Dennis Diamond News

Tickets go on sale Thursday, July 26 for "Elephant Room" at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Bringing pure, unadulterated fun and transforming the space into a mystical place of wonder and amusement, "Elephant Room" runs August 22 through September 16, 2012. The opening is set for August 26.

Center Theatre Group Artistic Director Michael Ritchie has set the 2012-2013 season at the CTG/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. In a season of contrasts - of surprising comedy and startling drama, the 2012-2013 season at the Kirk Douglas Theatre will include the magical and mystical hi-jinks of the CTG-commissioned "Elephant Room" by Trey Lyford, Geoff Sobelle and Steve Cuiffo; the acclaimed Gate Theatre Dublin production of the Beckett classic "Krapp's Last Tape" with one of Britain's greatest actors, John Hurt; the comic genius of The Second City with their unique, satirical twist on a Dickens's favorite - "A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!" written by Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort; the world premiere of the otherworldly drama "The Nether" by the 2012 Susan Blackburn Smith prize-winning playwright Jennifer Haley; and the world premiere of the powerful boxing drama "The Royale" by Los Angeles playwright Marco Ramirez.

The Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) presents two showcase performances of "A Train" as part of its 10thAnniversary season on Saturday, March 31, 2012, at HERE in SoHo, NYC. A TRAIN, a new work under development by DUTF, is a coming-of-age story about a group of teenagers growing up in modern day NYC. It is directed by Reg E. Gaines, Tony-nominated writer of Bring in da Noise Bring in da Funk, and features the music of Dennis Diamond and Corey Glover, lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning band Living Colour.

St. Ann's Warehouse continues its final season at 38 Water Street with the New York premiere of Elephant Room, a new theatrical event filled with off-the-wall magic and comedy.

The Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) presents two showcase performances of "A Train" as part of its 10thAnniversary season on Saturday, March 31, 2012, at HERE in SoHo, NYC. A TRAIN, a new work under development by DUTF, is a coming-of-age story about a group of teenagers growing up in modern day NYC. It is directed by Reg E. Gaines, Tony-nominated writer of Bring in da Noise Bring in da Funk, and features the music of Dennis Diamond and Corey Glover, lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning band Living Colour.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater's Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle will be transformed into a mystical place of wonder and amusement, with a dash of ridiculousness, with Elephant Room, featuring semi-pro conjurors Dennis Diamond, Daryl Hannah and Louie Magic.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater's Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle will be transformed into a mystical place of wonder and amusement, with a dash of ridiculousness, with Elephant Room, featuring semi-pro conjurors Dennis Diamond, Daryl Hannah and Louie Magic.

Following an immensely acclaimed world premiere at the Galway Arts Festival this past summer, St. Ann's Warehouse and Imagine Ireland will present the American Premiere of Misterman, November 30-December 21 at St. Ann's Warehouse. Murphy makes his American stage debut with a tour-de-force solo performance in this Landmark Productions / Galway Arts Festival co-production, his first collaboration with playwright/director Enda Walsh since Disco Pigs, which launched both men's careers 15 years ago.

Following an immensely acclaimed world premiere at the Galway Arts Festival this past summer, St. Ann's Warehouse and Imagine Ireland will present the American Premiere of Misterman, November 30-December 21 at St. Ann's Warehouse. Murphy makes his American stage debut with a tour-de-force solo performance in this Landmark Productions / Galway Arts Festival co-production, his first collaboration with playwright/director Enda Walsh since Disco Pigs, which launched both men's careers 15 years ago.

From September 2 - 17, the annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival will celebrate its 15th Festival year with 16-days of nonstop groundbreaking performances and wild creativity.

From September 2 - 17, the annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival will celebrate its 15th Festival year with 16-days of nonstop groundbreaking performances and wild creativity.

MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director, John G. Schultz, Executive Director), is proud to announce its third production of the 2004-2005 season: WHAT OF THE NIGHT, an American premiere based on the writings of Djuna Barnes, created for the stage by Jane Alexander, Noreen Tomassi, Birgitta Trommler, directed and choreographed by Ms. Trommler, and starring Ms. Alexander (The Great White Hope; Kramer vs. Kramer; Testament; The Sisters Rosenzweig). The production marks Trommler's New York directorial debut.

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