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Date of Death: February 02, 1969 (81)

Birth Place: Camberwell, ENGLAND

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Photo Flash: First Look at Production Photos of FAIRVIEW at Young Vic
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2019


The Young Vic today releases production images for Jackie Sibblies Drury's Fairview, directed by the Young Vic's Genesis Fellow and Associate Director Nadia Latif. 

NBC Reveals its Full Slate of Holiday Season Programming
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Nov 7, 2019


NBC is sledding into the holiday season with lineup full of spectacular perennial and annual specials that accentuate an 'Oh, What Fun' spirit only a broadcast network can bring into the most festive months of the year.

The Hollywood Museum's Dungeon of Doom Unveiled to Feature Mysteries of Halloween From Frankenstein to Pennywise
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 21, 2019


Founder and President of The Hollywood Museum, Donelle Dadigan, unveils the Dungeon of Doom, for any Halloween.

BWW Interview: Andrew Clements & Michael Meike Say FRANKENSTEIN is Moving & Captivating at Stagecrafters!
by Katie Laban - Oct 16, 2019


Usually when people hear the word Frankenstein one image comes to mind: the inarticulate groaning hulk. Opening this weekend and running through Halloween on Stagecrafters' 2nd Stage is A. S. Peterson's version of Frankenstein, where The Monster is unlike the popular film adaptions that comes to everyone's mind. The play doesn't feature a terrifying and unthinking creature, instead The Monster feels emotions and asks questions that all humans ask themselves a?" according to Peterson, a?oehis Frankenstein is not your mama's Frankenstein.a?? BroadwayWorld Detroit was able to have an in-depth interview with the play's director, Andrew Clements, and the man behind The Monster in the show, Michael Meike, to find out what makes this new version so unique and thrilling, yet still be inspired by the classic Frankenstein story by Mary Shelley that audiences have come to know and love.

BWW Interview: Writer/Performer Justin Sayre Horror-ibly Camps in RAVENSWOOD MANOR
by Gil Kaan - Oct 15, 2019


Justin Sayre's camp-horror-soap-opera, twelve-episode serial RAVENSWOOD MANOR will take the Celebration Theatre stage beginning October 17, 2019 for a six-week run. Novelist/playwright/TV scripter/performer/host Justin took some time to answer a few of my questioning queries on his various functions as novelist/playwright/TV scripter/performer/host.

Coventry Gets Set for Halloween with Two Frankenstein-Inspired Shows
by Julie Musbach - Oct 8, 2019


It might still be early in October, but the Halloween celebrations are already in full swing in Coventry, with two monstrously good productions haunting the city centre, both inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

BWW Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at San Jose Stage Company
by Paul Bolton - Oct 6, 2019


A time warp opens to a provocative dimension at The Stage in San Jose, with The Rocky Horror Show. This production is filled with juicy morsels delicious enough to whet ones uninhibited appetite.  This slice of pop culture is still succulently scintillating and fresh today as it celebrates the individuality and uniqueness in all of us. Running through Nov. 3, 2019

Young Vic Announces Complete Cast For FAIRVIEW
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2019


The Young Vic today announces the complete cast for Jackie Sibblies Drury's Fairview, directed by the Young Vic's Genesis Fellow and Associate Director Nadia Latif.

Young Vic Directors Program Launches New Genesis Network Website
by Stephi Wild - Oct 3, 2019


The Young Vic Directors Program announces the launch of a new, improved Genesis Network website. The website has been updated and developed to better facilitate the community and peer-support at the heart of the Young Vic Directors Program, the only scheme of its kind, which has been running for nearly twenty years. The program currently serves nearly 1,000 directors, designers and producers living in the UK at the early stages of their career.

BWW Interview: Barry Yellen Took Broadway to Puerto Rico 50 Years Before HAMILTON
by Lee Cooley - Sep 23, 2019


After graduating from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts in 1953, Barry Yellen wore many hats: stage manager, lighting designer, car show producer, managing director, touring show booker, film producer and distributor, fund manager.

Newnan Theatre Company Presents ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
by Stephi Wild - Aug 11, 2019


Newnan Theatre Company opens its historic 42nd season with the classic comedy Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring, on Thursday, August 15th. The show has been hailed as one of the funniest comedies ever written for the stage by many theatre historians and has been performed all over the world.

The Frank Darabont Collection Is Going Up For Auction
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2019


Profiles in History is proud to announce treasures from the collection of legendary Writer, Director, Producer, Frank Darabont, are going up for auction on July 11th in Los Angeles. Items include comic and illustration art, movie posters, props, costumes and more from some of the most iconic films and TV shows ever made. Highlights are below.

Graveyard Club Announce LP GOODNIGHT PARADISE, Share IT HURTS
by Tori Hartshorn - May 3, 2019


Graveyard Club is excited to announce the upcoming release of Goodnight Paradise, out June 28th (Pre-Order). The Twin Cities band's new album is brimming with haunting melodies, poetic lyric narratives, and enveloping synths. A combination that fans of Stars, Magnetic Fields, and M83 will surely gravitate towards. Sonically the band bridge the gap between 80's goth and synth pop and 50's crooners, creating a distinctly nostalgic feel for a place and time you feel you know intimately, but never really existed. It's Twin Peaks in St. Paul's Cathedral Hill and Boris Karloff at the Under-The-Sea prom of your dreams. Today, Graveyard Club shares their new single “It Hurts”, debuted via Minnesota Public Radio's The Current as their “Song of the Day”, and streaming everywhere. This summer, the band will tour North America, with midwest and west coast dates announced so far. All upcoming tour dates are below.

La Mirada Theatre Announces Upcoming Season - GRUMPY OLD MEN and More!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2019


Tony-nominated LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT announce its 42nd season of shows with something irresistible; something courageous; something grumpy; something killer; something good - in short, a "something for everyone" season! We start off with the West Coast premiere of Hal Linden, Cathy Rigby and Ken Page starring in GRUMPY OLD MEN: THE MUSICAL; followed by the Broadway and London smash-hit, Roald Dahl's MATILDA THE MUSICAL; then, a fresh spin on the hilarious, killer black comedy ARSENIC AND OLD LACE; next, we present one of the all-time great family musicals, Rodgers and Hammerstein's masterpiece THE SOUND OF MUSIC and our season finale will find you "having the time of your life" and dancing in the aisles to ABBA and the irresistible MAMMA MIA! This phenomenal season also includes the bonus options of the legendary ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, country superstar TRAVIS TRITT, and the soulful sounds of THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS. LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT have everything for the young (and young at heart!) with this extraordinary season of first-class entertainment. Our Southern California subscribers and audiences are not going to want to miss a single spectacular event this coming year at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts!

York Symphony Orchestra Announces 2019-2020 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2019


The York Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce the 2019-2020 season, featuring performances of a variety of classical and popular pieces from the past and present. The 2019-2020 season will offer audiences nine performances, including six Classical Series concerts and three Pops Series concerts.

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Playing at Theatre Tallahassee Through 3/3
by Alan Henry - Feb 18, 2019


ARSENIC AND OLD LACE is currently playing at Theatre Tallahasse now through March 3rd, 2019.

FRANKENSTEIN Comes to La Monnaie
by Stephi Wild - Feb 8, 2019


The disappointment was palpable when midway through the 2015-16 season it became clear that the world premiere of Frankenstein would not go ahead as planned because the set and the special effects were too exacting technically for the temporary infrastructure at Tour & Taxis. Partly because of the many film adaptations, Mary Shelley's modern myth about an idealistic, but arrogant scientist and his 'Creature' still clearly fires the collective imagination, and the expectations of Mark Grey's opera of the same name were running high. However, three seasons later La Monnaie is now more than ready to bring this production to life. All eyes are on the Polish-Lebanese conductor Bassem Akiki and the Spanish director lex Oll .

Anatomy Of A Showtune: Inside the Horrible, Horrendous Holiday History of 'You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch'
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 25, 2018


He really is a heel. He's as cuddly as a cactus and as charming as an eel. He's a bad banana with a greasy black peel. He's a monster. His heart's an empty hole. His brain is full of spiders. He's got garlic in his soul...

BWW Review: CREATURE: A FRANKENSTEIN PUPPET ADAPTATION at Suspend
by Keith Waits - Nov 12, 2018


This review includes a longer than usual list of credits in the header, and that may point to a deficiency in the posting of other reviews, but the exception made here is to indicate the particularly balanced collaboration among the team members.

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Inspires Laughter At Livonia Community Theatre
by Julie Musbach - Nov 8, 2018


Two murderous old ladies, a Theodore Roosevelt impersonator, a Boris Karloff look-alike and a theater critic in love come together for an evening of fun and laughter as Livonia Community Theatre presents Arsenic and Old Lace, a comedy by Joseph Kesselring. The show runs November 16-17, 2018 at 7:30 pm, and November 18, 2018 at 2:00 pm.

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