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Date of Death: February 02, 1969 (81)

Birth Place: Camberwell, ENGLAND

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BWW Review: MAS COMMUNITY THEATRE'S ARSENIC AND OLD LACE IS KILLLER COMEDY at Carrollwood Cultural Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - Oct 28, 2018


Should you ever need to be a lodger in the warm and inviting Brooklyn home of sisters, Abby and Martha Brewster, and you are a male of any age, never admit to being someone without family ties or friends and even more importantly, no matter how delicious the wine is claimed to be, be a teetotaler. Even the tiniest sip of the sister's homemade Elderberry wine should never pass your lips, unless you want an unpleasant surprise and demise.

The Angel's Share Presents Gregg Kallor's FRANKENSTEIN And THE TELL TALE HEART In The Green-Wood Cemetery Catacombs
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2018


The Angel's Share presents the world premiere of Gregg Kallor's Sketches from Frankenstein, as well as his setting of Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart, October 10-12 in the Catacombs of The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn

UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS: COMPLETE 30-FILM COLLECTION is Now Available For the First Time Ever
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 22, 2018


Thirty of the most iconic cinematic masterpieces starring the most famous monsters of horror movie history come together on Blu-ray for the first time ever in the Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection on August 28, 2018, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Featuring unforgettable make-up, ground-breaking special effects and outstanding performances, the Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection includes all Universal Pictures' legendary monsters from the studio that pioneered the horror genre with imaginative and technically groundbreaking tales of terror in unforgettable films from the 1930s to late-1950s.

Remy Bumppo And Music Box Theatre Examine THE FACES OF FRANKENSTEIN
by Julie Musbach - Aug 15, 2018


Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to be collaborating with the Music Box Theatre on The Faces of Frankenstein: Depictions of Frankenstein's Creature from Mary Shelley to Benedict Cumberbatch.

LIGHTS OUT IN THE HERMIT'S CAVE Premieres at 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - Jun 23, 2018


From the airwaves of the 1930s & 40s to the stage, we present Lights Out in the Hermit's Cave. This is a live double feature performance of radio plays from two classic radio horror shows.

LIGHTS OUT IN THE HERMIT'S CAVE Premieres at 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - Jun 8, 2018


From the airwaves of the 1930s & 40s to the stage, we present Lights Out in the Hermit's Cave. This is a live double feature performance of radio plays from two classic radio horror shows.

LIGHTS OUT IN THE HERMIT'S CAVE Premieres at 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - Jun 2, 2018


From the airwaves of the 1930s & 40s to the stage, we present Lights Out in the Hermit's Cave. This is a live double feature performance of radio plays from two classic radio horror shows.

Ardent Theatre Company Announce SACRIFICE At Soho Theatre Performed By Inaugural Ardent8 Company
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2018


Ardent Theatre Company today announce Ardent8, a year-long programme that offers artistic support to eight recent graduates who have found it difficult to make the leap from the regions to London. The inaugural ensemble are Sophie Coulter, Angela Crispim, Clare Hawkins, Henry Holmes, Nathan Linsdell, Jamie Parker, Garry Skimins and Sam Weston. The ensemble will perform the world premiere of Sacrifice written and directed by Andrew Muir at Soho Theatre, Upstairs from 31 July - 4 August 2018.

LIGHTS OUT IN THE HERMIT'S CAVE Premieres at 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Julie Musbach - May 7, 2018


From the airwaves of the 1930s & 40s to the stage, we present Lights Out in the Hermit's Cave. This is a live double feature performance of radio plays from two classic radio horror shows.

Plays And Company Announced For Amplified Theatre's SIX at the Bunker
by Stephi Wild - Mar 28, 2018


Amplified Theatre announces the plays and company for it's unique new writing event Six coming to The Bunker in April.

BWW Review: PETER PAN, O MUSICAL Takes Flight at Teatro Alfa, in Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - Mar 17, 2018


Who has never dreamed of imprisoning time, being eternally a child? The desires of Peter Pan populate the collective unconscious and follow as one of the great longings of humanity. No wonder, the fable of the boy who refused to grow up, created by J. M. Berrie, is more and more current. This classic became a reference in literature, in the cinema and also in the theater. The Broadway version of 'Peter Pan' will finally win a Brazilian staging, with Mateus Ribeiro in the title role and Daniel Boaventura as Captain Hook. The show directed by Jose Possi Neto and choreographed by Alonso Barros, premiered on March 8, at Teatro Alfa, in a production of Touche Entertainment and coproduction of Daniel Boaventura.

Adelaide Repertory Theatre Presents FRANKENSTEIN
by Stephi Wild - Mar 9, 2018


2018 marks the 200th Anniversary of Frankenstein's publication. Mary Shelley was just 18 years old when she started writing it, and all of 20 by the time the first edition came out. Never out of print since, this enthralling tale of a mad scientist, who creates a grotesque but intelligent creature from assembled body parts is not only a seminal work of gothic horror, but also one of the earliest examples of science fiction literature. British author, Brian Aldiss (who would later write an unauthorised sequel - Frankenstein Unbound), is one of many literary luminaries to make the case that Shelley's book should be considered the very first science fiction novel, because it 'turns to modern experiments in the laboratory' to inspire and rationalise its fantastic events. Giving rise to countless imitators, Frankenstein has also spawned hundreds of stage and screen adaptations over the years - probably the most well-known being James Whale's haunting 1931 movie version starring Boris Karloff in what would become an iconic interpretation of The Creature, and Kenneth Branagh's flashy 1994 film, which featured a sensitive 'method' interpretation of Frankenstein's tragic creation from Robert De Niro.

East Lynne Theater Company Announces Auditions in NYC, Philly, and Cape May
by Julie Musbach - Jan 24, 2018


East Lynne Theater Company (ELTC) will have three Equity open-call audition days for its 2018 Season. Non-union actors will be seen, as long as no members of Actors' Equity are kept waiting. The theater is located in Cape May, NJ where all shows will be rehearsed. The company operates under an Equity SPT 3 Contract.

BWW Morning Brief December 29th, 2017: CONCERT FOR AMERICA, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Dec 29, 2017


Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: CONCERT FOR AMERICA, featuring Jessie Mueller, Vanessa Williams, and more, was broadcast live on Facebook last night, Lin-Manuel Miranda remembers his Abuela with a childhood home video, and more!

BWW Review: Robert Fairchild Brings Captivating Dramatic Beauty To MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN
by Michael Dale - Dec 28, 2017


Boris Karloff... Peter Boyle... Shuler Hensley... and Robert Fairchild. One of these things is not like the others.

THE HAUNTING OF BLAINE MANOR Embarks on Halloween Tour
by BWW News Desk - Nov 4, 2017


England, 1953. Renowned American parapsychologist Doctor Roy Earle, famous for discrediting hauntings and exposing fake mediums, is invited to attend a seance in what is said to be the most haunted building in England, a building with a horrific history, Blaine Manor. Even the locals won't set foot there, as all who walk within those grounds will be cursed.

BWW Interview: Julian Grant's NEFARIOUS New Opera with Mark Campbell's Libretto Opens at Boston Lyric Opera, 11/8
by Richard Sasanow - Nov 6, 2017


It's Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1828 and the city's world-renowned anatomy schools are suffering from a cadaver shortage. Enter two immoral and highly industrious men--William Burke and William Hare--who pick up the slack by murdering disenfranchised citizens and selling their corpses to one of these schools, Dr. Knox's Academy. Perfect story for a chamber opera, eh? Well, yes, actually, says composer Julian Grant (even if it's opening a bit late for Halloween).

BWW Review: FRANKENSTEIN Comes Alive at The Belmont
by Marakay Rogers - Oct 23, 2017


Mary Shelley's classic tale of ego gone wrong and the devastation it wreaks comes to the Belmont, laboratory and all.

THE HAUNTING OF BLAINE MANOR Embarks on Halloween Tour
by Julie Musbach - Sep 30, 2017


England, 1953. Renowned American parapsychologist Doctor Roy Earle, famous for discrediting hauntings and exposing fake mediums, is invited to attend a seance in what is said to be the most haunted building in England, a building with a horrific history, Blaine Manor. Even the locals won't set foot there, as all who walk within those grounds will be cursed.

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