Christine Cornell

Joanna Gleason returns to 54 Below with her musical memoir OUT OF THE ECLIPSE, one of the best shows one could hope to see on any stage, nightclub or otherwise.

Rapeteta Theatre Company has announced its inaugural production Hurlyburly by David Rabe, coming in April 2020.

Rapeteta Theatre Company has announced its inaugural production Hurlyburly by David Rabe, coming in April 2020. The revival is directed by Pitr Strait of Torn Out Theatre (Hamlet, The Tempest) and performed at HB Studio's iconic Bank St Theatre in New York City. The cast will be announced in February 2020, starring women of color in the female roles embracing Rapeteta's mission to focus on the original intent of the play through the lens of today's moral values.

Westport Country Playhouse will stage a?oeWinter at the Playhouse: A Holiday Benefit Concerta?? on Saturday, December 14, at 7 p.m., hosted by Tony Award winner Joanna Gleason (a?oeInto the Woods,a?? a?oeDirty Rotten Scoundrels,a?? a?oeJoe Egga??).  Gleason will perform with her vocal group The Moontones.

Tony Award winner Joanna Gleason returns to Feinstein's/54 Below (March 1, 2 & 22) with her new show, Out Of The Eclipse. She brings us through the dark time since last we saw her, and into the light. She reunites with her arranger and music director Jeffrey Klitz, and is backed by the Moontones. (Guitar, banjo, autoharp, cello, percussion, piano, and close harmony vocals.) A revival for the spirit!

White Heron Theatre Company of Nantucket, Massachusetts, announces the fantastical holiday presentation of 'A Nantucket Christmas Carol,' a new play written by Mark Shanahan. This lively new production of the holiday classic includes all of the characters from the beloved Dickens story, reimagined as a tale from the American whaling era. Directed by Lynne Bolton, five actors take on all of the classic characters including Scrooge, Marley and Tiny Tim. Set on 'the far away island,' A Nantucket Christmas Carol features fast paced humor, lively performances of timeless holiday music, imaginative stagecraft and mesmerizing quick-change artistry in this joyful new take on the well known literary masterpiece. Suitable for family members of all ages.

White Heron Theatre Company of Nantucket, Massachusetts, announces the fantastical holiday presentation of 'A Nantucket Christmas Carol,' a new play written by Mark Shanahan. This lively new production of the holiday classic includes all of the characters from the beloved Dickens story, reimagined as a tale from the American whaling era. Directed by Lynne Bolton, five actors take on all of the classic characters including Scrooge, Marley and Tiny Tim. Set on 'the far away island,' A Nantucket Christmas Carol features fast paced humor, lively performances of timeless holiday music, imaginative stagecraft and mesmerizing quick-change artistry in this joyful new take on the well known literary masterpiece. Suitable for family members of all ages.

White Heron Theatre Company of Nantucket, Massachusetts, announces the fantastical holiday presentation of 'A Nantucket Christmas Carol,' a new play written by Mark Shanahan. This lively new production of the holiday classic includes all of the characters from the beloved Dickens story, reimagined as a tale from the American whaling era. Directed by Lynne Bolton, five actors take on all of the classic characters including Scrooge, Marley and Tiny Tim. Set on 'the far away island,' A Nantucket Christmas Carol features fast paced humor, lively performances of timeless holiday music, imaginative stagecraft and mesmerizing quick-change artistry in this joyful new take on the well known literary masterpiece. Suitable for family members of all ages.

Pleasantville theater company Arc Stages announces Dig A Little Deeper to begin the new Next Stage Writer's Lab. The Next Stage premiered two years ago with John Cariani's LOVE/SICK and focuses on showcasing new, innovative work by a wide variety of exciting and talented writers. The Next Stage Writer's Lab will produce a few Readings each year with audience Q&A, in order to help new works reach audiences and to nurture the development process. The Next Stage is the third wing of a company that also includes a thriving Educational Stage and Community Stage.

On Wednesday night, the screening of Abacus: Small Enough To Jail at Metrograph Cinema in New York was followed by a panel discussion moderated by award-winning documentary filmmaker Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, and featured director Steve James, producer Mark Mitten, and members of the Sung familiy including Vera Sung, Jill Sung and Chanterelle Sung.

Pleasantville theater company Arc Stages announces THE APPLE AND OTHER SLIP-UPS to open their second season for their professional company, The Next Stage.

Pleasantville theater company Arc Stages announces THE APPLE AND OTHER SLIP-UPS to open their second season for their professional company, The Next Stage.

Let's start off this week's installment with a simple math lesson, shall we? Goodspeed Musicals, celebrating their 50th Anniversary, had a reunion celebration in New York City at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center. Knowing how many shows are put up between the main stage and Norma Terris season and how many actors/creative teams/technicians are used for each production, can anyone guess how many people took over LCT that exciting Monday night? Who said that?! Yes, you are right...over 500 people, representing 120 shows, spanning all 50 years, were in attendance to catch up and celebrate the greatness that Goodspeed Musicals has meant to the musical theatre world. If you grew up loving musicals, knew cast members from every Broadway show from 1990 on up and playing your cast recording CD's until they skipped, you would have been a pig in...well, you know what.

For how quiet the town of East Haddam is, this cast has somehow found ways to pack a ton of excitement and activities into our brief time offstage. This past week saw an event that (in my opinion) is pretty rare during the run of a show...one of our cast members got hitched. No, I did not get wasted and end up in Vegas waking up to nuptials and regret, but our very own bossy Italian chef 'Pasquale', Martin Sola, got married to his beautiful fiance Michelle. And I am not exaggerating about her beauty, as I call her his 'Middle Earth Wife' as if she comes from some perfect elf world where everything on the person is flawless...and I suppose Martin is no slouch either

Goodspeed Musicals will transport audiences to beautiful Napa Valley with its production of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella. This all-new production of the beloved musical that Goodspeed sent to Broadway in 1991 will run from September 20 - December 1 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. The Most Happy Fella will be sponsored by Connecticut Light and Power. BroadwayWorld has a first look at highlights below!

Goodspeed Musicals will transport audiences to beautiful Napa Valley with its production of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella. This all-new production of the beloved musical that Goodspeed sent to Broadway in 1991 will run from September 20 - December 1 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. The Most Happy Fella will be sponsored by Connecticut Light and Power. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek below!

Goodspeed Musicals will transport audiences to beautiful Napa Valley with its production of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella. This all-new production of the beloved musical that Goodspeed sent to Broadway in 1991 will run from September 20 - December 1 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. The Most Happy Fella will be sponsored by Connecticut Light and Power.

When you look up the word family in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the first definition you find is: a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head. Only after that do explanations regarding common ancestry show up. As a freelance artist, I have chosen a lifestyle where my group of individuals, roofs and heads are constantly changing. Since working in this profession already ensures that I have at least one thing in common with others, it is always a joy to discover other things that make artists tick, and it is through exploring those fancies that you grow from being a cast into being a family. Because I have been graced with such an amazing cast recently, I want to introduce three special people to you. I'm not going to outline their resumes or cut and paste their bios. Please go to their websites to find out what outstanding professionals they are. What I want to share is what incredible individuals they are and how my world is a better place because I met them.