee
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 13, 2011
Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance.
Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Presents Breaking the Code At Central Square
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 10, 2011
Catalyst Collaborative@MIT, a science theater collaboration between MIT and Underground Railway Theater, presents Hugh Whitemore's BREAKING THE CODE, an elegant, deeply moving portrait of mathematician Alan Turning, played by Allyn Burrows and directed by Adam Zahler. The press performance is April 10, 2011 at 2PM.
