John Kelly News

Sundance Institute announced today the acting company for its Theatre Lab at MASS MoCA. This program will run March 28 - April 11, 2010 at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Mass. Under the artistic direction of Philip Himberg, Producing Artist Director of the Sundance Institute Theatre Program, the Lab will provide fellows with guidance in the development of new work for the stage.

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest runs March 11th - May 9th at The Gift Theatre. The play is written by Dale Wasserman and based on the novel by Ken Kesey. The show is directed by Ensemble Member John Kelly Connolly, and assistant directed by Bridget Esterhuizen.

This year's Critics Circle Awards, sponsored by Actor's Equity Association, today announced is nominees for excellence in San Francisco Bay area theater. Berkeley Rep's production of American Idiot, which played in the fall of 2009, leads with 12 nominations and will open on Broadway this spring.

The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko has announced its listings of events and shows.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest runs March 11th - May 9th at The Gift Theatre. The play is written by Dale Wasserman and based on the novel by Ken Kesey. The show is directed by Ensemble Member John Kelly Connolly, and assistant directed by Bridget Esterhuizen.

JOHN KELLY & THE ESCAPE ARTIST - Original songs drawn from Caravaggio, wanderlust, and the grip of beauty.

2009 was a fantastic year for Canadian Theatre, and with many exciting things on the horizon for 2010, there is a lot for us to be thankful for. Throughout the year, BWW interviewed many people who were part of the various productions that graced the Canadian stage, and asked them for their advice on how to break into musical theatre. Here is a recap of some of the best tips we heard throughout 2009, to help gear up for 2010!

JOHN KELLY & THE ESCAPE ARTIST - Original songs drawn from Caravaggio, wanderlust, and the grip of beauty.

David Mirvish is delighted to announce a change to the line-up of shows for the 2009-10 Mirvish Theatre Subscription Season. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton's new musical THE BOYS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH will be the second show in the season, replacing the already announced Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The new show will play October 20 to November 29, 2009 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

Ellen Stewart, founder and artistic director of the East Village's La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, has long been deemed the heart and soul of the theatre space. Over the decades since opening La MaMa in 1961, she has been the main presence in the club and chief supporter of its artisits. She has lived by the motto that everyone who does a play at La MaMa is now part of the family.

The acclaimed comedy team of Steve Hayes and Tom Cayler return to the New York this fall to reprise their newest comedy 'STORIES WE TELL OURSELVES' after a sold-out run this summer.

The New York premiere of Orpheus X, with original music and text by 2007 Pulitzer Finalist Rinde Eckert, video by Denise Marika and directed by Robert Woodruff, draws from several literary and poetic sources, including the Sixth Century Greek poet Ibyous and the Roman poets Virgil and Ovid. Messrs.

La MaMa ETC - one of the standard-bearers of experimental theater in New York and around the globe since it was founded in 1961 by the inimitable Ellen Stewart - will rename its Annex theater the Ellen Stewart Theater at a gala entitled 'Celebrating Ellen' on Sunday, November 1 at 4 p.m. at the Annex, it has been announced by Mia Yoo, Associate Artistic Director of La MaMa, and Frank Carucci, President of the theater's Board of Directors.

Tony Award winner Bill Irwin, Meredith Monk, John Kelly and Peggy Shaw will be featured performers at La MaMa's 'Celebrating Ellen' fundraising event benefiting the non-profit theater on November 1 in the company's Annex Theatre.

David Mirvish is delighted to present Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton's new musical THE BOYS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, which will play September 22 through November 1, 2009 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. This will be the second show of the 2009/2010 Mirvish Subscription Season and tickets will go on sale on Saturday August 22, 2009.

This week marks the end of the successful Toronto run of The Boys in the Photograph. The Andrew Lloyd Webber/Ben Elton musical about a group of Irish football players growing up during a tumultous time in their country has been playing at the Royal Alexandra Theatre since September 22nd. We had the chance to sit down and talk with Tony LePage, who plays John Kelly, the male lead.

David Mirvish is delighted to announce a change to the line-up of shows for the 2009-10 Mirvish Theatre Subscription Season. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton's new musical THE BOYS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH will be the second show in the season, replacing the already announced Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The new show will play October 20 to November 29, 2009 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

David Mirvish is delighted to announce a change to the line-up of shows for the 2009-10 Mirvish Theatre Subscription Season. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton's new musical THE BOYS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH will be the second show in the season, replacing the already announced Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The new show will play October 20 to November 29, 2009 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

David Mirvish is delighted to announce a change to the line-up of shows for the 2009-10 Mirvish Theatre Subscription Season. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton's new musical THE BOYS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH will be the second show in the season, replacing the already announced Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The new show will play October 20 to November 29, 2009 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.