Sylvia 1995 - Articles Page 3

Opened: May 2, 1995
Closing: September 23, 1995

Sylvia - 1995 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I
131 West 55th Street New York, NY 10019

Greg and Kate have moved to Manhattan after twenty-two years of child-raising in the suburbs. Greg’s career as a financial trader is winding down, while Kate’s career, as a public-school English teacher, is beginning to offer her more opportunities. Greg brings home a dog he found in the park—or that has found him—bearing only the name “Sylvia” on her name tag. A street-smart mixture of Lab and poodle, Sylvia becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife. She offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of his job and the unknowns of middle age. To Kate, Sylvia becomes a rival for affection. And Sylvia thinks Kate just doesn’t understand the relationship between man and dog. The marriage is put in serious jeopardy until, after a series of hilarious and touching complications, Greg and Kate learn to compromise, and Sylvia becomes a valued part of their lives.

Sylvia - 1995 - Off-Broadway Cast

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Jane Greenwood to Receive Ming Cho Lee Award
by Julie Musbach - Sep 4, 2019


Legendary designer and teacher Jane Greenwood will be honored with the Ming Cho Lee Lifetime Achievement Award bestowed by the Henry Hewes Design Awards at the 55th annual luncheon ceremony October 7 in New York.

Photo Flash: All-Access Pass To The National Black Theatre Festival Gala With Andre De Shields
by Robert Diamond - Aug 5, 2019


2019 Tony winner Andre De Shields has been attending The National Black Theatre Festival® (NBTF) in Winston-Salem, N. C. since 1995. Dubbed the 'Black Theatre Holy Ground,' NBTF is the international outreach program of the North Carolina Black Repertory Company, founded by the late Larry Leon Hamlin in 1979. The Festival, also founded by Hamlin, has been held biennially since 1989. The NCBRC celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, while the NBTF celebrated its 30th.

BWW Review: SYLVIA at Theatre Harrisburg
by Andrea Stephenson - Jun 15, 2019


If you're looking for a fun show that will make you laugh and think, Theatre Harrisburg's Sylvia is just the ticket.

Who Will Win at the 2019 Tony Awards? We Compare Year By Year!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 7, 2019


The 72nd Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday June 10th at 8/9c hosted by Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles. It's the biggest award show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. We can't help but wonder what chances this year's Best Musical and Best Play nominees have of taking home the ultimate prize...

BWW Review: SYLVIA at Human Race Theatre Company
by Jenni Cypher - May 3, 2019


Have you ever wondered what your dog is thinking when she looks at you?  Have you ever known someone who goes a little overboard in their obsession with their dog?  If so, then you need to get to the Human Race to see SYLVIA before May 12 and be prepared to laugh. A lot.

New Ohio Theatre & IRT's Archive Residency Premieres From One-Eighth Theater & The Drunkard's Wife
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 29, 2019


The Archive Residency is a vital incubator for New York City's most electrifying independent theater companies. This two-year residency offers companies an artistic home for the development and presentation of a new work. Each residency culminates with a world premiere production. Now in its sixth year, the Archive Residency is a collaboration between New Ohio Theatre and IRT Theater (likeminded neighbors in the historic Archive Building in the West Village).

Established And Upcoming World-Class Makers Featured At Operadagen Rotterdam
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2019


A homage to major composers including Richard Wagner, Philip Glass, and Louis Andriessen, an ode to power women such as Harriet Tubman and Sylvia Plath, dozens of pioneering makers and young talent plus a brand-new edition of GALA! Experience all of this and more at the 14th edition of Operadagen Rotterdam. The festival, which comprises over 100 performances, both in Rotterdam's large theatres and in unexpected locations across the city, runs from 17 through 26 May. The online ticket sales have been started.

Tony Award-Winning 'Dolly' Bette Midler Mourns The Passing Of The Great Carol Channing
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 15, 2019


Earlier today, BroadwayWorld was saddened to report the passing of the legendary Carol Channing. Channing died at 12:31am on Tuesday, January 15th, 2019, at home in Rancho Mirage, CA of natural causes.

Eden Espinosa, Jessica Hecht, and More to Appear at Williamstown Theatre Festival Gala
by Julie Musbach - Jan 15, 2019


Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced that the annual WTF Gala will include special appearances by Eden Espinosa (WTF's Lempicka, Wicked), Tony Award nominee Jessica Hecht (WTF's The Closet, "Friends"), and 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok (WTF's Cost of Living).

BWW Flashback: The Very Best of the Late, Great Carol Channing
by Paul Smith - Jan 15, 2019


BroadwayWorld was sad to announce the passing of theatre icon Carol Channing early Tuesday morning. She was most notably known for creating the legendary role of Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly, a role she went on to play in more than 5,000 performances.

The Legendary Carol Channing Dies at 97
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2019


BroadwayWorld is deeply saddened to report the passing of the legendary Carol Channing. Channing died at 12:31am on Tuesday, January 15th, 2019, at home in Rancho Mirage, CA of natural causes.

DMT Presents ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
by BWW News Desk - Sep 13, 2018


The Douglas Morrisson Theatre (DMT) opens its 2018-19 season to Once Upon a Mattress, with performances running September 13-30, 2018.

BEN BUTLER By Richard Strand Comes To Portland Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 7, 2018


BEN BUTLER by Richard Strand begins Sep 25 through Oct 21, opens for reviewers Friday September 28, 2018. When a runaway slave demands sanctuary at a Union Army garrison, the General in charge is faced with moral quandary: follow the letter of the law, or make a game-changing move that could alter the course of US history? "…Part comedy, part historical drama and part biography… by turns sarcastic, droll and witty." NY Times

DMT Presents ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
by Stephi Wild - Aug 28, 2018


The Douglas Morrisson Theatre (DMT) opens its 2018-19 season to Once Upon a Mattress, with performances running September 13-30, 2018.

Shakespeare Theatre Company Announces Casting for THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
by Julie Musbach - Aug 7, 2018


In honor of Artistic Director Michael Kahn's final season with the Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC), the opening show of the 2018-2019 Season, William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, will feature beloved performers, many of whom have been with the Company since the very beginning.

Primary Stages Announces Casting For FINAL FOLLIES And DOWNSTAIRS
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2018


Primary Stages (Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Shane D. Hudson, Executive Director; Casey Childs, Founder) is proud to announce complete casting today for the first two productions of their 2018/19 season: Final Follies, by A.R. Gurney (Love Letters, Sylvia, Black Tie at Primary Stages) and directed by David Saint (Clever Little Lies), and Downstairs by Theresa Rebeck ("Smash," Dead Accounts, Poor Behavior at Primary Stages), directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt (What We're Up Against). All performances will take place at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce St, New York, NY, 10014).

Sally Struthers, Hal Linden, Ed Dixon & Mark Jacoby Star in Ogunquit Playhouse's GRUMPY OLD MEN
by Julie Musbach - Jul 25, 2018


Fasten your seat belt, it's going to be a grumpy ride! The Ogunquit Playhouse is proud to produce the U.S. premiere of the new musical-comedy, Grumpy Old Men the Musical on stage from August 8 to September 1 - just in time to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the hit film that starred Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret. This hilarious new show was penned by Dan Remmes, with music by Neil Berg and lyrics by Nick Meglin. Director for the Ogunquit production of Grumpy Old Men the Musical is Matt Lenz.

CHEERS TO SARAJEVO Comes to Alexander Upstairs
by Stephi Wild - Jul 20, 2018


1992 Bosnia, a bloody civil war begins. Cheers to Sarajevo tells the story of two lovers. A Bosnian Muslim and a Bosnian Serb. A love story. In the days of Yugoslavia their differing ethnicities was accepted as a norm in the cosmopolitan city of Sarajevo. Told through the lens of an ambitious South African conflict journalist who infiltrates their lives we follow the slow but steady decline of a lifelong friendship. Theirs is a story known to many Yugoslavs who were separated from one another and who turned on each other during a senseless war. It is a story known to people all over the world who are torn apart because of race, religion and the mass media that use war as their fodder.

Paola Hartley, Karl Condon And Ilya Kozadayev and More Will Be On Faculty For Shreveport Dance Academy's Summer Intensive
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 9, 2018


ZHONG-JING FANG, soloist of American Ballet Theatre, PAOLA HARTLEY, former principal dancer of Ballet Arizona, KARL CONDON, former principal dancer of the Boston Ballet, and ILYA KOZADAYEV, former soloist of the Houston Ballet will be on the Shreveport Dance Academy's Summer Intensive to be held in Shreveport, Louisiana.   Zhong-Jing Fang and Paola Hartley will be on the faculty from July 23-27, 2018, and Karl Condon and  Ilya Kozadayev will be on the faculty from July 30-August 3, 2018.  

MTV's Highly Anticipated New Season of THE CHALLENGE: FINAL RECKONING Premieres Today
by BWW News Desk - Jul 10, 2018


MTV today announced that 'The Challenge: Final Reckoning' will premiere today, July 10 at 9:00 P.M. ET/PT. 'Final Reckoning' marks the conclusion of the series trilogy, which kicked off with 'XXX: Dirty 30' followed by 'Vendettas.'

BWW Picks Stars We'd Love to See in Female GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
by Alan Henry - Jun 26, 2018


Our team put our heads together to figure out who we'd want to appear in the production! Check out some of our picks below - and join in the coversation on Facebook and Twitter to share your thoughts!

BWW Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS at WaterTower Theatre
by Kyle Christopher West - Jun 14, 2018


Composer and prodigy Jason Robert Brown made his mark in the theatre world with his debut song cycle, SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, which played Off-Broadway in 1995 and continues to be produced by/for theatre enthusiasts. And, although he's since had a handful of celebrated, yet unsuccessful Broadway attempts (THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, 13, HONEYMOON IN VEGAS), it's his two-person musical THE LAST FIVE YEARS that is most often seen onstage across the globe. But does the small show survive when stripped of its intimate nature, as in the production currently playing at WaterTower Theatre? The tough answer is both yes and no.

Regina Carter Named Artistic Director Of NJPAC's All-Female Jazz Residency
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2018


Acclaimed jazz violinist Regina Carter will serve as Artistic Director of this summer's All-Female Jazz Residency, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) announced today. Carter succeeds the late jazz pianist and composer Geri Allen, the residency's founding Artistic Director.

MTV's Highly Anticipated New Season of THE CHALLENGE: FINAL RECKONING Premieres 7/10
by Tori Hartshorn - Jun 6, 2018


MTV today announced that 'The Challenge: Final Reckoning' will premiere on Tuesday, July 10 at 9:00 P.M. ET/PT. 'Final Reckoning' marks the conclusion of the series trilogy, which kicked off with 'XXX: Dirty 30' followed by 'Vendettas.'

Who Will Win at the 2018 Tony Awards? We Compare Year By Year!
by BWW Special - Jun 10, 2018


The 72nd Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday June 10th at 8/9c hosted by Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles. It's the biggest award show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. We can't help but wonder what chances this year's Best Musical and Best Play nominees have of taking home the ultimate prize...

Sylvia FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Sylvia have there been?
Sylvia has had 2 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1995 and Broadway which opened in 2015.
What awards has Sylvia been nominated for?
Sylvia has been nominated for several awards. Jane Greenwood was nominated for Outstanding Costume Design at The Lortels, and also for Costume Design at The Hewes Awards.
What awards has Sylvia won?
Sylvia has won several awards for its costume design. Jane Greenwood received the Outstanding Costume Design award at The Lortels, as well as the Costume Design award at The Hewes Awards.

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