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Teatro da Trindade Presents CARMEN, Documentary About Carmen Dolores
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2021


Carmen Dolores, figura maior do teatro em Portugal, deixou-nos, aos 96 anos de idade. O seu nome está ligado ao Teatro da Trindade de forma indelével e o seu contributo para a história do teatro em Portugal ficará registado para a posteridade.

Round House Theatre and McCarter Theatre Center Present Virtual Play Festival 
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2020


Round House Theatre, in association with McCarter Theatre Center, announces additional details for The Work of Adrienne Kennedy: Inspiration & Influence, a four-week festival highlighting the award-winning playwright.

The 101 Greatest Showtunes from 1920-2020
by Peter Nason - Mar 19, 2020


How do we make a list of the 101 greatest show tunes from the past 100 years? Well, we did the near-impossible task.  Check out our full list here! 

VIDEO: Get A First Look at ELEKTRA at the Met
by Alan Henry - Mar 2, 2018


Christine Goerke sings her first Elektra at the Met in Patrice Chéreau's landmark production, a sensation at its Met premiere last spring, which the Wall Street Journal called “revolutionary … a triumph on all fronts.” Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Strauss's shattering score, a tour de force for the singers and the orchestra alike.

Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Think of ELEKTRA at the Met?
by Alan Henry - Mar 2, 2018


Christine Goerke sings her first Elektra at the Met in Patrice Chéreau's landmark production, a sensation at its Met premiere last spring, which the Wall Street Journal called “revolutionary … a triumph on all fronts.” Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Strauss's shattering score, a tour de force for the singers and the orchestra alike.

Photo Flash: Get A First Look at ELEKTRA at the Met
by Alan Henry - Mar 2, 2018


Christine Goerke sings her first Elektra at the Met in Patrice Chéreau's landmark production, a sensation at its Met premiere last spring, which the Wall Street Journal called “revolutionary … a triumph on all fronts.” Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Strauss's shattering score, a tour de force for the singers and the orchestra alike.

Film Society of Lincoln Center Announces Additional Main Slate Selections
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 26, 2013


The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the details of the additional programming that will complement the Main Slate selections at the 2013 New York Film Festival.

The Public Theater's THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN Ends Run Today
by BWW News Desk - Dec 16, 2012


The Public Theater's new production The Twenty-Seventh Man closes today, December 16. Written by Nathan Englander and directed by Barry Edelstein, The Twenty-Seventh Man officially opened on Sunday, November 18 and was originally scheduled to close on Sunday, December 9.

The Public Theater's THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN Extends Through December 16
by Sierra Fox - Nov 27, 2012


The Public Theater announced today that it will extend the acclaimed new production The Twenty-Seventh Man an additional week, through Sunday, December 16. Written by Nathan Englander and directed by Barry Edelstein, The Twenty-Seventh Man officially opened on Sunday, November 18 and was originally scheduled to close on Sunday, December 9.

The Public's THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN Begins Performances 11/7
by Kelsey Denette - Oct 24, 2012


The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Patrick Willingham) will begin previews for the world premiere production ofTHE TWENTHY-SEVENTH MAN, by Nathan Englander, on Wednesday, November 7. Directed by Barry Edelstein, THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN runs through Sunday, December 9 in The Public's Martinson Theater at its Astor Place home, with an official press opening on Sunday, November 18. Tickets are on sale now at(212) 967-7555, www.publictheater.org, or in person at The Public Theater box office.

Chip Zien, Ron Rifkin and More to Star in THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN at Public Theater
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 11, 2012


The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Patrick Willingham) announced complete casting today for the world premiere of THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN by Nathan Englander. Directed by Barry Edelstein, THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN begins previews on Wednesday, November 7 in The Public's Martinson Theater and will run through Sunday, December 9. The official press opening, originally scheduled for Monday, November 19, will now take place on Sunday, November 18. Single tickets, beginning at $75, are on sale now. The complete cast of THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN features Happy Anderson (Guard), Byron Jennings (The Agent in Charge), Daniel Oreskes (Moishe Bretzky), Ron Rifkin (Yevgeny Zunser), Noah Robbins (Pinchas Pelovits), and Chip Zien (Vasily Korinsky).

Circle in the Square Plaque Honors Eugene O'Neill
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 27, 2011


Theodore Mann and Paul Libin, on behalf of Circle in the Square Theatre, paid tribute to playwright Eugene O'Neill on Saturday with a special plaque placed on the former site of the Golden Swan (also known as the Hell Hole), one of O'Neill's inspirations for Harry Hope's saloon in 'The Iceman Cometh.'

NOISES OFF, BLITHE SPIRIT Highlight A Noise Within's 2010-11 Season
by Nicolas Coburn - Aug 4, 2010


A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company led by Co-Founders/Co-Artistic Directors Geoff Elliott and Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, announces its 2010-11 season featuring seven productions. Presented from September 2010 to June 2011 are the West Coast premiere of Neil Bartlett's new adaptation of Charles Dickens' GREAT EXPECTATIONS, a reprise of ANW's critically acclaimed and popular staging of Michael Frayn's NOISES OFF, Shakespeare's MEASURE FOR MEASURE and THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, Noel Coward's BLITHE SPIRIT, Tennessee Williams' THE ECCENTRICITIES OF A NIGHTINGALE, and Eugene Ionesco's THE CHAIRS. The season, ANW's 19th and last in its current Glendale location before moving in Fall 2011 to a spectacular new Pasadena venue, concludes with three retrospective evenings of the company's many years in Glendale.

Bleecker Street Theater Presents ARE YOU THERE ZEUS? IT'S ME, ELECTRA 6/6-27
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2010


On The Fritz Productions is pleased to present Are You There Zeus? It's Me, Electra, a new tragicomedy written by NYIT award recipient Aliza Shane, as part of the 2nd Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity.

Bleecker Street Theater Presents ARE YOU THERE ZEUS? IT'S ME, ELECTRA 6/6-27
by BWW News Desk - Jun 6, 2010


On The Fritz Productions is pleased to present Are You There Zeus? It's Me, Electra, a new tragicomedy written by NYIT award recipient Aliza Shane, as part of the 2nd Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity.

On The Fritz Announces Cast Change For ARE YOU THERE ZEUS? IT'S ME, ELECTRA
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 27, 2010


On The Fritz Productions is pleased to present Are You There Zeus? It's Me, Electra, a new tragicomedy written by NYIT award recipient Aliza Shane, as part of the 2nd Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity.

Bleecker Street Theater Presents ARE YOU THERE ZEUS? IT'S ME, ELECTRA 6/6-27
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 29, 2010


On The Fritz Productions is pleased to present Are You There Zeus? It's Me, Electra, a new tragicomedy written by NYIT award recipient Aliza Shane, as part of the 2nd Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity.

Cutting Ball Theater Opens 10th Season With THE BALD SOPRANO 10/23-11/22
by BWW News Desk - Nov 22, 2009


San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater opens its 10th season with Eugène Ionesco's comic masterpiece THE BALD SOPRANO, in a new translation by Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose.

Cutting Ball Theater Opens 10th Season With THE BALD SOPRANO 10/23-11/22
by BWW News Desk - Oct 23, 2009


San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater opens its 10th season with Eugène Ionesco's comic masterpiece THE BALD SOPRANO, in a new translation by Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose.

Cutting Ball Theater Opens 10th Season With THE BALD SOPRANO 10/23-11/22
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 3, 2009


San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater opens its 10th season with Eugène Ionesco's comic masterpiece THE BALD SOPRANO, in a new translation by Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose.

Electra FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Electra have there been?
Electra has had 8 productions including Broadway which opened in 1908, Broadway which opened in 1918, Broadway which opened in 1927, Broadway which opened in 1930, Broadway which opened in 1932, Broadway which opened in 1952, Broadway which opened in 1998 and Broadway which opened in 1998.

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