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The Play Company to Close 15th Season with Christopher Chen's CAUGHT

The Play Company to Close 15th Season with Christopher Chen's CAUGHT

by BWW News Desk — August 16, 2016

The Play Company (PlayCo), led by Founding Producer Kate Loewald and Executive Producer Lauren Weigel, presents the New York premiere of Christopher Chen's Caught (August 17-September 17), the final production in the company's 15th Anniversary Season.

New American Play THE GREAT DIVIDE to Debut at Finborough Theatre

New American Play THE GREAT DIVIDE to Debut at Finborough Theatre

by BWW News Desk — August 16, 2016

The world premiere of the award-winning new play The Great Divide by acclaimed new American playwright Alix Sobler runs at the Finborough Theatre, playing Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees from Sunday, 4 September 2016 (Press Night: Monday, 5 September 2016 at 7.

Top 5 Performing Arts Schools in Turkey

Top 5 Performing Arts Schools in Turkey

by BWW Special — August 23, 2016

The theatre scene in Turkey is growing substantially and it all begins in the schools! Below, BroadwayWorld rounds up the top 10 performing arts schools in Turkey.

The Play Company to Stage Christopher Chen's CAUGHT This Summer

The Play Company to Stage Christopher Chen's CAUGHT This Summer

by BWW News Desk — July 27, 2016

The Play Company (PlayCo), led by Founding Producer Kate Loewald and Executive Producer Lauren Weigel, is pleased present the New York premiere of Christopher Chen's Caught (August 17-September 17), the final production in the company's 15th Anniversary Season.

NACL Theatre to Stage Walk-in-Progress COURAGE

NACL Theatre to Stage Walk-in-Progress COURAGE

by BWW News Desk — July 22, 2016

Conceived and directed by NACL Theatre co-artistic director, Tannis Kowalchuk (STRUCK, THE WEATHER PROJECT), with music composed by Rima Fand (DON CRISTO?BAL, BILLY-CLUB MAN, Luminescent Orchestrii) and text by Mark Dunau (GLASS, THE WEATHER PROJECT), Melissa Bell (DEVIL AND THE DEEP), Tannis Kowalc

National Theatre Live to Broadcast THREEPENNY OPERA and DEEP BLUE SEA This Fall

National Theatre Live to Broadcast THREEPENNY OPERA and DEEP BLUE SEA This Fall

by BWW News Desk — July 20, 2016

National Theatre Live has announced international broadcasts of the Rufus Norris' National Theatre production of The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, in collaboration with Elisabeth Hauptmann, in a new adaptation by Simon Stephens on Thursday, September 22, 2016; and, Carrie Crackn

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/16/16- Tony Kushner

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/16/16- Tony Kushner

by Nicole Rosky — July 16, 2016

Happy Birthday Tony Kushner! Kushner's best known work is Angels in America, a seven-hour epic about the AIDS epidemic in Reagan-era New York, which was later adapted into a miniseries for which Kushner wrote the screenplay.

NACL Theatre to Stage Walk-in-Progress COURAGE

NACL Theatre to Stage Walk-in-Progress COURAGE

by BWW News Desk — July 12, 2016

Conceived and directed by NACL Theatre co-artistic director, Tannis Kowalchuk (STRUCK, THE WEATHER PROJECT), with music composed by Rima Fand (DON CRISTO?BAL, BILLY-CLUB MAN, Luminescent Orchestrii) and text by Mark Dunau (GLASS, THE WEATHER PROJECT), Melissa Bell (DEVIL AND THE DEEP), Tannis Kowalc

Live Broadcast of National Theatre's THE THREEPENNY OPERA in September

Live Broadcast of National Theatre's THE THREEPENNY OPERA in September

by Marianka Swain — July 11, 2016

Rufus Norris's National Theatre production of THE THREEPENNY OPERA by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill in a new adaptation by Simon Stephens will be broadcast live to cinemas around the world direct from the National's Olivier Theatre on 22 September at 7pm.

The Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park Presents URINETOWN THE MUSICAL This July

The Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park Presents URINETOWN THE MUSICAL This July

by BWW News Desk — July 1, 2016

Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critic's Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre it

The Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park Presents URINETOWN THE MUSICAL This July

The Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park Presents URINETOWN THE MUSICAL This July

by Louisa Brady — June 25, 2016

Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critic's Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre it

We Happy Few Opens CHALK Tonight

We Happy Few Opens CHALK Tonight

by BWW News Desk — June 22, 2016

We Happy Few productions, named by DCist as one of the Best Small Theatre Companies of 2015, delves into this moral conundrum with CHALK presented at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, June 22 - July 9.

The Play Company Sets Cast of Christopher Chen's CAUGHT

The Play Company Sets Cast of Christopher Chen's CAUGHT

by Tyler Peterson — June 20, 2016

The Play Company (PlayCo), led by Founding Producer Kate Loewald and Executive Producer Lauren Weigel, has announced casting for the New York premiere of Christopher Chen's Caught (August 17-September 17), the final production in the company's 15th Anniversary Season.


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