Beowulf Boritt News

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard, Executive Director) will continue this summer's Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series with the world premiere of Rajiv Joseph's Animals Out of Paper, directed by Giovanna Sardelli. Beginning previews Monday, July 14 at Second Stage Theatre's uptown home, the McGinn/Cazale Theatre on Broadway at 76th Street, Animals Out of Paper will feature Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kellie Overbey, and Jeremy Shamos.

The 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were held Sunday, May 18, 2008, in the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. August: Osage County, Les Liasons, and South Pacific brought home big wins.

SHLOMO The New Musical about the life and music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach now playing at the The Museum of Jewish Heritage (36 Battery Place) through Friday May 9th, has announced a return engagement this summer. Due to popular demand, the musical will return to The Museum for another three-week engagement August 12th -31st.

Nominations for the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced this morning at the New York Friars Club. 'A Catered Affair' led the way with 12 nominations.

SHLOMO The New Musical, about the life and music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, plays a three-week limited engagement, April 22nd - May 9th at the Edmund J. Safra Hall at The Museum of Jewish Heritage (36 Battery Place). Featuring music by Carlebach, a book by Daniel S. Wise (Rent, producer of the world tour), lyrics and direction by David Schechter (Drama Desk nominee for Hannah Senesh) and additional material by Carlebach's daughter, Neshama Carlebach, SHLOMO The New Musical tells the story of the foremost innovator in Jewish Music of the 20th Century, and one of the most pivotal, unconventional and controversial Jewish personalities of the post WWII generation.

The new musical Wanda's World, which began performances on January 16 at the 45th Street Theatre, officially opened Wednesday, January 23, with performances slated to run through February 10, 2008.

The cast of the Amas Musical Theatre production of the new tween musical Wanda's World performed in Union Square on Friday December 21. The world premiere musical Wanda's World will begin performances on Wednesday, January 16 through February 3 at the 45th Street Theatre

The upcoming world premiere musical Wanda's World. Wanda's World will begin performances on Wednesday, January 16 through February 3 at the 45th Street Theatre

Amas Musical Theatre will present a world premiere of the new musical Wanda's World, book by Eric H. Weinberger, music and lyrics by Beth Falcone, story by Eric H. Weinberger and Beth Falcone, musical direction by Doug Oberhamer, and directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award nominee Lynne Taylor-Corbett. Wanda's World will begin performances January 16 - February 3 at the 45th Street Theatre

Annabella Sciorra will lead as Barbara in the coming MCC Theatre production of Jim Knable's romantic comedy 'Spain'

Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere production of LoveMusik will begin its final week of performances Tuesday, June 19. The limited engagement will end on Sunday, June 24 at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street). The production will have played 24 previews and 61 regular performances.

The embryonic lump of coal now inhabiting the Biltmore Theatre has more gem-like qualities to savor and enjoy than the majority of fully gestated musicals now playing around town. It just ain't ready yet, but boy has it got a lot going for it.

The 52nd Annual Village Voice Obie Awards were presented this evening at a ceremony hosted by Cynthia Nixon and T.R. Knight at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of New York University

The Coast of Utopia and Spring Awakening won the top honors at The 52nd Annual Drama Desk Awards, which were presented on Sunday, May 20 at the F.H. LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center!

Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris, currently starring in MTC's world premiere of the new musical LoveMusik, is featured on the Associated Press' 'On Broadway' Podcast.

Producer David Stone has announced that the acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will come to Los Angeles starring its complete original Broadway cast, reunited for the first and only time since the production began two years ago in New York.

Two-time Tony Award winner Donna Murphy, currently starring in MTC's world premiere of the new musical LoveMusik, is featured on the Associated Press' 'On Broadway' Podcast.

LoveMusik, starring Michael Cerveris as Kurt Weill and Donna Murphy as Lotte Lenya, opens at the Biltmore Theatre tonight, May 3rd.

Frederic Weller has replaced film star Jason Patric in MCC's world premiere production of Neil LaBute's In a Dark Dark House