Marley: A Musical Tragedy will soon be featured in the Cabrini Repertory Theatre's Annual Thespis Play Festival Competition. It will be showing in the Cabrini Theater at 701 Fort Washington Avenue in Washington Heights. Show dates are August 1st, 3rd, and 4th at 9PM, Tickets are $20.
The 17th Annual New York International Fringe Festival presents EN AVANT! AN EVENING WITH TENNESSEE WILLIAMS-an acclaimed new play about the creative forces and demons behind the genius of playwright Tennessee Williams, written and performed by William Shuman-with performances set for August 9 (9:30pm), August 16 (3pm), August 17 (9:45pm), August 20 (4:45pm), August 23 (7:15pm) and August 24 (2pm) at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Education Center's Kabayitos (107 Suffolk Street). Ruis Woertendyke directs.
This summer, in celebration of their eighth season, Haberdasher Theatre Inc remounts The Wonderful Remix of Oz. Written by Jeannette Jaquish and Hollie Klem, this retelling still has no room for lollipops and rainbows!
Following a two-week extension, Alan Cumming's acclaimed one-man production of Macbeth concludes its limited Broadway engagement today, July 14, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 W. 47th St.). Preview performances began, April 7, ahead of an official opening night on April 21. BroadwayWorld takes you back to the production's beginnings on Broadway below!
Following a two-week extension, Alan Cumming's acclaimed one-man production of Macbeth concludes its limited Broadway engagement today at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 W. 47th St.). The production was originally slated to close on Sunday, June 30.
The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) (Producing Artistic Director, Ty Jones), presents the Shakespeare classic A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Artistic Associate Justin Emeka this summer in Harlem's Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park. Performances of the free play, which runs today, July 13-30 (on Tuesdays through Sunday) at 7:30 pm, are made possible by the Ford Foundation.
Victory Gardens Theater presents the world premiere of Mojada by VG Associate Artist Luis Alfaro, directed by Artistic Director Chay Yew. Mojada will run today, July 12-August 11, 2013.
The Queens Players presents Macbeth, with direction by Alberto Bonilla, tonight, July 11 through the 27th.
Now in its 5th year, American Thymele Theatre's NYC Euripides Free Summer Festival Series presents HIPPOLYTUS from July 23rd through 27th. Outdoor performances will be held at the East River Park Amphitheatre (Tues. 7/23 and Wed. 7/24), the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park (Thurs. 7/25), at Theatre Seven Seventy Seven (Sat. 7/27). Stephen Diacrussi directs a cast of 22 headed by Amina Camille, Maite Uzal, Matthew Cavender, Maia Karo, Gregory L. Wilson, Gavin Rohrer, Reet Roos Varnikand Shawn Patrick Gianella. The chorus is led by MaryBeth Schroeder.
Cuban National Office of Scenic Arts, The University of Alabama and Company HavanaBama invite you to the World Premiere of ALCESTIS ASCENDING, a new play with music based on Euripides' classic drama. Written and directed by Seth Panitch, this groundbreaking collaboration combines actors and dancers from the Cuban National Office of Scenic Arts (several of whom are TV stars in Cuba) as well as actors from the University of Alabama. Performances of this Off-Broadway limited engagement run today, July 9 - 21 at the Harold Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd).
Last summer while many of us were enjoying some of the best weather in years, Robert Gilbert was interviewing transgender New Zealanders in Auckland.
After critically acclaimed productions this season of Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, and Euripides' The Bacchae, the Queens Players returns to the Secret Theatre main stage with a bloody and soul haunting retelling of William Shakespeare's MACBETH. Scroll down for photos of the cast!
He met Marilyn Monroe. He became obsessed with Norma Jean Baker. And that changed everything. The El Portal Theatre will present a poignant, compelling, and shocking tale of unrequited love, centered around the last month's of Marilyn Monroe's life as told in first-person by the man who lived it, and confirmed by excerpts from Marilyn's diary. Frank V. Furino's 'Marylin ... MADNESS & Me,' starring Trevor Peterson and introducing Bonnie Gilgallon, who brings the essence of Marilyn to life, puts a revealing spotlight on a career that has mesmerized the world for generations.
The Theatre @ Boston Court and Critical Mass Performance Group present 'Alcestis,' a World Premiere adaptation of Euripides' 'Alcestis' written and directed by Nancy Keystone, created in collaboration with Critical Mass. The play opens tonight, June 29 on the Main Stage at Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 North Mentor Avenue.
Victory Gardens Theater presents the world premiere of Mojada by VG Associate Artist Luis Alfaro, directed by Artistic Director Chay Yew. Mojadaruns July 12-August 11, 2013 with the Press Opening on Monday, July 22, 2013 at 7:30pm at Victory Gardens Theatre, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue.
The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) (Producing Artistic Director, Ty Jones), presents the Shakespeare classic A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Artistic Associate Justin Emeka this summer in Harlem's Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park. Performances of the free play, which runs July 13-30 (on Tuesdays through Sunday) at 7:30 pm, are made possible by the Ford Foundation.
The Queens Players presents Macbeth, with direction by Alberto Bonilla, July 11 through the 27th.
Composer and cellist Peri Mauer will premiere her new work LIFE ON EARTH tonight, June 19, 7 PM, as part of the Music With a View Festival 2013 at the Flea Theater (41 White St. NY, NY). The piece is for chamber orchestra. Mauer will be conducting and playing cello.
Point Park University's Conservatory Theatre Company will produce five works, including a special, student-devised production, a rock musical and a famous Irish play, in the 2013-2014 season. The season begins Oct. 18 and runs through April 19, 2014.
MEDEA, a masterpiece example of classical tragedy, is one of the Western world's greatest plays. It is a daunting undertaking. Some directorial decisions and story interpretation in this staging seem questionable, but the production is blessed with a brilliant performance by Tracee Patterson. It's worth going just to see this amazing actress spin her maniacal magic.
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