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Yesterday, September 15, The Conspirator screened on the fifth day of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Roy Thompson Hall. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage below.
This afternoon I had the chance to conduct an InDepth InterView with Drama Desk-winning stage actor and director Brian Murray who currently stars alongside Elizabeth Ashley in Edward Albee's new off-Broadway farce ME, MYSELF & I. BWW will be running a series of articles on that production and its performers all next week, but this news was too good to hold all weekend! Murray dishes on his new 2011 'horrific chiller' co-starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts directed by esteemed director Jim Sheridan (MY LEFT FOOT, THE BOXER, GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN', BROTHERS), as well as playing Alec Baldwin and Nathan Lane's alcoholic father on 30 ROCK (married to Elaine Stritch!) and his warm words to his TWELFTH NIGHT co-star Kyra Sedgwick on her Emmy win as Best Actress for THE CLOSER last week! This is merely the 'I' of the 'Me, Myself & I' of InDepth InterView: Brian Murray and the series on the new Albee play! Stay tuned.
In celebration of the release of her eponymous new memoir yesterday, September 15, Patti LuPone celebrated with a visit to The View.
On Tuesday, September 7, LIMELIGHT: THE STORY OF Charlie Chaplin opened at the La Jolla's Mandell Weiss Theatre. The production, which has music and lyrics by Christopher Curtis and a book by Christopher Curtis and Thomas Meehan, runs through October 17, 2010. The show is directed by Michael Unger and stars Rob McClure and Ashley Brown.
Stray Dog Theatre presents MASTER CLASS by Terrence McNally 9/16-10/2/2010. Join Maria Callas, one of the most renowned opera divas of the 20th century, as she teaches a master class. Glamorous, commanding, and larger than life, Callas glories in her illustrious career, dabbles in opera dish, and flat-out seduces the audience. Memories of artistic triumphs and scandalous love affairs consume her. Humorous, titillating and poignant - this is a play (with music) to remember and savor long after the curtain falls.
Last night, in celebration of the release of her eponymous new memoir today, September 15, Patti LuPone celebrated with an exclusive book party at Lincoln Center with dozens of her famous friends. On hand to support the star were the cast of Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown, John Doyle, Boyd Gaines, Stephen Schwartz and others! BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you photo coverage below.
Landmark on Main Street's 2010-11 Season 'Conversations From Main Street Series' opens on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 7:30 PM with An Evening with Jeanine Tesori. Free Admission to all Conversations From Main Street programs is made possible thanks to the generosity of the Angela & Scott Jaggar Foundation.
Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre packs its fifteenth year of theatrical excellence with an exciting array of productions running from May through September, concluding with a special end-of-year production for the holidays.
Patti LuPone's eponymous new memoir, on sale tomorrow, September 15, is a revealing look at her career, bookended by two performances: her first production of Gypsy in junior high school and her award-sweeping turn as Rose in the same show in 2008. The audiobook edition, narrated by LuPone herself, is a particularly intimate version of her story, as told in her own words. Click below to hear the star talk about her book, and professional life, in a recent interview on NPR.
According to Amazon.com, the 1983 film version of the 'Pirates of Penzance' will be available on DVD September 14.
After reading far too many obituaries claiming, while not exactly mourning, the death of the Broadway musical, insisting that the art form can only be revived by injections of the kind of music that appeals to today's young audiences, I decided to take a night off from cabarets and piano bars a couple of Sundays ago to see what kind of songs were going to save the hallowed grounds of Gershwin, Porter and Rodgers.
Composer/lyricist Bobby Cronin, recent nominee for MITF's Outstanding Music & Lyrics and Outstanding Musical for Kelly Nichols' TEN REASONS I WON'T GO HOME WITH YOU, heads to Chicago's Davenports.
September 11 was the THE CONSPIRATOR gala premiere during the 35th Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Canada. Those in attendance included James D. Solomon, Robin Wright, Alexis Bledel, James Badge Dale, and more.
According to Amazon.com, the 1983 film version of the 'Pirates of Penzance' will be available on DVD September 14.
The Notes from Home series at the Sheldon begins Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 7:30 pm with An Evening with Ben Nordstrom with musical director Neal Richardson. Ben Nordstrom is a St. Louis transplant who enjoys a busy life on and off the stage. His many stage credits include roles in musicals and plays, Off-Broadway and at regional theatres across the country.
On Tuesday, September 7, LIMELIGHT: THE STORY OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN opened at the La Jolla's Mandell Weiss Theatre. The production, which has music and lyrics by Christopher Curtis and a book by Christopher Curtis and Thomas Meehan, runs through October 17, 2010. The show is directed by Michael Unger and stars Rob McClure and Ashley Brown. See below for the first production shots!
Composer/lyricist Bobby Cronin, recent nominee for MITF's Outstanding Music & Lyrics and Outstanding Musical for Kelly Nichols' TEN REASONS I WON'T GO HOME WITH YOU, heads to Chicago's Davenports.
STAGES ST. LOUIS proudly announces its 25th Anniversary season! The milestone year is a celebration of life's secrets and the human need for self-discovery. The season begins with the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning, A Chorus Line a celebration of the music, movement, and emotion of musical theatre.
Amphibian Stage Productions is proud to announce its 11th annual benefit, Next Leap 2010, to be held on October 16, 2010. Amphibian invites its friends and supporters to celebrate a successful year of artistic achievement and herald in the 2011 season of theatre.
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