NAMT Festival of New Musicals Begins With Butler, Shindle & More
by BWW News Desk - Oct 27, 2011
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) announced today initial casting for the eight new musicals selected to be part of the 23rd Annual Festival of New Musicals on Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).
Megan Lawrence, Ryan Duncan Join Festival of New Musicals, 10/27-28
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 26, 2011
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) announced today complete casting for the eight new musicals selected to be part of the 23rd Annual Festival of New Musicals on Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).
Photo Flash: STORIES ON 5 STORIES: Dirty Laundry
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 20, 2011
Acclaimed theater company Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced the line-up of performers participating in the return of its popular benefit evening STORIES ON 5 STORIES: Dirty Laundry on Monday evening, October 17.
Marin Ireland & More Set For Playwrights Horizons MAPLE AND VINE
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 28, 2011
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) announces complete casting for the New York premiere of MAPLE AND VINE, a new play by Jordan Harrison (Doris to Darlene at Playwrights Horizons, Amazons and Their Men, Kid-Simple).
92Y Tribeca to Host Playwrights Horizons Season Discussion, 9/12
by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2011
Playwrights Horizons and 92YTribeca have announced that they will present a panel discussion previewing the theater company's new season on Monday evening, September 12 at 7:30 PM at 92YTribeca (200 Hudson Street). Moderated by The New Yorker culture writer Michael Schulman, joined by Playwrights Horizons Artistic Director Tim Sanford, the panel discussion will feature all six writers from the theater company's 2011/2012 Season.
92Y Tribeca to Host Playwrights Horizons Season Discussion, 9/12
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 24, 2011
Playwrights Horizons and 92YTribeca have announced that they will present a panel discussion previewing the theater company's new season on Monday evening, September 12 at 7:30 PM at 92YTribeca (200 Hudson Street). Moderated by The New Yorker culture writer Michael Schulman, joined by Playwrights Horizons Artistic Director Tim Sanford, the panel discussion will feature all six writers from the theater company's 2011/2012 Season.
Lisa Stokke to Lead THE BAKER'S WIFE at Union Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 18, 2011
London's Union Theatre is set to revive The Baker's Wife, which will begin performances Sept. 21, and open Sept. 23. The production will be directed by Michael Strassen and feature Lisa Stokke as Geneviève.
Playwrights Horizons Holds STORIES ON 5 STORIES Fundraiser, 10/17
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 16, 2011
Acclaimed theater company Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced it will once again present its popular, annual benefit evening STORIES ON 5 STORIES. This year's event, set for Monday evening, October 17, will feature new works by seven of the theater's alumni writers: Tanya Barfield (Blue Door at PH), Bathsheba Doran (Kin at PH), Obie Award winner Daniel Goldfarb (The Retributionists at PH), Eric Overmyer (The Heliotrope Bouquet... at PH), Jonathan Marc Sherman (Sophistry at PH), Jeanine Tesori (Violet at PH) and Alfred Uhry (Driving Miss Daisy at PH). Each play will be performed in a different, unconventional space throughout all five stories of Playwrights Horizons' home at 416 West 42nd Street, and the entire evening will benefit the company's developmental programs and productions.
BoHo Theatre's Icarus Closes
by BWW News Desk - Jul 24, 2011
BoHo Theatre presents Edwin Sanchez's Icarus, a poetic, character-focused tale about stripping away the artifice of the modern world to discover the beauty within.
BoHo Theatre Presents Icarus 6/24-7/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 8, 2011
BoHo Theatre presents Edwin Sanchez's Icarus, a poetic, character-focused tale about stripping away the artifice of the modern world to discover the beauty within.
Jekyll & Hyde Returns to Pittsburgh CLO
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 2, 2011
Audiences will be captivated by this heart-wrenching tale of good intentions gone awry in Pittsburgh CLO's production of Jekyll & Hyde, June 14-26 at the Benedum Center.
Anne Kauffman to Direct MAPLE & VINE at Playwrights Horizons
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 2, 2011
Playwrights Horizons, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tim Sanford and Managing Director Leslie Marcus, is proud to announce the sixth and final production of its upcoming 2011/2012 Season. Completing the theater company's line-up is the New York premiere of MAPLE & VINE, a new play by Jordan Harrison (Doris to Darlene at Playwrights Horizons, Act a Lady, Amazons and Their Men), directed by Obie Award winner Anne Kauffman (The Thugs, Stunning, Naked Angels' This Wide Night, Mr. Harrison's Act a Lady).
Kevin Gray Joins Hartt Faculty
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 25, 2011
The Hartt School, the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Gray as Associate Professor of Theatre.
BoHo Theatre Presents Icarus 6/24-7/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 25, 2011
BoHo Theatre presents Edwin Sanchez's Icarus, a poetic, character-focused tale about stripping away the artifice of the modern world to discover the beauty within.
THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE Closes 5/15 at El Portal Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2011
Actors Annie Korzen, Ron Orbach, DeeDee Rescher, and Carol Ita White join stars Jason Alexander and Gina Hecht in the special three-week engagement of the comedy The Prisoner of Second Avenue by Neil Simon. Directed by Glenn Casale, the production close May 15, 2011 at El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood.
Daly, Wopat, Lazar et al. Join New York Pops 28th Birthday Celebration, 5/2
by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2011
Tyne Daly, Tom Wopat, Gregg Edelman, Aaron Lazar, Tony DeSare, Michele Lee and Jamie Barton have joined the roster of guest artists to perform at The New York Pops' 28th Birthday Gala, Celebrate Hope, on May 2, 2011. A grand gala evening celebrating the legacy of late actor and comedian Bob Hope and honoring decades of support by Interpublic Group, the event begins at 7:00 PM with a concert at Carnegie Hall featuring a special lineup of concert artists, followed by a black tie dinner and dance held at the luxurious Plaza Hotel.
Daly, Wopat, Lazar et al. Join New York Pops 28th Birthday Celebration, 5/2
by Jessica Lewis - Apr 19, 2011
Music Director Steven Reineke has announced that Tyne Daly, Tom Wopat, Gregg Edelman, Aaron Lazar, Tony DeSare, Michele Lee and Jamie Barton have joined the roster of guest artists to perform at The New York Pops' 28th Birthday Gala, Celebrate Hope, on May 2, 2011. A grand gala evening celebrating the legacy of late actor and comedian Bob Hope and honoring decades of support by Interpublic Group, the event begins at 7:00 PM with a concert at Carnegie Hall featuring a special lineup of concert artists, followed by a black tie dinner and dance held at the luxurious Plaza Hotel.