When I Come to Die 2011 - Articles Page 16

Opened: February 14, 2011
Closing: February 26, 2011

When I Come to Die - 2011 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

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229 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036

LCT3 presents the world premiere of an LCT3 commission, WHEN I COME TO DIE, a new play by Nathan Louis Jackson, directed by Thomas Kail.



WHEN I COME TO DIE tells the story of Damon Robinson, a death-row inmate played by Chris Chalk (Fences), who struggles to find faith and hope and understand why his life has been spared after he survives a lethal injection.



This new play re-unites author Nathan Louis Jackson and director Thomas Kail, who brought Broke-ology to LCT in Fall 2009. Nathan Louis Jackson is a two-time Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award winner. His television writing credits include "Shameless", "Southland" and "Lights Out". Thomas Kail received a Tony nomination for directing In The Heights and most recently, directed the current Broadway production of Lombardi, a new play by Eric Simonson.



LCT3 is Lincoln Center Theater's programming initiative devoted to producing the work of new artists and building new audiences.

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When I Come to Die - 2011 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 16

Jackie Hoffman Among May/June Line Up at Joe's Pub
by Caryn Robbins - May 3, 2011


Joe's Pub Announces the following line up for May: LADY RIZO: AN UNESCORTED TRIBUTE TO NINA SIMONE Friday, May 20 at 9:30 PM; $15 in advance / $20 at the door 'I've always been drawn to Nina Simone's music- the strength, versatility, the raw emotion. She is, simply put, a badass diva and did something with popular music that I aim to do today- to mix, separate and explore.' - Lady Rizo

CHAD DEITY, BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON & More Win Big at Lortel Awards
by Robert Diamond - May 2, 2011


This evening, the 2011 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were handed out to recipients in 14 categories and 3 special awards. This year's ceremony will benefit The Actors Fund. A full list of recipients follows below.

Photo Coverage: 26th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards: Winners, Presenters and Performers
by Kevin Thomas Garcia - May 2, 2011


Last night, the 2011 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were handed out to recipients in 14 categories and 3 special awards. This year's ceremony will benefit The Actors Fund. BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the special night including the winners, presenters and performers.

Photo Coverage: 26th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards: Arrivals
by Kevin Thomas Garcia - May 2, 2011


Last night, the 2011 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were handed out to recipients in 14 categories and 3 special awards. This year's ceremony will benefit The Actors Fund. BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the special night including the red carpet arrivals.

2011 Bard SummerScape Fest presents Die Liebe der Danae
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 27, 2011


Reviving an important but rarely performed opera is one of the ways the Bard SummerScape festival paints a nuanced portrait of the past, and this year's exploration of "Sibelius and His World" is no exception.

John Grisham's A TIME TO KILL Opens at Arena Stage May 6-June 19
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 14, 2011


What is the true meaning of justice? That is the question posed to audiences in A Time to Kill, the world premiere and first stage adaptation of a novel by John Grisham.

Arcelus, Davie, Graham & More to Star in Rupert Holmes' Pre-Broadway A TIME TO KILL at Arena Stage
by Robert Diamond - Apr 14, 2011


What is the true meaning of justice? That is the question posed to audiences in A Time to Kill, the world premiere and first stage adaptation of a novel by John Grisham. By special arrangement with Daryl Roth and adapted for the stage by Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), A Time to Kill brings the heat of the Deep South to Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Directed by Ethan McSweeny (Broadway's Gore Vidal's 'The Best Man'), A Time to Kill runs May 6-June 19, 2011 in the Kreeger Theater.

New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Host G & S Sing-Along 5/22
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 14, 2011


For the first time in New York, the Gilbert and Sullivan community will come together to celebrate the incredible G & S canon of legendary songs and perform a "G & S Sing-Along" on Sunday, May 22nd (5PM) at Peter Norton Symphony Space (2535 Broadway at 95th Street).

CSA Announces Lineup for Season Under Jean-Marie Zeitouni
by BWW News Desk - Apr 13, 2011


Subscriptions go on sale today for the Columbus Symphony's 2011-12 Masterworks and Pops Seasons, the first full schedule under the leadership of recently installed Music Director Jean-Marie Zeitouni.

Deutsche Grammophon & Decca Classics Announce Spring Releases
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 5, 2011


Deutsche Grammophon & Decca Classics, U.S. is proud to present a host of all-new recordings for Spring 2011.

Samantha Bee & Zach Braff Co-Host 26th Annual Lortel Awards
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 31, 2011


Nominations in 14 categories and 3 special awards were announced today by the Off-Broadway League for the 2011 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway.

Mantello, BLOODY BLOODY, STARCATCHER & More Earn 2011 Lortel Award Noms; Full List Announced!
by Jessica Lewis - Mar 31, 2011


Nominations in 14 categories and 3 special awards were announced today by the Off-Broadway League for the 2011 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway. This year's ceremony will benefit The Actors Fund. A list of nominees follows below.

Joe's Pub: Young Jean Lee, Patrick Stump, MAKU Sound System & More
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 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.

Grant Llewellyn And NC Symphony Announces 2011/12 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 21, 2011


The North Carolina Symphony's 2011/12 season promises the same masterful programming and compelling guest artists that concertgoers have come to expect of the state's premier performing arts organization.

CSA Announces Lineup for Season Under Jean-Marie Zeitouni
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 21, 2011


Subscriptions go on sale today for the Columbus Symphony's 2011-12 Masterworks and Pops Seasons, the first full schedule under the leadership of recently installed Music Director Jean-Marie Zeitouni.

Joe's Pub: Young Jean Lee, Patrick Stump, MAKU Sound System & More
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 9, 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.

Pape Returns as Boris to the Met and Debuts as Wotan in Berlin 3/9
by BWW News Desk - Mar 9, 2011


Among the highlights of Pape's spring 2011 is the March 9-17 Metropolitan Opera reprise of his universally-acclaimed interpretation of the title role in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, with Valery Gergiev conducting.

Review Roundup: West End's MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
by BWW - Mar 4, 2011


On December 4, 1956, an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley together. The place was Sun Records' storefront studio in Memphis. The man who made it happen was Sam Phillips, the 'Father of Rock and Roll,' who discovered them all. The four young musicians united for the only time in their careers for an impromptu recording that has come to be known as one of the greatest rock jam sessions of all time.

American Repertory Theater Presents PROMETHEUS BOUND 2/25-4/2
by BWW News Desk - Feb 25, 2011


The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) continues its 2010/11 Season with Steven Sater and Serj Tankian's world premiere rock musical Prometheus Bound, directed by Diane Paulus.

Second Stage Theatre to Premiere SEX LIVES OF OUR PARENTS and THE TALLS This Summer
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 23, 2011


Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) has announced the two world premiere plays which will be presented as part of the company's ninth annual Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series this summer: Michael Mitnick's Sex Lives of Our Parents, directed by Davis McCallum, and Anna Kerrigan's The Talls, directed by Carolyn Cantor.

Seven New Productions Headline Met Opera's 2011-12 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 16, 2011


The Metropolitan Opera's 2011-12 season will feature the world's leading singers, conductors, and stage directors in seven new productions, including a world premiere, a Met premiere, and the first complete performances of a new Der Ring des Nibelungen cycle conducted by Music Director James Levine and directed by Robert Lepage.

Pape Returns as Boris to the Met and Debuts as Wotan in Berlin 3/9
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 15, 2011


Among the highlights of Pape's spring 2011 is the March 9-17 Metropolitan Opera reprise of his universally-acclaimed interpretation of the title role in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, with Valery Gergiev conducting.

Photo Flash: First Look at Reprise Theatre Company's GIGI
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 15, 2011


William Atherton, Matt Cavenaugh, Lisa O'Hare, Millicent Martin and Jason Graae are the acclaimed film, Broadway and West End stars who will lead the cast of Reprise Theatre Company's second production of the 2010-2011 season, "Gigi", playing February 15 to February 27, 2011 (press opening February 16, 2011) at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. The musical - with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe -- will be directed by veteran musical theatre director David Lee, with choreography by Peggy Hickey and musical direction by Steve Orich.

New Jersey Symphony Announces 2011-12 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 15, 2011


The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra today announced its programs for the 2011-12 concert season, conductor Jacques Lacombe's second year as the Orchestra's Music Director.

Cavenaugh, O'Hare, et al. Set for GIGI at Reprise Theatre Company, 2/15-27
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2011


William Atherton, Matt Cavenaugh, Lisa O'Hare, Carol Lawrence, Millicent Martin and Jason Graae are the acclaimed film, Broadway and West End stars who will lead the cast of Reprise Theatre Company's second production of the 2010-2011 season, 'Gigi', playing February 15 to February 27, 2011 (press opening February 16, 2011) at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. The musical - with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe -- will be directed by veteran musical theatre director David Lee, with choreography by Peggy Hickey and musical direction by Steve Orich.

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When I Come to Die - 2011 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2011 The Lortels Outstanding Featured Actor David Patrick Kelly
2011 The Lortels Outstanding Lighting Design Betsy Adams

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