Jane Friedman News

There will be a Celebration of legendary theatrical press agent Shirley Herz, on Monday, November 4th at 1:30 pm at the Samuel J Friedman Theatre, 261 West 47th Street, NYC. Some of the participants are Jeffrey Alper, Sam Altman, Barry Brown, Jan Buttram, Robert Callely, Tyne Daly, Jane Friedman, Diane Judge, Angela Lansbury, 'Charlotte Moore, Tom Rhoads, Liz Smith, Iris Williams and La Cage aux Folles' Original cast members: Betsy Craig, Dan Grady, Cady Huffman, David Jackson, Eric Lamp, Tom Sesma & Jennifer Smith. Musical accompaniment by Mark Hummel and Don Pippin.

The 2013 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, today announced its lineup for the 2013 Tribeca Talks panel series.

Ellie Covan, Founder & Artistic Director of Dixon Place, announced today that the NYC performance company ANIMALS will be awarded the First Annual Tom Murrin Performance Award on Friday, February 8th at 9pm at Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street). The award has been created to honor and celebrate the life and work of Tom Murrin (aka the Alien Comic) by providing a transformative career opportunity to an emerging artist, selected by a distinguished panel of producers, artistic directors and artists.

With the onset of the 2010-11 academic year, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music ("CCM") proudly welcomes the following new faculty members.

The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) will host 'Playwrights on Censorship,' an evening with four of America's most celebrated playwrights speaking about their own experiences of censorship and self-censorship. This special event for the NCAC Free Speech Leadership Council will be hosted on Wednesday, June 23, from 6:30 - 8:30PM by Jane Friedman (CEO, Open Road Integrated Media). Playwrights Edward Albee, David Henry Hwang, Terence McNally, and Adam Rapp will

The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) will host 'Playwrights on Censorship,' an evening with four of America's most celebrated playwrights speaking about their own experiences of censorship and self-censorship. This special event for the NCAC Free Speech Leadership Council will be hosted on Wednesday, June 23, from 6:30 - 8:30PM by Jane Friedman (CEO, Open Road Integrated Media). Playwrights Edward Albee, David Henry Hwang, Terence McNally, and Adam Rapp will

Last night, Monday April 12, the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction (NFFR) presented Cabaret for Medicine, an intimate evening of musical entertainment produced by Carl Andress featuring Karen Akers, Jim Caruso, Barb Jungr, Linda Lavin, Christine Pedi, Billy Stritch and more.

Performance Space 122 Presents: THE TALKING SHOW THE MAGICAL RIDICULOUS JOURNEY OF ALIEN COMIC. World premiere: February 18 - March 7 Written and performed by Tom Murrin Directed by Lucy Sexton

Performance Space 122 Presents: THE TALKING SHOW THE MAGICAL RIDICULOUS JOURNEY OF ALIEN COMIC. World premiere: February 18 - March 7 Written and performed by Tom Murrin Directed by Lucy Sexton

Performance Space 122 Presents: THE TALKING SHOW THE MAGICAL RIDICULOUS JOURNEY OF ALIEN COMIC. World premiere: February 18 - March 7 Written and performed by Tom Murrin Directed by Lucy Sexton

Performance Space 122 Presents: THE TALKING SHOW THE MAGICAL RIDICULOUS JOURNEY OF ALIEN COMIC. World premiere: February 18 - March 7 Written and performed by Tom Murrin Directed by Lucy Sexton

Performance Space 122 Presents: THE TALKING SHOW THE MAGICAL RIDICULOUS JOURNEY OF ALIEN COMIC. World premiere: February 18 - March 7 Written and performed by Tom Murrin Directed by Lucy Sexton

The first annual Writer's Digest Conference: The Business of Getting Published breaks from the traditional writing conference mold with a program focused on the business of publishing rather than the writing craft.

The first annual Writer's Digest Conference: The Business of Getting Published breaks from the traditional writing conference mold with a program focused on the business of publishing rather than the writing craft.

The first annual Writer's Digest Conference: The Business of Getting Published breaks from the traditional writing conference mold with a program focused on the business of publishing rather than the writing craft.

Broadway's elite gathered to honor Roy Furman at UJA-Federation of New York's Theatre Group of the Entertainment, Media, and Communications Division's 2009 Excellence in Theatre Award Dinner on Monday, May 18, 2009, at The Mandarin Oriental, Columbus Circle at 60th Street, Manhattan.

The National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction (NFFR) presented Broadway for Medicine II featuring funny-lady Julie Halston (Hairspray, Sex and the City) and 'Professor of all things Broadway,' Sirius/XM Satellite Radio host Seth Rudetsky along with some very exciting special guests. The event took place on Monday, March 9, 2009 at Cipriani 42nd Street.

The Tony Award-winning Manhattan Theatre Club (Peter J. Solomon, Chairman of the Board; Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) dedicated its Broadway theatre the 'Samuel J. Friedman Theatre' on Thursday, September 4. The ceremony began at the theatre (261 West 47th Street at 8th Avenue) . MTC previously announced that it was renaming its Broadway home, until now known as the Biltmore Theatre, the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in recognition of the pioneering Broadway publicist.

The Tony Awardâ-winning Manhattan Theatre Club (Peter J. Solomon, Chairman of the Board; Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) today announced it will rename its Broadway house, the landmarked Biltmore Theatre, the 'Samuel J. Friedman Theatre' in recognition of the pioneering Broadway publicist.

Performance Space 122 will honor, celebrate and salute stellar individuals who work at every level critical to live performance, who epitomize the vital roles played onstage: performer Tom Murrin; backstage: producer Lori E. Seid; and offstage: our members at the Spring Gala 2008 to be held on Thursday, May 15th at the Angel Orensanz Center (172 Norfolk Street, Manhattan).