Charles Busch News

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Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw presents SUPER SHAW One Night Only!! Tuesday, September 29 at 7pm at the Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South)

An assortment of wild and wacky characters along with some tried and true characters will be gracing the main stage in 2010 at the Newnan Community Theatre Company. The theatre company has recently announced its next season of plays, along with lowering ticket prices.

If you don't remember the '60s... you were probably there! Rick Sparks directs Guerin Barry, John Bigham, Bruce Katzman, Kelly Lester and Tait Ruppert in a world premiere comedy about lost dreams set in the San Fernando Valley.

The second annual edition of 1st Irish, a five-week-long all-Irish theatre festival coordinated by Origin Theatre Company, runs from September 1 to October 4.

This coming Monday August 17th the hit show 'The Temperamentals' by Jon Marans continues the populart Militant Mondays, a series of talk backs following the performance. Charles Busch, Daryl Roth & Jon Marans will lead the lively discussion.

Stephen Sachs will direct the Los Angeles premiere of Shining City, a modern-day ghost story from one of Ireland's most important young playwrights, Conor McPherson. Called 'an absolutely glorious new play... as close to perfection as contemporary playwriting gets' by The New York Times, Shining City will star Morlan Higgins, William Dennis Hurley, Kerrie Blaisdell and Benjamin Keepers. Performances take place September 19 through December 19 at The Fountain Theatre, with low-priced previews beginning September 12.

This coming Monday August 17th the hit show 'The Temperamentals' by Jon Marans continues the populart Militant Mondays, a series of talk backs following the performance. Charles Busch, Daryl Roth & Jon Marans will lead the lively discussion.

Producers Angelo Fraboni and Daryl Roth have announced that the New York premiere of Vigil, written by Morris Panych and directed by Stephen DiMenna, will begin performances Sunday, September 20, at 3pm at the DR2 Theatre, 103 East 15 Street, east of Union Square. The opening is scheduled for Tuesday, September 29 at 7pm.

From a selection of 40 short plays, six plays have been chosen as the winning scripts from the 34th Annual Samuel French Inc. Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival, which concluded yesterday, July 19th at Off-Broadway's Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street).

Tempe Little Theatre, the city's only all-volunteer, not for profit, community theatre group celebrating 38 years in bringing quality, affordable theater to our community, has announced its 2009-2010 season. All performances will be at the Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W Rio Salado Parkway, at Tempe Town Lake, in the Studio.

Five of New York's most highly regarded playwrights have agreed to jury the 40 short plays featured in the 34th Annual Samuel French Inc. Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival beginning July 14th at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (416 West 42nd Street).

Who Wants Cake? is pleased to announce its line-up of productions for the upcoming 2009-2010 season. The third full season kicks off with two hit musicals (back-to-back), continues on with a holiday staple, includes a world premiere and, of course, men in women's clothing.

Twelve of theatre's most highly regarded artistic directors and literary agents and have been added to judging panel and will jury the 40 short plays featured in the 34th Annual Samuel French Inc. Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival beginning July 14th at Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (416 West 42nd Street).

PROJECT SHAW, now in its third of its four-year series, continues tackling every play George Bernard Shaw ever wrote. The group presented THE SIMPLETON OF THE UNEXPECTED ISLES and THE SIX OF CALAIS on Monday June 15th. This was its 39th presentation evening.

Actor, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director and drag legend Charles Busch will take on the role of the irrepressible Lady Bracknell in the L.A. Theatre Works recording of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.

MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) today announced the new plays that will comprise its upcoming 2009-10 season.

PROJECT SHAW, now in its third of its four-year series, continues tackling every play George Bernard Shaw ever wrote. This will be its 39th presentation.

Five of New York's most highly regarded playwrights have agreed to jury the 40 short plays featured in the 34th Annual Samuel French Inc. Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival beginning July 14th at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (416 West 42nd Street).

The third annual GAYFEST NYC, the country's premier festival of new gay-themed plays, will be presented June 3-6, 2009 at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex, 312 West 36th Street, New York City. The not-for-profit GAYFEST NYC, Inc. develops new LGBT works for world stages and film and television production and provides in-school elective programs and scholarships for students of Harvey Milk High School. Since June 2007, GAYFEST NYC has presented seventeen scholarships to graduating seniors.