At the young age of 13, actress Abigail Breslin is already a film veteran with a slew of films to her name including 'Signs', 'Definitely, Maybe', 'My Sister's Keeper', and the bittersweet 'Little Miss Sunshine' for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award. But it may be Breslin's latest challenging role, that of the deaf-mute Helen Keller on Broadway's 'The Miracle Worker', which may redefine the young actress' already-high artistic reach.
The 50th Anniversary production of William Gibson's Tony Award(r) winning THE MIRACLE WORKER, directed by Kate Whoriskey and starring Academy Award(r) nominee Abigail Breslin and Tony Award(r) nominee Alison Pill, plays its first performance tonight, Friday, February 12, ahead of a Wednesday, March 3 opening at Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50 Street).
The 50th Anniversary production of William Gibson's Tony Award(r) winning play THE MIRACLE WORKER is in Vanity Fair and New York Magazine this week, leading up to its first preview on Friday, February 12 at Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50 Street).
Be the first to get a special behind-the-scenes sneak peek of the new Broadway production of THE MIRACLER WORKER before performances begin Friday, February 12 at Circle in the Square Theatre.
Watch the video featuring interviews with the stars and director and get a bird's eye view into the New York press rehearsal below!
Award-winning stars are aligning for the annual Gala Benefit supporting the Ojai Playwrights Conference on Saturday, January 30, 2010 in Ojai, California.
New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, is pleased to close its fourth season of Downstage @ New Rep with boom a New England Premiere by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb.
To celebrate the 100th performance at the hit musical MEMPHIS, the first 100 people who buy tickets at the Shubert Box Office on Thursday, January 14th will get the newly released MEMPHIS Cast Album. In addition MEMPHIS will hold a lottery during the curtain call on Thursday, January 14, 2010 to invite a special member of the audience and their party to join the cast at Justin Timberlake's Manhattan hotspot Southern Hospitality. A winner will be chosen by a random seat location drawing. The lucky winner will then join David Bryan, cast and crew at the celebrity hangout Southern Hospitality. All ticket holders for the Thursday, January 14, 2010 performance are eligible.
Award-winning stars are aligning for the annual Gala Benefit supporting the Ojai Playwrights Conference on Saturday, January 30, 2010 in Ojai, California.
To celebrate the 100th performance at the hit musical MEMPHIS, the first 100 people who buy tickets at the Shubert Box Office on Thursday, January 14th will get the newly released MEMPHIS Cast Album. In addition MEMPHIS will hold a lottery during the curtain call on Thursday, January 14, 2010 to invite a special member of the audience and their party to join the cast at Justin Timberlake's Manhattan hotspot Southern Hospitality. A winner will be chosen by a random seat location drawing. The lucky winner will then join David Bryan, cast and crew at the celebrity hangout Southern Hospitality. All ticket holders for the Thursday, January 14, 2010 performance are eligible.
Rite Now: Sacred and Secular in Video will be on view from September 13, 2009 through February 7, 2010 in The Jewish Museum's Barbara and E. Robert Goodkind Media Center. In the past decade, contemporary artists have taken video in new directions.
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the celebrated new musical MEMPHIS will be available for purchase exclusively at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street) and online at www.memphisthemusical.com beginning Friday, December 11th.
The original cast of MEMPHIS will perform the finale number 'Steal Your Rock and Roll' live on Wednesday, December 2, in the 8am (EST) hour on NBC's 'The Today Show.'
Following a sold-out Canadian tour, Michel Legrand returns to New York for a special one-night engagement at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center on Saturday, November 21st at 8PM. The multiple Oscar and Grammy-winning pianist and composer will be joined by French singing sensation Mario Pelchat. Five-time Grammy Award winner Dionne Warwick is the special guest star. The trio will be accompanied by a quartet of musicians, including Catherine Michel, the harp soloist at Opera de Paris, for a night of classical film scores by Maestro Legrand, as well as jazz and Hollywood hits, built around the romance and nostalgia of French ‘chanson.'
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the celebrated new musical MEMPHIS will be available for purchase exclusively at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street) and online at www.memphisthemusical.com beginning Friday, December 11th. This special edition will feature a bonus track of "Memphis Lives in Me" performed by composer and Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan. The cast of MEMPHIS recorded the album at Avatar Studios on Monday, November 16, 2009. The recording is produced by Delray Records and nationwide distribution details will be available shortly.
