San Francisco Playhouse continued its commitment to developing new plays and nurturing the voices of active writers with the selection of the playwrights who will comprise the third year of the company's five-year commission program.
BroadwayWorld has the scoop on the musical, which played for nine previews at the Longacre Theatre before Broadway shut down on March 12 and will premiere on Netflix ahead of the Broadway opening.
Could Diana be the next musical to be filmed live on stage? Baz Bamigboye of The Daily Mail has reported that the show will be filmed without an audience, and will be available to stream on Netflix prior to returning to Broadway in 2021.
The Metropolitan Opera has released a new clip of Renee Fleming from her recent performance in the Met Stars Live in Concert series. Fleming sings Laurettaa??s aria from Puccinia??s a?oeGianni Schicchia?? at the historic Dumbarton Oaks estate in Washington, D.C.
A video was released of Soprano Renée Fleming, accompanied by Robert Ainsley, singing a?oeAdieu, notre petite tablea?? from Masseneta??s Manon in a rehearsal for her August 1 performance.
The New York City public school students who participated in the TDF Wendy Wasserstein Project this academic year attended a virtual celebration on Monday, June 8 at 4 p.m. on YouTube.
See 'Conscience,' a gripping world premiere play by Joe DiPietro. It is being performed through March 29th at GSP housed in NBPAC. With the exceptional direction of the Playhouse's Artistic Director, David Saint and featuring an outstanding cast of four thespians, 'Conscience' presents a slice of history, one that will resonate with a modern audience.
Tony winner Harriet Harris, currently starring as Margaret Chase Smith in Joe DiPietro's CONSCIENCE, will be this week's special guest on the popular radio talk show 'State of the Arts,' on WPKN (89.5 FM) tomorrow (Friday) at 12:25 PM. The interview may also be heard at wpkn.org. Two-time Tony winner Joe DiPietro's newest play opened March 6th to critical acclaim at George Street Playhouse's new home at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
Swift Creek Mill Theatre will offer a Pay-What-You-Can performance of their MainStage production of a?oeI Love You, You're Perfect, Now Changea?? Thursday, March 19, at 8 p.m. Regularly-priced theatre tickets are $40.
From March 24th-29th, North Carolina Theatre will be presenting a production of Joe DiPietro & David Bryan's 2010 Tony-winning musical, Memphis, at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Robert Hartwell, who will be directing and choreographing the production.
Two-time Tony winner Joe DiPietro's newest play CONSCIENCE is set to begin performances tonight at George Street Playhouse's new home at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. In this brief rehearsal video, the show's stars, Tony winner Harriet Harris and Lee Sellars, discuss the anticipated world premiere.