Based on the 1975 documentary of the same name, Grey Gardens portrays the lives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' eccentric relatives Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter 'Little' Edie. Mother and daughter cling to each other as their once-glamorous East Hampton mansion falls into ruins around them.
Just how far would you go to get your child into the 'right' nursery school? International City Theatre presents Bright Ideas, Eric Coble's gleeful, Macbeth-ian black comedy about the nurturing instinct gone haywire. caryn desai [sic] enrolls Heather Corwin, Amie Farrell, Louis Lotorto, Maureen McDonough and Brian Stanton in ICT's little preschool of horrors beginning August 28, with low-priced previews on August 25, 26 and 27.
A new musical about a runaway slave who becomes one of America's first Black Cowboys will debut this fall when CROSS THAT RIVER is presented by The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Patricia Harris, starting October 12, 2009 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street - 3rd Floor) in New York City.
The Ensemble Studio Theatre and Going to the River have lined up some of the most gifted women playwrights of color - some new, some established - for a three-week presentation of thirteen short plays in a new play series entitled The River Crosses Rivers, a three-week festival of short one-act plays by women of color, September 9 through 27 at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, 549 West 52nd Street.
Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce its new board of directors' leadership team and new members. Martha Lavey, artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, will assume the position of board president.
Based on the 1975 documentary of the same name, Grey Gardens portrays the lives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' eccentric relatives Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter 'Little' Edie. Mother and daughter cling to each other as their once-glamorous East Hampton mansion falls into ruins around them.
Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce its new board of directors' leadership team and new members. Martha Lavey, artistic director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, will assume the position of board president.
Executive producer David Rambo and producer Christopher Massimine will present Jay Sefton's award-winning play, The Most Mediocre Story Never Told!, as part of the 13th annual New York International Fringe Festival August 14-30.
The Huntington Theatre Company opens its 28th season - a season of American stories - with August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Fences, the sixth chapter of his groundbreaking ten-play cycle about the 20th century African-American experience. Kenny Leon (Radio Golf, Gem of the Ocean, A Raisin in the Sun), acclaimed director and Wilson's final collaborator before his death, returns to the Huntington to helm the production, which stars John Beasley (Two Trains Running, Jitney, 'Everwood').
Based on the 1975 documentary of the same name, Grey Gardens portrays the lives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' eccentric relatives Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter 'Little' Edie. Mother and daughter cling to each other as their once-glamorous East Hampton mansion falls into ruins around them.
Twyla Tharp, the famed choreographer who brought the music and lyrics of Billy Joel and Bob Dylan to the Broadway stage with Movin' Out and The Times They Are A-Changin', will next shape the iconic voice of Frank Sinatra into a theatrical piece.
Twyla Tharp, the famed choreographer who brought the music and lyrics of Billy Joel and Bob Dylan to the Broadway stage with Movin' Out and The Times They Are A-Changin', will next shape the iconic voice of Frank Sinatra into a theatrical piece.
The Open Fist Theatre Company presents their First Ever, FIRST LOOK FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS, with new works written by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, Steven Haworth, Karen Hartman, Julie Hebert, Neil LaBute, Rick Pagano and directed by Bjorn Johnson, Neil LaBute, Marya Mazor, Charles Otte and Randee Trabitz. The Festival began on Thursday, July 23 and runs through Sunday, September 13 at The NEW Open Fist Theatre, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd. (former home of The Actor's Gang) in Hollywood.
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents the first new Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie, after a 48 year absence, as the inaugural production of the new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) beginning Thursday, September 10th, 2009 with an official opening on Thursday, October 15th, 2009. This will be a limited engagement through January 10th, 2010.
Two-Time Tony Award nominee André De Shields will be honored with the 'Living Legend' Award at The 2009 National Black Theatre Festival's Opening Night Gala and Awards banquet on Monday, August 3 in Winston-Salem, NC. The awards gala celebrating 20 years will kick off the Festival which runs through August 8.
Chautauqua Theater Company Artistic Directors Vivienne Benesch and Ethan McSweeny are proud to announce the final New Play Workshop (NPW) of the 2009 season, The Further Adventures of Suzanne and Monica by Alex Lewin.
Just how far would you go to get your child into the 'right' nursery school? International City Theatre presents Bright Ideas, Eric Coble's gleeful, Macbeth-ian black comedy about the nurturing instinct gone haywire. caryn desai [sic] enrolls Heather Corwin, Amie Farrell, Louis Lotorto, Maureen McDonough and Brian Stanton in ICT's little preschool of horrors beginning August 28, with low-priced previews on August 25, 26 and 27.
Chicago Dramatists has a special block of orchestra tickets on reserve to A STEADY RAIN, the hottest upcoming Broadway show starring Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman and directed by Tony-Award nominee John Crowley. With stars of this caliber, tickets are in high demand, but Chicago Dramatists will be hosting a benefit performance on November 14th. A STEADY RAIN, the smash hit production by Chicago Dramatists Resident Playwright, Keith Huff, thrilled audiences during its two critically and publicly acclaimed runs in Chicago and will open in New York City this September.
The Open Fist Theatre Company presents their First Ever, FIRST LOOK FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS, with new works written by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, Steven Haworth, Karen Hartman, Julie Hebert, Neil LaBute, Rick Pagano and directed by Bjorn Johnson, Neil LaBute, Marya Mazor, Charles Otte and Randee Trabitz. The Festival will begin on Thursday, July 23 and run through Sunday, September 13 at The NEW Open Fist Theatre, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd. (former home of The Actor's Gang) in Hollywood.
Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) has announced that Laura Benanti, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Michael Cerveris, Maria Dizzia, Thomas Jay Ryan, Wendy Rich Stetson, and Chandler Williams will be featured in its upcoming production of IN THE NEXT ROOM or the vibrator play, a new play by Sarah Ruhl, to be directed by Les Waters.
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