The Longwood Players continues its 11th season celebrating women with a stunning musical based on the work of Federico Fellini. Nine has music & lyrics by Maury Yeston (book by Arthur Kopit). It is adapted from the Italian by Mario Fratti.
The show will be performed at the Cambridge Family YMCA theatre on April 24, 25, 30, May 1, and May 2 at 8 pm.
Tickets are $16-25 per person ($3 student/senior discount). For more information, and to purchase tickets online, visit their website www.longwoodplayers.org.
Five theater artists will be honored by the Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee during the presentation of its 44th Annual Awards at a Sardi's luncheon on Friday, December 12. Ninety-five theater artists were nominated for outstanding artistry in 62 productions presented during the 2007-2008 New York theater season.
Outer Critics Circle will host a special evening celebrating the new theatre season with an emphasis on playwrights when they host 'Return of the Playwright' on Wednesday, November 5th (5-7:30PM) at Sardi's Restaurant in the Eugenia Room (234 West 44th Street). For the second year, the event is co-chaired by OCC Executive Committee member Rosalind Friedman and sponsored in part by The Samuel French Company, Inc.
Outer Critics Circle will host a special evening celebrating the new theatre season with an emphasis on playwrights when they host 'Return of the Playwright' on Wednesday, November 5th (5-7:30PM) at Sardi's Restaurant in the Eugenia Room (234 West 44th Street). For the second year, the event is co-chaired by OCC Executive Committee member Rosalind Friedman and sponsored in part by The Samuel French Company, Inc.
October 31, at 155 First Avenue (at E. 10th St.) and the block of E. 10th St. between 1st and 2nd Avenues (presented by Theater for the New City) Outdoor entertainment 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm; doors open 7:30 pm $20; costume or formal wear required, (212) 254-1109 Info/ticketing www.theaterforthenewcity.net
Celebrating its 58th season of bestowing awards of excellence in the field of theater, the Outer Critics Circle, is an association with members affiliated with more than ninety newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, and theatre publications in America and abroad. The annual awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 22nd (4PM) at the legendary Sardi's Restaurant.
Outer Critics Circle will host a special evening celebrating the new theatre season with an emphasis on playwrights when they host 'The Playwright's the Thing' on Wednesday, November 7 (5PM-7:30PM) at Sardis' Restaurant.
The Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for all media covering New York theatre, presented its annual awards ceremony on Thursday, May 24th at the legendary Sardi's Restaurant, and BroadwayWorld was there!
Coming off an acclaimed performance as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, Oscar-winner F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus) will perform excerpts from the play on Saturday, May 26 at 10 p.m. at the 12th Annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts at Theater for the New City (155 1st Avenue, between E. 9th and 10th Streets) in Manhattan.
Saturday, May 26th has been designated LES Kids' Day 2007 as part of The 12th Annual Lower East Side (LES) Festival of the Arts. LES Kids' Day 2007 will feature free performances and special events for kids and by kids, beginning at 2pm at Theater for the New City
Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for all media covering New York theatre announced today its award winners for the 2006-07 season in 23 categories. Special Achievement Awards will be given to Angela Lansbury and Marian Seldes in recognition of their outstanding and distinguished careers in the theater.
The 12th Annual Lower East Side (LES) Festival of the Arts will bring over 100 performing arts organizations, local and international celebrities, independent artists, poets, puppeteers, film makers and others together under one roof for New York City's free Memorial Day Weekend festival.
Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, announced today (April 23, 2007) its nominees for the 2006-07 season in 23 categories.
The American Theatre Wing's Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee has nominated 57 theater artists for recognition of their outstanding work in 39 productions presented during the 2005-2006 New York theater season
'The Pajama Game' Heads the List with 8 Nominations followed by
'Grey Gardens' with 7 Nominations and 'The Drowsy Chaperone' and 'Jersey Boys' with 6 Nominations
F. Murray Abraham, Penny Arcade, Joe Franklin and others will take part in the 11th Annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts from May 26th through 28th
Anyone who cares about theater has probably at one point or the other-or many-over the last couple of decades bemoaned the state of the musical. This once-glorious American art form has been in critical condition for some time, and we need new musicals and musical-writing talent, stat! This year one of New York City's summer theater festivals is trying to do something about it. The Midtown International Theatre Festival, in residence on West 36th Street from July 14 to August 3, is focusing on new musicals-the first time the festival has had a 'theme.'
