La Jolla Playhouse announces five shows for its 2015/2016 season, featuring all new works, including the world-premiere musical Come from Away, featuring book, music and lyrics by acclaimed Canadian husband-and-wife team Irene Sankoff and David Hein, directed by Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley; the world premiere of Indecent, co-created by director Rebecca Taichman (Playhouse's Sleeping Beauty Wakes, Milk Like Sugar), and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive), co-produced with Yale Repertory Theatre; and Blueprints to Freedom: An Ode to Bayard Rustin, by Michael Benjamin Washington (Memphis, The Wiz), directed by The Cosby Show's Phylicia Rashad, which had its first workshop during the Playhouse's 2014 DNA New Work Series.
Aurora Theatre Company celebrated the remarkable life of its founding Artistic Director, Barbara Oliver, with the unveiling of the Barbara Oliver Bas Relief on Tuesday, October 28 in the Nell and Jules Dashow Wing at Aurora Theatre Company.
SAG-AFTRA today released the following statement on the death of actor, activist and SAG Life Achievement recipient Ruby De
Paris Barclay and Cheryl Boone Isaacs, esteemed entertainment industry pioneers, will be inducted into the Image Awards Hall of Fame at the 45th NAACP Image Awards, broadcast live as a two-hour star-studded telecast beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT tape-delayed tonight, February 22 on TV One, the civil rights organization announced today. The telecast will also include a one-hour pre-show airing live from the red carpet (8:00 p.m. ET/PT tape-delayed).
Paris Barclay and Cheryl Boone Isaacs, esteemed entertainment industry pioneers, will be inducted into the Image Awards Hall of Fame at the 45th NAACP Image Awards, broadcast live as a two-hour star-studded telecas
Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director), Barry Grove (Executive Producer), and Mandy Greenfield (Artistic Producer) are pleased to announce complete casting for the upcoming world premiere production of TALES FROM RED VIENNA, the new play by David Grimm (Measure for Pleasure), directed by Kate Whoriskey (Ruined at MTC).
'This broadcast and webcast event was the perfect way to spread the word about Andres' Inaugural Season to an even broader audience and build upon the momentum generated from our Centennial Season,' said Houston Symphony Executive Director and CEO Mark C. Hanson. 'It symbolizes our commitment to innovation, community partnerships, and becoming more relevant to even more Houstonians. We're grateful to Houston Public Media for collaborating on this important and exciting announcement.'
It is with great sadness that Aurora Theatre Company announces the passing of the company's founding Artistic Director Barbara Oliver due to complications from a recent stroke. Barbara passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 20 at her Berkeley home, surrounded by family.
New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that tickets are on sale for A Civil War Christmas, written by Paula Vogel and directed by Tina Landau. Performances of this holiday-themed work begin Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at 7pm at NYTW, 79 East 4 Street, between Bowery and Second Avenue. Opening night is scheduled for Tuesday, December 4 at 7pm. A Civil War Christmas is scheduled to run through Sunday, December 30.
Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, and The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC and WQXR, announce the third event in the series, TCG Playwrights in Conversation: Discussions and Readings - In Conversation with Anne Bogart. In celebration of TCG's 50th anniversary, four events featuring conversations with TCG authors and featured artists are being presented at The Greene Space, WNYC and WQXR's innovative broadcast studio and performance venue.
Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, and The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC and WQXR, announce the third event in the series, TCG Playwrights in Conversation: Discussions and Readings - In Conversation with Anne Bogart. In celebration of TCG's 50th anniversary, four events featuring conversations with TCG authors and featured artists are being presented at The Greene Space, WNYC and WQXR's innovative broadcast studio and performance venue.
What a wonderful thing it is to spend an evening in the theatre and have your expectations exceeded. The McCallum Theatre is presenting quite an impressive and varied array of theatrical offerings this spring, but I believe last night's CY COLEMAN'S BROADWAY might have been the unexpected "jewel" in their season. It was truly a valentine to one of Broadway and popular music's most prolific composers and the celebration of a songbook that leaves you wondering - "Did he ever write anything that wasn't a hit"?
The Drama Book Shop has announced that Paula Vogel, the pulitzer prize-winning playwright of HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE will appear on Wedneday, today from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Paula Vogel's acclaimed play is returning to New York City for the first time since its premiere 15 years ago.
The Drama Book Shop has announced that Paula Vogel, the pulitzer prize-winning playwright of HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE will appear on Wedneday, February 8 @ 5.30 - 7:30 pm.
Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) continues its 27th season with the world premiere of the new play, Rx, written by Kate Fodor.
Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) continues its 27th season with the world premiere of the new play, Rx, written by Kate Fodor.
Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the cast and creative team for the World Premiere of Somewhere, a new play by Old Globe Playwright-in-Residence Matthew Lopez. Lopez's play The Whipping Man was a critical success in New York last season after receiving its West Coast Premiere at the Globe in a production directed by Giovanna Sardelli. Sardelli returns to direct Somewhere, which will run in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, Sept. 24 - Oct. 30. Preview performances run Sept. 24 - Sept. 28. Opening night is Thursday, Sept. 29 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are currently available by subscription only. Single tickets will go on sale on Sunday, Sept. 4. Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.
Roy Arias' Sex on the Beach, the new three character play that explore the sex tourist industry in the Spanish Caribbean (Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico), will conclude its acclaimed Off-Broadway premiere August 26th. Alfred Preisser directs.
Roy Arias' Sex on the Beach, the new three character play that explore the sex tourist industry in the Spanish Caribbean (Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico), will conclude its acclaimed Off-Broadway premiere August 26th. Alfred Preisser directs.
Following a critically acclaimed season which included the World Premiere of Lynn Nottage's hit comedy, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, Second Stage Theatre has announced three of the four mainstage productions in the company's upcoming 33rd season.
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival expands its ongoing commitment to the development and production of new work with five new commissions announced today.
Roy Arias' Sex on the Beach, a new three-character play directed by Alfred Preisser that explores the sex tourist industry in the Spanish Caribbean (Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico), will have its Off-Broadway premiere, with opening night set for Thursday June 2nd.
Roy Arias' Sex on the Beach, a new three character play that explore the sex tourist industry in the Spanish Caribbean (Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico), will have its Off-Broadway premiere, beginning a limited run on Friday May 6th.
Roy Arias' Sex on the Beach, a new three character play that explore the sex tourist industry in the Spanish Caribbean (Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico), will have its Off-Broadway premiere, beginning a limited run on Friday May 6th.
Roy Arias' Sex on the Beach, a new three character play that explore the sex tourist industry in the Spanish Caribbean (Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico), will have its Off-Broadway premiere, beginning a limited run on Friday May 6th.
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