Joshua Harmon News

Sunday night's episode of Strictly Come Dancing on the BBC featured a guest performance from Tony Award-winner and Broadway superstar Idina Menzel, singing Seasons of Love.

Alison Hildenbrand, Director (seated center) and Nakia Letang, Associate Director (seated left) of Fairfield University Undergraduate Admissions Office were the guests during a post-performance talkback Q&A at a recent performance of Square One Theatre's of production of the bold and often hilarious play, ADMISSIONS, written by Joshua Harmon.

During the 93rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Idina Menzel sang 'Sleigh Ride' from her recently released Christmas album 'Christmas: A Season of Love.'

Idina Menzel is celebrating the holidays in a major way in 2019. Not only has the Tony winner returned to the big screen in Disney's Frozen 2, but she just released a brand-new holiday album, Christmas: A Season of Love.

The bold and often hilarious new play, ADMISSIONS, written by Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews), is into the final four performances of Square One Theatre's 30th Anniversary Season.

With two weekends of performances under their belt, the Black Box Performing Arts Center will wrap its production of Fuddy Meers, by David Lindsay-Abaire, this Sunday evening. With shows such as Lynn Nottage's Sweat, Sarah Ruhl's How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, and the NJ premiere of Joshua Harmon's Significant Other, the Black Box Performing Arts Center made a name for itself in Teaneck as the area's premiere destination for immersive and cutting-edge plays. BBPAC is now located on Palisade Ave in downtown Englewood!

With the opening weekend performances of Fuddy Meers concluding this past weekend, the Black Box Performing Arts Center will continue to produce David Lindsay-Abaire's award winning play through November 17th.

BOXES by Joshua Harmon. Good Theater presents the East Coast premiere of the psychological thriller written by Jule Selbo. Directed by Stephen Underwood, the show stars Hannah Daly, Ashanti Williams, Thomas Ian Campbell, Sally Wood, and Dalton Kimball. November 6 - December 1.

It's probably just a coincidence, but two fine plays currently running at two award-winning regional theaters share an unusual commonality. Both focus on the issue of white privilege and the prevailing attitude that acknowledging its existence will end it. In THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Lyric Stage Company of Boston, the idea is to honor Native Americans in an elementary school play without benefit of any of them participating. In ADMISSIONS, receiving its Boston premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company, a couple of white liberal educators work hard to expand racial diversity at their small New England prep school, but their progressive values are tested when their exceptional son's Ivy League dreams are derailed. Remarkably, there are no indigenous people or people of color on stage in either production, an intentional, pointed omission by the playwrights.

With shows such as Lynn Nottage's Sweat, Sarah Ruhl's How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, and the NJ premiere of Joshua Harmon's Significant Other, the Black Box Performing Arts Center made a name for itself in Teaneck as the area's premiere destination for immersive and cutting-edge plays. Now located on Palisade Ave in downtown Englewood, Black Box PAC is pleased to announce the first main stage show in their new space: David Lindsay-Abaire's award winning play Fuddy Meers!

Chance Theater announces its 22nd Anniversary Season, which will be the sixth to employ both stages in its home at the Bette Aitken theater arts Center. Next year will feature eight fully-staged productions. 

The bold new comedy, ADMISSIONS, written by Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews), has a?oethe force of a bulldozer and the precision of a scalpel' (Metro) and this a?oeSharp. Thoughtfula?? (Evening Standard) play will leave the audience questioning the status quo,a?? is the opening production of Square One Theatre's 30th Anniversary Season. The first performance is scheduled on Thursday, November 7 at 7pm and continues on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Sunday, March 17 (2019). Stratford Academy located at 719 Birdseye Street in Stratford, Connecticut.

Finding the perfect monologue for an audition can be a daunting task. After all, it's not like you can listen to potential options via cast recordings - there's a little more digging to be done. But don't worry - searching for monologues is not nearly as hard as it seems, and it can actually be a very fun and educational process! By the end of your search, you'll not only have some killer audition material, but you'll be a much more well-read theatre student! Here are some of my tips to guide you through the process. 

From October 25 to November 30, 2019, SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the New England premiere of ADMISSIONS, the winner of the 2018 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play.

The Good Theater opens its season with Joshua Harmon's powerful and persuasive drama about class and race, aspiration in America, and the complexities of navigating a world where nothing is black and white, no matter how much one wishes it so. ADMISSIONS is a stunningly astute choice for 2019, though it was written long before recent headlines and made its Lincoln Center debut in 2018. As Executive/Artistic Director Brian P. Allen expands the Good's season to five main stage plays and four second stage shows, this Maine premiere of Harmon's play represents Allen's keen sense of the moment and what is excellent drama.

On Saturday, October 26th, the APSU Department of Theatre and Dance and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA) will present a public Q&A with Tony winning director and Acuff chair Freddie Ashley.

Good Theater will kick off its 18th season with the Maine premiere of the award-winning new play ADMISSIONS by Joshua Harmon. The production opens October 2nd and plays through October 27th, 2019 at Good Theater's home, the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland. For tickets and information, please call the Box Office at (207) 835-0895 or visit www.goodtheater.com.

Idina Menzel, will headline RHAPSODY - Turtle Creek Chorale's 40th Anniversary Gala - at The Statler in Dallas on Saturday, February 22nd (02.22.20). The evening will feature a cocktail reception, elegant dinner, open bar, live auction, a performance by Ms. Menzel, and some surprises.

Good Theater will kick off its 18th season with the Maine premiere of the award-winning new play ADMISSIONS by Joshua Harmon. The production opens October 2nd and plays through October 27th, 2019 at Good Theater's home, the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland.  For tickets and information, please call the Box Office at (207) 835-0895 or visit www.goodtheater.com.

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) has announced that Associate Artistic Director Adam Sanders has assumed the position of Managing Director of CSC. His past position of Associate Artistic Director will be filled by Elliot Norton Award-winning director Bryn Boice, who will be in charge of CSC's Apprentice Program, CSC2 and Stage2, CSC's Shakespeare performances for young audiences. They will both support Artistic Director Steven Maler in continuing the work of CSC for future seasons.