Rehearsals for the new American play IMPRESSIONISM starring Tony Award winners Jeremy Irons and Joan Allen will begin on Tuesday January 20 in New York.
The production, which will be directed by Tony Award-winner Jack O'Brien, will begin preview performances on February 28 and open on March 12 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45 Street).
The cast features Marsha Mason, Andre DeShields, Michael T. Weiss, Aaron Lazar, and Margarita Levieva.
The Open Fist is thrilled to announce that its world premiere musical event, the critically acclaimed, smash-hit stage adaptation of Frank Zappa's classic rock opera JOE'S GARAGE is EXTENDING through Saturday, December 20 at the Open Fist Theatre in Hollywood.
New York's premier play festival, the Summer Play Festival (SPF), is partnering with London's Donmar Warehouse for the fifth year in a row to create an international playwriting program for emerging writers. The Donmar Warehouse / SPF Residency Program brings together professional theatre makers from the highly acclaimed Donmar to work with selected SPF playwrights in a focused collaboration of classroom experiments, workshops, and rehearsals, culminating in a full reading of their play. The writers will spend up to three weeks in London becoming immersed in the local theatre scene, and exchanging ideas and techniques with professional artists. The Donmar staff will guide and support the writers throughout their time in London, offering them a unique insight into the dynamics and complexities of the British theatre industry.
MEDIA CITY BALLET OF LOS ANGELES
Natasha Middleton, Artistic Director
Presents Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Classic Holiday Ballet, 'The Nutcracker'
A Magical Ballet Performance for Children and Adults
Choreographed and Directed By Natasha Middleton
Pre-Show Mini-Concert By The Taft High
School Vocal Ensemble Directed by Tom Pease
The Alex Theatre; 216 North Brand Blvd.; Glendale, CA
Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
The New York Times is reporting that Andre De Shields, Aaron Lazar, Margarita Levieva, Marsha Mason, and Michael T. Weiss will join Tony Award winners Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons in the world premiere of Impressionism, a new American play by Michael Jacobs. The production, which will be directed by Tony Award-winner Jack O'Brien, will play the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, reports Times.
Media City Ballet of Los Angeles, Natasha Middleton, Artistic Director, Choreographer and Director will present a magical production of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker," featuring a cast of 70 award-winning dancers, visual illusions, special effects and aerialists. A pre-show mini-concert featuring singers from the Taft High School Vocal Ensemble, under the direction of Tom Pease, will be presented 15 minutes prior to each performance of the ballet. Performances will be given at the Alex Theatre, 216 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91203 on Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and on Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Television and theatre actress Elmarie Wendel will serve as producer.
MEDIA CITY BALLET OF LOS ANGELES
Natasha Middleton, Artistic Director
Presents Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Classic Holiday Ballet, 'The Nutcracker'
A Magical Ballet Performance for Children and Adults
Choreographed and Directed By Natasha Middleton
Pre-Show Mini-Concert By The Taft High
School Vocal Ensemble Directed by Tom Pease
The Alex Theatre; 216 North Brand Blvd.; Glendale, CA
Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Theatre Exile's 12th season starts with the Philadelphia premiere of DARK PLAY OR STORIES FOR BOYS by Carlos Murillo, directed by co-artistic director Deborah Block. The show runs from November 13th through December 7th at the Theatre at the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival.
The Open Fist is thrilled to announce that its world premiere musical event, the critically acclaimed, smash-hit stage adaptation of Frank Zappa's classic rock opera JOE'S GARAGE is EXTENDING through Saturday, December 20 at the Open Fist Theatre in Hollywood.
Due to demand for tickets, Naked Angels (Geoffrey Nauffts, Artistic Director and Brittany O'Neill, Managing Director) has extended the world premiere engagement of Stephen Belber's new dark comedy Fault Lines, directed by David Schwimmer. Fault Lines opened September 30, 2008 at The Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street). The run will now continue through November 9, 2008.
A special performance of 'Tibetan Book of the Dead or How Not To Do It Again' by Jean-Claude van Itallie will be presented one night only, October 27, 2008 at La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 66 East Fourth Street, Manhattan, to support the rebuilding of the century-old theater barn at Shantigar, the unique center for theater, meditation and healing located in Rowe, MA.
Due to demand for tickets, Naked Angels (Geoffrey Nauffts, Artistic Director and Brittany O'Neill, Managing Director) has extended the world premiere engagement of Stephen Belber's new dark comedy Fault Lines, directed by David Schwimmer. Fault Lines opened September 30, 2008 at The Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street). The run will now continue through November 9, 2008.
A special performance of 'Tibetan Book of the Dead or How Not To Do It Again' by Jean-Claude van Itallie will be presented one night only, October 27, 2008 at La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 66 East Fourth Street, Manhattan, to support the rebuilding of the century-old theater barn at Shantigar, the unique center for theater, meditation and healing located in Rowe, MA.
Theatre Exile's 12th season starts with the Philadelphia premiere of DARK PLAY OR STORIES FOR BOYS by Carlos Murillo, directed by co-artistic director Deborah Block. The show runs from November 13th through December 7th at the Theatre at the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival.
Samuel West will direct Harley Granville Barker's Waste, which runs at the Almeida from 25 September - 15 November 2008, with press night on 2 October. Designs are by Peter McKintosh with lighting by Guy Hoare and sound by John Leonard.
New York's eternally boundary-pushing theater company Naked Angels (Geoffrey Nauffts, Artistic Director and Brittany O'Neill, Managing Director) has announced that it will present the Off Broadway premiere of Fault Lines, a new play by Stephen Belber, directed by David Schwimmer.
Lookingglass Theatre Company presents its 50th World Premiere with its production of the Lookingglass Original, 'The Brothers Karamazov', written and directed by Ensemble Member Heidi Stillman, adapted from the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. The production runs October 15- December 7, 2008 at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson. The press opening is Saturday, October 25, 2008, at 7:30 p.m.
New York's eternally boundary-pushing theater company Naked Angels (Geoffrey Nauffts, Artistic Director and Brittany O'Neill, Managing Director) has announced that it will present the Off Broadway premiere of Fault Lines, a new play by Stephen Belber, directed by David Schwimmer.
