Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: PERFECT ARRANGEMENT opens off-Broadway, David Arquette takes SHERLOCK on tour, NAMT kicks off and more!
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its 2015/2016 season with David Auburn's brilliant contemporary drama Proof, winner of the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This riveting masterpiece tells the still timely tale of a young woman caught in a quest for legitimacy in the male dominated world of high-level science. It is a mystery of family instability and fledgling romance, an exhilarating, funny, and fulfilling tribute to the humanity that permeates our world of equations, equivocations, and codes. Proof will be directed by TheatreWorks Associate Artistic Director Leslie Martinson and features a talented cast including L. Peter Callender, Michelle Beck, Ashley Bryant, and Lance Gardner.
New York's funniest show Celebrity Autobiography will welcome to its cast stars of stage and screen Brooke Shields, Michael Urie (Buyer & Cellar, TV's Ugly Betty), Tate Donovan (TV's 24, Damages), Tony Award-nominee Christopher Fitzgerald (Finian's Rainbow, Wicked), Jackie Hoffman (On the Town, Hairspray), Geraldine Hughes (Belfast Blues, Jerusalem) and Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel for tonight's September 19 show at 9:30pm at The Triad (Stage 72 -- 158 West 72nd Street).
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its 2015/2016 season with David Auburn's brilliant contemporary drama Proof, winner of the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This riveting masterpiece tells the still timely tale of a young woman caught in a quest for legitimacy in the male dominated world of high-level science. It is a mystery of family instability and fledgling romance, an exhilarating, funny, and fulfilling tribute to the humanity that permeates our world of equations, equivocations, and codes. Proof will be directed by TheatreWorks Associate Artistic Director Leslie Martinson and features a talented cast including L. Peter Callender, Michelle Beck, Ashley Bryant, and Lance Gardner. Performances will be presented October 7 - November 1 (press opening October 10) at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro Street (at Mercy), Mountain View. For tickets ($19-$80) and information the public may visit www.TheatreWorks.org or call (650) 463-1960.
The Entertainment Industry Foundation announced today that a live, one-hour special for its 'Think It Up' education initiative will be telecast on all four U.S. broadcast networks tonight, September 11.
Today, the Environmental Media Association (EMA) has announced its 2015 honorees for the upcoming Environmental Media Awards, presented by Toyota and Lexus.
Stage vet Jeremy Northam will play prime minister Anthony Eden in Netflix's upcoming original series THE CROWN, currently in production. The Daily Mail reports that the actor should 'have a field day' with the role.
New York's funniest show CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY hosted two special performances in The Hamptons at Guild Hall on August 21st, which starred Brooke Shields, Christie Brinkley, Susan Lucci, music icon Debbie Harry, Ralph Macchio, comedy legend Alan Zweibel and Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel. Scroll down for photos!
New York's funniest show Celebrity Autobiography will welcome to its cast stars of stage and screen Brooke Shields, Michael Urie (Buyer & Cellar, TV's Ugly Betty), Tate Donovan (TV's 24, Damages), Tony Award-nominee Christopher Fitzgerald (Finian's Rainbow, Wicked), Jackie Hoffman (On the Town, Hairspray), Geraldine Hughes (Belfast Blues, Jerusalem) and Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel for its September 19 show at 9:30pm at The Triad (Stage 72 -- 158 West 72nd Street). In September, Celebrity Autobiography will showcase books from Irish notables and several Irish actors and is a part of NY's Annual Festival of Irish Theatre.
3 VOICES THEATRE will present the world premiere of STARF*CKERS, a collection of short plays written by Jenn Tufaro and directed by Aliza Shane (NY IT Award for Outstanding Short Script, The Three Sillies), opening Friday, August 21.
For many San Diegans, their ability to understand and appreciate the wonders of the Bard during our Summer Shakespeare Festival has increased exponentially since they joined us for Thinking Shakespeare Live!, a 90-minute exploration of the language of Shakespeare led by Old Globe Artistic Director Barry Edelstein and assisted by three professional classical actors.
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced that Director/Producer Ron Howard, Teamsters Local 817 President Thomas J. O'Donnell, Director/Writer/Producer Tyler Perry, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Film Editor Thelma Schoonmaker will be honored at the 2015 DGA Honors
For the August 17 show at 7pm at The Triad (Stage 72 -- 158 West 72nd Street), New York's funniest show Celebrity Autobiography will feature in its cast several stars of stage & screen, including actress/comedian Sherri Shepherd (Cinderella on Broadway, Top Five, 30 Rock), Michael Urie (Show For Days, Buyer & Cellar, Ugly Betty), Tate Donovan (Argo, Damages, 24), Rachel Dratch (SNL), Scott Adsit (Big Hero 6, 30 Rock), comedy legend & Tony Award-winner Alan Zweibel, and Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel.
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the next event for the CREATORS, COCKTAILS, & CONVERSATIONS series, presented by Bay Street Theater and Hamptons magazine. The series continues with 'Style Setters' tonight, July 10.
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the next event for the CREATORS, COCKTAILS, & CONVERSATIONS series, presented by Bay Street Theater and Hamptons magazine. The series continues with 'Style Setters' on July 10. Enjoy a glass of wine and join fashion veterans as they discuss their inspiration, ideas, and iconic career moments. The third event will be 'Design in Mind' on August 21 with interior design experts. The series is sponsored by Harbor's Edge Condominiums. The events will be moderated by Samantha Yanks, Editor-in-Chief, Hamptons magazine. All events start at 5 pm. Tickets are $20 each and are available by visiting www.baystreet.org or by calling the Box Office at 631-725-9500.