Parsons Dance And EVOC Premiere REMEMBER ME 1/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 6, 2009
Parsons Dance presents the World Premiere of REMEMBER ME, a collaboration with the lead vocalists of East Village Opera Company (EVOC), featuring the music of the acclaimed rock opera band. Program A premieres the new evening-length work with EVOC's two lead vocalists live onstage with Parsons Dance. Program B will feature Parsons Dance favorites: the jazzy Fill the Woods with Light, Swing Shift, Ebben, My Sweet Lord, Shining Star, and the stroboscopic Caught.
Parsons Dance Collaborates With EV Opera At The Joyce
by BWW News Desk - Jan 6, 2009
PARSONS DANCE presents a World Premiere collaboration with the lead vocalists and music of the Grammy Award-nominated EAST VILLAGE OPERA COMPANY The Joyce Theater, January 6 - 18, 2009.
Tuesday, January 6th at 7:30pm (Program B)
Wednesday, January 7th at 7:30pm (Program B)
Thursday, January 8th at 8pm (Program A)
Friday, January 9th at 8pm (Program A)
Parsons Dance Premieres Collaboration With EVOC 1/6
by BWW News Desk - Jan 6, 2009
Parsons Dance presents the World Premiere of an all-new, as-yet-untitled collaboration with the lead vocalists of East Village Opera Company (EVOC), featuring the music of the acclaimed rock opera band. Program A premieres the new evening-length work with EVOC's two lead vocalists live onstage with Parsons Dance. Program B will feature Parsons Dance favorites, including Caught and Nascimento.
Parsons Dance Collaborates With EV Opera At The Joyce
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 30, 2008
PARSONS DANCE presents a World Premiere collaboration with the lead vocalists and music of the Grammy Award-nominated EAST VILLAGE OPERA COMPANY The Joyce Theater, January 6 - 18, 2009.
Tuesday, January 6th at 7:30pm (Program B)
Wednesday, January 7th at 7:30pm (Program B)
Thursday, January 8th at 8pm (Program A)
Friday, January 9th at 8pm (Program A)
'THE TOXIC AVENGER' Begins Performances At New World 3/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 23, 2008
Soon there'll be another 'Jersey Boy' in town! The Toxic Avenger, a new musical by Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) & David Bryan (Bon Jovi), with direction by John Rand0 (Urinetown), will begin performances on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street), it was announced today by the show's producers Jean Cheever and Tom Polum. Opening Night is set for Monday, April 6th.
Testa, Burgess, Fleshler, LeFevre, Ortlieb, Rosen & More Join GUYS & DOLLS Cast
by Robert Diamond - Dec 15, 2008
Producer Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group and co-producers Tulchin/Bartner/Jenkins, Bill Kenwright, Northwater Entertainment, Darren Bagert, and Tom Gregory announced the complete cast and design team for the new Broadway production of the greatest musical comedy GUYS AND DOLLS. The first joint Broadway project by two-time Tony Award winning director Des McAnuff and choreographer Sergio Trujillo since their collaboration on the Tony Award winning musical Jersey Boys, GUYS AND DOLLS will begin previews on February 3, 2009 at Broadway's newly refurbished Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). Opening Night is March 1, 2009.
John Goodman & David Strathairn Join WAITING FOR GODOT Cast
by Robert Diamond - Dec 15, 2008
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is proud to announce John Goodman (Pozzo) and David Strathairn (Lucky) will join Bill Irwin (Vladimir) and Nathan Lane (Estragon) in a new Broadway production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and directed by Tony? award winner Anthony Page.
Motion Picture Academy to Honor Jerry Lewis with Humanitarian Award
by Robert Diamond - Dec 10, 2008
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced today that their board of governors have voted to give Jerry Lewis the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Lewis is to be presented with the special Oscar statuette on February 22, 2009 during the 81st Annual Academy Awards.
Parsons Dance Presents World Premiere Collaboration with EVOC - Jan 6-18
by Robert Diamond - Dec 6, 2008
Parsons Dance presents the World Premiere of an all-new, as-yet-untitled collaboration with the lead vocalists of East Village Opera Company (EVOC), featuring the music of the acclaimed rock opera band. Program A premieres the new evening-length work with EVOC's two lead vocalists live onstage with Parsons Dance. Program B will feature Parsons Dance favorites, including Caught and Nascimento.
Parsons Dance Premieres Collaboration With EVOC 1/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 4, 2008
Parsons Dance presents the World Premiere of an all-new, as-yet-untitled collaboration with the lead vocalists of East Village Opera Company (EVOC), featuring the music of the acclaimed rock opera band. Program A premieres the new evening-length work with EVOC's two lead vocalists live onstage with Parsons Dance. Program B will feature Parsons Dance favorites, including Caught and Nascimento.
Craig Bierko and Kate Jennings Grant Join GUYS & DOLLS Cast
by Eddie Varley - Dec 2, 2008
Producer Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group and co-producers Tulchin/Bartner/Jenkins, Bill Kenwright, Darren Bagert, and Tom Gregory announced today that Craig Bierko (Tony Award nominee for The Music Man; Scary Movie 4) will star as 'Sky Masterson' and Kate Jennings Grant (Proof) will also star as 'Sarah Brown' in the new Broadway production of the greatest musical comedy GUYS AND DOLLS.
Stanton and Jenkins to Star in Primary Stages' NY Premiere of 'Love Child'
by Faetra Petillo - Sep 16, 2008
Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director), in association with Martin Hummel, present the New York premiere of the new comedy, Love Child, written and performed by Daniel Jenkins (Mary Poppins, Big River) and Robert Stanton (The Coast of Utopia, All in the Timing), as an added event of the 2008-2009 season. Under the direction of Carl Forsman, performances are set to begin Sunday evening, October 12, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. and will run in repertory with A Body of Water by Lee Blessing for a limited engagement through November 19, 2008. Opening night is October 26, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
McAnuff To Direct 'Guys and Dolls' On Broadway In Spring '09
by Faetra Petillo - Jul 29, 2008
Today it was announced that GUYS AND DOLLS will open on Broadway for the first time in 17 years in the spring of 2009 at a Nederlander Theatre to be announced. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, this production is the first joint Broadway project by director Des McAnuff and Sergio Trujillo since Jersey Boys.
'Domino Courts' Plays at the WorkShop Theater March 20-29
by BWW News Desk - Feb 25, 2008
Full cast and creative team has been announced for William Hauptman's Domino Courts, to be presented at the WorkShop Theater Mainstage March 20-29. The production, directed by Michael Mislove, will open officially on March 20.
Azaria & Simpson Set for Farnsworth Invention; Opens 11/14
by BWW News Desk - Jul 25, 2007
Tony Award-nominee Hank Azaria stars as David Sarnoff, and Jimmi Simpson as Philo T. Farnsworth in Aaron Sorkin 's new American play about the advent of television, The Farnsworth Invention, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, opening on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 with previews beginning on Monday, October 15, 2007.