New York City Opera's General Manager and Artistic Director George Steel will moderate an in-depth roundtable discussion on what defines the opera and musical theater genres at the Gershwin Theatre on the set of Stephen Schwartz's acclaimed Broadway production Wicked. He will be joined by a panel of distinguished composers and playwrights including Stephen Schwartz, Rufus Wainwright (composer and performer), Adam Guettel (composer of Floyd Collins and The Light in the Piazza), John Kander (composer of Cabaret and Chicago) and David Henry Hwang (librettist for operas such as Alice in Wonderland and The Fly, playwright of M. Butterfly, book for Flower Drum Song, Tarzan and Aida on Broadway). The discussion, which will take place on April 10, precedes the New York premiere of Schwartz's first opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon, opening at New York City Opera on Tuesday, April 19.
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The Goodman Theatre is proud to present their 2010-2011 Season Dates. Tickets for these shows can be bought online at www.goodmantheatre.org, by phone at (312) 443-3800, or in person at 170 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60601.
A Red Orchid Theatre closes its 2010-2011 Season with Machiavelli's The Mandrake, translated by Peter Constantine and directed by Steve Scott.
A Red Orchid Theatre closes its 2010-2011 Season with Machiavelli's The Mandrake, translated by Peter Constantine and directed by Steve Scott.
East West Players (EWP), the nation's premier Asian American theatre, continues its 45th Anniversary season, themed Shake It Up, with the world premiere hip hop musical, KRUNK FU BATTLE BATTLE, with book by Qui Nguyen, Lyrics by Beau Sia, Vocal Music by Marc Macalintal, Dance Music provided by Rynan Paguio and Jason Tyler Chong, Musical Direction by Marc Macalintal, and Choreography by Jason Tyler Chong.
East West Players, the nation's premier Asian American theatre organization, is pleased to announce Face of the Future, a playwriting competition with cash prizes awarded to the top three plays, including $5,000 for the first place winner, $2,500 for second place, and $1,000 for third place.
New York City Opera's General Manager and Artistic Director George Steel will moderate an in-depth roundtable discussion on what defines the opera and musical theater genres at the Gershwin Theatre on the set of Stephen Schwartz's acclaimed Broadway production WICKED. He will be joined by a panel of distinguished composers and playwrights including Stephen Schwartz, Rufus Wainwright (composer and performer), Adam Guettel (composer of FLOYD COLLINS and THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA), John Kander (composer of CABARET and CHICAGO) and David Henry Hwang (librettist for operas such as ALICE IN WONDERLAND and THE FLY, playwright of M. BUTTERFLY, book for FLOWER DRUM SONG, TARZAN and AIDA on Broadway). The discussion precedes the New York premiere of Schwartz's first opera SEANCE on a WET AFTERNOON, opening at New York City Opera on Tuesday, April 19.
David Henry Hwang's award-winning drama, M. Butterfly, comes to the stage at CCBC Essex, opening Thursday, March 31 at 8 p.m., and running Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2 at 8 p.ml, Monday, April 4 at 10 a.m., and Tuesday April 5 at 1 p.m.
Two musicals which first firmly planted their roots in Chicago around 15 years ago achieved great acclaim on Broadway and elsewhere, and yet have never been far from our stages or our consciousness in Chicago. Both are about race relations in earlier times, and both continue to resonate with great success here. And both have received superior productions recently at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace.
La Jolla Playhouse is proud to announce its 2011/12 season resident theatre company: Eveoke Dance Theatre.
Celebrating the release of his internationally selling debut album, 'Love Me, Love Me Not,' musical theatre songwriter Joey Contreras presents an evening of his energetic and emotionally charged music with a host of special guest performers to be announced soon.
David Henry Hwang's award-winning drama, M. Butterfly, comes to the stage at CCBC Essex, opening Thursday, March 31 at 8 p.m., and running Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2 at 8 p.ml, Monday, April 4 at 10 a.m., and Tuesday April 5 at 1 p.m.
Chicago enjoys a David Henry Hwang David Henry Hwang David Henry Hwang spring fling with two productions of the Tony Award-winning and twotime Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright's work: the world-premiere of Chinglish Chinglish directed by Leigh Silverman, June 18 - July 24 (Opening Night is June 27) at Goodman Theatre; and Silk Road Theatre Project's Chicago premiere of Yellow Face Face directed by Steve Scott, June 14 - July 17 (Opening Night is June 18) at The Historic Chicago Temple Building, 77 W. Washington, produced in association with the Goodman. Tickets for both Chinglish ($25-73) and Yellow Face ($24 for previews, $34 for regular run) are now on sale and can be purchased at GoodmanTheatre.org, at the box office (170 N. Dearborn) or by phone: 312.443.3800. Artists, dates and ticket prices are subject to change.
For the first time, the National Asian American Theater Conference and the National Asian American Theater Festival will be held jointly from June 16-25, 2011. The event will be presented in Los Angeles by the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (CAATA) and hosted by Asian American Theaters East West Players and Teada Productions, both residing in Los Angeles.
A Red Orchid Theatre closes its 2010-2011 Season with Machiavelli's The Mandrake, translated by Peter Constantine and directed by Steve Scott.
Yellow Face, the nationally-acclaimed play by Tony Award winning playwright David Henry Hwang, makes its Chicago debut at Silk Road Theatre Project (SRTP), produced in association with the Goodman Theatre.
Two River Theater Company announces a one-night reading of In This House, an intimate chamber musical about two married couples at different stages of life and the chance encounter that brings them together, on Monday, March 21 at 7:30.
Can love be so blinding that we see only what we want to see in the object of our obsession, choosing illusion over reality? And is the distortion between East and West so seductive that even gender can be blurred by our desires?
Two River Theater Company announces a one-night reading of In This House, an intimate chamber musical about two married couples at different stages of life and the chance encounter that brings them together, on Monday, March 21 at 7:30.
A Red Orchid Theatre closes its 2010-2011 Season with Machiavelli's The Mandrake, translated by Peter Constantine and directed by Steve Scott.
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