Genevieve News

El musical basado en las canciones de ABBA se estreno en el teatro Ópera Citi. Gran trabajo de Marisol Otero y un ensamble destacado.

Paper Mill Playhouse just opened Damn Yankees, directed by Paper Mill Playhouse's Producing Artistic Director, Mark S. Hoebee, with choreography by Denis Jones. The cast features Howard McGillin (Applegate), Chryssie Whitehead (Lola), Christopher Charles Wood (Joe Hardy), Joseph Kolinski (Joe Boyd), Patti Cohenour (Meg Boyd) and Nancy Anderson (Gloria Thorpe). BroadwayWorld was there for the big opening and brings you coverage from the first curtain call below!

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has been a part of literary culture and legend since Robert Louis Stevenson first published his novella in 1886. The work was an instant success and is one of Stevenson's bestselling titles.

The French version of Next to Normal will play in Montreal at Theatre du Rideau Vert in May 2012. Genevieve Charest will reprise Alice Ripley's role, Diana. Jean Maheu will be Dan, Isabeau Proulx Lemire will be Gabe and Véronique Claveau will play tourmented daughter Nathalie.

ABC's All My Children star Susan Lucci will star in ABC's pilot episode of Marc Cherry's Devious Maids.

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre has brought many theatrical premieres to the area including being one of the first theaters in the country to obtain the rights to produce a regional theater production of the musical comedy The Wedding Singer. Other shows, such as Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Musical, La Cage aux Folles, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Mel Brooks'The Producers, and All Shook Up made their western Maryland regional theater debuts at Way Off Broadway.

Producers Victor Syrmis, Carl Rumbaugh and Susan Batson, along with Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) today announced the complete cast and creative team for the World Premiere of In Masks Outrageous and Austere, the final full length play by Tennessee Williams, directed by David Schweizer. Performances will now begin on Friday, April 6, 2012 with an Opening Night set for Monday, April 16, 2012 at Culture Project at 45 Bleecker (at Lafayette Street). The production is scheduled to play through May 26, 2012.

The New Hampshire Theatre Project presents Dreaming Again, written and directed by Genevieve Aichele with music by Agnes Charlesworth, April 13-15. Dreaming Again is an original dramatic play based on stories of Granite State immigrants and refugees who have resettled in New Hampshire over the past 100 years. Drawn from interviews with 30 different contemporary immigrants, as well as literary and historic sources, Dreaming Again celebrates both the joys and difficulties of arriving as a stranger and learning how to be a citizen in your new home. As a recent immigrant says so eloquently: Like a child, I am teaching myself how to dream again.

George Street Playhouse will present Twelve Angry Men March 13 through April 8. Directed by David Saint, the production will star: With David Adkins, John Bolger, Jim Bracchitta, David Canary, Scott Drummond, Gregg Edelman, Jonathan Hadary, Jonathan C. Kaplan, Andrew Nogasky, James Rebhorn, David Schramm, Lee Sellars and Michael Sirow.

Atlantic Theater Company presented their annual Spring Gala Bring It On Home last night, March 5, 2012 at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers - an evening of soul music celebrating the upcoming re-opening of the company's newly renovated Linda Gross main stage theater.

Harrah's North Kansas City will present Anthony Kearns, the original founding member of the Irish group, The Irish Tenors, for a special St. Patrick's Day concert on Saturday, March 3, 2012.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) in cooperation with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), today announced the Drama Performer Pre-Nominations for the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards.

EgoPo Classic Theater will present the world premiere of The Golem. This one-of-a-kind devised theatrical event will be created by the cast under the direction of EgoPo's literary director,Brenna Geffers. The second installment of EgoPo's season long Festival of Jewish Theater, The Golem will be performed at the Prince Music Theater. Press opening will be March 29th. The show will run until April 15th.

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre will present Jekyll & Hyde, described as 'an evocative tale of the epic battle between good and evil, based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story,The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, about a brilliant doctor whose experiments with human personality create a murderous counterpart. Convinced the cure for his father's mental illness lies in the separation of Man's evil nature from his good, Dr. Henry Jekyll unwittingly unleashes his own dark side, wreaking havoc in the streets of late 19th century London as the savage, maniacal Edward Hyde.'

Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW presented BACK TO METHUSELAH:PART TWO - a comedy of epic proportions by George Bernard Shaw - last night, February 27 at The Players Club. Now in its seventh sold-out year, Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW made history in December 2009 as the first company ever to present every play (including full-length works, one-acts and sketches) written by George Bernard Shaw.

Ronan Tynan once again returned to The Patchogue Theatre, Patchogue, New York for what has become an annual February event. This year's concert took place on February 25 and was another sold out event.

A previously announced event at the Gallo Center for the Arts has taken on added star power with the news that performers from the Fox Television hit "Glee" will be appearing. The television show's casting director Robert Ulrich of Modesto, and his wife, actress Kim Johnston-Ulrich of Ripon, are to be honored in April at a "Hometown Heroes" event, a continuing series at the Gallo Center that salutes area residents who have achieved national success in their fields.

Quick Changes Productions will present the world premiere of IMPROVed, a new comedy by Genevieve Adams in which the rules of improvisation are challenged and exploited, with performances set for February 26 at Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street) in Manhattan.

Abingdon Theatre Company - which has produced 64 new American plays in its 18-year history - continues its 2011-2012 Season with the world premiere of LOST ON THE NATCHEZ TRACE, a new play by Jan Buttram, Artistic Director of Abingdon Theatre Company and author of the recent hit PHANTOM KILLER, playing through February 26at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex's Dorothy Strelsin Theatre (312 West 36th Street).

This spring the NHTP Junior Repertory Company presents an ensemble work in their production of The Detention Club. When faced with the challenge of finding a stage piece for this tight ensemble of students ranging in ages from 10-14, director Meghann Beauchamp was in a bind. 'It's difficult to find plays for this age group, specifically for our students who have classical acting training at a younger age than most and have a serious commitment to the craft of acting. Most plays for youth simply aren't challenging enough.'