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The characters and conventions of film noir get flamboyantly comical facelifts in Adrift in Macao, a new musical by Peter Melnick and Christopher Durang that, as presented by Primary Stages, will open at 59E59 Theaters on February 13th. Melnick has previously written musicals and has scored many films and TV shows, and Adrift in Macao is the talented composer's most high-profile project to date.
Adrift in Macao, a new musical with book and lyrics by Christopher Durang and music by Peter Melnick, is currently being presented by Primary Stages in its New York premiere
Alan Campbell and wife Lauren Kennedy will be among the performers headlining a free 'Songbook' concert featuring the music of Peter Melnick.
This week Broadway Beat takes you behind the scenes and into the rehearsal rooms of two shows previewing soon - Primary Stages' Adrift in Macao, and the revival of Journey's End. Also a trip back into the archives for 'Don't Quit While You're Ahead' from The Mystery of Edwin Drood!
Primary Stages' 23rd season will include the New York premiere of works by Horton Foote, Willy Holtzman and Michael Hollinger, with a fourth production to be announced.
The Unofficial New York Yale Cabaret (UNYYC), a theatre troupe founded by 11 graduates of the prestigious Yale School of Drama, will kick off its second season with 'Wendy's Words,' a stage adaptation of the essays of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein, never before seen on stage.
Curt Dempster, Founding Artistic Director of Ensemble Studio Theatre, was found dead at his home in New York City today (January 19, 2007). The cause remains undetermined at this time.
Alan Campbell and the cast of Adrift in Macao, as well as Campbell's wife Lauren Kennedy, will be among the performers headlining a free 'Songbook' concert featuring the music of Peter Melnick.
Click in for reviews of Avenue Q: The Book, The Audrey Hepburn Treasures, Mamma Mia! How Can I Resist You?, The Alchemy of Theatre, We Bombed in New London, Somewhere: The Life of Jerome Robbins, Stop The Show, In Their Company: Portraits of American Playwrights, Fantasia: Life is Not a Fairy Tale and The Entertainment Sourcebook 2007.
The cast and creative team of Adrift in Macao, a new musical with book and lyrics by Christopher Durang and music by Peter Melnick, recently gathered for a press rehearsal
Primary Stages will present the New York premiere of Adrift in Macao, a new musical with book and lyrics by Christopher Durang and music by Peter Melnick. Adrift in Macao begins performances Tuesday evening, January 23, 2007 for a limited engagement through Sunday afternoon, March 4, 2007 at 59E59 Theaters
Tim Crouch's play, an oak tree, directed by Tim Crouch, Karl James and a smith, will close on January 14, 2007
In lieu of the world premiere of Terrence McNally's Deuce, Primary Stages will present the New York premiere of Athol Fugard's Exits and Entrances this spring
Cast to feature Peter Weller as Frank Lloyd Wright, Harris Yulin as Louis Sullivan, Chris Henry Coffey, Holley Fain, Mary Beth Fisher, Maggie Siff, Jeremy Strong and Jay Whittaker
The Alchemy Theatre Company of Manhattan, Inc. will present The Vietnamization of New Jersey (A American Tragedy) by Christopher Durang Off-Broadway at The Beckett Theatre
Primary Stages has announced casting for the New York premiere of Adrift in Macao, a new musical with book and lyrics by Christopher Durang and music by Peter Melnick
Legendary director Robert Altman has died at the age of 81
Richardson Theatre Centre presents Christopher Durang's irreverent Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge, a wacky look at the Holiday Season.
The Flea Theater and The Chelsea Art Museum will present the world premiere of 'Twas the Night Before, featuring ten-minute works by playwrights Christopher Durang, Len Jenkin, Roger Rosenblatt, Elizabeth Swados and Mac Wellman
The New York premiere of Southern Comforts by Kathleen Clark, presented by Primary Stages, will ends its limited engagement Saturday evening, November 4 at 8:00PM
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