Mr. Burns, a post-electric play asks us to imagine what will happen to humanity after the apocalypse. This imaginative dark comedy follows a new civilization of survivors as they band together to build a community from the rubble of the world we now know. Jump into a wild future where The Simpsonsand the pop culture of today becomes the mythology of tomorrow in this unexpected, musical love-letter to the power of live theatre.
MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY by Anne Washburn, featuring a score by Michael Friedman with lyrics by Anne Washburn, will be directed by Theodore Swetz and co-produced with UMKC Theatre at Unicorn Theatre this December.
The MFA Musical Theatre Program at San Diego State University is once again teaming up with La Jolla Playhouse to develop a new musical, following up on their collaboration on the reading of BD Wong's new musical MR. DOCTOR last February. This year, after a competitive selection process, the musical ON THE EVE has been chosen for a public staged reading at SDSU tonight, November 19, 2015 at 6:30pm in the Experimental Theatre.
Leddy Center presents one final performance of E.B. White's classic book, Charlotte's Web, adapted for the stage by Joseph Robinette, on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 2:00pm. Tickets are $18.00 for all seats. Group rates are available. No one under age 3 admitted.
The MFA Musical Theatre Program at San Diego State University is once again teaming up with La Jolla Playhouse to develop a new musical, following up on their collaboration on the reading of BD Wong's new musical MR. DOCTOR last February. This year, after a competitive selection process, the musical ON THE EVE has been chosen for a public staged reading at SDSU on November 19, 2015 at 6:30pm in the Experimental Theatre.
Touchstone Theatre is sponsoring its fifth Corporate Creativity Event on November 17th from 8am to 9:30am titled "The Magic of Intelligent Enthusiasm" and held at Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Admission is free; registration to bill@touchstone.org required.
The next edition of 'Boys' Night' will return tonight, October 1st at 10pm and will continue every 1st Today of the month! The 'boys' are BACK for another night of theatrical/burlesque/circus revelry! After headlining the Atlantis cruises final night and rave reviews, the 'boys' are itching to show Manhattan what we can do. From dynamic aerial performers to the best of Boylesque, 'Boys' Night' is bringing the sexy for all types. The boys AND the girls will love this sensual, hilarious, fun-filled night out.
Ricky Ritzel's Broadway returns to Don't Tell Mama on Sunday, Oct. 4th at 8PM with music and laughs from 'Ben Franklin in Paris,' 'Damn Yankees' and 'Gypsy.' The series, running since summer, is fashioned after Sylvia Fine Kaye's 'Musical Comedy Tonight' PBS programs from the 1970s. Each installment of Ricky Ritzel's Broadway, lauded as 'extraordinary' by Theater Pizzazz, highlights songs and stories from Broadway musicals with a star studded revolving cast. Ritzel, a widely admired performer and denizen of New York piano bars and the Cabaret world, gives wry commentary as well as accompanying the performers on piano.
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre just announced the preliminary directors and casting for its 27th ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS. The Festival will take place on Thursday, October 15 and Friday, October 16 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues).
The next edition of 'Boys' Night' will return on October 1st at 10pm and will continue every 1st Thursday of the month! The 'boys' are BACK for another night of theatrical/burlesque/circus revelry! After headlining the Atlantis cruises final night and rave reviews, the 'boys' are itching to show Manhattan what we can do. From dynamic aerial performers to the best of Boylesque, 'Boys' Night' is bringing the sexy for all types. The boys AND the girls will love this sensual, hilarious, fun-filled night out.
Store away the sunnies and flip flops but don't cross Morgan's Pier off the list just yet - the restaurant announced today plans to extend the season, transforming into Fall Fest at Morgan's Pier opening Wednesday, September 23 and closing with a Halloween bash on Saturday, October 31. In addition to the fall menu by Chef Nicholas Elmi, specialty beers, weekly events and no cover, the venue will be prepared for the autumn elements with weather-adjustable tents and outdoor heat lamps.
'Boys' Night' has announced that after the sudden loss of our over 3 year home at Galapagos Art Space, we have found a new one at The Slipper Room on Manhattans' Lower East Side!
Beck Center for the Arts is pleased to welcome alum Rachele Alpine as she hosts the release of her middle school novel, Operation Pucker Up, at 7 p.m. today, July 30 beginning with a Reader's Theater with chapters from the book in the Studio Theater. A reception, book signing, prize giveaways, and refreshments will immediately follow. The event is free and open to the public, and books will be available for purchase through Barnes and Noble.
Beck Center for the Arts is pleased to welcome alum Rachele Alpine as she hosts the release of her middle school novel, Operation Pucker Up, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 30 beginning with a Reader's Theater with chapters from the book in the Studio Theater. A reception, book signing, prize giveaways, and refreshments will immediately follow. The event is free and open to the public, and books will be available for purchase through Barnes and Noble.
Welcome to the first of a series of reports from the outskirts of the big cities! For the next couple of weeks, I will be visiting some of the smaller cities and towns around that all share one thing in common: cultural gems that dot the landscape. Today, I present to you Culpeper's State Theatre and the recent performance by Lynchburg's Endstation Theatre Company. Endstation presented TWO GENTLEMEN OF VIRGINIA recently to the delight of an appreciative audience. I think the Bard would have been thoroughly entertained by a skillfully paved intersection of historical references from the 1780s and rock and roll memories of the 1980s.
National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced the line up of new musicals for their 27th ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which takes place on Thursday, October 15 and Friday, October 16 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). Registration for Industry members is free and now open at www.namt.org/festival.
New York's 2 Ring Circus has followed the Yellow Brick Road to the Fulton Theatre to fulfill Artistic Director Marc Robin's vision of bringing circus elements to the largest production in the theater's 160-year history. In addition to seeing the company 8 shows per week in 'The Wizard of Oz', they will also be performing their signature work, 'Cirque Le Jazz', in an evening to benefit the Fulton. The aerial circus company, founded in 2010, is comprised of four performers: Joshua Dean, Ben Franklin, Lani Corson & Kenneth Ziegler.
Happy Birthday, Robert Preston! best remembered for his performance as 'Professor' Harold Hill in Meredith Willson's musical The Music Man (1962). He had already won a Tony Award for his performance in the original Broadway production, in 1957. In 1965 he was the male part of a duo-lead musical, I Do! I Do! with Mary Martin, for which he won his second Tony Award. He played the title role in the musical Ben Franklin in Paris and originated the role of Henry II in the original production of The Lion in Winter. In 1974 he starred alongside Bernadette Peters in Jerry Herman's Broadway musical Mack & Mabel as Mack Sennett, the famous silent film director. That same year (1974) the film version of Mame, another famed Jerry Herman musical, was released with Preston starring, alongside Lucille Ball, in the role of Beauregard Burnside.
