Matthew Parker News

Irish Repertory Theatre presents YEATS: The Celebration, this season's Gala Benefit production, on Monday, June 8th at 7 PM at The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street, NYC).  This evening commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the birth of the Nobel Prize winning poet William Butler Yeats -- often referred to as "Ireland's national poet". 

Mark Cortale, Producing Artistic Director of The Art House in Provincetown, MA was thrilled to announce today that Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker will join his inaugural Broadway @ Town Hall series featuring Sirius XM radio's Seth Rudetsky as pianist and host for one night only on August 17th.

Sundance Institute announced today the films selected for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions and the out-of-competition NEXT <=> section of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, January 22 to February 1 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The Festival is the centerpiece of the year-round public programs for the Institute, which also hosts 24 residency labs and grants more than $2.5 million to independent artists each year.

Rough Haired Pointer and Adam Spreadbury-Maher present the world premiere of JOE ORTON'S FRED & MADGE at The Hope Theatre, Islington, this September

One year after opening the new 50-seat venue above the The Hope & Anchor Pub, it was announced today by Adam Spreadbury-Maher, Artistic Director, that the King's Head Theatre has appointed Matthew Parker to take on the venue as the new Artistic Director from October 2014.

Broadway rocker Justin Matthew Sargent, best known for his star turn as 'Drew' in Broadway's Rock of Ages, will join the company of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark as the Peter Parker / Spider-Man Alternate. Sargent will play select performances at the Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street) with a varied week to week performance schedule.

This Autumn four striking revivals visit the Jack, followed in December by the in-house Christmas production. On the eve of its 50th anniversary, DogOrange presents James Saunders' lost absurdist classic, A SCENT OF FLOWERS. Hailed by The Times as 'a unique, an unforgettable experience', it introduced a young Ian McKellen to the West End audience, and led to his first acting award.

Matthew Broderick, Maddie Corman, Tony Danza, Anita Gillette, Geraldine Hughes, Carol Kane, and Parker Posey will star in an invitation-only, industry reading of Eugene Pack's Hitherto, directed by Tony Award nominee Sheryl Kaller on Monday, June 17

Brainville at Night by Alexander Moschos will be presented by First Draft, tonight 14 - Saturday 23 February 2013 at 7.45pm.

The Sundance Film Festival expands to audiences across the country for one special night of film and dialogue, dispatching 10 filmmakers from Park City to nine cities across the country to screen and discuss their direct-from-Festival films with audiences. The Belcourt Theatre has been selected by the Sundance Film Festival as one of only 10 venues in America to screen a specially selected film tonight, Jan. 31, 2013 as part of Sundance Film Festival USA. This year, the Belcourt will screen MOTHER OF GEORGE, directed by Andrew Dosunmu.

Brainville at Night by Alexander Moschos will be presented by First Draft, Thursday 14 - Saturday 23 February 2013 at 7.45pm.

The Sundance Film Festival expands to audiences across the country for one special night of film and dialogue, dispatching 10 filmmakers from Park City to nine cities across the country to screen and discuss their direct-from-Festival films with audiences. The Belcourt Theatre has been selected by the Sundance Film Festival as one of only 10 venues in America to screen a specially selected film on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 as part of Sundance Film Festival USA. This year, the Belcourt will screen MOTHER OF GEORGE, directed by Andrew Dosunmu.

Gary Naylor sees ghosts in a plaintive tale of loss.

A visually stunning production of the classic ghost story by Peter Pan author J. M. Barrie, Mary Rose will feature Harry Potter actress Jessie Cave in the title role.

For two decades Friends In Deed has offered emotional and spiritual support for all those affected by life threatening illness, caregiving and grief. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Friends In Deed, Emmy Award winner Sarah Jessica Parker and Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick hosted 'A Little Jurassic Treasure Hunt,' a once-in-a-lifetime event last night, October 3, 2011. At this special benefit event, guests formed teams to trace clues through the American Museum of Natural History in a specially devised hunt created by legendary composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Following a cocktail reception in The Museum's Hall of Mammals, the hunt took place in the Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs and the Hall of Ornithischian Dinosaurs before a dinner reception in the Rose Center for Earth and Space.

Asolo Repertory Theatre presents an FSU/Asolo Conservatory production of the New Stages project HAMLET REDUX, a 60 minute adaptation from the play by William Shakespeare. As a second successful touring season begins, New Stages will reach out to schools, organizations and creative venues across the state. New this year: Two companies will tour, creating more opportunities for performances and dialogue within our communities. This new adaptation by Stephanie Fleischmann and Dmitry Troyanovsky and directed by Dmitry Troyanovsky, embarks on a one month-plus tour on October 4th; special Opening Night public performances in the Cook Theatre will be on October 6th at 6 pm & 8:30 pm.

Hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Friends in Deed will send guests on a ride through the American Museum of Natural History on one of legendary composer Stephen Sondheim's Treasure Hunts.