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BWW Reviews: BroadHollow's LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR
by Melissa Giordano - November 06, 2013
BroadHollow Theatre Company's production of Neil Simon's Laughter On the 23rd Floor was enjoyable. It's a refreshing, simple, semi-autobiographical play that is inspired by Mr. Simon's early career as one of the writers for the television show Your Show of Shows. The audience was also enthusiastically receptive although the insolent, drunk, middle-aged couple that was making-out across the aisle apparently wanted to be elsewhere.
PS122's COIL 2014 Festival Set for Jan. 3-19
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2013
Performance Space 122's Coil 2014 Festival will premiere new contemporary dance, theater, and performance works at venues throughout New York City on Jan. 3-19.
Tennessee Williams' THE MUTILATED Extends Through 12/1 at New Ohio Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2013
In response to popular demand, the first New York revival in 38 years of The Mutilated by Tennessee Williams will extend to December 1. Directed by Cosmin Chivu and starring legendary avant-garde performers Mink Stole and Penny Arcade, the production features original music composed by Jesse Selengut, performed by the three-piece combo Tin Pan. In anticipation of the production's opening, Charles Isherwood in The New York Times wrote, "What Penny Arcade and Mink Stole will make of Williams's radiantly lurid characters could well be one of the livelier sideshows in a theatrical season rich in promising double acts.'
Usdan Center Announces New Theater & Fashion Programs
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2013
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), the nationally acclaimed summer arts day camp, announces several new programs for its 2014, 47th season: Musical Theater Dance and Musical Theater Audition Workshop, both for grades 7-12; and Sewing and Fashion Production, for grades 4-12.
James Burke Named Executive Director of Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2013
The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center's Board of Directors is pleased to announce that James Burke has been named Executive Director of the WHBPAC effective November 18th, 2013. Since 2001, Burke has served as General Manager and then Director of Arts & Cultural Programs at the City Parks Foundation, the largest presenter of free, outdoor programming in New York City, where he stewarded more than 1,000 performing arts programs from conception to presentation. He is responsible for the renowned SummerStage and SummerStage Kids festivals, the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, and youth puppet programs produced at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre and its touring component, the CityParks Puppet Mobile. Burke is the founder and chair of New York Music Presenters & Festivals, a coalition that meets quarterly to share concerns and best practices.
Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improv Comes to Bay Street Theatre, 11/30
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2013
Bay Street Theatre presents 'The Upright Citizens Brigade Tour Company' on Thanksgiving Weekend! Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 30 at 8 pm.
Photo Flash: Preview Pal-O-Mine Benefit Performance of RUNT OF THE LITTER on 11/9
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2013
The hit show Runt of the Litter, a powerful play written and performed by former NFL safety Bo Eason, will be presented by Pal-O-Mine, a non-profit organization based in Islandia, NY, on Saturday, November 9, 2013, in the Madison Theater at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, NY. Pal-O-Mine will benefit from the proceeds of the event.
BWW Reviews: The Hampton Theatre Company's OTHER DESERT CITIES
by Melissa Giordano - October 30, 2013
Jon Robin Baitz' Other Desert Cities shows a realistic example of how families are nowadays. Dysfunction, love, and the influence family members have on one another are performed with panache at the Hampton Theatre Company's Sarah Hunnewell directed presentation of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony nominee. Running through November 10th at the charming Long Island venue in Quogue, each member of the cast was great in their respective roles.
Casts of JERSEY BOYS, LION KING to Headline Closing of Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 11/11
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2013
For the second year in a role, Broadway cast members from Jersey Boys, The Lion King, etc and non for profit group Broadway Sings for Pride alum (www.BroadwaySingsforPride.com) will headline the closing night of the 16th Annual Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film Festival on the evening of Monday, November 11, 2013.
CM Performing Arts Center to Present THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, 11/1-23
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2013
The original musical that spawned the longest running film of all time is back on the CM stage! Break out the costumes, brush up your Time Warp and your call outs, and come up to the lab…
Usdan Center Hosts First Open House of 2014 Season Today
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2013
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), the nationally acclaimed summer arts day camp which has just finished its 46th successful season, announces the first of its Open Houses for the 2014 season. It will take place today, October 27 from 11AM to 2PM.
Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of Minstrel Players' THE MOUSETRAP, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2013
Northport's oldest Theatre group, The Minstrel Players are staging the longest running show in London Theater history with their first-time staging of Agatha Christie's classic murder-mystery THE MOUSETRAP. They are coming off their successful second all-original One Act Play Festival this summer --- IT HAPPENED ONE ACT II. Performances will be today, October 26th & November 2nd at 8 P.M and 3 P.M. matinee performances on Sunday, October 27th & November 3rd at Houghton Hall - Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main Street in scenic Northport Village. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast below!
Minstrel Players Present THE MOUSETRAP, Now thru 11/3
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2013
Agatha Christie's 'The Mousetrap', presented by The Minstrel Players of Northport, will run tonight, October 26 through November 3, 2013.
World Premiere of Terrence McNally's AND AWAY WE GO Set for The Pearl, 11/12-12/15
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2013
The Pearl Theatre Company continues its 30th anniversary season-the second season in its new home on West 42nd Street-with the world premiere of And Away We Go by four-time Tony Award-winner Terrence McNally. In his first play written for an ensemble of actors, McNally celebrates the classics, acting companies and The Pearl itself.
OTHER DESERT CITIES Opens Hampton Theatre Company's 29th Season Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2013
'Other Desert Cities,' the Broadway triumph by Jon Robin Baitz about one family's moving struggle with the challenges and the cost of recasting the truth in the name of love, will be the first play in the Hampton Theatre Company's 29th season.
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK to Play Bay Street Theatre, 11/8-26
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2013
Bay Street Theatre's Literature Live! presents THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK live on stage Friday, November 8 through Tuesday, November 26.
BWW Reviews: CM PAC's LES MISERABLES - This One Is For Noel
by Melissa Giordano - October 23, 2013
Noel Ruiz, that is, CM PAC's beloved leader, a mentor to so many, and a pillar of the Long Island theatre community who passed away in September. This production of the Tony Award winning classic LES MISERABLES was Mr. Ruiz's vision and dream. As you read the bios of the cast in the playbill, they even dedicate this performance to him. Patrick Grossman, a CM vet, stepped in for the final staging as, naturally, the show must go on. And let me tell you, Mr. Ruiz would be so proud.
WHBPAC to Host First Annual Halloween Costume Contest on Facebook
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2013
Anyone who has participated in a camp at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center knows that it's all about the costume (well, after learning performing arts skills and valuable life skills, of course)!
Rebecca Naomi Jones, Rob McClure & More Set for John W. Engeman Theater's Broadway Concert Series in November
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2013
The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport announces its next special events in their ongoing Broadway Concert Series on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 8 PM, and a Special Benefit Concert on Friday, November 8, 2013 at 8 PM to benefit St. Patrick's Elementary School in Huntington.
SCCC Presents Fahrenheit 451 - A Guided Tour on the Michael J. Grant Campus – November 21, 2013
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2013
The Lively Arts Series at Suffolk County Community College will present Fahrenheit 451 - A Guided Tour on Thursday, November 21, 2013 in the Van Nostrand Theatre on the Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood at 11:00 a.m.
Photo Flash: Bay Street Theatre Welcomes New Artistic Director Scott Schwartz
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
Bay Street Theatre has announced that Scott Schwartz, a leading voice of the next generation of American theater, has joined Bay Street as its new Artistic Director. Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane hosted the welcome party at a private club in New York City to celebrate his arrival and to introduce him to Bay Street Theatre patrons and members of the Broadway community of actors, directors and producers. Scroll down for photos!
Titan Theatre Company Opens Second Season Tonight with A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
Long Island City-based Titan Theatre Company will launch its second full season on Friday October 18, 2013 with the premiere of its highly anticipated adaptation of Shakespeare's infectious comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream, where, for each night of the show's limited New York City run, audience members will pick which actors from the acclaimed nine-actor ensemble will play each of the 16 roles in Shakespeare's infectious comedy of sly sprites, rude mechanicals and confused lovers. The show will run at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City through November 3, 2013.
STAGES to Bring FRANKENSTEIN FOLLIES to Bay Street Theatre, 10/25-26
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
STAGES, a children's theater workshop, is bringing its 19th Annual Halloween Bash Frankenstein Follies, a Halloween-themed musical revue directed and choreographed by Helene Leonard back to Bay Street Theatre. Frankenstein Follies will be performing on Friday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, October 26 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, October 27 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15, which include the show and the fun carnival bash immediately following the show. Seating is limited. Proceeds help support STAGES scholarship program.
CM Performing Arts Center to Present BUNNICULA, Begin. 10/26
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
It's a dark and stormy night and Chester (the family cat) and Harold (the family dog) sit waiting for their owners to return home from the movies. Chester and Harold are more than just pets, they're good friends too. When the Monroes finally get home, they come bearing a surprise: they've found a bunny in the movie theater. But this is no ordinary rabbit… this is the extraordinary Bunnicula. When the family's produce starts losing its juice, Chester thinks he knows what's causing the fantastic phenomenon. Bunnicula is a vampire! Or maybe Chester's imagination is getting the better of him. Singing and dancing their way through this hilarious mystery, the furry friends find room in their hearts, and in their home, for one very unique bunny.
NFCT to Present I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, 11/1-17
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013
The NFCT is proud to present the musical comedy "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change,' (ILYYPNC) with book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts. This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum know as 'the relationship.'

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