Byron Lane's meditation on the artifice and projection of fame and celebrity is brilliantly explored through the prism of Tom Lenk's exquisitely crafted performance in TILDA SWINTON ANSWERS AN AD ON CRAIGSLIST, which ran March 16-25 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. CRAIGSLIST's Tilda is almost better than the real thing, because she is utterly raw in being herself, and Lenk was a treat to behold for all of the show's 80-odd minutes; his performance and Lane's writing were equally superb.
After scoring a twice-extended hit at The Celebration Theater in LA last year, Byron Lane's absurd comedy TILDA SWINTON ANSWERS AN AD ON CRAIGSLIST makes its New York Premiere. Directed by Tom Detrinis (Bright Colors and Bold Patterns), it stars Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Rock of Ages on Broadway) as Tilda Swinton and co-stars Byron Lane, Jayne Entwistle (Feud, Desperate Housewives) and Mark Jude Sullivan (Pan Am). This limited engagement begins performances March 16 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre.
Celebration Theatre announced today its Fall Into Laughter! series. Under the artistic direction of Michael Matthews & Michael A. Shepperd, Fall Into Laughter is produced by Nathan Frizzell, Jay Marcus and Tom DeTrinis. Celebration is very proud to bring back to its stage three of the hottest comedic talents in Hollywood: JIMMY FOWLIE (GoGo Boy Interrupted), TOM LENK (Buffy) and DREW DROEGE (TVLand's upcoming series Heathers and star of Celebration's Die Mommie Die!) in a powerhouse of live comedy with three absurdly funny shows.
Comedy Dynamics announced today it will release William J. Stribling and Russ Nickel's festival award-winning comedy film Bear With Us on August 15, 2017 on major transactional services.
Byron Lane has written a brilliant tour de force for Tom Lenk as Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton. As cleverly written by Lane, sharply directed by Tom DeTrinis, and played to perfection by Lenk; the heightened reality of Tilda Swinton graces the Celebration Theatre (landing from her home Jupiter) to research for her upcoming role that's sure to win Tilda her next Oscar.
Celebration Theatre presents as part of its 'Summer of Celebration', TILDA SWINTON ANSWERS AN AD ON CRAIGSLIST by Byron Lane, directed by Tom DeTrinis.
Celebration Theatre presents as part of its 'Summer of Celebration', TILDA SWINTON ANSWERS AN AD ON CRAIGSLIST by Byron Lane, directed by Tom DeTrinis.
Written by James Lapine from Moss Hart's best-selling autobiography, Act One celebrates Broadway and the life of the playwright whose wit and wisdom charmed the American stage for decades. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the stars of L.A. Theatre Works' upcoming production below!
L.A. Theatre Works is set to record a stage adaptation of Moss Hart's 'Act One' for radio broadcast and online download, featuring Jane Kaczmarek as Aunt Kate. Performances run April 27-30 at UCLA's James Bridges Theater.
As a way to celebrate International Women's Day this year, I attended the World Premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu's new play GOOD GRIEF at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre. The production is directed by Patricia McGregor, with Anyanwu performing as the lead character, Nkechi. This is the first of Anyanwu's plays to receive a full professional production with great techniical credits including an impressive movable set designed by Stephanie Kerley Schwartz, costumes designed by Karen Perry, lighting designed by Pablo Santiago, with sound design by Adam Phalen. The cast features, in alphabetical order, Dayo Ade, Wade Allain-Marcus, Ngozi Anyanwu, Marcus Henderson, Omoze Idehenre, Carla Renata and Mark Jude Sullivan.
The world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu's new play 'Good Grief' opened at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre on Sunday, March 5 at 6:30 p.m. Directed by Patricia McGregor, Anyanwu also performs in 'Good Grief,' which runs through March 26, 2017. This is the first of Anyanwu's plays to receive a full professional production. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening festivities below!
Currently in previews, the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu's new play 'Good Grief' will open at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre on Sunday, March 5 at 6:30 p.m. Directed by Patricia McGregor, Anyanwu also performs in 'Good Grief,' which runs through March 26, 2017. This is the first of Anyanwu's plays to receive a full professional production. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Casting is complete and rehearsals have begun for Ngozi Anyanwu's new play 'Good Grief' at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre. Directed by Patricia McGregor, Anyanwu will also perform in 'Good Grief' for its world premiere at the Douglas, which begins previews February 26, opens March 5 and closes March 26, 2017. This is the first of Anyanwu's plays to receive a full professional production. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
A positive person with a healthy outlook on life, Drew Rausch has turned a major lemon into lemonade and, in the process, still manages time to help fight cancer! One of the founding members of InHouse Theatre Company, Drew took time from their now fifth production DINNER WITH FRIENDS to chat with BroadwayWorld and myself.
The Pasadena Playhouse presents the West Coast Premiere of CASA VALENTINA by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, the iconic playwright of the Broadway hits Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage Aux Folles, Newsies and Kinky Boots. The production opened on March 20 and will play through April 10, 2016, at The Pasadena Playhouse. Click below to go behind the scenes with the cast and creative team!
Harvey Fierstein's Casa Valentina won a deserved four Tony nominations in 2014 when it played on Broadway. This is a fine example of an unusual play, one of surprising depth, that goes out of its way to hit a nerve or two. Although comical, Casa Valentina is a drama at the core, with some shades of kitchen-sink reality. Currently onstage at the Pasadena Playhouse, Fierstein's latest opus takes a long look at yet another minority with fortitude and alacrity. Directed with finesse by David Lee, the cast is nothing short of luminous.
Casa Valentina is set in a hotel in the Catskills, circa 1962, where a sorority club of straight men, who dress
The first official trailer for the upcoming indie comedy Bear with Us has been released on Vimeo via director William Stribling's account. Starring Christy Carlson Romano (Emmy-nominated star of Disney's Kim Possible and Even Stevens), Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story, 30 Rock, Glee, Love is Strange, United 93, Behind the Candelabra), and Mark Jude Sullivan (star of the upcoming YouTube series Sing It!), Bear with marks Stribling's debut as a writer/director. Check out a first look below!
"Mary's Wedding" premiers January 28 - February 21, 2016 at the Malibu Playhouse, officially launching their 2016 season under the helm of Jeremy Skidmore, world-renowned theater director and formerly Artistic Director of Theater Alliance in Washington, D.C.
"Mary's Wedding" premiers January 28 - February 21, 2016 at the Malibu Playhouse, officially launching their 2016 season under the helm of Jeremy Skidmore, world-renowned theater director and formerly Artistic Director of Theater Alliance in Washington, D.C. Written by Stephen Massicotte and performed by Hallie Cooper and Mark Jude Sullivan, "MARY'S WEDDING," produced and directed by Skidmore, is a brilliant, romantic and historical dream play. When Mary and Charlie unexpectedly find one another sheltered in a barn during a thunderstorm, a tentative love is born. But the year is 1914, and their first flirtations ignite right as World War I begins to engulf the western world. Nevertheless, their bond begins to fracture the hard rules of time as their story unfolds across vast prairies, on the decks of silently sailing war ships, and entwined with the chaotic trenches of Europe's no-man's land. Mary's Wedding captures an extraordinary moment of innocence and courage with rare sensitivity and beauty.
