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Eight Michigan Theaters Announce Equity Theatre Alliance
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2010

They're vastly different, but they have more in common than most people know. They are Michigan's Equity theatre producers: all professional, all producing under a contract with the Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. Now Detroit Repertory Theatre (Detro...


Portland Playhouse Presents ANGELS IN AMERICA: Millennium Approaches
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2011

For the holidays this season, Portland Playhouse brings audiences a transcendent, pivotal play that reaches into the human heart seeking to find a tether during a season rife with memory and in anticipation of change in the year to come....


Chris Noth to Star in Encore's TITANIC: BLOOD AND STEEL, Premiering 10/8
by Caryn Robbins - August 28, 2012

The U.S. television premiere of the dramatic ENCORE Original miniseries, TITANIC: BLOOD AND STEEL, is set to debut Monday, October 8th through Saturday, October 13 at 8pm et/pt on ENCORE....


Performance Network Presents IT CAME FROM MARS 2/18-3/21
by Mary Hanrahan - February 04, 2010

Performance Network Theatre announces its production of 'It Came From Mars' by local playwright, Joseph Zettelmaier, beginning February 18 and running through March 21, 2010. 'Mars,' which is a co-production with Williamston Theatre (WT), is a recipient of the prestigious Edgerton Foundation New Ame...


York Theatre Company Continues Reading Series With Bruce Hornsby's STRANGER, 3/20; to Feature Lisa Brescia, Lance Guest and More
by Kelsey Denette - March 07, 2012

York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) has announced the next three offerings in its Developmental ReaYork Theatre Company has announced the next three offerings in its Developmental Reading Series: Stranger, Guess Who's Coming to Seder? and Dirty Little Secret. ding Seri...


STG Presents THE ROOTS 4/9/09 At The Paramount Theater
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 17, 2009

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents The Roots on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 8:00pm at the Paramount Theatre. Though popular success has largely eluded the Roots, the Philadelphia group showed the way for live rap, building on Stetsasonic's 'hip-hop band' philosophy of the mid-'80s by focusing on...


STG Presents THE ROOTS 4/9/09 At The Paramount Theater
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2009

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents The Roots on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 8:00pm at the Paramount Theatre. Though popular success has largely eluded the Roots, the Philadelphia group showed the way for live rap, building on Stetsasonic's 'hip-hop band' philosophy of the mid-'80s by focusing on...


Music of Mary J. Blige to be Featured on ABC's PRIVATE PRACTICE, 11/17
by Caryn Robbins - November 15, 2011

In a first for both the television series and for the artist, 'Private Practice' will solely and exclusively feature songs from the legendary Mary J. Blige and her upcoming album, 'My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1),' during 'Private Practice': The Intervention, a two-hour television event ...


Ruth Clifford Engs Hosts Reading from 'Unseen Upton Sinclair,' 10/22
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2009

Indiana University Health Historian Ruth Clifford Engs will discuss and read from her edited collection, Unseen Upton Sinclair, Nine Published Stories, Essays and Other Works, Thursday, Oct. 22, at 4 p.m. at the Lilly Library at IU Bloomington. A reception with light refreshments will follow....


Festival Stage of Winston-Salem Debuts with Three Plays During 2010-2011 Season
by Lauren Wolman - August 07, 2010

The city has a new professional theater company, Festival Stage of Winston-Salem, with plans to produce a series of plays each season at the new Hanesbrands Theatre....


BWW Reviews: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, The Courtyard Theatre, February 9 2011
by Gary Naylor - February 10, 2011

Gary Naylor reflects on the universality (or not) of great art....


Photo Flash: Two Muses Presents Same Time, Next Year 2/3-19
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2012

Two Muses, a new non-profit professional theatre in West Bloomfield, is presenting Same Time Next Year by Bernard Slade....


Purple Rose Theatre Co. Presents World Premiere Of ESCANABA By Jeff Daniels 9/17-12/19
by Charlie Piane - August 27, 2009

The Purple Rose Theatre Company is proud to announce the World Premiere of Escanaba by Jeff Daniels this fall. The production will enjoy a fourteen-week engagement from Thursday, September 17 through Saturday, December 19, 2009....


META Golden Ticket Offered For Seven Professional Theaters 9/15-25
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 14, 2011

Sponsored by the Michigan Equity Theatre Alliance (META), the META Golden Ticket is a special pass that is good for a pair of season tickets for the coming season to every play put on by all of the seven professional Equity theaters....


Performance Network, Williamston Theatre et al. Host General Auditions 5/16-5/18
by Mary Hanrahan - April 22, 2010

Performance Network Theatre, Blackbird Theatre, Tipping Point Theatre and Williamston Theatre announce joint General auditions for their 2010-2011 seasons running September through August. Auditions will be held at Performance Network Theatre in Ann Arbor, MI....


Jackman, Vereen, et al. to Attend FRESH FROM THE GARDEN Gala, 4/13
by Nicole Rosky - March 21, 2011

The event honors four individuals making considerable contributions to the health and well-being of American youth: Miami real-estate developer and philanthropist, Tibor Hollo; Hollywood and philanthropic couple Deb and Hugh Jackman; and Russell Simmons, producer, philanthropist and wellness advocat...


Performance Network Theatre Presents LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS 4/1-5/9
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2010

Performance Network Theatre announces its production of the musical, 'Little Shop of Horrors' with book and lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken. 'Little Shop of Horrors' will begin April 1st and run through May 9th, 2010. This zany comedy stars Broadway veteran Naz Edwards ('Souvenir'),...


Mid-Michigan's Williamston Theatre Ends Season With THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (Abridged), Runs Thru 8/9
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2009

Mid-Michigan's newest professional theatre company, the Williamston Theatre, finishes off its 2008-2009 Season with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), which willrun Thursday, July 2 - Sunday, August 9. Tickets are now on sale....


META Receives Grant from Ford and Kresge
by Nicole Rosky - November 26, 2010

In February 2009, seven of Michigan's resident professional Equity theatres announced a new alliance. The Michigan Equity Theatre Alliance (META) includes the Detroit Repertory Theatre (Detroit), The Jewish Ensemble Theatre (West Bloomfield), Performance Network Theatre (Ann Arbor), Plowshares Theat...


Carousel Closing Sparks Continued Drama, Just Not On Stage
by Eddie Varley - January 11, 2009

The official web site of Akron's Carousel Dinner Theatre confirmed various published reports that the 35-year Summit County institution would go out of business on Sunday after closing its final show, 'All Shook Up'....


Delta Rae Selected To Perform at the Democratic National Convention, 9/6
by Kelsey Denette - August 29, 2012

Delta Rae have announced that they've been selected to perform at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday, September 6th. Calling it a 'tribute to the dynamic convention host state,' the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) announced that the band will ...


TV: New Group's AN EARLY HISTORY OF FIRE- Performance Highlights!
by Nicole Rosky - April 20, 2012

The New Group presents the world premiere of An Early History of Fire, a new play by Tony Award-winning playwright David Rabe. Directed by Jo Bonney, this production features Gordon Clapp, Erin Darke, Jonny Orsini, Devin Ratray, Dennis Staroselsky, Theo Stockman and Claire van der Boom. Limited Off-...


The Tipping Point Theatre Presents CRIMES OF THE HEART, thru 6/25
by Caryn Robbins - May 24, 2011

The Tipping Point Theatre presents its final show of their All-American season, CRIMES OF THE HEART, now through June 25, 2011. This black comedy could have been ripped from a tabloid headline, yet is ultimately about the importance of sisterhood....


CABARET Opens at Dallas Theatre Center, 4/22
by Kelsey Denette - April 15, 2011

Dallas Theater Center presents Cabaret directed by Joel Ferrell and staring Wade McCollum, Kate Wetherhead and DTC Resident Acting Company members Chamblee Ferguson, Lee Trull and Sally Nystuen Vahle April 22 - May 22 at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre at the AT&T Performing Arts Center....


Castro Theatre Presents Screening of New Film 'The Power of Two,' 9/10
by Lauren Wolman - August 09, 2011

San Francisco director/producer Marc Smolowitz presents his new film The Power Of Two on Sat. Sept. 10, 2011 for two screenings at the Castro Theatre - 429 Castro St. in SF 94114. There is a 2:00 pm screening which includes film and Q & A with featured interview subjects The Stenzel Twins - Ana Sten...






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