On Tuesday, September 22, 2009, The Broadway League and the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG) will present ?Broadway Salutes,? a unique public celebration honoring the myriad of artists who have made Broadway great for decades ? with special recognition for those individuals who have worked 25, 35 and 50 years in their respective theatrical craft.
On Tuesday, September 22, 2009, The Broadway League and the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG) will present 'Broadway Salutes,' a unique public celebration honoring the myriad of artists who have made Broadway great for decades - with special recognition for those individuals who have worked 25, 35 and 50 years in their respective theatrical craft.
Carrie Fisher set box-office records at Berkeley Repertory Theatre with her hilarious solo show, Wishful Drinking. Then it became a New York Times bestseller and played to sold-out crowds on a six-city national tour. Now Fisher returns to Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre, her last stop before the show bursts onto Broadway! This limited run - 15 performances only - begins July 9 and ends July 23.
Carrie Fisher set box-office records at Berkeley Repertory Theatre with her hilarious solo show, Wishful Drinking. Then it became a New York Times bestseller and played to sold-out crowds on a six-city national tour. Now Fisher returns to Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre, her last stop before the show bursts onto Broadway! This limited run - 15 performances only - begins July 9 and ends July 23.
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Jonathan Reinis, Jamie Cesa, Eva Price & Berkeley Repertory Theatre, is proud to present the Broadway premiere production of Wishful Drinking, created and performed by Carrie Fisher and directed by Tony Taccone at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th St).
Tony-Winner, Film Veteran, Raconteur, and Beatles Intimate Tells All (or most) in Three Free Performances of Victor Spinetti: A Very Private Diary at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts-January 5, 8, and 10
Arena Stage welcomes Josh Kornbluth, writer/performer of Red Diaper Baby and Love & Taxes, in his hilarious and provocative one-man show Citizen Josh. A Jonathan Reinis Production, Citizen Josh is written and performed by Kornbluth in collaboration with Arena's Associate Artistic Director David Dower.
Today Tony Taccone, artistic director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre, announced additional dates for two solo shows that he staged in Berkeley before launching them on tours across the continent. Danny Hoch's Taking Over had its world premiere at Berkeley Rep in January and hit it big in Montreal this July; next week it starts an All City Tour featuring free performances in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx in addition to previously announced dates in Manhattan and Los Angeles. Moreover, after a record-breaking run in Berkeley last winter, Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking careened through Hartford, San Jose, Santa Fe, and Washington, DC this summer; now it adds Seattle to a list of upcoming destinations that also includes Boston.
The full cast and creative team is anounced for the Keegan Theatre's production of The Hostage, by Brendan Behan. Directed by Mark A. Rhea, the production will play the Church Street Theater, February 21-March 9.
The Irish Arts Center will present Shay Duffin as the legendary Irish dramatist in Brendan Behan: Confessions of an Irish Rebel from October 11th through November 5th
The Irish Repertory Theatre has extended its current production, the American premiere of John B. Keane's The Field, directed by Ciarán O'Reilly, through Sunday, August 6.
The Irish Repertory Theatre's new critically acclaimed production of George M. Tonight!, featuring Jon Peterson, will be preserved on a cast recording from Ghostlight Records to be
released on June 13th
The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd St.) will present GEORGE M. COHAN
TONIGHT! a musical following the extraordinary life and career of the
legendary showman on March 9th at 7 PM; previews begin March 3rd; the production
closes on April 23rd.
The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) will continue their
2005-2006 season with George Bernard Shaw's MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION starring award
winner Dana Ivey and directed by Charlotte Moore.
The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) will open their 2005-2006
season with the world premiere adaptation of BEOWULF directed by Charlotte
Moore.