Rufus Bonds

New York Stage And Film Reveals 2024 Filmmakers' Workshop Participants & 2024 Awards Recipients

New York Stage and Film announces participants for the 2024 Filmmakers' Workshop and recipients of the 2024 Awards, highlighting emerging talent and their contributions to film and theater.

Margaret Cho, Amber Ruffin & More to be Featured in New York Stage and Film 2024 Summer Season

New York Stage and Film has revealed additional casting for its 2024 Summer Season at Marist College, kicking off this July in Poughkeepsie, NY. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Anthony Wayne Brings …JUST ME. ANTHONY WAYNE: LIVE to the Green Room 42

The Green Room 42 will present Anthony Wayne (Broadway’s TINA, PIPPIN & ANYTHING GOES) in the new concert show “…JUST ME. ANTHONY WAYNE: LIVE” on Monday, August 5th, 2024.

Amber Ruffin & Kevin Sciretta's BIGFOOT & More Set for New York Stage And Film 2024 Summer Season

New York Stage and Film has revealed the 2024 summer season at Marist College. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets!

The National Museum Of African American History And Culture Celebrated Garth Fagan

On Monday, February 20th, The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, The Lion King, and Garth Fagan Dance celebrated the show's Tony, Olivier, and Helpmann Award-winning choreographer and founder of Garth Fagan Dance, Garth Fagan, the longest-running Black choreographer in Broadway history. 

Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards; FUGITIVE SONGS Leads Best Musical!

This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards; Thanasis Theatre Company's FUGITIVE SONGS Leads Best Musical!

Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Central New York Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Syracuse Stage Cold Read Festival Goes Virtual in 2021

 All plays were once new plays. That’s the idea behind Syracuse Stage’s Cold Read Festival of New Plays. Now in its fourth season, the Cold Read Festival has seven different events featuring some of the freshest voices writing for theater today, nationally and locally, scheduled for Tuesday, March 23, through Sunday, March 28.

Syracuse Stage Comes 'Home For The Holidays'

Syracuse Stage celebrates the joy and comfort of home this holiday season with the fully digital production “Home for the Holidays,” a heartwarming show filled with favorite songs and instrumental music, dancing and fond memories, available as video on demand starting Dec. 15.

MTEA Creates Representation Committee And Offers Free Webinar On Race, Equity And Inclusion In Musical Theatre

In June of 2020 the Musical Theatre Educators' Alliance (MTEA), an international organization of teachers and professionals, created a much-needed committee for Representation, Equity, and Inclusion (REI), led by MTEA's newly appointed Lead Diversity Officer, Tim Espinosa of Fullerton College.

CSUF's LYSISTRATA Opens This Friday

"Lysistrata" tells the story of the legendary Athenian, Lysistrata, who calls upon the women of Greece to help put an end to the Peloponnesian War. In order to do so, all women must refuse to have sex with their husbands until they agree to peace in Greece. Inspired by Aristophanes and adapted by Ellen McLaughlin, "Lysistrata" is directed by award-winning actor/director Rufus Bonds Jr., and runs from April 12-May 5, 2019 in the Hallberg Theatre on campus.

Cal State Fullerton Presents LYSISTRATA

'Lysistrata' tells the story of the legendary Athenian, Lysistrata, who calls upon the women of Greece to help put an end to the Peloponnesian War. In order to do so, all women must refuse to have sex with their husbands until they agree to peace in Greece. Inspired by Aristophanes and adapted by Ellen McLaughlin, 'Lysistrata' is directed by award-winning actor/director Rufus Bonds Jr., and runs from April 12-May 5, 2019 in the Hallberg Theatre on campus.

California State University Fullerton Presents THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Opening This Week

Cal State Fullerton's Spring semester begins with "The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov, translated by Paul Schmidt and directed by Maria Cominis. The play runs from March 8-24, 2019 in the Young Theatre on campus. "The Cherry Orchard" follows a destitute Russian aristocrat who returns home to find her family in a financial crisis, forcing them to sell their home to pay off their debt. The family must decide on their prospects for happiness and how to rebuild their lives and fortunes.

THE CHERRY ORCHARD Opens March 8 At Cal State Fullerton

Cal State Fullerton's Spring semester begins with "The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov, translated by Paul Schmidt and directed by Maria Cominis. The play runs from March 8-24, 2019 in the Young Theatre on campus. "The Cherry Orchard" follows a destitute Russian aristocrat who returns home to find her family in a financial crisis, forcing them to sell their home to pay off their debt. The family must decide on their prospects for happiness and how to rebuild their lives and fortunes.

Cal State Fullerton Announces Spring Theatre & Dance Season

California State University, Fullerton's Spring 2019 season includes "The Cherry Orchard,"  "Lysistrata," "Heathers The Musical," and "Spring Dance Theatre" all on the CSUF campus, running March through May.

CSUF's FALL DANCE THEATRE Opens This Thursday

Four internationally renowned dancer/choreographers are joining student choreographers to create timely, often politically inspired dance pieces as part of the California State University, Fullerton,  Fall Dance Theatre, running November 29-December 9, 2018 in the Little Theatre on campus.

CSUF Fall Dance Theatre Features World Renowned Choreographers, Warriors, Homeless And Personal Demons

Four internationally renowned dancer/choreographers are joining student choreographers to create timely, often politically inspired dance pieces as part of the California State University, Fullerton, Fall Dance Theatre, running November 29-December 9, 2018 in the Little Theatre on campus.

Cal State Fullerton's CHILDREN OF EDEN Opens This Friday

Cal State Fullerton's Fall musical is the warm-hearted family play "Children of Eden" featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, (creator of the Tony-Award winning "Wicked," "Pippin" and "Godspell") with a book by John Caird. The production is directed by professional director and actor Rufus Bonds, Jr. with musical direction by David Lamoureaux and choreography by William F. Lett, running October 26-November 11 in the Little Theatre on campus. "Children of Eden" is a musical telling of the inspirational stories of "Adam and Eve," "Noah and the Ark" and other stories from the "Book of Genesis."

CSUF Announces Fall Musical CHILDREN OF EDEN

Cal State Fullerton's Fall musical is the warm-hearted family play "Children of Eden" featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, (creator of the Tony-Award winning "Wicked," "Pippin" and "Godspell") with a book by John Caird. The production is directed by professional director and actor Rufus Bonds, Jr. with musical direction by David Lamoureaux and choreography by William F. Lett, running October 26-November 11 in the Little Theatre on campus. "Children of Eden" is a musical telling of the inspirational stories of "Adam and Eve," "Noah and the Ark" and other stories from the "Book of Genesis."

CSUF's 'Bee-luther-hatchee' Opens This Today

Cal State Fullerton's 2018-2019 theatre season opens with the powerful "Bee-luther-hatchee" by Thomas Gibbons. The production is directed by guest professional director Saundra McClain and runs October 5-28, 2018 in the Hallberg Theatre on campus. The play follows Shelita Burns, an African-American editor, who publishes "Bee-luther-hatchee," the award-winning biography of a reclusive 72-year-old black woman named Libby Price. Having never met, Shelita decides to deliver a copy to Libby. The meeting between the two stirs a complex confrontation and challenges preconceptions.