Colman Domingo News

AMC announced today the start of production on FEAR THE WALKING DEAD season two in the Baja peninsula in Mexico at Baja Studios

The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) and INTAR continue their acclaimed partnership with THE 4TH ANNUAL INTAR ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL, with part of the proceeds to benefit UNIT 52, INTAR's training program for emerging artists.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: THE COLOR PURPLE begins on Broadway, LORD OF THE DANCE gambols into to the Lyric Theatre and more!

Leslie Uggams will star in the actor/playwright's new play.

BroadwayWorld has learned that Leslie Uggams -- the Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress who has been opening doors for African-American actors for five decades --- will perform the title role in the NY debut of Colman Domingo's newest play, DOT, at Vineyard Theatre (108 E. 15 St.) beginning February 4, 2016 and opening February 23.

Sundance Institute today announced the projects and artists participating in its two Fall artist development programs: the Alumni Writers Studio at Flying Point in Water Mill, NY, which ran October 4-11, as well as the two-week Theatre Lab for musical theatre, ensemble-generated projects and solo work at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), taking place November 8-22. Under the supervision of Artistic Director Philip Himberg and Producing Director Christopher Hibma, the initiatives are among the 24 residency Labs the Institute hosts each year for independent artists in theatre, film, new media and episodic content.

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances from October 14-25, 2015. Visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows, and scroll down for details!

Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern announce the cast for the first show of Vineyard Theatre's 2015-2016 season, the musical comedy GIGANTIC, beginning previews at The Acorn Theatre @ Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street) on November 11.  Single tickets are now available by calling Telecharge at (212) 239-6200 or visiting www.telecharge.com/Off-Broadway/Gigantic.

The Public Theater presents the world premiere of Barbecue, written by Obie Award winner Robert O'Hara. Directed by Kent Gash,Barbecue began previews on September 22 and runs through Sunday, November 1, with an official press opening tonight, October 8. BroadwayWorld brings you shots from opening night below!

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances, October 7-18, 2015. Scroll down or visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances, October 7-18, 2015. Scroll down or visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!

Kate Mulgrew and Anne-Cecilie Engell Speyer hosted Vineyard Theatre's Annual Emerging Artists Luncheon on Wednesday, September 30 from noon-2 p.m. at the National Arts Club  in Manhattan.

In the penultimate episode of the season, we are finally made aware of the Military's end game for the quarantined community. We've already lost one of our main characters this evening, will the rest be able to escape Operation Cobalt?

Writer/Performer Tulis McCall will present her latest solo work ALL ABOARD: A Woman of a Certain Age Sticks Her Fingers Into The Light Socket of Life And Invites You To Hold Hands, a funny, poignant and gently in-your-face rumination on arriving at the inevitable unprepared. ALL ABOARD is part of the United Solo Festival with a performance tonight, September 25th at 7:30pm at The Studio Theatre @ Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street - just east of Broadway.) Tickets are $18 and may be obtained through Telecharge.com/(212) 279-6200.  For further information, please visit allaboard.nyc.

The first show of Vineyard Theatre's 2015-2016 season will be the musical comedy GIGANTIC, presented at The Acorn Theatre @ Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street) due to facility upgrades happening at The Vineyard's space in Union Square.

Writer/Performer Tulis McCall will present her latest solo work ALL ABOARD: A Woman of a Certain Age Sticks Her Fingers Into The Light Socket of Life And Invites You To Hold Hands, a funny, poignant and gently in-your-face rumination on arriving at the inevitable unprepared. ALL ABOARD is part of the United Solo Festival with a performance on Friday, September 25th at 7:30pm at The Studio Theatre @ Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street - just east of Broadway.) Tickets are $18 and may be obtained through Telecharge.com/(212) 279-6200.  For further information, please visit allaboard.nyc.

I am always excited by the opportunity to see an August Wilson play. Only Actors Theatre has managed to deliver them to Louisville audiences, the most recent having been an outstanding production of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom in 2010. Now we have Seven Guitars to feast upon.

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