WICKED, MAMMA MIA! et al. Set for Broadway in Boise at Morrison Center in 2010-2011
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 7, 2011
In 1997 the Morrison Center partnered with a Utah-based agency in order to present top-notch entertainment in Boise. Since that time, the Treasure Valley has enjoyed productions such as: Jesus Christ Superstar; the first National tour of Miss Saigon; Annie; Cats; Chicago; Rent; and the international mega hit Mamma Mia!. Other notable events stemming from this collaboration include: David Copperfield; Bill Cosby; Kurt Bestor; and Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain.
People’s Light & Theatre Presents KIDNAPPED! Closes 2/6
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 6, 2011
People's Light & Theatre presents Kidnapped!, an adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel, by Ernie Joselovitz, which closes February 6, 2011. Resident Director Samantha Bellomo directs. People's Light & Theatre is located at 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, PA 19355. For tickets call 610.644.3500 or visit PeoplesLight.org. This production is part of the TARGET Family Discovery Series.
PLAY DEAD Celebrates 100th Performance, 2/5
by BWW
News Desk
- Feb 5, 2011
Play Dead,the new off-Broadway comic thriller co-written and directed by Teller (of Penn & Teller) and co-written & performed by Todd Robbins, will mark its 100th performance on Saturday, February 5 at 10pm at Off-Broadway's Players Theater (115 MacDougal Street at Minetta Lane). Play Dead opened to rave reviews on November 10, for an open-ended run. The cast of PLAY DEAD includes Geri Berman, Charlotte Pines, Drea Lorraine and Don Meehan.
Forster, Hunt On Board for Ronald Reagan Play/Film, THE LIFEGUARD
by Nicole Rosky
- Feb 3, 2011
According to a report by Deadline.com, Robert Forster is set to play Ronald Reagan in both the one-man stage show and movie version of David Rambo's The Lifeguard: Ronald Reagan and His Story. Tony award winning director Peter Hunt has also signed on for the project.
TRIANGLE: FROM THE FIRE Plays Judson Memorial Church, 3/23
by Nicole Rosky
- Feb 2, 2011
Triangle: From the Fire, an original new dramatic oratorio about the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, with music composed by Tony-nominated Elizabeth Swados and conceived and directed by Cecilia Rubino -- and written by Rubino with poet Paula Finn -- will be performed at a special theatrical five-day run to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
PLAY DEAD Celebrates 100th Performance, 2/5
by Nicole Rosky
- Jan 31, 2011
Play Dead,the new off-Broadway comic thriller co-written and directed by Teller (of Penn & Teller) and co-written & performed by Todd Robbins, will mark its 100th performance on Saturday, February 5 at 10pm at Off-Broadway's Players Theater (115 MacDougal Street at Minetta Lane). Play Dead opened to rave reviews on November 10, for an open-ended run. The cast of PLAY DEAD includes Geri Berman, Charlotte Pines, Drea Lorraine and Don Meehan.
Porchlight Music Theatre presents the Midwest Premiere of MEET JOHN DOE
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jan 28, 2011
Porchlight Music Theatre will present the highly anticipated Midwest Premiere of the new musical MEET JOHN DOE, based on the film of the same name by Frank Capra, previewing March 4, opening Tuesday, March 8th at 7:30 p.m., and running through April 17, 2011 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago.
Civic Theatre Holds Auditions for RAGTIME, 1/27
by BWW
News Desk
- Jan 27, 2011
Civic Theatre of Allentown is seeking African American actors, singers, and dancers for its production of Ragtime: The Musical, and will hold auditions on Thursday, January 27th at 7:00 PM at Civic Theatre of Allentown, located at 527 N. 19th Street, Allentown, PA 18104. The auditions will take place in the rehearsal hall located above the theatre.
A Dangerous Woman: New Biography of Adah Isaacs Menken Now Available
by Sarah Moore
- Jan 20, 2011
Adah Isaacs Menken was the original global Superstar, the first media celebrity, a daredevil American performer who risked her life on stage. A poet and rebel, she was known to Victorians as "The Naked Lady." Her colorful life is the subject of A Dangerous Woman: The Life, Loves, and Scandals of Adah Isaacs Menken, 1835-1868, America's Original Superstar, by Barbara and Michael Foster.
IU's Indiana Festival Theatre Opens in June with Music Man, Opens 6/24
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jan 18, 2011
The Indiana University Department of Theatre and Drama in the College of Arts and Sciences announced the inaugural Indiana Festival Theatre season Jan. 13 at the department's new academic and rehearsal space in the newly renovated west wing of the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center.
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