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Puccini's TURANDOT Returns To The Stage 10/28, Broadcast Live Via The Met: Live In HD On 11/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 15, 2009


Franco Zeffirelli's glittering production of Puccini's Turandot returns on October 28 with Maria Guleghina in the title role and Marcello Giordani as Calàf, both singing these demanding roles for the first time in their Met careers. Marina Poplavskaya and Samuel Ramey make company role debuts as Liù and Timur respectively, and conductor Andris Nelsons makes his Met debut.

Kitt, Ives, Wilson and Pen to be Honored by Dramatists Guild of America, 11/2
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 14, 2009


The Dramatists Guild of America will honor the winners of their annual awards at their annual benefit ceremony on Monday, November 2, 2009 at The Players Club in New York.

Photo Coverage: Rattlestick Theatre 15th Anniversary Gala Benefit
by Eddie Varley - Oct 12, 2009


On Monday, October 5th, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (David van Asselt, Artistic Director) held its 15th Anniversary Gala Benefit at Caroline's Comedy Club. The celebratory evening was hosted by Rattlestick Benefit co-chairs Sandra Coudert, Lawrence Benenson and Colleen Jones. Guests included many of Rattlestick's distinguished alumni including playwrights Craig Wright, Lucy Thurber, Mando Alvarado and Adam Rapp, directors Lucie Tiberghien, Michael Ray Escamilla and Sam Gold, actors Thomas Sadoski, Deirdre O'Connell, Guy Boyd, Marylouise Burke, Matthew Stadelmann, Jessica Dickey and Bill Bowers, as well as many of the company's friends and longtime supporters.

Wong, Barzee, Thorell, Cheung, and Mendoza Set for 'Musical Mix 'n Mingle' 10/19
by BWW News Desk - Oct 12, 2009


Tony Award winner B.D. Wong will be joined by Anastasia Barzee, Clarke Thorell, Cindy Cheung, and Orville Mendoza in the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's musical production of ‘Musical Mix 'n Mingle'. The show will be presented at St. John's in the Village on Monday, October 19.

Vital Theatre Company Presents THE BULLY from 9/12-10/12
by BWW News Desk - Oct 12, 2009


VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is pleased to announce the extension of THE BULLY, an original musical for children with music and lyrics by JOHN GREGOR and book by DAVID L. WILLIAMS, directed and choreographed by TROY MILLER, at VITAL THEATRE.

Vital Theatre Company Extends THE BULLY Through 10/12
by BWW News Desk - Oct 12, 2009


VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is pleased to announce the extension of THE BULLY, an original musical for children with music and lyrics by JOHN GREGOR and book by DAVID L. WILLIAMS, directed and choreographed by TROY MILLER, at the VITAL THEATRE.

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Opens 15th Anniversary With KILLERS & OTHER FAMILY 9/24
by BWW News Desk - Oct 11, 2009


Rattlestick Playwrights Theater will open its 15th anniversary season with a fresh look at Killers and Other Family, the provocative play by Lucy Thurber (Monstrosity, Where We're Born, Stay) which had its world premiere as part of the company's 2000-01 season.

LONG STORY SHORT Opens at San Diego REPertory Theatre Tonight, 10/9
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 9, 2009


SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATRE kicks off the 2009-2010 Season with the whirlwind musical LONG STORY SHORT - written by Brendan Milburn and Valarie Vigoda of the band Groovelily - tonight, October 9th after a week of previews that began on October 3rd. The musical takes audiences on a journey through one couple's 50 year relationship.

NEVER LAND Opens 10/8 At Rogue Machine
by BWW News Desk - Oct 8, 2009


Fierce passions flood through Phyllis Nagy's award-winning play, a visionary love story set in a remote, rain-swept village in the South of France. NEVER LAND'S exploration of love, loss, cultural dispossession and the abiding power of the human imagination moves from scabrous wit to heart-breaking tenderness as it charts the course of three fateful days in the lives of a singular French family that yearns to be English.

David Pittsinger and Carmen Cusack to Star in Chicago Engagement of SOUTH PACIFIC, 11/24 - 11/29
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 7, 2009


Bob Boyett and NETworks Presentations announce casting for the Chicago area engagement of the National Tour of The Lincoln Center Theater Production of Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein's prize-winning musical SOUTH PACIFIC, directed by Bartlett Sher. The Tony Award-winning production will play the Rosemont Theatre for a limited one-week engagement Nov. 24 - 29, 2009.

Broadway's 24 HOUR PLAYS Feature Mamet, Alba, Ritter and More on 10/19
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 6, 2009


Six writers, six directors and 27 actors will risk their reputations by creating an evening of theater in only 24 Hours.

Emerging Artists Theatre Presents Premiere of Marianne Ferrari's GUIDO GIRL Oct 6 - Nov 1
by BWW News Desk - Oct 6, 2009


Emerging Artists Theatre, Paul Adams, Artistic Director and Derek Jamison, Associate Artistic Director, present GUIDO GIRL by Marianne Ferrari, produced by Agustine Welles, at TADA Theatre, beginning October 6. The production is directed by EAT member Troy Miller.

Emerging Artists Theatre Presents The Premiere Of Marianne Ferrari's Solo Play GUIDO GIRL 10/6-11/1
by BWW News Desk - Oct 6, 2009


Emerging Artists Theatre, Paul Adams, Artistic Director and Derek Jamison, Associate Artistic Director, present Guido Girl by Marianne Ferrari, produced by Agustine Welles, at TADA Theatre, beginning October 6. The production is directed by EAT member Troy Miller.

The Met's LA DAMNATION DE FAUST Returns To The Stage 10/23
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 5, 2009


Robert Lepage's imaginative production of Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust, which premiered last season to sold out houses, returns to the Met on October 23. Three stars sing their roles for the first time at the Met: Olga Borodina as Marguerite, Ramón Vargas as Faust, and Ildar Abdrazakov as Méphistophélès.

THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Comes to Philadelphia Theatre Co. 11/13 - 12/6
by Eddie Varley - Oct 3, 2009


The romance of Florence comes to life on stage as Philadelphia Theatre Company continues its 2009-2010 season with the hit Broadway musical The Light in the Piazza with book by Craig Lucas and music and lyrics by Adam Guettel on November 13 - December 6. Directed by Joe Calarco, the ensemble cast features Whitney Bashor, Sherri Edelen, Joe Guzman, Ken Krugman, Kyra Miller, Fran Prisco, Matthew Scott, and Maureen Torsney-Weir.

San Diego REPertory Theatre Kicks Off The 2009-2010 Season With LONG STORY SHORT 10/3
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2009


SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATRE kicks off the 2009-2010 Season with the whirlwind musical LONG STORY SHORT. Written by BRENDAN MILBURN and VALERIE VIGODA of the band GROOVELILY, this audacious musical takes audiences on a beautiful journey through one couple's 50 year relationship.

San Diego REPertory Theatre Kicks Off The 2009-2010 Season With LONG STORY SHORT 10/3
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2009


SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATRE kicks off the 2009-2010 Season with the whirlwind musical LONG STORY SHORT. Written by BRENDAN MILBURN and VALERIE VIGODA of the band GROOVELILY, this audacious musical takes audiences on a beautiful journey through one couple's 50 year relationship.

Epic Theatre Ensemble Launches 9th Season With MAHIDA'S EXTRA KEY TO HEAVEN Starring Hope, Pawk & More; Opens 9/26
by BWW News Desk - Sep 25, 2009


New York's OBIE Award-winning Epic Theatre Ensemble (Zak Berkman, Melissa Friedman, Ron Russell, Founding Executive Directors)

HUMOR ABUSE Opens At Philadelphia Theatre Company 9/25
by BWW News Desk - Sep 25, 2009


Funny, magical, and moving, Lorenzo Pisoni's Humor Abuse is a tour-de-force journey through the photo album of his extraordinary life. A touching homage to his father, Humor Abuse opens Philadelphia Theatre Company's 2009/2010 season at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre. Co-written by Pisoni and Erica Schmidt, who also directs the piece, Humor Abuse runs September 25-October 25.

Victoria Clark and Ted Sperling to Debut 'The Vicki and Ted Show' At Regency Hotel
by Jessica Lewis - Sep 24, 2009


Feinstein's at Lowes Regency, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, will continue its star-studded Fall 2009 season with the debut of Tony Award winning actress and vocalist Victoria Clark and Tony Award winning music director, arranger and orchestrator, Ted Sperling in 'The Vicki and Ted Show.' For their engagement at Feinstein's, Ms. Clark and Mr. Sperling celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of a remarkable friendship that began as students at Yale University and inspired some of Broadway's most unforgettable moments, including How to Succeed in Business..., Titanic and The Light in the Piazza. Their acclaimed show - which debuted at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater in Washington DC - will make its New York debut the Regency Hotel. The show will run from Tuesday, October 20 through Saturday, October 24.

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