UGLY BETTY Star Indelicato Reads 'Jose! Born to Dance' at B&N 1/24
by Eddie Varley
- Jan 20, 2009
Mark Indelicato - best known as 'Justin Suarez' on ABC-TV's UGLY BETTY - will read Susanna Reich's book - Jose! Born to Dance, on Saturday, January 24th at 2:00pm as part of Making Books Sing Day at the Barnes & Noble in Greenwich Village (396 6th Avenue - at 8th Street). Additionally, following the reading, there will be a 'sneak peek' of Making Books Sing's new musical - the World-Premiere family musical JOS? LIM?N: THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST, with star Diego Rodriguez.
JOS? LIM?N: THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST has Book & Lyrics by Barbara Zinn Krieger and Music by Charles Greenberg, with performances set for the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College in The Bronx; Symphony Space in Manhattan; the Goldstein Theatre at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn; and Stanford Lively Arts in Stanford, CA. Brad Malow directs, with choreography by Eric Jackson Bradley. Based on an unfinished memoir by the famed dancer and choreographer Jose Limon - JOS? LIM?N: THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST tells his story of struggle and survival through a combination of music, dance and theatre. It examines his life from his exodus with his family to the United States at age 5 during the Mexican Civil War, through his struggle to find an artistic outlet and finally to his triumph as one of the greatest male dancers/choreographers of all time. The cast for JOS? LIM?N: THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST is Diego Rodriguez in the title role, Talia Barzilay, Henry Gainza, Matt Leddy, and Angela Stellute.
Mauckingbird Theater Co Presents 'HEDDA GABLER' 1/10/09
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 1, 2009
Mauckingbird Theatre Company will present Hedda Gabler as a compelling lesbian drama with the professional premiere of playwright Caroline Kava's explosive new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic. After the success of their critically acclaimed and sold-out inaugural season with all-male versions of The Misanthrope and Shakespeare's R & J, Mauckingbird's Hedda Gabler, explores lesbian relationships and the search for personal and sexual identity while exposing class divides, sexism, and the influence of money and status in aristocratic and bourgeois worlds.
James Haskin Appointed To New Cultural Advisory Council
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Dec 30, 2008
James Haskins, Managing Director of The Wilma Theater, has been appointed to Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter's newly formed Cultural Advisory Council. A leader in the Philadelphia theater community, Haskins was selected from over two hundred applications and recommendations from leaders in the arts and culture community. Over forty council members were selected to advise Mayor Nutter and Chief Cultural Officer Gary Steuer as they develop a comprehensive arts and culture strategy for the City of Philadelphia.
'JOSE LIMON: THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST' Opens 1/23
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Dec 30, 2008
Making Books Sing - now in its 13th season - announces the World-Premiere of the new musical JOS? LIM?N: THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST.
In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of Jos? Lim?n's birth Book & Lyrics by Barbara Zinn Krieger
Music by Charles Greenberg
Directed by Brad Malow & Choreography by Eric Jackson Bradley
Mauckingbird Theater Co Presents 'HEDDA GABLER' 1/10/09
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Dec 2, 2008
Mauckingbird Theatre Company will present Hedda Gabler as a compelling lesbian drama with the professional premiere of playwright Caroline Kava's explosive new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic. After the success of their critically acclaimed and sold-out inaugural season with all-male versions of The Misanthrope and Shakespeare's R & J, Mauckingbird's Hedda Gabler, explores lesbian relationships and the search for personal and sexual identity while exposing class divides, sexism, and the influence of money and status in aristocratic and bourgeois worlds.
Resonance Ensemble Announces Their 2008-09 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Nov 20, 2008
Resonance Ensemble begins 2008-09 season with two plays inspired by Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: the World Premiere of Christopher Boal's 23 KNIVES and Bernard Shaw's CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA beginning January 11, opening January 18, 2009 at Theatre Row's CLURMAN THEATRE
Lanford Wilson Guest on XM's 'Downstage Center' This Weekend
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 17, 2008
The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present an interview with Playwright Lanford Wilson, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway (XM Channel 28).
Lanford Wilson Guest on XM's 'Downstage Center' This Weekend
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 16, 2008
The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present an interview with Playwright Lanford Wilson, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway (XM Channel 28).
Theatre Royal Bath and A.C.T Team Up for World Premiere of 'My Life'
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 6, 2008
In a co-commission with Theatre Royal Bath, ten talented young actors from communities throughout the Bay Area come together for the world premiere of My Life in the Silents by acclaimed playwright Timothy Mason (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical on Broadway). Designed and directed by A.C.T. Young Conservatory Director Craig Slaight, My Life in the Silents continues the unique international artistic exchange between students from the United States and England. In this playful new comedy set in Hollywood's silent film era, a precocious teenager flees small-town Minnesota to chase her dream of becoming a movie star in Los Angeles-but discovers the road to fame isn't exactly paved with gold.
Greg Germann and Missi Pyle To Join 'Boeing-Boeing' Starting 9/9
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 9, 2008
Beginning Tuesday, September 9, Greg Germann and Missi Pyle will join Christine Baranski, 2008 Tony Award Winner Mark Rylance, Gina Gershon, and Kathryn Hahn in the 2008 Tony Award-winning Best Play Revival, Boeing-Boeing, Marc Camoletti's classic sixties comedy of errors at Broadway's Longacre Theatre, directed by Matthew Warchus.
Greg Germann and Missi Pyle To Join 'Boeing-Boeing' Starting 9/9
by Faetra Petillo
- Aug 28, 2008
Beginning Tuesday, September 9, Greg Germann and Missi Pyle will join Christine Baranski, 2008 Tony Award Winner Mark Rylance, Gina Gershon, and Kathryn Hahn in the 2008 Tony Award-winning Best Play Revival, Boeing-Boeing, Marc Camoletti's classic sixties comedy of errors at Broadway's Longacre Theatre, directed by Matthew Warchus.
Rosemary Prinz to Star in 'Voices of Swords'
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 17, 2008
Rosemary Prinz will star in Kari Floren's new drama 'Voices of Swords', directed by Spider Duncan Christopher, presented by Right Down Broadway Productions at off-Broadway's Urban Stages (259 W. 30th St.) for a strictly limited engagement from June 18 through 22.
Stagedoor Manor to Produce pre-New York Try Out
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 16, 2008
In a Stagedoor Manor first, owner/producer Cindy Samuelson announced today that her performing arts camp will produce the pre-New York staging of playwright Arlene Hutton's upcoming new show, LETTERS TO SALA.
Prinz To Star In Floren's 'Voice of Swords' Starting 6/18
by BWW News Desk
- May 7, 2008
Rosemary Prinz will star in Kari Floren's new drama Voices of Swords, directed by Spider Duncan Christopher, presented by Right Down Broadway Productions at off-Broadway's Urban Stages (259 W. 30th St.) for a strictly limited engagement from June 18 through 22.
David Ives To Be Interviewed on XM Radio 3/28
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 26, 2008
he American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present an interview with playwright David Ives, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway (XM Channel 28).
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