Edgar Allan News

Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director Jeremy Blocker have announced that Red-Eye to Havre de Grace will begin performances Tuesday, April 22 at 7pm at New York Theatre Workshop, 79 East 4 Street, between Second Avenue and Bowery. Red-Eye to Havre de Grace is by Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental, created by Thaddeus Phillips, Jeremy Wilhelm, David Wilhelm, Geoff Sobelle, Sophie Bortolussi with Ean Sheehy and music by Wilhelm Bros. & Co. and direction and stage design by Thaddeus Phillips, Opening night is set for Thursday, May 1 at 7pm. Red-Eye to Havre de Grace is scheduled to run through Sunday, June 1, 2014.

After the death of an innocent bystander in a drive-by shooting, two rival street gangs fall prey to an Edgar Allan Poe inspired vow of revenge from beyond the grave. In a section of Los Angeles near Dodger Stadium, two rival gangs rule the streets. For the Alvarado Street Diablos, it's been a year since the murder of one of their closest members at the hands of their sworn enemy, the North Rampart Lobos. A drive-by killing in his honor is planned, but things go wrong and an innocent bystander is the victim. Several hours later the one who pulled the trigger suffers a horrifying death, caused by something never before seen in its uniqueness. Many more such cases follow, all involving only these two gangs among the hundreds throughout the city. And each death occurs at the same time of day, the exact same time of day. What can these two enemies do to survive against an unstoppable power intent on their mutual destruction? How is a gang-hating young boy's attempt to save the life of a gang member tied into preventing a loved one's soul from eternal damnation? What does a mysterious psychic's prophecy conveyed earlier in New Orleans have to do with all of this? Exploring both the darkness and hope that define our emotions, 'The Poe Consequence' integrates social and ethnic divisions through acts of fate and supernatural horror for the reader to observe and imagine. 'The Poe Consequence' is available in print and ebook format. Book Information: The Poe Consequence Author: Keith Steinbaum Publisher: Abbott Press ISBN: 978-1458201621 Pages: 325 Genre: Supernatural thriller About The Author: As a professional lyricist, Keith Steinbaum co-wrote songs that have been heard throughout the world. His poetry has been published in various anthologies, and he received an International Poet of Merit award from the International Society of Poets. 'The Poe Consequence' is Steinbaum's first novel. For more information, review copies, or interviews please contact: Keith Steinbaum Website: http://www.keithsteinbaum.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd83O7ry7mw http://horrornovelreviews.com/2012/12/03/keith-steinbaum-the-poe-consequence-review/

The Drama League (Gabriel Shanks, Executive Director; Roger T. Danforth, Artistic Director) has announced the ten artists and theater ensembles chosen to develop new plays and musicals as part of the 2014 Artist Residency Program. The development of these works, which include two 2014 Artists In Residence, Rachel Dickstein/Ripe Time and Jeremy Bloom/Rady&Bloom, will be held at The Drama League Theater Center (32 Avenue of the Americas) in Tribeca from March-July 2014.

First Folio Theatre presents Tom Stoppard's hysterical farce ROUGH CROSSING through March 2, 2014. Directed by Jeff Award nominee and First Folio Theatre favorite Alison C. Vesely, ROUGH CROSSING is a musical romp on the high seas. Jeff Award winner Christopher Kriz ("The Turn of the Screw") will be composing three new jazz songs to Stoppard's original lyrics. Check out highlights from the production below!

Core Theatre Ensemble's award winning and critically acclaimed The Poe Project is making its New York premiere this February as part of the Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival with 2 performances on Friday, February 28 at 9pm and Saturday March 1 at 2:30pm. Based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Poe Project is an amazing night of telling tales when four actors journey seamlessly from story to poem and back again in a truly unique evening filled with laughter and chills. Check out a first look at the group below!

Core Theatre Ensemble's award winning and critically acclaimed The Poe Project is making its New York premiere this February as part of the Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival with 2 performances on Friday, February 28 at 9pm and Saturday March 1 at 2:30pm. Based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Poe Project is an amazing night of telling tales when four actors journey seamlessly from story to poem and back again in a truly unique evening filled with laughter and chills.

First Folio Theatre (Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St. & Rt. 83) presents Tom Stoppard's hysterical farce ROUGH CROSSING opening Saturday, February 1 at 8 p.m. and running through March 2, 2014. Directed by Jeff Award nominee and First Folio Theatre favorite Alison C. Vesely, ROUGH CROSSING is a musical romp on the high seas. Jeff Award winner Christopher Kriz ("The Turn of the Screw") will be composing three new jazz songs to Stoppard's original lyrics.

Gotham Chamber Opera, in collaboration with the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, presents the U.S. Premiere of The Raven as part of the NY PHIL BIENNIAL, on May 28, 2014 at 7:30pm and May 30 and 31, 2014 at 8pm, at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater, 524 West 59th Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues), New York City. Tickets are $30-$175 and will be available at www.ticketcentral.com or 212-279-4200. For more information visit www.gothamchamberopera.org.

First Folio Theatre presents Tom Stoppard's hysterical farce ROUGH CROSSING previewing tonight, January 29, opening Saturday, February 1 at 8 p.m., and running through March 2, 2014. Directed by Jeff Award nominee and First Folio Theatre favorite Alison C. Vesely, ROUGH CROSSING is a musical romp on the high seas. Jeff Award winner Christopher Kriz ('The Turn of the Screw') will be composing three new jazz songs to Stoppard's original lyrics. Check out a first look below!

Arista Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release The Alan Parsons Project - The Complete Albums Collection on March 31, 2014.

The Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival, like its more intimate sibling, the Short Play Lab, presents one-act works no more than 60 minutes in length, presented in repertory over a three-week period, at Roy Arias Studios Stage II, 300 W. 43rd St. 4th fl., New York City beginning Monday, February 10 through Sunday, March 2.

The Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival, like its more intimate sibling, the Short Play Lab, presents one-act works no more than 60 minutes in length, presented in repertory over a three-week period, at Roy Arias Studios Stage II, 300 W. 43rd St. 4th fl., New York City beginning Monday, February 10 through Sunday, March 2.

THE YELLOW WALLPAPER, a one-woman play adapted by Greg Oliver Bodine from the classic, short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, directed by DeLisa M. White and starring Annalisa Loeffler in a Limited Engagement Special Event at WorkShop Theater Company, January 16-26 in the Jewel Box Theater, 312 West 36th Street, 4th Floor. Running time is approx. 75 minutes with no intermission.

On the heels of Baltimore-based composer Jonathan Leshnoff's Carnegie Hall debut and five-city tour of the song cycle 'Monica Songs' in October 2013, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO), led by BSO Music Director Marin Alsop, performs the world premiere of his Guitar Concerto tonight, January 9 and January 12, 2014 at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The work features acclaimed guitarist and fellow Baltimorean Manuel Barrueco.

First Folio Theatre presents Tom Stoppard's hysterical farce ROUGH CROSSING previewing January 29, opening Saturday, February 1 at 8 p.m., and running through March 2, 2014. Directed by Jeff Award nominee and First Folio Theatre favorite Alison C. Vesely, ROUGH CROSSING is a musical romp on the high seas. Jeff Award winner Christopher Kriz ("The Turn of the Screw") will be composing three new jazz songs to Stoppard's original lyrics.

THE YELLOW WALLPAPER, a one-woman play adapted by Greg Oliver Bodine from the classic, short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, directed by DeLisa M. White and starring Annalisa Loeffler in a Limited Engagement Special Event at WorkShop Theater Company, January 16-26 in the Jewel Box Theater, 312 West 36th Street, 4th Floor. Running time is approx. 75 minutes with no intermission.

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Come celebrate Edgar Allan Poe's birthday at the Poe Park Visitor Center with live readings of his best-known short stories and poetry! Non-profit performance group Staten Island OutLOUD will lead readings, but all are free to join in. The event is set for Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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Voting is now underway for Miami! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.