Photo Flash: MILK Premiere at San Francisco's Castro Theatre
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 29, 2008
Academy Award-nominated director Gus Van Sant's Milk, starring Academy Award winner Sean Penn as gay rights icon Harvey Milk, had its world premiere at San Francisco's historic Castro Theatre (at 429 Castro Street) tonight. The evening benefited multiple charities supporting LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) youth. Dinner and dancing followed at City Hall.
'Taking Over' and 'Wishful Drinking' Add Tour Dates and Locations
by Faetra Petillo
- Sep 24, 2008
Today Tony Taccone, artistic director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre, announced additional dates for two solo shows that he staged in Berkeley before launching them on tours across the continent. Danny Hoch's Taking Over had its world premiere at Berkeley Rep in January and hit it big in Montreal this July; next week it starts an All City Tour featuring free performances in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx in addition to previously announced dates in Manhattan and Los Angeles. Moreover, after a record-breaking run in Berkeley last winter, Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking careened through Hartford, San Jose, Santa Fe, and Washington, DC this summer; now it adds Seattle to a list of upcoming destinations that also includes Boston.
Fisher takes 'Wishful Drinking' on Tour
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 24, 2008
Berkeley Repertory Theatre announces a five city tour of Carrie Fisher's 'Wishful Drinking' starting June 18th in Santa Fe.
Zeta-Jones & Jackman Hosted 'A Fine Romance' MPTF Benefit
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 21, 2007
Oscar-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones and Hugh Jackman hosted a star-studded evening, 'A Fine Romance,' celebrating the love affair between Broadway and Hollywood on Saturday, October 20 at Sony Pictures Entertainment (Culver City, CA) for the third annual benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund.