Fans Launch Facebook Campaign For Carol Burnett To Host SNL
by Emily Faye Oakley - May 12, 2010
In the wake the highly successful Facebook campaign to get Betty White to host Saturday Night Live, fans have created a new Facebook campaign for Carol Burnett to host the legendary sketch comedy show.
Carrie Rodriguez and Jim Lauderdale Headline Live at the Temple Concert 5/15
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 10, 2010
Fiddle-toting singer/songwriter Carrie Rodriguez and country/bluegrass artist Jim Lauderdale bring their musical styling to Des Moines as part of the Civic Center's new concert series 'LIVE AT THE TEMPLE. Your Music. Up Close.' on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Center's Temple Theater. All concerts in the LIVE AT THE TEMPLE concert series are a presentation of the Prairie Meadows Temple Theater Series.
InterAct Theatre Company's WHEN WE GO UPON THE SEA Opens 4/14
by BWW News Desk - Apr 14, 2010
InterAct Theatre Company continues its long-time relationship with Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-nominated playwright, Lee Blessing, by producing the World Premiere his latest drama, WHEN WE GO UPON THE SEA. The production, which began performances Friday, April 9, has its official Opening Night tonight, April 14, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. WHEN WE GO UPON THE SEA takes aim at an American populace that has grown strikingly complacent in the wake of extraordinary global challenges, exposing one of the world's most intriguing and influential conflicts: the battle between the elected leader of the free world and a democracy of millions.
Playwrights Horizons Announces Casting for A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK
by BWW News Desk - Apr 11, 2010
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) will close its production of the World Premiere of A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK, a new play by Kia Corthron (Breath, Boom at Playwrights Horizons/PH, Force Continuum) and directed by Obie Award winner Chay Yew (Durango at The Public), on April 11th.
InterAct Theatre Company Announces Cast of WHEN WE GO UPON THE SEA
by BWW News Desk - Apr 9, 2010
InterAct Theatre Company continues its long-time relationship with Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-nominated playwright, Lee Blessing, by producing the World Premiere his latest drama, WHEN WE GO UPON THE SEA, which begins performances Friday, April 9, and has its official Opening Night on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. WHEN WE GO UPON THE SEA takes aim at an American populace that has grown strikingly complacent in the wake of extraordinary global challenges, exposing one of the world's most intriguing and influential conflicts: the battle between the elected leader of the free world and a democracy of millions.
Photo Flash: Berkeley Rep Presents IN THE WAKE
by BWW News Desk - Mar 31, 2010
This spring, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Center Theatre Group present In the Wake, a powerful world premiere from the creators of Broadway's Well. Obie Award-winners Lisa Kron and Leigh Silverman reunite for a searing show which questions whether we as Americans appreciate our freedom.
Lisa Kron and Leigh Silverman Reunite In THE WAKE At Berkeley Rep 5/19
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 31, 2010
This spring, Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Center Theatre Group present In the Wake, a powerful world premiere from the creators of Broadway's Well. Obie Award-winners Lisa Kron and Leigh Silverman reunite for a searing show which questions whether we as Americans appreciate our freedom.
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for March 31, 2010
by Paul W. Thompson - Mar 31, 2010
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. National tour news, 'Ragtime,' Theater for Young Audiences, 'Hello Again,' 'Cabaret,' June Havoc and Ricky Martin, more.....
The Public Theater Launches 55th Anniversary Membership
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 29, 2010
The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) has launched the 55th Anniversary Membership in honor of The Public's 55th Anniversary Season.
Kirk Douglas Theatre Presents THE WAKE
by BWW News Desk - Mar 28, 2010
Kirk Douglas Theatre presents the world premiere of Lisa Kron's The Wake co-produced with Berkeley Repertory Theatre and directed by Leigh Silverman. Previews begin March 21. The Wake opens March 28 and is set to run through April 18, 2010.
The Public Theater Announces Their 55th Anniversary Season, Kicks Off 11/26
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 25, 2010
The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson announced the line-up today for The Public's 55th Anniversary Season beginning in September with the long-awaited New York premiere of Elevator Repair Service's acclaimed GATZ, a literary tour de force where 13 actors and an audience experience every word of The Great Gatsby in a two-part, 6 1/2-hour theatrical event, running September 26-October 31, 2010.