Circle in the Square News

The Hyper Aware Theater Company presents its newest work, GUTTERDRUNK: The Poe Revisions, which brings viewers deep into the hallucinatory mind of famed writer, Edgar Allan Poe.

According to Ken Davenport, lead producer for the upcoming revival of GODSPELL, a cast recording will be made for the new production.

Directed by Daniel Goldstein and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Christopher Gattelli (South Pacific), GODSPELL begins preview performances at Circle in the Square Theatre (1633 Broadway at 50th Street) on Thursday, October 13, 2011. Opening Night is Monday, November 7 (7 p.m.).

On Sunday, September 18, the company of the upcoming revival of the legendary rock musical GODSPELL celebrated the birth of its first 'Broadway Baby,' as director Daniel Goldstein and his wife Melissa welcomed their first child, daughter Gracie Eloise Lee-Goldstein, into the world at 6:17 a.m.

Can a parent love a child just for him or herself alone? Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA will present the West Coast premiere of a darkly comic, yet poignant new play about childhood in America. Inspired by the unsolved murder of six-year old JonBenét Ramsey, House of Gold by Gregory Moss opens on October 22 at Atwater Village Theatre, with low-priced previews beginning October 15.

From identity, mother issues, and unfettered love of kugel, to inner conflict over Israel, and the sheer joy of discussing and debating - TRADITION!... we all have a little inner Woody Allen commentary inside us.

Producers Fran Kirmser and Tony Ponturo (Lombardi) announced today members of their creative team. Tony nominee Thomas Kail (Lombardi, In The Heights) will reunite with Lombardi playwright and Oscar winner and Emmy Nominee Eric Simonson on MAGIC/BIRD, a new play chronicling the intertwined life stories of two of the most influential figures in sports and pop culture of the past 25 years, basketball Hall of Famers Larry Bird and Earvin ‘Magic' Johnson.

A Georgia production of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, playing at Atlanta's Plaza Theatre has just been shut down by local political leaders for being overly offensive and too risque. After the mayor, Wayne Garner, was shown a video of the show in rehearsal, officials decided that an R-rated farce was not suitable for a city-owned venue, and the production was stopped.

From identity, mother issues, and unfettered love of kugel, to inner conflict over Israel, and the sheer joy of discussing and debating - TRADITION!... we all have a little inner Woody Allen commentary inside us.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) and The Centre for Education and Theater in Montreal (CETM) are pleased to announce the US Premiere Presentation of MA FEMME, MA BLONDE ET MA ROULOTTE, book by Betsy Kelso, music by David Nehls, French traslation by Stephen Pietrantoni, David Laurin and Patrick Olafson, choreographed by Lorna Wayne, musical directed by Maxime Begin, directed by Stephen Pietrantoni. MA FEMME, MA BLONDE ET MA ROULOTTE will perform two nights only at the TBG Theater (312 W 36th Street NY, NY).

The Windham Theatre Guild kicks off their Fall season with Don't Dress For Dinner by Marc Camoletti, opening Friday, September 16th at the Burton Leavitt Theater

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, opens its 37th season with the Chicago premiere of Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by David Stern.

The 1970s was a period of transition for America. The civil rights and women's liberation movements dramatically altered the country's social landscape. At the same time, the Vietnam War and Watergate deeply scarred perceptions of the 'American Dream.'

On September 15, Louis Armstrong comes back to life at the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre where Dennis Neal stars in the world premiere of Terry Teachout's Satchmo at the Waldorf, a one-man play about the most beloved jazzman of all time. Set at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong performed in public for the last time before his death in 1971, Satchmo at the Waldorf is a theatrical tour de force, a play in which the same actor portrays Armstrong and Joe Glaser, the trumpeter's controversial manager. Inspired by their actual words, the play takes a searching look at the complex relationship between the genius from New Orleans who turned jazz into a swinging art form and the hard-nosed, tough-talking ex-gangster from Chicago who made him an international icon.

Actor/singer Donald Wayne will present LOST IN THE FORTIES September 11 & 13, at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street. He will be accompanied by Musical Director Doyle Newmyer. LOST IN THE FORTIES is directed by Spider Duncan Christopher.

Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson, is proud to present the Berkshire County premiere of My Name Is Asher Lev, based on the acclaimed novel by Chaim Potok.

Katselas Theatre Company announces the extension of the World Premiere of A Death in Colombia by Shem Bitterman (Influence, Harm's Way, The Job) directed by Steve Zuckerman (Everybody Say Cheese, Nuts) at The Skylight Theatre 1816 N. Vermont Ave. LA 90027.

The Windham Theatre Guild kicks off their Fall season with Don't Dress For Dinner by Marc Camoletti, opening Friday, September 16th at the Burton Leavitt Theater

Actor/singer Donald Wayne will present LOST IN THE FORTIES, for four performances, September 8, 10, 11 & 13, at Don't Tell Mama, 343 West 46th Street. He will be accompanied by Musical Director Doyle Newmyer. LOST IN THE FORTIES is directed by Spider Duncan Christopher.

On the 10th Anniversary of September 11th, BWW looks back and examines the impact that fateful day had on the Broadway community.