Gale Harold (Queer as Folk), Denise Crosby (Star Trek TNG), and cover girl-turned-actress Claudia Mason (Vogue, Elle, W, Cosmopolitan) head the cast of Tennessee Williams' rarely produced classic, Orpheus Descending.
William Gibson's The Miracle Worker is one of those rare serious American dramas you can call a real crowd-pleaser, as much as Oklahoma!, Hello, Dolly! or any other musical with an exclamation point at the end of its title. Death of A Salesman? Long Day's Journey Into Night? Great dramas for sure, but not exactly crowd-pleasers. Heck, we already know there's a happy ending. It's called The Miracle Worker, for goodness sake.
A new musical about a runaway slave who becomes one of America's first Black Cowboys will debut this fall when CROSS THAT RIVER is presented by The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Patricia Harris, starting October 12, 2009 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street - 3rd Floor) in New York City.
A new musical about a runaway slave who becomes one of America's first Black Cowboys will debut this fall when CROSS THAT RIVER is presented by The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Patricia Harris, starting October 12, 2009 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street - 3rd Floor) in New York City.
A new musical about a runaway slave who becomes one of America's first Black Cowboys will debut this fall when CROSS THAT RIVER is presented by The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Patricia Harris, starting October 12, 2009 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street - 3rd Floor) in New York City.
Announcing our 2009-2010 Season Are you made of anticipation for Walking Shadow's 2009-2010 mainstage season? This year features a new play about romance and betrayal by Neil LaBute, a vicious comedy about petty criminals, and a time bending adventure by company member John Heimbuch.
'Dance Your Ass Off' Marissa Jaret Winokur spoke to Entertainment Tonight about her own continued battle with weight loss.
Seattle Shakespeare Company announces its Wooden O free, outdoor summer plays - The Taming of the Shrew and Richard III - which will run July 9 through August 2. Both plays will perform in park venues throughout King County (please see attached schedule). All performances are free and open to the public. Donations are heartily encouraged.
TOYER by Gardner McKay has posted early closing notice at London's Arts Theater. The run will now end March 21. The production had originally been slated to run through April 11th. TOYER stars Al Weaver and Alice Krige. It is directed by William Schoular.
From March 13 to 22, The Club at La MaMa E.T.C. will present the U.S. premiere of 'Tonight: Lola Blau,' written and composed by Georg Kreisler, English version by Don White, directed by Dick Top (Holland), featuring Anna Kr?mer (Germany) as Lola. This U.S. premiere is an opportunity for NY audiences to savor one of Europe's 'big little' musicals and its unforgettable holocaust themes. The piece depicts a rising, charismatic, Dietrich-style cabaret singer who is forced to flee Austria because of her Jewish heritage, taking refuge in the U.S. She makes do with 'survival jobs' on Tin Pan Alley until her sensational return to her homeland after the war, when she discovers that nothing much has changed.
Seattle Shakespeare Company announces its Wooden O free, outdoor summer plays - The Taming of the Shrew and Richard III - which will run July 9 through August 2. Both plays will perform in park venues throughout King County (please see attached schedule). All performances are free and open to the public. Donations are heartily encouraged.
TOYER by Gardner McKay has posted early closing notice at London's Arts Theater. The run will now end March 21. The production had originally been slated to run through April 11th. TOYER stars Al Weaver and Alice Krige. It is directed by William Schoular.
Is a night at the theater, simply that?an evening?s entertainment where you laugh, you cry, you kiss $15 bucks good-bye? Or should what happens on stage be an evolutionary experience, reality taken to a higher level? If the latter, check out the Vagabond Players' production of Harold Pinter's OLD TIMES now playing...
IMBD has a report that reveals that screen superstar Eddie Murphy has landed his dream role - portraying the late, great comedic icon Richard Pryor in a new bio film.
From March 13 to 22, The Club at La MaMa E.T.C. will present the U.S. premiere of 'Tonight: Lola Blau,' written and composed by Georg Kreisler, English version by Don White, directed by Dick Top (Holland), featuring Anna Kr?mer (Germany) as Lola. This U.S. premiere is an opportunity for NY audiences to savor one of Europe's 'big little' musicals and its unforgettable holocaust themes. The piece depicts a rising, charismatic, Dietrich-style cabaret singer who is forced to flee Austria because of her Jewish heritage, taking refuge in the U.S. She makes do with 'survival jobs' on Tin Pan Alley until her sensational return to her homeland after the war, when she discovers that nothing much has changed.
When a charming stranger appears at psychologist Maude's remote house in the LA hills one night, an innocent encounter soon becomes a sexually charged battle of wits. Al Weaver was cast as Hamlet in Trevor Nunn's Old Vic production in 2004 and appeared in the lead role in the National Theatre's Coram Boy. His film credits include Colour Me Kubrick, and The Merchant of Venice. Alice Krige is known to millions for her role as the Borg Queen in the film, Star Trek: First Contact. She received an Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her debut play Arms and the Man.
The Los Angeles Time reports that 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' 'The Dark Knight,' 'Frost/Nixon,' 'Milk' and 'Slumdog Millionaire' were nominated Monday for the Producers Guild of America's top award. The Envelope section of the LA Times website gives a detailed view of the entire list of nominees.
Variety reports that Ron Howard's 'Frost/Nixon' won best-feature honors at the Las Vegas Film Critics Society's Sierra Awards. 'Frost/Nixon' star Frank Langella earned two trophies, winning for best actor and the William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award.
The films 'Doubt' and 'Frost/Nixon' have been nominated for Critics Choice Awards, placing them in competition with 'The Reader,' 'Milk' and 'Slumdog Millionaire' for Best Picture.
Oscar-winning director Ron Howard brings to the screen writer Peter Morgan's (The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) electrifying battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the untold story of the historic encounter that changed both: Frost/Nixon. Reprising their roles from Morgan's stageplay are Frank Langella, who won a Tony for his portrayal of Nixon, and Michael Sheen, who fully inhabited the part of Frost onstage in London and New York. The film opens in selected cities 12/5 and 12/12 with a nationwide release on Christmas Day.
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