David Drake News

Just in time for the holidays, Obie Award winner David Drake will return to the Spotlighters stage for the first time in over 20 years with his acclaimed new theatrical creation Tawny Heatherton in A Very Tawny Christmas! For two nights only -- on December 28th & 29th at 8pm.

In a pair of benefit performances this holiday season, Obie Award winner David Drake will return to the stage of Baltimore's Spotlighters Theatre for the first time in over 20 years with his acclaimed new theatrical creation Tawny Heatherton in A Very Tawny Christmas! On December 28th & 29th at 8pm, Drake's loveably eccentric showbiz survivor and "one hit wonder" from the disco zeitgeist of the 1980s will bring her blonde-swept brand of sunny, funny cheer to the Spotlighters' stage with seasonal songs, sparkly dresses and wild stories about her globe-trotting adventures.

Pride Films and Plays concludes its very fun summer with a Chicago premiere: Mariah MacCarthey's delightful comedy spoofing all things gender-centric: The All-American Genderf**k Cabaret, directed by Tara Branham.

The Cape Cod premiere of the smash hit off-Broadway comedy THE DIVINE SISTER opens tonight, July 12 at the Provincetown Theater, and runs Thursday, Friday, and Saturday through September 8th. All performances will be at 8:00PM. Ticket for THE DIVINE SISTER are $30.00, and are available by calling the box office at 508-487-7487, or online at www.provincetowntheater.org.

Pride Films and Plays continues its very fun summer with one repeating event and a Chicago premiere. PFP's second annual Women's Work Weekend will feature enhanced staged readings of new lesbian plays and screenplays by women writers from across the country. And that will be closely followed by Mariah MacCarthy's delightful comedy spoofing all things gender-centric: The All-American Genderf*ck Cabaret, directed by Tara Branham.

Following her holiday show in Provincetown last Christmas, and her debut at the Laurie Beechman Theater in New York City this past February, David Drake's newest theatrical creation Tawny Heatherton will bring her blonde-swept brand of cheer back to the tip of the Cape for her very first summer-long engagement - with the premiere of TAWNY, TELL ME TRUE at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown, MA. With onstage musical direction by John Thomas, TAWNY, TELL ME TRUE opens tonight, June 17th and performs every Sunday at 10PM thru Sept 2nd in the Crown Cabaret Room of the Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street. Tickets are $25, and can be obtained in-person at the box office, or online at www.onlyatthecrown.com. (Note: *No performance on July 8th.)

The Cape Cod premiere of the smash hit off-Broadway comedy THE DIVINE SISTER opens July 12 at the Provincetown Theater, and runs Thursday, Friday, and Saturday through September 8th. All performances will be at 8:00PM. Ticket for THE DIVINE SISTER are $30.00, and are available by calling the box office at 508-487-7487, or online at www.provincetowntheater.org.

Coney Island USA & HT productions present Wonder Woman: A How To Guide for Little Jewish Girls, written by Cyndi Freeman and directed by David Drake @ Sideshow By The Seashore Theater, located at 1208 Surf Ave. Brooklyn, NY tonight, June 6 at 9pm. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit www.coneyisland.com.

Following her holiday show in Provincetown last Christmas, and her debut at the Laurie Beechman Theater in New York City this past February, David Drake's newest theatrical creation Tawny Heatherton will bring her blonde-swept brand of cheer back to the tip of the Cape for her very first summer-long engagement - with the premiere of TAWNY, TELL ME TRUE at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown, MA. With onstage musical direction by John Thomas, TAWNY, TELL ME TRUE opens June 17th and performs every Sunday at 10PM thru Sept 2nd in the Crown Cabaret Room of the Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street. Tickets are $25, and can be obtained in-person at the box office, or online at www.onlyatthecrown.com. (Note: *No performance on July 8th.)

In June 1992, David Drake opened his one-man show The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, which went on to make theatrical history as one of the longest running one-man shows in New York. The New York Times called the writing 'angry, occasionally ferocious... Every line is spare, quick, complex, as it chronicles an important time of change for gay men in America.'

Coney Island USA & HT productions present Wonder Woman: A How To Guide for Little Jewish Girls, written by Cyndi Freeman and directed by David Drake @ Sideshow By The Seashore Theater, located at 1208 Surf Ave. Brooklyn, NY on Wednesday, June 6 at 9pm. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit www.coneyisland.com.

Obie Award-winning playwright/performer David Drake makes his long-awaited return to New York with the premiere of MY TAWNY VALENTINE.

Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW presented BACK TO METHUSELAH:PART TWO - a comedy of epic proportions by George Bernard Shaw - last night, February 27 at The Players Club. Now in its seventh sold-out year, Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW made history in December 2009 as the first company ever to present every play (including full-length works, one-acts and sketches) written by George Bernard Shaw.

Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW will present BACK TO METHUSELAH:PART TWO - a comedy of epic proportions by George Bernard Shaw - on Monday, February 27 at 7pm at The Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan. David Staller produces and directs.

THE RAILROAD PLAYHOUSE today announced its upcoming season. After celebrating their First Anniversary in December, the RR Playhouse continues to bring high-quality productions to Newburgh, fostering new playwrights and seasoned artists. The announcement will be made at the donor appreciation party at the playhouse Saturday, February 18