It's Only a Play 1986 - Articles Page 20.2

Opened: January 12, 1986
Closing: January 26, 1986

It's Only a Play - 1986 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

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

It’s the opening night of The Golden Egg on Broadway, and the wealthy producer Julia Budder is throwing a lavish party in her lavish Manhattan townhouse. Downstairs the celebrities are pouring in, but the real action is upstairs in the bedroom, where a group of insiders have staked themselves out to await the reviews. The group includes the excitable playwright; the possibly unstable wunderkind director; the pill-popping leading lady, treading the boards after becoming infamous in Hollywood; and the playwright’s best friend, for whom the play was written but who passed up this production for a television series. Add to this a drama critic who’s panned the playwright in the past and a new-in-town aspiring singer, and you have a prime recipe for the narcissism, ambition, childishness, and just plain irrationality that infuse the theatre—and for comedy. But don’t worry: This play is sure to be the hit they have all been hoping for.

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It's Only a Play - 1986 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 20.2

Playwrights Theatre Presents MoM A Rock Concert Musical, Previews 9/30
by BWW News Desk - Sep 30, 2010


Playwrights Theatre is pleased to present the World Premiere of MoM A Rock Concert Musical by Richard Caliban. The production (appropriate for ages 16 and up, adult language and situations) will preview on September 30 and run for four weeks through October 24, 2010 (Press Opening: Friday, October 1 at 8:00pm).

Cantone, Macchio, Doherty Lead A ROOM OF MY OWN Industry Reading 9/20
by BWW News Desk - Sep 20, 2010


On Monday, September 20th at 8:00pm, the Bleecker Street Theater Company will present a reading of Charles Messina's astoundingly hilarious new Broadway-bound comedy, 'A ROOM OF MY OWN' as part of that theater's Play Development Series.

Playwrights Theatre Presents MoM A Rock Concert Musical, Previews 9/30
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 16, 2010


Playwrights Theatre is pleased to present the World Premiere of MoM A Rock Concert Musical by Richard Caliban. The production (appropriate for ages 16 and up, adult language and situations) will preview on September 30 and run for four weeks through October 24, 2010 (Press Opening: Friday, October 1 at 8:00pm).

A Noise Within Presents Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, Runs 10/9-12/17
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 15, 2010


A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, presents Noel Coward's timeless comedic gem Blithe Spirit, directed by Damaso Rodriguez, which opens Saturday, October 9 and closes Friday, December 17, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, October 2).

Carrollwood Cultural Center Presents JAZZ WITH JIM: MUSIC OF HAROLD ARLEN 10/29
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 14, 2010


Jim Burge and the Jazz Directions will play some of the greatest tunes of Harold Arlen: Music from The Wizard of Oz, Stormy Weather, It's Only a Paper Moon, That Old Black Magic, Ill Wind, Blues in the Night, and more.

Cantone, Macchio, Doherty Lead A ROOM OF MY OWN Industry Reading 9/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 2, 2010


On Monday, September 20th at 8:00pm, the Bleecker Street Theater Company will present a reading of Charles Messina's astoundingly hilarious new Broadway-bound comedy, 'A ROOM OF MY OWN' as part of that theater's Play Development Series.

Macchio, Doherty Lead A ROOM OF MY OWN Industry Reading 9/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 23, 2010


On Monday, September 20th at 8:00pm, the Bleecker Street Theater Company will present a reading of Charles Messina's astoundingly hilarious new Broadway-bound comedy, 'A ROOM OF MY OWN' as part of that theater's Play Development Series.

Pure Theater Closes GINGER: A Hansel & Gretel Tale 8/20
by BWW News Desk - Aug 20, 2010


PURE Theatre is proud to announce the world premiere of Rodney Lee Rogers & Spencer Deering's adaptation Ginger: a Hansel & Gretel Tale. Directed by PURE's Co-Founder Rodney Lee Rogers, and will feature Sullivan Graci Hamilton, Addiston Dent, Brian DeCosta, and introducing Carri Schwab. Ginger opens Thursday, August 5 and runs through the 20th.

Pure Theater Presents GINGER: A Hansel & Gretel Tale 8/5-20
by BWW News Desk - Aug 5, 2010


PURE Theatre is proud to announce the world premiere of Rodney Lee Rogers & Spencer Deering's adaptation Ginger: a Hansel & Gretel Tale. Directed by PURE's Co-Founder Rodney Lee Rogers, and will feature Sullivan Graci Hamilton, Addiston Dent, Brian DeCosta, and introducing Carri Schwab. Ginger opens Thursday, August 5 and runs through the 20th.

Pure Theater Presents GINGER: A Hansel & Gretel Tale 8/5-20
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 23, 2010


PURE Theatre is proud to announce the world premiere of Rodney Lee Rogers & Spencer Deering's adaptation Ginger: a Hansel & Gretel Tale. Directed by PURE's Co-Founder Rodney Lee Rogers, and will feature Sullivan Graci Hamilton, Addiston Dent, Brian DeCosta, and introducing Carri Schwab. Ginger opens Thursday, August 5 and runs through the 20th.

Arena Stage Presents DUKE ELLINGTON'S SOPHISTICATED LADIES Through 5/30
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2010


Big band sound transforms the Lincoln Theatre into a Duke Ellington jazz club as Arena Stage presents Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies, choreographed by and starring Maurice Hines (Broadway's Sophisticated Ladies and Uptown... It's Hot!) with direction by Charles Randolph-Wright (Arena's Guys and Dolls and Blue).

Arena Stage's DUKE ELLINGTON'S SOPHISTICATED LADIES Closes 5/30
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2010


Big band sound transforms the Lincoln Theatre into a Duke Ellington jazz club as Arena Stage presents Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies, choreographed by and starring Maurice Hines (Broadway's Sophisticated Ladies and Uptown... It's Hot!) with direction by Charles Randolph-Wright (Arena's Guys and Dolls and Blue).

BWW Reviews: SCR's CRIMES OF THE HEART Is A Southern Charmer
by Michael L. Quintos - May 18, 2010


For playwright Beth Henley, tragedies, disappointments and scandal become the surprisingly funny source material for this slice-of-dysfunctional-life play that revels in its own charming eccentricities. The resulting work of delicious genius is her 1981 Pulitzer Prize-winning debut comedy CRIMES OF THE HEART, now playing at South Coast Repertory thru June 6. Centering on the seemingly endless rampage of struggles for the Magrath sisters, this hilarious revival is a wickedly sweet, confectionary delight.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre Presents Matthew Sweet's GIRLFRIEND
by BWW News Desk - May 9, 2010


This spring, at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, romance unfolds in a new musical wound around the love songs of the landmark album Girlfriend.

Arena Stage Presents DUKE ELLINGTON'S SOPHISTICATED LADIES Through 5/30
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 21, 2010


Big band sound transforms the Lincoln Theatre into a Duke Ellington jazz club as Arena Stage presents Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies, choreographed by and starring Maurice Hines (Broadway's Sophisticated Ladies and Uptown... It's Hot!) with direction by Charles Randolph-Wright (Arena's Guys and Dolls and Blue).

Arena Stage Presents DUKE ELLINGTON'S SOPHISTICATED LADIES 4/9-5/30
by BWW News Desk - Apr 9, 2010


Big band sound transforms the Lincoln Theatre into a Duke Ellington jazz club as Arena Stage presents Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies, choreographed by and starring Maurice Hines (Broadway's Sophisticated Ladies and Uptown... It's Hot!) with direction by Charles Randolph-Wright (Arena's Guys and Dolls and Blue).

BWW Reviews: FENCES at The Seattle Rep
by Jay Irwin - Apr 1, 2010


The Seattle Rep comes full circle in their relationship with the work of August Wilson by remounting the first Wilson play they produced back in 1986, "Fences". And the show, now celebrating it's 25th anniversary, shows no sign of age or waning relevance.

David Berger Jazz Opera Celebrates Sing Me A Love Song 3/29
by BWW News Desk - Mar 29, 2010


THE DAVID BERGER JAZZ ORCHESTRA - the acclaimed band featured in the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio and PBS TV - will celebrate the release of their groundbreaking new album Sing Me A Love Song: Harry Warren's Undiscovered Standards, with two sets at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola on March 29, 2010.

David Berger Jazz Opera Celebrates Sing Me A Love Song 3/29
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 23, 2010


THE DAVID BERGER JAZZ ORCHESTRA - the acclaimed band featured in the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio and PBS TV - will celebrate the release of their groundbreaking new album Sing Me A Love Song: Harry Warren's Undiscovered Standards, with two sets at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola on March 29, 2010.

Arena Stage Presents DUKE ELLINGTON'S SOPHISTICATED LADIES 4/9-5/30
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 19, 2010


Big band sound transforms the Lincoln Theatre into a Duke Ellington jazz club as Arena Stage presents Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies, choreographed by and starring Maurice Hines (Broadway's Sophisticated Ladies and Uptown... It's Hot!) with direction by Charles Randolph-Wright (Arena's Guys and Dolls and Blue).

Nicolas Kent to Helm A WALK IN THE WOODS at Northern Stage, 3/17-4/3
by BWW News Desk - Mar 17, 2010


Nicolas Kent, the award-winning artistic director of London's acclaimed Tricycle Theatre, directs a new version of A Walk in the Woods, Lee Blessing's Pulitzer-nominated play about nuclear negotiations, at Northern Stage in White River Junction, VT. For the first time, with the playwright's input, the play will feature a woman portraying the American negotiator.

ROUNDING THIRD To Be Performed At Eichelberger Loft 3/11/10
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2010


Richard Dresser's Rounding Third will be performed March 11, 2010 - March 28, 2010. What better way to celebrate spring than the crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd, and two Little League coaches going head to head in what has to be the only baseball play to include Brigadoon, living in a van, and the fine art of equipment bag stuffing. Baseball buff Don, for whom winning is the only thing, is stuck with assistant coach Michael, who wants trophies for everyone, and whose only youth sport was, uh, well, curling. In Canada. The result is an exploding scoreboard worth of laughs.

Nicolas Kent to Helm A WALK IN THE WOODS at Northern Stage, 3/17-4/3
by BWW News Desk - Mar 8, 2010


Nicolas Kent, the award-winning artistic director of London's acclaimed Tricycle Theatre, directs a new version of A Walk in the Woods, Lee Blessing's Pulitzer-nominated play about nuclear negotiations, at Northern Stage in White River Junction, VT. For the first time, with the playwright's input, the play will feature a woman portraying the American negotiator.

John Standing and Barb Jungr to Play Café Carlyle, 2/23-3/6
by BWW News Desk - Mar 6, 2010


Two of Britain's most innovative and acclaimed performers will bring their very different styles to the Café Carlyle later this month. Beloved star of stage and screen, John Standing, will make his Café Carlyle debut with his one-man show, 'Performing Noël Coward' from February 23 through March 6. London singing sensation Barb Jungr is returning to the legendary venue with an all new show. 'River' will play six (6) performances only from February 25 to March 6, and will launch a new series of late-night shows designed to provide an attractive new entertainment option for the Café Carlyle's sophisticated clientele.

John Standing and Barb Jungr to Play Café Carlyle, 2/23-3/6
by BWW News Desk - Feb 23, 2010


Two of Britain's most innovative and acclaimed performers will bring their very different styles to the Café Carlyle later this month. Beloved star of stage and screen, John Standing, will make his Café Carlyle debut with his one-man show, 'Performing Noël Coward' from February 23 through March 6. London singing sensation Barb Jungr is returning to the legendary venue with an all new show. 'River' will play six (6) performances only from February 25 to March 6, and will launch a new series of late-night shows designed to provide an attractive new entertainment option for the Café Carlyle's sophisticated clientele.

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