John Houseman News

HOWL is proud to present Downtown Music Productions in 'The Cradle Will Rock,' the historic musical theater work by Marc Blitzstein, whose allegory of corruption and corporate greed is as timely today as when it was premiered in 1937.

The Box Office at 45 Bleecker Street Theatre has been flooded with calls from people purchasing tickets to the current run of Puppetry of the Penis.

The countdown is on as New Yorkers await the return of the global phenomenon Puppetry of the Penis, a show which Vanity Fair calls 'Dementedly good fun!' Puppetry of the Penis begins performance on August 4; opening August 6 running through August 30, 2009 at 45 Bleecker Street Theatre.

The countdown is on as New Yorkers await the return of the global phenomenon Puppetry of the Penis, a show which Vanity Fair calls 'Dementedly good fun!' Puppetry of the Penis begins performance on August 4; opening August 6 running through August 30, 2009 at 45 Bleecker Street Theatre.

With Matthew Modine playing a role he is unequivocally perfect for (a fictionalized version of himself), one can imagine the casting challenge for the rest of the characters in the Geffen Playhouse's upcoming production of Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas. But - barring having identical names to the characters they play - the Geffen Playhouse's cast includes a troupe of comedians befitting their satirical roles.

MAY CONTAIN NUTS, seven American one-act comedies by David Ives and Mike Folie, will be at the Hen and Chickens from Tuesday 22 September to Saturday 10 October.

The countdown is on as New Yorkers await the return of the global phenomenon Puppetry of the Penis, a show which Vanity Fair calls 'Dementedly good fun!' Puppetry of the Penis begins performance on August 4; opening August 6 running through August 30, 2009 at 45 Bleecker Street Theatre.

Ripped apart when they were teenagers, ten years later, Elle & Jeremy are thrust into each other's lives again and forced to discover if maybe they're meant to be together after all. THE CONSEQUENCES is a bittersweet rock and roll love story about the road not taken, dreams not followed, and whether you can start over again.

On Friday, July 17th 2009, creator and star of the international hit show Puppetry of the Penis, Simon Morley welcomed the next generation of penis puppeteer into the world. Brando Barbieri Morley was born at 9:45UK time at Hereford County Hospital, he weighed in at 7.14lbs, and it is safe to say, the Penile Empire has a successor! News of Brando's birth is testament to the fact that the art of genital origami is safe, and presents no long term damage.

Ripped apart when they were teenagers, ten years later, Elle & Jeremy are thrust into each other's lives again and forced to discover if maybe they're meant to be together after all. THE CONSEQUENCES is a bittersweet rock and roll love story about the road not taken, dreams not followed, and whether you can start over again.

The countdown is on as New Yorkers await the return of the global phenomenon Puppetry of the Penis, a show which Vanity Fair calls 'Dementedly good fun!' Puppetry of the Penis begins performance on August 4; opening August 6 running through August 30, 2009 at 45 Bleecker Street Theatre.

The Play Company is thrilled to present Susan Quinn, acclaimed author of 'Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art out of Desperate Times' as part of The Play Company's event series Idea Lab. Ms. Quinn uses rare archival footage culled from the National Archives to illustrate the story of one of the New Deal's boldest initiatives - The Federal Theatre Project.

Theatre legend Patti LuPone has issued a response regarding the recent run-in with a Las Vegas audience member who was texting during the show. The action forced LuPone to stop the show, and calmly repremand the texter.

Theatre legend Patti LuPone has once again stopped a show cold. The incident took place June 21, while the actress was performing her brand-new show, Gypsy In My Soul, at the Orleans Showroom in Las Vegas. While introducing the iconic 'Don't Cry For Me, Argentina' LuPone noticed an audience member texting on his cell phone. Steve Friess of VegasHappensHere.com was at the show, and Tweeted (@thestrippodcast) immediately after the event.

Now that her already legendary run in Gypsy is over, Patti LuPone is set for a number of concert dates throughout the year, in addition to the previously announced dates with Mandy Patinkin for 'An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin' she will make a concert stop in Las Vegas at the Orleans Casino & Hotel on June 20th and 21st. She can also be seen (and heard) at the Cincinnati May Festival in Kurt Weil's 'The Seven Deadly Sins', Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. James Conlon will be the Musical Director for the series of concerts. For her complete schedule visit her official website at, www.pattilupone.net. Patti LuPone swept the 2008 theatre awards winning the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Actress in a Musical and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance for her performance as Rose in the critically-acclaimed new Broadway production of the classic Jule Styne-Stephen Sondheim-Arthur Laurents musical Gypsy, directed by the show's author, Mr. Laurents, currently at the St. James Theatre.

The Play Company is thrilled to present Susan Quinn, acclaimed author of 'Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art out of Desperate Times' as part of The Play Company's event series Idea Lab. Ms. Quinn uses rare archival footage culled from the National Archives to illustrate the story of one of the New Deal's boldest initiatives - The Federal Theatre Project.

Marin Theatre Company presents the final show of its highly successful 2008-09 season with a seminal work of modern comedy, Joe Orton's uproarious farce What the Butler Saw in MTC's Boyer Theatre beginning June 4.

Planet Connections Theater Festivity will premiere in June 2009 as a new festival designed to promote awareness in the theatrical community about social and cultural issues. Formed by two Spotlight On Festival alums, Glory Bowen and Frank Calo, the festival will explore using theater as a tool for social change while connecting artists with new audiences in fun theatrical environment. The goals of the festival are to inspire people to get involved and fight for world causes.

Booth! an exciting new musical, will have its New York premiere at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at New York University from June 2 through June 7. An examination of the life of 19th Century maverick actor Edwin Booth, Booth! features music by noted composer Barbara Harbach and lyrics by Jonathan Yordy, with book and direction by Niyi Coker, Jr. James Richards conducts. The cast includes Jan Prokop, Keith Boyer, Amanda Boyer, Jessica Marsco and Kyle Minshew.

The T Fellowship, the ambitious Theater program created in an effort to encourage, support and develop a new generation of creative theatrical producers, is now seeing the first yield of its considerable efforts with the critical hit GROUNDSWELL, the U.S. premiere of the award-winning play by Ian Bruce and directed by Scott Elliott. Presented by The New Group, GROUNDSWELL is produced in association with Orin Wolf, the first recipient of the T Fellowship for Creative Producing.