The Tempest Revival 1916

Opened: April 24, 1916

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235 W. 46th St., Basement New York, NY

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Maleah Joi Moon, Shoshana Bean Will Star in Alicia Keys Musical HELL'S KITCHEN at the Public Theater
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 1, 2023


The Public will premiere new musicals and plays by Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz, 15-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, Tony Award winner Itamar Moses, Emerging Writers Group alumni Mary Kathryn Nagle and Ife Olujobi, Pulitzer Prize winner and Writer-in-Residence Suzan- Lori Parks, and Jonathan Larson Grant recipient Benjamin Velez.

The Drama League Names 2023 Directors Project Recipients
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2023


The Drama League has announced the fourteen exceptional stage directors receiving the fellowships, assistantships, and residencies of the 2023 Drama League Directors Project.

Andre De Shields, Lear DeBessonet, Drama Book Shop & Darin Oduyoye to be Honored at 89th Annual Drama League Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 28, 2023


Andre De Shields, Lear DeBessonet, Drama Book Shop & Darin Oduyoye will be honored at 89th Annual Drama League Awards. See when the awards ceremony will be taking place!

Patti LuPone, Sutton Foster, Shoshana Bean and More to Present at the 2022 Drama League Awards Hosted by Frank DiLella
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 16, 2022


Emmy Award-winning journalist Frank DiLella will be hosting the 88th Annual Drama League Awards alongside theatrical legends and Tony Award winners, Patti LuPone, Ben Vereen, Sutton Foster, Shoshana Bean, Gabby Beans and Lear deBessonet.

2022 Drama League Directors Project Recipients Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2022


The stage directors receiving the fellowships, assistantships and residencies of the 2022 Drama League Directors Project: NJ Agwuna, Jean Carlo Yunén Aróstegui, Jennifer Chang, Andrew Coopman, Justin Emeka, Nadia Guevara, Emily Hartford, Susanna Jaramillo, Ibi Owolabi, Logan Gabrielle Schulman, Noam Shapiro, Jessica Natalie Smith, and Kendra Ware.

VIDEO: Darryl Maximilian Robinson Shares A KING LEAR Speech At LA's Historic Lincoln Heights Library
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2021


It was exactly one year ago at this time that a lone, veteran Shakespearean actor, ventured out into the streets of the Lincoln Heights neighborhood to present a speech from the works of the immortal bard that he believed reflected the times we were living through.

East Lynne Theater Company Presents Provincetown Players' ENEMIES
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 19, 2021


East Lynne Theater Company presents a staged reading of 'Enemies,' written by married couple Neith Boyce and Hutchins Hapgood, for free, on YouTube.

Art House Productions Announces BLACK TOM ISLAND Radio Play
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 15, 2021


Art House Productions has announced their first audio play, Black Tom Island by Martin Casella available starting Monday, January 18 at 10:00am EST. A free virtual panel discussion about the actual event featuring historians and the play's creative team will take place on Sunday, February 7 at 3:00pm EST on Zoom.

NIGEL, GUYS, AND DOLLS Will Premiere During the Fresh Fruit Festival
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 3, 2020


Former Artistic Director for Westside Repertory Theater, Doug DeVita has had work produced in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, New Jersey, Connecticut, and London.

NIGEL, GUYS, AND DOLLS By Doug DeVita Premieres As Part Of The Fresh Fruit Festival Film Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 1, 2020


Doug DeVita's one-person film, 'Nigel, Guys, and Dolls' will be presented as part of the Fresh Fruit Festival's filmed monologue series (showing dates TBA). Atmospheric and compelling, DeVita's NIGEL... is the story of a young boy whose life was manipulated by his mother who decided exactly how she would like her son to be.

The Little OPERA Theatre Of NY Presents The New York Premiere Of Benjamin Britten's OWEN WINGRAVE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 26, 2019


The little OPERA theatre of ny(LOTNY) presents the New York Premiere of Benjamin Britten's opera in two acts, OWEN WINGRAVE, with libretto by Myfanwy Piper, at GK Arts Center, 29 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY, from May 9-12, 2019, with performances Thursday through Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm. Tickets are $20-$45 and are available at www.ticketcentral.com.

Full Cast Announced For UK Tour Of 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD Starring Stefanie Powers and Clive Francis
by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2018


Cambridge Arts Theatre today announce full casting for James Roose-Evans' adaptation of Helene Hanff's novel 84 Charing Cross Road, in collaboration with Lee Dean and Salisbury Playhouse. Joining the previously announced Stefanie Powers (Helene Hanff) and Clive Francis (Frank Doel) are Fiona Bruce (Mrs Todd), Loren O'Dair (Megan/Maxine), William Oxborrow (Mr Martin), Samantha Sutherland (Cecily Farr) and Ben Tolley (Bill Humphries/Alvin). The production opens at Darlington Hippodrome on Wednesday 23 May before touring to Wolverhampton, Malvern, Richmond, Oxford and finishing at Cambridge Arts Theatre on 30 June.

Columbus Symphony To Celebrate Russian Composers In The RUSSIAN WINTER FESTIVAL
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2017


Guest pianist Natasha Paremski joins the Columbus Symphony and Music Director Rossen Milanov as they celebrate the passion and exoticism of the Russian masters in the first installment of the Russian Winter Festival. The full program includes Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1 ( Classical ), and Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy.

TROUBLE IN MIND Transfers to London Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Sep 14, 2017


Print Room at the Coronet welcomes the London transfer of Alice Childress' Trouble in Mind.

Cast Complete for London Transfer of TROUBLE IN MIND
by BWW News Desk - Aug 10, 2017


Today, Print Room at the Coronet announced the full cast for the London transfer of Alice Childress' Trouble in Mind.

Full Cast Announced for GLORIA at Hampstead Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2017


Hampstead Theatre presents the UK premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Gloria, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2016, directed by Michael Longhurst.

Directors Scott Weinstein and Hannah Dawe and Music Director Jermaine Hill to Lead LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 6, 2017


Directors Scott Weinstein and Hannah Dawe and Music Director Jermaine Hill will lead a Valentine's Day themed event, LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE: A concert benefiting Planned Parenthood, the Trevor Project and the Southern Poverty Law Center. The concert is set to take place at 8PM on Monday, February 13, at Windy City Playhouse (3014 W Irving Park Rd) and will feature several of Chicago's most beloved theater artists including Donica Lynn, Alex Weisman and Jonathan Butler-Duplessis.

Oddfellows Playhouse Teen Company to Present THE TEMPEST
by BWW News Desk - Jan 26, 2017


The Tempest will be performed at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, 128 Washington St. by the Teen Company opening on January 26th and closing on February 4th.

Oddfellows Playhouse Teen Company to Present THE TEMPEST
by BWW News Desk - Jan 17, 2017


The Tempest will be performed at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater, 128 Washington St. by the Teen Company opening on January 26th and closing on February 4th.

New World Symphony to Present 'TAKING THE PRIZE' Pulitzer Centennial with Works by Copland & More
by BWW News Desk - Oct 31, 2016


New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy (NWS), commemorates 100 years of the Pulitzer Prize with Taking the Prize: A Pulitzer Centennial Celebration, featuring performances of Prize-winning works by Aaron Copland, Paul Moravec, and Steve Reich on Sunday, November 20 at 2:00 p.m. at the New World Center.

ShawChicago to Stage James Barrie's Lost Epic SHAKESPEARE'S LEGACY
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2016


ShawChicago presents Shakespeare's People, a collection of the Bard's most coveted words, and the American premiere of James Barrie's lost epic, Shakespeare's Legacy. It premiered 100 years ago, was lost, and later uncovered at the University of Chicago library. This one-night performance is part of the Shakespeare 400 celebration in Chicago. It will take place on October 24 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60610.

The Public Theater's ROMEO AND JULIET, Julie Taymor and More Set for NYPL Shakespeare Exhibition Events
by BWW News Desk - Feb 18, 2016


As part of the international celebration of the quadricentennial of Shakespeare's death, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in Lincoln Center is presenting a new free multimedia exhibition, SHAKESPEARE'S STAR TURN IN AMERICA, which documents the on-going popularity of Shakespeare's plays in North America from Colonial times to present day using materials from the Library's vast collections.

The Public Theater's ROMEO AND JULIET, Julie Taymor and More Set for NYPL Shakespeare Exhibition Events
by BWW News Desk - Feb 16, 2016


As part of the international celebration of the quadricentennial of Shakespeare's death, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in Lincoln Center is presenting a new free multimedia exhibition, SHAKESPEARE'S STAR TURN IN AMERICA, which documents the on-going popularity of Shakespeare's plays in North America from Colonial times to present day using materials from the Library's vast collections.

Provincetown Theater Sets 2016 Season
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 8, 2016


Provincetown Theater's new Executive Artistic Director, Tristan DiVincenzo has announced the theater's extensive 2016 season.  The year will explore a highly adventurous mix of theatre styles including: Shakespearean comedy; the side splitting farce of Oscar Wilde; the ground breaking dramatic work of Eugene O'Neill; the absurdism of Samuel Beckett and a completely re-imagined "A Christmas Carol".  

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY's Oompa Loompas Roam Theatre Royal in Honor of Roald Dahl Day
by Sally Henry Fuller - Sep 13, 2015


The hit West End musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, based on the book by Roald Dahl, and directed by Sam Mendes, is marking Roald Dahl Day on 13 September by releasing new pictures of the Oompa-Loompas on the loose at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Check them out below!

The Tempest FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Tempest have there been?
The Tempest has had 15 productions including Broadway which opened in 1910, Broadway which opened in 1916, Broadway which opened in 1945, Broadway which opened in 1945, Off-Broadway which opened in 1974, Off-Broadway which opened in 1981, Off-Broadway which opened in 1989, Off-Broadway which opened in 1991, Off-Broadway which opened in 1995, Broadway which opened in 1995, Off-Broadway which opened in 2008, West End which opened in 2011, Off-Broadway which opened in 2015, West End which opened in 2018 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2019.

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