Lee Strasberg News

Short+Sweet Hollywood Cancels, Announces Future Plans

by A.A. Cristi — July 23, 2020

Short+Sweet is the 'biggest little festival in the world'.

10 Places to Take Online Acting Classes from Home!

by Stephi Wild — August 8, 2020

New online platforms have launched just since the beginning of the health crisis, to help those looking to hone their craft continue to do so from home.

Rose Bruford Guest Artist Master Teachers Deliver Summer Master Classes & Workshops Online

by Stephi Wild — May 26, 2020

London's Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance has assembled world-renowned Master Teachers to deliver Online Summer Master-Classes and Workshops in July 2020.

Latino Theater Company Goes Online With LATINO THEATER CO. LIVE Conversation Series

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 8, 2020

The Latino Theater Company is going online with Latino Theater Co.

Award Winning Actress Shirley Knight Dies at 83

by Robert Diamond — April 22, 2020

Beloved actress Shirley Knight passed away from natural causes on April 22nd at the home of her daughter, Kaitlin Hopkins, in San Marcos, TX.

Richard Skipper to Interview Linda Purl on Facebook Live

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 7, 2020

Monday, April 13 at 5 pm EST, Richard Skipper interviews Linda Purl for an intimate chat on how the coronavirus has affected her, and on her advice to her many fans.

BWW Exclusive: The 101 GREATEST PLAYS of the Past 100 Years (1920-2020)

by Peter Nason — April 7, 2020

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the greatest theatrical works (non-musical) from 1920-2020; see if your favorites made the list!

Submissions Now Accepted For Short+Sweet Hollywood Festival, Opening In September

by A.A. Cristi — April 3, 2020

Short+Sweet is the world's largest performing arts festival and is dedicated to original short form Theatre, Film and Dance.

Diversionary Theatre Has Announced Their WELCOME TO LA MISA, BABY 2020 D-Tours Performance

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 9, 2020

Diversionary has announced their 2020 D-Tours production of WELCOME TO LA MISA, BABY which will tour the San Diego Unified School District as part of the Arts Education and Outreach programming.

Meet The Cast And Production Team Of UNAFFORDABLY UNHEALTHY

by Stephi Wild — February 21, 2020

THE RED WOOL by Jeremy Kareken to Have Industry Staged Reading, Greg Kotis Will Lead the Cast

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 6, 2020

Theatre Upstairs of Phoenix, AZ and Tyler Boettcher & Lauren Rohs will present an industry staged reading of The Red Wool, a new raucous comedy by Broadway's Jeremy Kareken (Lifespan of a Fact).

Target Margin Theater Will Present P*SSYC*CK KNOW NOTHING in March

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 4, 2020

As part of its third season in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Target Margin Theater will continue its multi-year exploration of The One Thousand and One Nights with P*ssyc*ck Know Nothing, a new work that wrestles with The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad stories from the collection of classic Silk Ro

Ronald Rand Celebrates 20 Years Touring As Harold Clurman In LET IT BE ART!

by A.A. Cristi — January 31, 2020

Goodwill Cultural Ambassador Ronald Rand, recently returned from performing at Nairobi's National Theatre in The Kenya International Theater Festival, will celebrate his 20th year of touring, performing his celebrated solo play, LET IT BE ART! in a special performance presented by Tennessee Valley A

Theater For The New City's LOVE 'N' COURAGE Benefit Will Honor James Rado

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 21, 2020

When James Rado, Gerome Ragney and Galt MacDermot''s musical Hair debuted in 1967 and transferred to Broadway a year later, they made history.

Brooklyn Tavern Theater Presents Musical, YBOR CITY

by Stephi Wild — January 14, 2020

'Ybor City,' an original musical with book by Anita Gonzalez and music and lyrics by Dan Furman, is a story of romance and labor organizing in 1918 Tampa, where the Afro-Cuban workforce joined with Italian and Spanish immigrants to unionize the new American cigar industry.

Amphibian Stage will Kick Off its 21st Season with the World Premiere of HANS & SOPHIE

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 13, 2020

Kathleen Culebro, Artistic Director of Amphibian Stage, today announced that Hans & Sophie, a new play created by New York-based trio Sean Hudock, Illana Stein and Deborah Yarchun, will have its world premiere at the Fort Worth, TX theatre February 5 - March 1, 2020.

BWW Interview: Renée Taylor on MY LIFE ON A DIET, THE NANNY and Her Long Career as a Funny Lady of the Stage and Screen

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 10, 2020

Renée Taylor is an Emmy Award winner, Oscar nominee, actress, screenwriter, playwright and comedy legend known for Lovers and Other Strangers, Made for Each Other, and of course, The Nanny, to name only a few of the projects that make up her long and impressive career.

Film Producer & Distributor Marie Adler Has Been Breaking Down Walls for Over a Decade

by Sarah Jae Leiber — January 6, 2020

The tremendously chaotic, broken and confusing distribution world needed someone to come disrupt and dismantle the traditional model.

Actors Rep Presents WATER BY THE SPOONFUL

by A.A. Cristi — January 6, 2020

A wounded Iraq War vet struggles to find healing and wholeness as his life is rocked by the death of his adoptive mother -- his grandmother -- who took care of everyone who needed help in their Puerto Rican neighborhood.

Aicha Dosso to Perform FRENCH SONG CABARET at Chelsea Music Hall

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 6, 2020

Aicha Dosso, a NYC-based singer-songwriter reviving the art of Parisian cabaret song, will perform her FRENCH SONG CABARET - an intimate and poetic evening featuring songs from her upcoming album at Chelsea Music Hall (407 W15th St, New York, NY 10011) on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.