Mary Ellen News

Profiles Theatre continues its 2009-2010 Season with Killer Joe by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts, directed by Steppenwolf ensemble member Rick Snyder. The production runs January 8- February 28, 2010, at Profiles Theatre, 4147 N. Broadway. The press opening is Thursday, January 14, 2010, at 8:00 p.m.

The Harvard Office for the Arts (OFA) is sponsoring the largest independent student directed and produced show at Harvard this fall, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL, at the New College Theatre (NCT) in Harvard Square from December 4 to December 11.

The Carrollwood Cultural Center presents VISIONARY WOMEN, a lecture on Dalia Condis and the famous women that she painted, on Thursday, December 10 at 6 pm at the Carrollwood Cultural Center. Admission is free.

The Harvard Office for the Arts (OFA) is sponsoring the largest independent student directed and produced show at Harvard this fall, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL, at the New College Theatre (NCT) in Harvard Square from December 4 to December 11.

The Harvard Office for the Arts (OFA) is sponsoring the largest independent student directed and produced show at Harvard this fall, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL, at the New College Theatre (NCT) in Harvard Square from December 4 to December 11.

Riverhorse Productions presents An Evening of Classic LILY TOMLIN Thursday, March 25th, 7:30 PM $55/$45/$35 On sale now.

The Carrollwood Cultural Center presents VISIONARY WOMEN, a lecture on Dalia Condis and the famous women that she painted, on Thursday, December 10 at 6 pm at the Carrollwood Cultural Center. Admission is free.

Diverse City Theater Company, Penguin Rep Theatre and Shotgun Productions will reveal the truth behind the Santa-gate scandal in SANTA CLAUS IS COMING OUT, a new comedy written by and starring Jeffrey Solomon, directed by acclaimed director Joe Brancato. The show runs from November 29th thru December 20th at Theatre Row's The Kirk Theatre.

Students and faculty from the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts will collaborate in the presentation of the Philadelphia premiere the Tony Award-winning Stephen Sondheim / James Goldman masterpiece 'Follies.' Regarded by many as the apex of the American musical, 'Follies' will be presented on October 23 - 24 at 8 p.m. at the Prince Music Theater (1412 Chestnut St.).

Mary Jane Houdina, a member of the original 1971 cast of the Tony Award-winning Stephen Sondheim / James Goldman masterpiece 'Follies' will speak during the intermission of the performance on Saturday, October 24 at 8 p.m. at the Prince Music Theater. She will be interviewed by David Anthony Fox, a member of the Brind School faculty who writes theater criticism for the Philadelphia City Paper.

Students and faculty from the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts will collaborate in the presentation of the Philadelphia premiere the Tony Award-winning Stephen Sondheim / James Goldman masterpiece 'Follies.' Regarded by many as the apex of the American musical, 'Follies' will be presented on October 23 - 24 at 8 p.m. at the Prince Music Theater (1412 Chestnut St.).

Mary Jane Houdina, a member of the original 1971 cast of the Tony Award-winning Stephen Sondheim / James Goldman masterpiece 'Follies' will speak during the intermission of the performance on Saturday, October 24 at 8 p.m. at the Prince Music Theater. She will be interviewed by David Anthony Fox, a member of the Brind School faculty who writes theater criticism for the Philadelphia City Paper.

Orange County, California, 1975. For Walter Wells, it's the happiest place on earth. He has a beautiful wife. Two great kids. A house with a pool. Contentment. Until fate strikes a devastating blow, leaving Walter with no reason to put the pieces of his life back together. He resists attempts to help, especially the unexpected - and unwanted - offer from a Vietnamese refugee named Bao Ngo, who bears his own sadness. Then, across a cultural divide, Walter and Bao find a game to share, a song, a meal and then a way back in this uplifting - and surprisingly funny - new play by a rising star in American theatre.

Due to popular demand, the following shows have added additional performances: F#@KING UP EVERYTHING - Sat, Oct 17 at 11pm SING, BUT DON'T TELL - Sun, Oct 18 at 3pm

South Coast Repertory will present the world premiere of The Happy Ones, the story of an Orange County man who must rediscover his optimism in the wake of tragedy, on the Julianne Argyros Stage Sept. 27 - Oct. 18.

Due to popular demand, the following shows have added additional performances: F#@KING UP EVERYTHING - Sat, Oct 17 at 11pm SING, BUT DON'T TELL - Sun, Oct 18 at 3pm

Students and faculty from the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts will collaborate in the presentation of the Philadelphia premiere the Tony Award-winning Stephen Sondheim / James Goldman masterpiece 'Follies.' Regarded by many as the apex of the American musical, 'Follies' will be presented on October 23 - 24 at 8 p.m. at the Prince Music Theater (1412 Chestnut St.).

The New York Musical Theatre Festival, now in its sixth year, has premiered more than 175 new musicals since 2004. The largest musical theatre event in America, NYMF has been hailed as 'the Sundance of Musical Theatre,' and is widely regarded as the key source for new material and talent discovery.

Open The Dark Door, the indie rock musical by David Lefort Nugent that confronts the modern American justice system, begins it's NYMF run October 8th at the American Theatre of Actors, running through October 17th. Starring in the production at the 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival are Broadway's Mary Ellen Ashley (Annie Get Your Gun), Paul Kandel (Tommy, Titanic, Jesus Christ Superstar), Laura Jordan (Cry Baby), and Andrew McGinn (Coast of Utopia). The production features direction from Susanna Gellert (Fugue States at PS 122).

Due to popular demand, the following shows have added additional performances this week: R.R.R.E.D: A Secret Musical - Thursday, Oct. 8 at 11pm Gay Bride of Frankenstein - Saturday, Oct. 10 at 11pm