Woodshed Collective will present the world premiere of The Confidence Man, conceived by Woodshed Collective, written by Paul Cohen (winner of the 2008 NYCFringe best playwright award), and inspired by Herman Melville's1857 novel about a riverboat con man, beginning Tuesday, September 1 and playing free to the public on the ship Lilac, a decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard vessel docked on the north side of Pier 40, at the intersection of West and Houston streets on the Hudson River.
The Wiz, winner of 7 Tony Awards including 'Best Musical' and 'Best Score,' will be presented by the Franklin School for the Performing Arts SummerStage 2009 on Thursday, August 13 and Friday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, 224 Oak Street in Franklin.
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New Edgecliff Theatre has announced their twelfth season - and it's 'Twisted'. Aiming as always to both entertain and provoke, the NET 2009-10 season includes Peter Shaffer's award-winning Equus and a world premiere of an original production based on the classic play Cyrano. New Edgecliff also brings back two favorites: the Halloween 'Sweet Suspense' radio theatre fundraiser, and the holiday treat, The Santaland Diaries.
The Franklin Performing Arts Company is pleased to announce that the 2nd annual 'Whatever Theater Festival' is planned for Wednesday, July 29th through Saturday, August 1st. The first production of the Whatever Theater Festival is a medley of one-act plays which will presented at Franklin School for the Performing Arts , 38 Main Street, Franklin, on Wednesday evening, July 29th at 8:00 PM. This wonderful collection of short plays range from silly and strange to mysterious and thought provoking. Tickets for these performances can be purchased at the door and are $10 per adult and $5 per student.
The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) is pleased to announce the return of 'Shakespeare on the Common' for two performances during FPAC'S 'Whatever Theater Festival'. On Thursday, July 29 and Friday July 30, at 8:00 PM (weather permitting) the public is invited at attend a free presentation of MacBeth, Shakespeare's tragedy about the lust for power and its bloody repercussions which will feature Artistic Director, Nick Paone in the title role.
Laurel Mill Playhouse Summer Youth Production, located at 508 Main Street in historic Laurel, MD., presents Cinderella by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Directed and produced by Patti Knazik and musically directed by Stu Knazik, this family musical opens Friday, July 31.
Richard Blackwood, Derek Griffiths and Nina Sosanya will join the previously announced Sanaa Lathan, Adrian Lester, Phylicia Rashad and James Earl Jones in Debbie Allen's sell-out Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. Produced by Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones for Front Row Productions, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof will run at the Novello Theatre from 21 November to 10 April 2010, with press night on 1 December.
The Franklin Performing Arts Company is pleased to announce that the 2nd annual 'Whatever Theater Festival' is planned for Wednesday, July 29th through Saturday, August 1st. The first production of the Whatever Theater Festival is a medley of one-act plays which will presented at Franklin School for the Performing Arts , 38 Main Street, Franklin, on Wednesday evening, July 29th at 8:00 PM. This wonderful collection of short plays range from silly and strange to mysterious and thought provoking. Tickets for these performances can be purchased at the door and are $10 per adult and $5 per student.
On Our Toes in the Hamptons, the annual performance and fundraising gala featuring Evidence, A Dance Company one of the world's premier professional dance companies, returns for the sixth year. Founded by Ronald K. Brown, Evidence, A Dance Company is rooted in African dance fusing Contemporary, Jazz and Ballet with the rhythms and sounds of the African Diaspora and Caribbean cultures.
The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) is pleased to announce the return of 'Shakespeare on the Common' for two performances during FPAC'S 'Whatever Theater Festival'. On Thursday, July 29 and Friday July 30, at 8:00 PM (weather permitting) the public is invited at attend a free presentation of MacBeth, Shakespeare's tragedy about the lust for power and its bloody repercussions which will feature Artistic Director, Nick Paone in the title role.
The summer is going to be hot inside Workshop Theatre as it is transformed into the Lava Springs Country Club for Disney's High School Musical 2, which will run July 10-25!
For its sixth season, the NorthEast Shakespeare Ensemble will present Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors in repertory with Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, at the Lebanon Opera House from June 18 through July 4. These two classic plays will showcase the versatile talents of NESE's acting Company: Comedy is a fast-paced popular delight, full of puns, wordplay and slapstick humor, and one of the funniest plays the Bard ever wrote; in contrast, Godot is a tragicomedy, where 'nothing' happens, but audiences still stay glued to their seats.
'It was the idea that the Hackney Empire could offer its iconic stage for new local East End talent to take their first steps in either becoming performers or writers (or both) that first attracted me to the theatre prior to its refurbishment.
Called 'one of the ten top, hot companies in New York' by The New York Times, Theater Mitu invites you to the New York Premiere of DR.C (OR HOW I LEARNED TO ACT IN EIGHT STEPS) at 3LD Art and Technology Center. Performances run June 2-14 at 3LD (80 Greenwich Street at Rector Street -- accessible from the 1 train at Rector Street).
Theater Mitu presents the New York Premiere of DR.C (OR HOW I LEARNED TO ACT IN EIGHT STEPS) beginning previews June 2nd at 3LD Art and Technology Center. Created by the company and directed by Rubén Polendo, opening night is set for June 4th.
Jennifer Muller/The Works announces The Works' 35th Anniversary Season at The Joyce Theater at 175 Eighth Avenue (at 19th Street), NYC from June 9 - 14, 2009. The 2009 Season features the World Premieres of Bench, part of The Joyce Theater's 25th anniversary commissioning initiative, Tangle and Walk It Off. Tickets are $19 - 49 and are available at 212-242-0800 or www.joyce.org.
Theater Mitu presents the New York Premiere of Dr.C (Or How I Leared to Act in Eight Steps) beginning previews June 2nd at 3LD Art and Technology Center. Created by the company and directed by Rubén Polendo, opening night is set for June 4th.
The Sixth Annual 'On Our Toes in The Hamptons' featuring the internationally acclaimed Evidence, A Dance Company under the direction of founder Ronald K. Brown will take place at the home of The Honorable Bernard and Joyce Jackson, 2028 Deerfield Road, Water Mill, N.Y., 11976 on Saturday, August 22, 2009 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
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