Jay Michaels News

Planet Connections changes the landscape of New York theatre this year. The award-winning Planet Connections Theatre Festivity runs June 12 - July 9, 2017 at The Clemente, 107 Suffolk Street, NYC. WWW.PLANETCONNECTIONS.ORG

Planet Connections changes the landscape of New York theatre this year. The award-winning Planet Connections Theatre Festivity runs June 12 - July 9, 2017 at The Clemente, 107 Suffolk Street, NYC. WWW.PLANETCONNECTIONS.ORG

The secrets of a war from long ago are brought to light in P.O.W., a new play by Irving A. Greenfield, directed by Laurie Rae Waugh, part of the American Theatre of Actors' Cutting-Edge Summer Series, Wednesday - Saturday, June 7 - 10 and June 14 - 17 @ 8:00 p.m. Sundays, June 11 & 18 @ 3:00 p.m. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal below!

Frank Calo's Spotlight On Festivals (www.spotlighton.org) have gathered some joyous accolades over the years, including a production staged in Paris. Now they have the great news that a production in their current festival, LONE STAR, produced by NINE Theatricals has sealed a deal to take the production OFF-BROADWAY for a special limited run celebrating NINE Theatricals' first decade in operation.

'We are all energized about this powerful play,' remarked Mary Elizabeth Micari, artistic director of Genesis Repertory, regarding Mohammed Saad Ali's new play.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents their annual Producer Boot Camp: Weekend Intensive for Showcase Producing on Saturday, April 29, 2017 and Sunday, April 30, 2017 from 10am-6pm at Nola Studios, 244 W. 54th Street, 11th floor Studio C.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents their annual Producer Boot Camp: Weekend Intensive for Showcase Producing on Saturday, April 29, 2017 and Sunday, April 30, 2017 from 10am-6pm at Nola Studios, 244 W. 54th Street, 11th floor Studio C. For full details of curriculum and faculty, visit http://truonline.org/events/weekend-intensive-2017/.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents their annual Producer Boot Camp: Weekend Intensive for Showcase Producing on Saturday, April 29, 2017 and Sunday, April 30, 2017 from 10am-6pm at Nola Studios, 244 W. 54th Street, 11th floor Studio C.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) and The Playroom Theatre present the TRU March Panel - Where Do I Fit In: Which Festival and Why? on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 7:30pm (doors open for networking at 7pm) at The Playroom Theater, 151 W. 46th Street, 8th floor, NYC 10036. For more details, visit http://truonline.org/events/which-festival/.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) and The Playroom Theatre present the TRU March Panel - Where Do I Fit In: Which Festival and Why? on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 7:30pm at The Playroom Theater.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents the 2017 TRU Combined Audition Event - on Saturday, April 8 and Sunday, April 9, 2017 from 10am - 6pm at The Desotelle Theater, 300 W 43rd St #301, NYC 10036.

Israel Horovitz's longest-running play, LINE, draws closer to its 50th anniversary performance at the end of this year. A powerful group of actors have joined the rotating repertory of three full casts. Scroll down for photos!

Director Laurie Rae Waugh walks us through two engaging tales about bringing ordinary people face-to-face with death ... concept and reality … written by outspoken author James Crafford. Scroll down for a sneak peek!

Artistic New Directions rolls out another series of new and topical works in their Eclectic Evening of Shorts: BOXERS & BRIEFS Series, running now through February 12 at Theatre 54, 244 West 54th Street, NYC. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the shorts below!

Maritza Renae Hernandez is now part of the 50th Anniversary company of Israel Horovitz's LINE (directed by Jay Michaels and produced and designed by Mary Elizabeth Micari) as Molly, a role she played previously.

LINE, Israel Horovitz's absurdist masterpiece, already the longest-running show in New York history (or anywhere for that matter), enters its 50th year in New York.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces an opportunity for those outside the New York area, or unable to make it to live TRU events, to benefit from the information shared by the theater's leading network for developing theater professionals.

The MITF Awards Return! John Chatterton's 17th Summer Fest yielded an amazing crop of productions. Award Ceremony will be directly after the current festival: MIDTOWN INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL: AUTUMN ARTS 2016 October 26 - November 20 at the Jewel Box @ The WorkShop 312 W 36th Street, NYC www.midtownfestival.org

Mario Claudio has had a great year... and his lucky number is 13.

A reunion in rep: Jay Michaels joins 'Three Bites of the Apple' Robert Liebowitz' revival of some of his more recognized works has become a revival of sorts as Jay Michaels, producer and public relations executive, joins the company ... on stage.