James Andrew News

Barksdale Theatre announces the World Premiere of Scorched Earth by best-selling Richmond author, David L. Robbins, and featuring Richmond actors. This theatrical adaptation is based on Robbin's acclaimed 2002 novel of the same name. The play opens at Barksdale Theatre Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive, on Friday, April 13 and runs through Sunday, May 20, 2012. Scorched Earth director, Steve Perigard, has over fifty directing credits with Barksdale and Theatre IV including Circle Mirror Transformation, A Thousand Clowns, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Lead actor, Adrian Reider, returns to Barksdale after time in New York with Off-Broadway credits including If Memory Serves, Deathtrap, Paper Doll and television credits of Law and Order, Sex and the City, Guiding Light, As the World Turns, and All My Children. Returning to the Barksdale stage are cast members: David Janeski (Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas at Barksdale Hanover Tavern, Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter at Theatre IV), Ronnie Brown (Top Dog/Underdog at Sycamore Rouge, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at Henley Street Theatre), and David Bridgewater (August: Osage County at Cadence Theatre, Becky's New Car at Barksdale). The production welcomes McLean Jesse to Richmond in her first appearance at Barksdale Theatre. Set design by Ron Keller, resident scenic designer at Theatre VCU, accommodates thirty-three scenes from courtroom to graveside.

The Company of Angels presents the world premiere of the new play WIND CHIMES written by John Dubiel. The production will be directed by John Miyasaki.

The Company of Angels will present the world premiere of the new play WIND CHIMES written by John Dubiel. The production will be directed by John Miyasaki.

The Company of Angels will present the world premiere of the new play WIND CHIMES written by John Dubiel. The production will be directed by John Miyasaki.

Laurel Mill Playhouse will present their One Act Festival, produced by Marvin & Maureen Rogers and Diana & Larry Simmons, on September 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 & 25, 2011

Laurel Mill Playhouse will present their One Act Festival, produced by Marvin & Maureen Rogers and Diana & Larry Simmons, on September 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 & 25, 2011

Laurel Mill Playhouse will present their One Act Festival, produced by Marvin & Maureen Rogers and Diana & Larry Simmons, on September 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 & 25, 2011

HAIR: Then and Now will play on Thirteen Friday, August 19th at 1:00 AM. A celebration of Hair, the 'tribal love-rock musical' now a Tony Award-winning revival back on Broadway for the summer. Our guests include the show's composer Galt MacDermot and co-lyricist/librettist James Rado, who wrote the show's enduring rock score (with the late Gerome Ragni). Also on the program, actor Gavin Creel, who was nominated for a Tony for his portrayal of Claude, the role originally created in the Sixties by Rado. Creel, Rado and MacDermot perform the first act finale song 'Where Do I Go?' with MacDermot's son, Vince, on the bongos.

Located right in the heart of Williamsburg, a few steps (literally) from the Bedford Ave subway stop, Spike Hill is a prime spot for live music, parties, film screenings and whatever other shenanigans you can dream up.

The New York Civil Liberties Union today announced a star-studded lineup of award-winning performers for Broadway Stands Up for Freedom, its annual benefit show scheduled for Monday, July 25 at the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts.

STC Ed presents Hamlet by William Shakespeare in a new adaptation by Naomi Edwards, runs 18 March to 8 April 2011. Opening Night: Monday 21 March 2011 at Wharf 2, Sydney Theatre Company, Pier 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay

STC Ed presents Hamlet by William Shakespeare in a new adaptation by Naomi Edwards, runs 18 March to 8 April 2011. Opening Night: Monday 21 March 2011 at Wharf 2, Sydney Theatre Company, Pier 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay

STC Ed presents Hamlet by William Shakespeare in a new adaptation by Naomi Edwards, runs 18 March to 8 April 2011. Opening Night: Monday 21 March 2011 at Wharf 2, Sydney Theatre Company, Pier 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay

Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2009 nominees- Chortle Award 2010 Winners IDIOTS OF ANTS- The Red Button

Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2009 nominees- Chortle Award 2010 Winners IDIOTS OF ANTS- The Red Button

Next Theatre Company is proud to announce the second production in their 2010-2011 What's Next Series with James Andrew Zoccoli's Wiggerlover [white boy + black dad = grey areas directed by Andrea Fears, September 23 - October 2, 927 Noyes Street in Evanston. Zoccoli performs in his semi-autobiographical work telling the story of his desire as a half-Italian, half-Polish to be all black when his white mother gets remarried to an African-American man. Next Theatre also adds ETTY to the roster of the What's Next Series, October 7 - 10. Wiggerlover is performed Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 with subscriber and student discounts available. Tickets may be purchased at nexttheatre.org or by calling 847-475-1875 x2.

Next Theatre Company is proud to announce the second production in their 2010-2011 What's Next Series with James Andrew Zoccoli's Wiggerlover [white boy + black dad = grey areas directed by Andrea Fears, September 23 - October 2, 927 Noyes Street in Evanston. Zoccoli performs in his semi-autobiographical work telling the story of his desire as a half-Italian, half-Polish to be all black when his white mother gets remarried to an African-American man. Next Theatre also adds ETTY to the roster of the What's Next Series, October 7 - 10. Wiggerlover is performed Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 with subscriber and student discounts available. Tickets may be purchased at nexttheatre.org or by calling 847-475-1875 x2.

The Gallery Players have extended their current production of TOP OF THE HEAP until November 15th. Based in 1950s Brooklyn, Top of the Heap follows Like You Like It and Yank! A new musical in The Gallery Players' tradition of championing new, undiscovered hit musicals. TOP OF THE HEAP is making its Brooklyn premiere with this limited engagement.

The Gallery Players, three-time recipient of the New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical, is proud to announce casting and creative team for its fall musical: Top of the Heap.

The Gallery Players, three-time recipient of the New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical, is proud to announce casting and creative team for its fall musical: Top of the Heap.