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Date of Death: October 16, 1997 (90)

Birth Place: New York, NY, USA

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MARIE AND ROSETTA Extends by Two Weeks Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Sep 15, 2016


Atlantic Theater Company has announced that the world premiere production of George Brant's play with music, Marie and Rosetta, starring Kecia Lewis (Mother Courage, Once on This Island) and Rebecca Naomi Jones (American Idiot, Hedwig and the Angry Inch) and directed by Atlantic Artistic Director Neil Pepe, has been extended an additional two weeks due to popular demand following opening last night to positive reviews.

Walnut Street Theatre Opens 208th Season with Rodgers and Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 12, 2016


Walnut Street Theatre opens its landmark 208th season with Rodgers and Hammerstein's Tony Award-winning romantic musical, SOUTH PACIFIC. Directed by Charles Abbott, with choreography by Michelle Gaudette, this production begins previews on September 6th, opens on September 14th and runs through October 23rd on the Walnut's Mainstage.

InterAct to Kick Off Season with Award-Winning Play GROUNDED
by BWW News Desk - Sep 1, 2016


Following rave reviews at the Public Theater in New York, as well as an acclaimed run in London (and the announcement that the captivating soul searching drama will soon be produced on the big screen starring Anne Hathaway), InterAct Theatre Company presents the Philadelphia debut of George Brant's GROUNDED.

BWW Interview: 6 Questions & a Plug with SOUTH PACIFIC's Christine Toy Johnson
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - Jun 29, 2016


Christine Toy Johnson has come full circle in a career with many facets: from her first Equity role to her current stint as Bloody Mary in Guthrie Theater's SOUTH PACIFIC, this Rodgers & Hammerstein musical has been important to her.

The Village Players of Birmingham to Present SOUTH PACIFIC
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 29, 2016


The Village Players of Birmingham will be concluding their 2015-2016 season with 'Some Enchanting Evening' as they perform the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, 'South Pacific.'

Atlantic Theater Company to Stage World Premiere of George Brant's MARIE AND ROSETTA
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 15, 2016


?Atlantic Theater Company has to announced the world premiere production of George Brant's play with music, Marie and Rosetta, directed by Atlantic artistic director Neil Pepe, as part of its 2016-2017 season in the fall.

Mirror Stage Examines Race and Gender in 11th Season of FEED YOUR MIND, Starting Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Oct 24, 2015


Sponsored in part by 4Culture, the 2015-16 season of Mirror Stage's popular FEED YOUR MIND staged reading series traces a path from Jamestown, Virginia in 1676 to Hampton, Virginia in 1945, with a detour through Hades and Ancient Greece, exploring questions of racial and gender equity.

Mirror Stage Examines Race and Gender in 11th Season of FEED YOUR MIND, Starting This October
by BWW News Desk - Aug 31, 2015


Sponsored in part by 4Culture, the 2015-16 season of Mirror Stage's popular FEED YOUR MIND staged reading series traces a path from Jamestown, Virginia in 1676 to Hampton, Virginia in 1945, with a detour through Hades and Ancient Greece, exploring questions of racial and gender equity.

Photo Flash: New Shots from SOUTH PACIFIC at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Aug 20, 2015


Get swept away to an exotic tropical paradise in Rodgers & Hammerstein's 10-time Tony Award-winning musical SOUTH PACIFIC. Now on stage at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre through Oct. 4, this show proves all things are not always fair when it comes to love and war. BroadwayWorld has new shots of the cast in action below!

Photo Flash: SOUTH PACIFIC Begins at Beef & Boards Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Aug 20, 2015


Get swept away to an exotic tropical paradise in Rodger & Hammerstein's 10-time Tony Award-winning musical South Pacific. Opening at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre tonight, Aug. 20, this show proves that when it comes to love and war, all things are not always fair. Scroll down for a look at the cast onstage!

Photo Flash: First Look at SOUTH PACIFIC at Beef & Boards
by BWW News Desk - Jul 24, 2015


Get swept away to an exotic tropical paradise in Rodger & Hammerstein's 10-time Tony Award-winning musical South Pacific. Opening at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre on Aug. 20, this show proves that when it comes to love and war, all things are not always fair. Scroll down for a first look at the cast onstage!

SOUTH PACIFIC Begins Tonight at Ivoryton Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - Jul 1, 2015


The issue of racism is front and center in America today and the Ivoryton Playhouse production of SOUTH PACIFIC could not be more timely. The story for Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1949 musical is drawn from a Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel by James A. Michener, entitled Tales of the South Pacific, and is considered by most critics to be among the greatest musicals of the twentieth century. For their adaptation, Rodgers and Hammerstein, along with co-writer Joshua Logan, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950.

The Kennedy Center to Host 10th Annual MFA Playwrights' Workshop This Summer
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 30, 2015


The Kennedy Center, in association with the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, the National New Play Network (NNPN)-the country's alliance of non-profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays-and with Stanford University's National Center for New Plays, will host more than 50 playwrights, directors, and dramaturgs from July 25 to August 2, 2015 as part of the 10th annual weeklong MFA Playwrights' Workshop featuring new works by MFA students from Columbia University, Northwestern University, Fordham University, Yale School of Drama, the Juilliard School, New York University-Tisch School of the Arts, University of California-San Diego, and the Juilliard School.

Ivoryton Playhouse to Present SOUTH PACIFIC
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 18, 2015


The issue of racism is front and center in America today and the Ivoryton Playhouse production of SOUTH PACIFIC could not be more timely. The story for Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1949 musical is drawn from a Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel by James A. Michener, entitled Tales of the South Pacific, and is considered by most critics to be among the greatest musicals of the twentieth century. For their adaptation, Rodgers and Hammerstein, along with co-writer Joshua Logan, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950.

SOUTH PACIFIC Heads to Ivoryton Playhouse This July
by BWW News Desk - Jun 15, 2015


The issue of racism is front and center in America today and the Ivoryton Playhouse production of SOUTH PACIFIC could not be more timely. The story for Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1949 musical is drawn from a Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel by James A. Michener, entitled Tales of the South Pacific, and is considered by most critics to be among the greatest musicals of the twentieth century. For their adaptation, Rodgers and Hammerstein, along with co-writer Joshua Logan, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950.

Jayne Atkinson to Direct WAM Theatre's NOMS DE GUERRE by Jacqueline E. Lawton
by Tyler Peterson - May 26, 2015


WAM Theatre has announced that Jayne Atkinson will be directing the next play in their 2015 Fresh Takes Play Reading Series, Noms de Guerre by Jacqueline E. Lawton.  

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre to Present SAYONARA at Theater Row's Clurman Theater
by Tyler Peterson - May 11, 2015


PAN ASIAN REPERTORY THEATRE continues its 38th Season with a re-imagining of the epic musical, James A. Michener's SAYONARA. This classic story of romance and the power of love to overcome the conflict between two clashing cultures, the US Military and a world-famous all female Takarazuka dance theatre, has a book by William Luce, lyrics by Hy Gilbert, music by George Fischoff, and is adapted from the novel by James A. Michener. Directed by Tisa Chang, with choreography by Rumi Oyama, and musical direction by Sarah Brett England; the production will begin previews on July 5, 2015 and run until July 26, 2015 at the Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row (410 W 42nd Street between 9th and Dyer). The official opening is on Thursday, July 9 at 7:30PM.

BWW Reviews: SOUTH PACIFIC at Algonquin Arts Theatre
by Michael T. Mooney - Apr 13, 2015


With SOUTH PACIFIC Algonquin Arts continues to provide the highest quality musical theatre to New Jersey audiences while showcasing Broadway's most talented performers.

BWW Reviews: Love Triumphs in Bayou City Theatrics' SOUTH PACIFIC
by Guest Blogger: Khrystian Cunningham - Mar 18, 2015


The show was a pleasant time-travel and an endearing, lighthearted laugh that suggests love can still, no matter what, triumph over all.

Alessa Neeck and Christopher Carl Star in SOUTH PACIFIC, Beginning Tonight at Musical Theatre West
by BWW News Desk - Feb 13, 2015


Just in time for Valentine's Day, Musical Theatre West (MTW) brings to the stage Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, tonight, February 13 - March 1, 2015.

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