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Video: Get A First Look at JANE EYRE at Alley Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Apr 16, 2024


Get a first look at Alley Theatre's production Jane Eyre in all-new video. Directed by Eleanor Holdridge (Ken Ludwig's Lend Me A Soprano), this timeless tale of love, resilience, and self-discovery comes to life in Elizabeth Williamson's stage adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel.

Cast Set for Alley Theatre's JANE EYRE This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2024


Alley Theatre has revealed the cast of Jane Eyre. Learn who is starring and see how to purchase tickets.

Interview: Bruce Winant on Reuniting With Tevye in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at The Gateway Playhouse
by Joshua Wright - Jan 18, 2024


The return of the beloved classic musical, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, is now in rehearsals and will run at The Gateway Playhouse from January 26 – February 25, 2024. BroadwayWorld sat down with Bruce Winant, who's starring as Tevye, to talk about his return to the role, his personal connection to the story, and more.

Full Cast Set for FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at The Gateway Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2024


The return of the beloved classic musical, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, is now in rehearsals and will run at The Gateway Playhouse from January 26 – February 25, 2024.

Photos: Get a First Look at National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's AMID FALLING WALLS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 15, 2023


Production photos are now available for the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene production of Amid Falling Walls (Tsvishn Falndike Vent). Check out the photos here!

Performances Begin Tonight for National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's AMID FALLING WALLS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2023


Performances begin tonight for the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene production of Amid Falling Walls (Tsvishn Falndike Vent).

Photos: ANNE BEING FRANK Opens Off-Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 14, 2023


Anne Being Frank by Australian playwright Ron Elisha opened Off - Broadway on Tuesday, September 12. The World premiere production runs until October 29 at 28th Street Theatre in New York City.

SUNDAY Extends at Melbourne Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2023


Melbourne Theatre Company's critically acclaimed production of Sunday will extend until 21 February at Southbank Theatre, marking a strong start to Season 2023.

Melbourne Embraces SUNDAY Ahead Of Melbourne Theatre Company Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2023


Melbourne preview audiences have embraced Sunday - a new Australian play about  an unconventional Melbourne icon who changed the cultural fabric of Australia - ahead of its opening night, Friday 20 January at Southbank Theatre, marking the official start of Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director & Co-CEO Anne Louise Sarks' inaugural season. 

Alex Roe Takes on the Role of Melville in THE SEA LADY
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2022


Actor and Director Alex Roe will be taking over the role of Horace Melville in Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse's sell-out premiere of Neith Boyce's THE SEA LADY. Roe is known for his performances at Metropolitan as Jesse James in MISSOURI LEGEND, Richard Dudgeon in THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE, and Blemie, the dog, in Eugene O'Neill's LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF SILVERDENE EMBLEM O'NEILL. 

Metropolitan Playhouse Presents THE SEA LADY, October 6 - 30, 2022
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 10, 2022


Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse has opened  the world premiere of Neith Boyce's THE SEA LADY, a 1935 play bound for Broadway that never reached its opening, in limited run from October 6 - 30, 2022, in person at the Playhouse: 220 E 4th Street. Alex Roe (Thunder Rock, Poor of New York, Virtual Playhouse) directs.

Metropolitan Playhouse to Present THE SEA LADY in October
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 27, 2022


Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse returns with the world premiere of Neith Boyce's THE SEA LADY, a 1935 play bound for Broadway that never reached its opening, in limited run from October 6 - 30, 2022, in person at the Playhouse. Alex Roe (Thunder Rock, Poor of New York, Virtual Playhouse) directs.

This Weekend At Music Mountain: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players And Tabea Debus, Recorder & Adam Cockerham
by Grace Cutler - Jul 8, 2022


Now in its forty-seventh year of operation, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP) is America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble.

VIDEO: Rip Room Debut New Video 'Worth Repeating' Off Upcoming Album 'Alight and Resound'
by Michael Major - Mar 9, 2022


After successfully self-releasing and touring on two EPs, the three-piece returned to Louder Studios in Grass Valley, CA to reunite with storied engineer Tim Green (Nation of Ulysses, Melvins, Bikini Kill, Sebadoh). The result is the charismatic and alluringly unpredictable debut full-length record, 'Alight and Resound', with twelve pulsing songs.

BWW Exclusive: 'Everybody Rise!' - In Honor of STEPHEN SONDHEIM - The 91 GREATEST SONDHEIM SONGS (One For Each Year That He Lived)
by Peter Nason - Nov 27, 2021


The most important figure in musical theatre history is gone; let's celebrate his life by listening to his incredible works. Reviewer Peter Nason gets you started by listing his choices for the 91 greatest Sondheim songs.

TRIFLES to Stream on The Metropolitan Virtual Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - May 4, 2021


Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse presents a new free 'screened' reading, live-streamed at no charge, and a talkback to follow: TRIFES, by Susan Glaspell.

BWW Exclusive: THE 91 GREATEST STEPHEN SONDHEIM SONGS - In Honor of Mr. Sondheim's Birthday
by Peter Nason - Mar 18, 2021


BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 91 greatest Sondheim songs from stage, screen and beyond. See if your favorites made the cut! What's at #1?

VOTE THE NEW MOON, By Alfred Kreymburg Indicts The System At Metropolitan Virtual Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 20, 2020


The groundbreaking reading series continues as Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse presents its next free 'screened' reading: VOTE THE NEW MOON, by Alfred Kreymborg, live-streamed at no charge, with talkback to follow, on October 24th, 2020 at 8 PM, EDT.

VIDEO: New Music Video RETURN Raises Money for the Actors Benevolent Fund and Wilin Centre For Indigenous Arts
by Stephi Wild - Sep 8, 2020


A group of stars has joined forces for a new video, called Return, created to boost spirits for the performing arts industry and raise funds for the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and entertainment benevolent funds across Australia.

Metropolitan Playhouse to Present Free Screened Reading of THE PEOPLE by Susan Glaspell
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 14, 2020


Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse will present a free 'screened' reading of THE PEOPLE, a one-act play by Susan Glaspell, via live stream video, with talkback to follow, on Saturday, July 18th, 2020 at 8 PM, EST.

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