John Milton News

Victory Gardens Crip Slam and the University of Notre Dame present John Milton's Samson Agonistes.

Victory Gardens Crip Slam and the University of Notre Dame present John Milton's Samson Agonistes.

Victory Gardens Crip Slam and the University of Notre Dame present John Milton's Samson Agonistes.

According to DarkHorizons.com, Broadway veteran Benjamin Walker is in talks to star in the upcoming film, Paradise Lost, directed by Alex Proyas. Walker would play the archangel Michael in this movie adaptation of John Milton's classic poem.

According to published reports, Broadway veteran Bradley Cooper will star in the upcoming film, Paradise Lost, directed by Alex Proyas. Cooper will play Lucifer in this film adaptation of John Milton's classic poem.

The participants include Infinite Abyss Productions, Thinking Cap Theatre, Immeasurable Theatre, The Alliance Theatre Lab, Three Lefts Productions; theatre artists Vanessa Garcia, Lea Roy, Bradford Sadler and Wendy White. Vocalists Lisa Kerstin Braun, Jeanne Lynn Gray, and John Lariviere will provide pre-show solo concerts on separate nights.*

John Lithgow has just joined the cast of Radio Bloomsday, the 30th annual, 7-hour broadcast of excerpts from James Joyce's Ulysses.

Radio Bloomsday, the annual 7 hour radio broadcast of artists interpreting James Joyce's Ulysses, will be heard coast to coast on Thursday, June 16th, 2011 on WBAI, 99.5 FM in New York City and on KPFK, 90.7 in Los Angeles. This year's international celebration of James Joyce's novel Ulysses will feature artists from New York City, Los Angeles, London and Dublin. The show will be streamed live on wbai.org

Los Angeles Master Chorale, conducted by Music Director Gershon, presents Joseph Haydn's monumental The Creation Sunday, April 10, 2011, 7:00 p.m., at Walt Disney Concert Hall. A masterful oratorio ripe with optimism, it is considered by many to be the composer's crowning achievement.

Horse Trade Theater Group (Erez Ziv, Managing Director, Heidi Grumelot, Artistic Director) is proud to present the second annual FRIGID Hangovers, March 7-12 at The Kraine Theater & The Red Room (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Ave and Bowery).

FRIGID New York is a Fringe Festival located in the heart of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The selection process is part first- come, first- serve, and part lottery. FRIGID New York returns 100% of the box office revenue to the participating company. FRIGID New York offers 30 production slots no longer than 60 minutes in length: 10 shows each in The Kraine Theater, The Red Room, and UNDER St. Marks.

The Williamsburg Art and Historical Center's Theater for the Performing Arts Presents THE WOMAN ARTIST'S JOURNEY, An evening of plays by members of The Brooklyn Playwrights Collective As part of the Center's Women Forward! Art Exhibition

Performance Space 122 announced that Radiohole is the recipient of the third Spalding Gray Award. The award is a special commission created in Spalding Gray's honor by Performance Space 122, together with Kathleen Russo, UCLA Live, and The Walker Arts Center. The recipient of this year's award receives a full production in the 2009-10 seasons at P.S. 122 and The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, as well as a stipend for its creation. The Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh was also announced as a partner in the award.

Tovah Feldshuh has replaced Kate Burton as Margo Channing in a November 7th benefit reading of All About Eve

Recent Standing Ovations IV favorite, Jennifer Rae Beck will replace Kerry O'Malley on November 7th in an all-star benefit reading of 'All About Eve'

A November 7th benefit reading of All About Eve, presented by the Melting Pot Theatre company, will star Kate Burton, Kerry O'Malley, Gregg Edelman, Terrence Mann, Emily Skinner and others