With the reopening of one of the country's oldest community theaters and some unique staging in unexpected venues, New Orleans' historic French Quarter will pulse with productions of Tennessee Williams' works, as well as some inspired by or dedicated to the legendary playwright and his life in the city he considered his "spiritual home."
With the International Al Jolson Society's 17th Annual Long Island Festival just three weeks away (On August 17, from 9am to 4:30pm, at Oceanside Knights of Columbus, 2985 Kenneth Place, Oceanside, NY 11572.), BroadwayWorld.com Cabaret Review/Columnist and passionate Al Jolson fan Stephen Hanks fantasizes about what it might be like to have a conversation with 'The World's Greatest Entertainer,' 53 years after he died. You ain't read nothin' yet.
The Fa family Ancestors (Juliette Aaslestad, Grayson Katzenbach, Kylie Nabers, Savannah Olshove, Elle Wood) help to tell the story of Mulan (played by sisters, Gwynne and Audrey Wood). After bringing dishonor to her family in front of the village Matchmaker (Katy Laser), Mulan strives to regain honor by going to war in place of her father. The Ancestors have no choice but to send the misfit dragon Mushu (Tate Snyder) to stop Mulan, who will be killed if she is discovered.
The Fa family Ancestors (Juliette Aaslestad, Grayson Katzenbach, Kylie Nabers, Savannah Olshove, Elle Wood) help to tell the story of Mulan (played by sisters, Gwynne and Audrey Wood). After bringing dishonor to her family in front of the village Matchmaker (Katy Laser), Mulan strives to regain honor by going to war in place of her father. The Ancestors have no choice but to send the misfit dragon Mushu (Tate Snyder) to stop Mulan, who will be killed if she is discovered.
Max Wilk, author, playwright, film and television writer, and long time dramaturg for the National Playwrights Conference passed away at the age of 90, on Saturday, February 19th, at his home in Westport, Connecticut.
Celebrate the 100th anniversary in 2011 of the birth of one of America's preeminent playwrights. The Albuquerque Theatre Guild's Tennessee Williams Festival features works by and about the writer performed by local theater companies.
On October 1st, The First Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival will premiere an early work of playwright Tennessee Williams': a play called The Parade or Approaching the End of a Summer