I Am A Camera 1956

Opened: October 9, 1956

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In a Deconstructed and Immersive Production CABARET KIT KAT CLUB Opens in Brazil
by Claudio Erlichman - Apr 11, 2024


In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920's draw to a close, a garish MC welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the Emcee's bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin's natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich.

SANDI HABER FIFIELD: THE THING IN FRONT OF YOU At Yancey Richardson, January 11 - February 17
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2024


Sandi Haber Fifield's exhibition 'The Thing in Front of You' at Yancey Richardson showcases unique photocollages and small-scale wall sculptures. The artist explores the boundaries of photography by creating irregularly shaped collages and three-dimensional wall sculptures. The exhibition runs from January 11 to February 17, 2024, with an opening on January 11.

English Touring Theatre Announces MACBETH & More for 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 9, 2023


ETT (English Touring Theatre) has announced their new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and further programming for 2023.

THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN Comes To Sheffield Theatres in 2023
by Stephi Wild - Jun 17, 2022


Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, ETT and Sheffield Theatres today announce a new co-production of Bertolt Brecht's The Good Person of Szechwan, written by Nina Segal (In the Night Time [Before The Sun Rises], directed by Sheffield Theatres RTYDS Associate Artistic Director Anthony Lau (Anna Karenina), and commissioned by ETT due to open in Spring 2023.

BWW Interview: Sean Martin Hingston & Brad Hurtado of SHG Living's BACK TO THE STUDS Home Renovation Series
by Stephen Mosher - May 19, 2021


After thirty-seven years together, Brad Hurtado and Sean Martin Hingston are finally building their dream house, and one little TikTok video gave them an international audience and a not-quite DIY show for 2021.

BWW Exclusive: THE 101 GREATEST MOVIE SCENES of All Time - from CITIZEN KANE to PINK FLAMINGOS, from THE SOUND OF MUSIC to PARASITE
by Peter Nason - May 26, 2020


BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest scenes in cinema from 1901 to 2020. See if your favorite movie moments made the list!

BWW Exclusive: The 101 Greatest MOVIE MUSICALS of All Time
by Peter Nason - Mar 30, 2020


BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best film musicals since the sound era began; see if your favorites made the list!

Merce Cunningham Trust Announces Summer & Fall 2019 Programming For Global Centennial Celebration
by Julie Musbach - Jun 18, 2019


Today the Merce Cunningham Trust announces Summer & Fall 2019 programming for the worldwide Merce Cunningham Centennial, which unites artists, companies, and cultural and educational institutions in a celebration of Cunningham's vital impact. Launched in the fall of 2018 and continuing throughout all of 2019, the Centennial honors Cunningham's legacy across continents and artistic disciplines. The diversity of activities and participating partners demonstrate the profound, enduring resonance of the choreographer's work and his approach to how the body moves in time and space.

Merce Cunningham Trust Announces Spring Programming For Global Centennial Celebration
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 8, 2019


Spring activities for the Centennial, which continues through all of 2019, include a wide range of performances, film screenings, discussions, education initiatives, community programming, and new works by other artists in conversation with Merce Cunningham's work.

Czech Marionettes Highlight Centennial Heritage Festival With New Works
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 6, 2018


From October 6 to 27 at the Upper East Side's Bohemian National Hall and Jan Hus Church, GOH Productions will present a Centennial Heritage Festival, featuring mainstage marionette theater productions for adults and kids and musical concerts for audiences of all ages. The festival celebrates two auspicious anniversaries: the Centennial Anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia (1918) and the Millennial Anniversary of the unification of the Lands of the Czech Crown, under Duke Oldrich (1018).

Encompass New Opera Theatre Announces Cast For World Premiere Of ANNA CHRISTIE
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 27, 2018


Encompass New Opera Theatre will present the world premiere of Anna Christie with music by Edward Thomas set to a libretto by Joseph Masteroff, beginning on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 8pm, running through Sunday, October 21, 2018, at the Baruch Performing Arts Center (at 55 Lexington Avenue, entrance on 25th Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues). 

Audience Becomes Greek Chorus in Latin-Disco-Pop Variety Show LA MEDEA Tonight at BRIC
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2017


As part of the twelfth edition of PS122's Coil festival, BRIC, Dance Film Association, and Performance Space 122 presents the world premiere of La Medea, Yara Travieso's re-imagining of Euripides' violent tragedy into a dance-theater performance and feature film a la Latin-disco-pop variety show.

Audience to Become Greek Chorus in Latin-Disco-Pop Variety Show LA MEDEA at BRIC
by BWW News Desk - Dec 19, 2016


As part of the twelfth edition of PS122's Coil festival, BRIC, Dance Film Association, and Performance Space 122 presents the world premiere of La Medea, Yara Travieso's re-imagining of Euripides' violent tragedy into a dance-theater performance and feature film a la Latin-disco-pop variety show.

The Met Breuer to Launch Inaugural Season on Today
by BWW News Desk - Mar 18, 2016


On March 18, 2016, The Met will launch its inaugural season at The Met Breuer, its new space dedicated to modern and contemporary art.

The Met Breuer to Launch Inaugural Season on March 18
by BWW News Desk - Mar 1, 2016


On March 18, 2016, The Met will launch its inaugural season at The Met Breuer, its new space dedicated to modern and contemporary art.

BWW Interview: Sunny Thompson Discusses Channeling Marilyn Monroe in MARILYN: FOREVER BLONDE, Coming to Riverside's Fox Performing Arts Center
by Audrey Liebross - Oct 19, 2015


MARILYN: FOREVER BLONDE, a one-woman play with music, starring Sunny Thompson, is coming to the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside. The show will run for one performance at 8 pm, on Saturday, October 24, 2015, as part of the Broadway in Riverside series. Sunny Thompson stars as Marilyn Monroe. Playwright Greg Thompson developed the script from Marilyn Monroe's own words.

BWW Interviews: Actress PATTY McCORMACK is Miserable with an Ocean View
by Don Grigware - Jun 9, 2015


The Bad Seed, she has worked on stage, in film and on television to great acclaim for over 60 years. Now she is onstage once more in a hilarious world premiere dark comedy Miserable with an Ocean View playing Saturdays only at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks. She recently sat down to chat about the play and about highlights of her long career.

Houston Symphony Celebrates 40th Anniversary of SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK! Today
by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2015


The Houston Symphony will present the world premiere concert featuring music from the Emmy-Award winning TV series Schoolhouse Rock! for orchestra. The animated musical educational short film and TV series debuted in 1970 and has become a pop culture phenomenon.

The Houston Symphony Presents World Premiere of SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK! for Orchestra, 4/25
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2015


The Houston Symphony will present the world premiere concert featuring music from the Emmy-Award winning TV series Schoolhouse Rock! for orchestra. The animated musical educational short film and TV series debuted in 1970 and has become a pop culture phenomenon.

Houston Symphony to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK!, 4/25
by BWW News Desk - Apr 9, 2015


The Houston Symphony will present the world premiere concert featuring music from the Emmy-Award winning TV series Schoolhouse Rock! for orchestra. The animated musical educational short film and TV series debuted in 1970 and has become a pop culture phenomenon.

THE NUTTY PROFESSOR 50th Annivesary Debuts on Blu-ray Today
by Movies News Desk - Jun 3, 2014


The Nutty Professor, one of Jerry Lewis' most celebrated comedies, will be released on Blu-ray by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) today, June 3 in a brand-new 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition.

THE NUTTY PROFESSOR 50th Annivesary to Debut on Blu-ray, 6/3
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 27, 2014


The Nutty Professor, one of Jerry Lewis' most celebrated comedies, will be released on Blu-ray by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) June 3 in a brand-new 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition.

Broadway to Dim Lights in Honor of Julie Harris Tomorrow Night
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 27, 2013


The Broadway community mourns the loss of celebrated stage, screen and television actress Julie Harris, who passed away on Saturday at age 87. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in her memory tomorrow night, Wednesday, August 28th, at exactly 7:45 p.m. for one minute.

Stage, Screen Legend Julie Harris Dies at 87
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 25, 2013


According to The New York Times, Harris, a five-time Tony winner, passed away on Saturday at her home in West Chatham, Massachusetts due to congestive heart failure.

A Theatre Lover's Guide to DC/Capital Area Theatres �" July 2011 Offerings
by Joel Markowitz - Jun 30, 2011


There's a lot of 'steam heat' on DC area stages and outside, so if you're visiting DC for the annual July 4th fireworks extravaganza, stop by and see a show before you roast on the Mall waiting for the concert and loud "booms" to fill up the sky. And if you couldn't get into the sold-out Oklahoma!, Aquarium, Clybourne Park, or The Importance of Being Earnest - earlier this year - you have a chance now! And then there's The Capital Fringe Festival with dozens of new shows to choose from.

I Am A Camera FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of I Am A Camera have there been?
I Am A Camera has had 1 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1956.

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