Justin Johnson News

Choreographers have been announced for the 10th BC BEAT on Monday November 9th and includes a powerful mix of Broadway veterans and emerging creatives.

BC Beat, the bi-annual choreography showcase established to support, explore and experience innovative theatrical dance, announces a line up for Monday May 18th featuring nine choreographers with work performed by a company of 40 artists from Broadway's biggest hits.  The evening kicks off at 7pm with music by DJ Justin Johnston (RENT) at Cielo (18 Little W. 12th Street). 

Hold on to your non-gender-specific hats because Playwright Hero Productions is presenting their second original show of their fourth season: No One Like Hugh, opening tonight, November 26 at MainLine Theatre. Written by Jimmy Karamanis, Travis Martin and Alexander Smith, No One Like Hugh is an homage to and parody of Shakespeare's mistaken-identity comedies. Cross-dressing, 'identical' twins, a misunderstood fool and dark sorcery are but some of the knavery you can expect.

Hold on to your non-gender-specific hats because Playwright Hero Productions is presenting their second original show of their fourth season: No One Like Hugh, opening November 26 at MainLine Theatre. Written by Jimmy Karamanis, Travis Martin and Alexander Smith, No One Like Hugh is an homage to and parody of Shakespeare's mistaken-identity comedies. Cross-dressing, 'identical' twins, a misunderstood fool and dark sorcery are but some of the knavery you can expect.

MainLine Theatre will present Playwright Hero's No One Like Hugh by Jimmy Karamanis, Travis Martin and Alexander Smith, directed by Jimmy Karamanis. The show runs Wednesday, November 26, through Sunday, November 30, 2014.

BC Beat, the bi-annual choreography showcase established to support, explore and experience innovative theatrical dance, announces a line up for Monday November 10th featuring eight choreographers with work performed by a company of 40 artists from Broadway's biggest hits. The evening kicks off with 7pm at Cielo (18 Little W. 12th Street).

Strawberry One-Act Festival presents Sperm, written and directed by Justin Johnson tonight, August 23 at 5pm.

The Riant Theatre under the direction of Artistic Director Van Dirk Fisher, has announced its 26th Anniversary season lineup for the Strawberry One-Act Festival, which consists of 21 new one-acts and 3 full length plays that will run today, August 20th -- August 31st at the Theatre at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th St.

The Santa Paula Theater Center, Back Stage, presents the original production, CHASING SUMMER by Elixeo Flores and Kimberly Peters on its Back Stage venue from today, August 8 -Aug. 24th. Regular performances are on FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS (Including a Thursday performance on 8/21) AT 8PM AND SUNDAY MATINEES AT 4PM.

The Santa Paula Theater Center, Back Stage, presents the original production, CHASING SUMMER by Elixeo Flores and Kimberly Peters on its Back Stage venue from August 8 -Aug. 24th. Regular performances are on FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS (Including a Thursday performance on 8/21) AT 8PM AND SUNDAY MATINEES AT 4PM.

Fells Point Corner Theatre's next production is from the Baltimore Playwrights Festival. UNDER THE POPLAR TREES, written by Rosemary Frisino Toohey and directed by Miriam Bazensky, opens on August 14th and will run until August 31, 2014.

The Riant Theatre under the direction of Artistic Director Van Dirk Fisher, has announced its 26th Anniversary season lineup for the Strawberry One-Act Festival, which consists of 21 new one-acts and 3 full length plays that will run August 20th -- August 31st at the Theatre at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th St.

A man faces challenges when he is unable to have a child with his wife due to his ineffective sperm. This problem causes both marital and mental strife as he questions what it means to be a man in a journey that takes him down the dark path of struggling pregnancy expectations.

Thirteen & a Half- In a courtroom located in Purgatory, Eve sues God for immortality and defamation of character. Sariel, the Angel of Death, presents Eve's case to a jury known as the faceless twelve trying to prove that Eve's indirect relationship with God is the reason her name is forever tainted and associated with the Fall of Man.

The Exonerated, a moving real life drama by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, runs for five more performances at Vagabond Players. Tickets are available for June 27.28.29 and July 5,6.

The final production of the Vagabond Players' 98th season, The Exonerated by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen and directed by Josh Shoemaker, opens tonight, June 6 and runs weekends through July 6.

The final production of the Vagabond Players' 98th season, The Exonerated by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen and directed by Josh Shoemaker, opens June 6 and runs weekends through July 6.

The seventh installment of BC Beat on Monday, May 19th highlights award winning choreographers and performers from television, film and Broadway who have created and performed in some of the year's most anticipated productions.

Bare Theatre mounts its 18th Shakespeare production with Cymbeline,­ a play that is loved by many actors and theatre practitioners, and was even a favorite of the great poet John Keats. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast below!