The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present an interview with multiple Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize recipient Edward Albee, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway (XM Channel 28). Albee will appear as the special guest on Friday, February 8 at 6 p.m. The show will repeat on Saturday, February 9 at noon, Sunday, February 10 at 7 p.m., and Wednesday, February 13 at midnight. The program becomes available as streaming audio and podcast from www.americantheatrewing.org beginning Monday afternoon, February 11.
Michael Esper, who will be featured in Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming production of The Four of Us, has been nominated for an Irish Times/ESB Irish Theatre Award in the category of Best Supporting Actor for his work in the Druid Theatre Company's production of Long Day's Journey Into Night. The winners of the Irish Times/ESB Irish Theatre Awards will be announced at an awards ceremony at Dublin's Burlington Hotel at 7:30 PM on Sunday, February 10.
Judy Kuhn, the acclaimed actress and singer, will bring her show Serious Playground - The Songs of Laura Nyro back to New York at the Iridium Jazz Club on Thursdays at 7PM from January 10 - 31.
Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry, starring Johanna Day, Bill Pullman and Dallas Roberts officially opens at Second Stage Theatre (307 West 43rd Street) on Sunday, November 11 at 6:30PM; directed by Pam MacKinnon.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre's production of Argonautika sets sail in its West Coast Premiere on November 2; officially opening on November 7, and runs through December 16 at Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre
Returning to New York City for the first time since their hit Off-Broadway run last fall in Striking 12, the acclaimed pop band GrooveLily played a special, two-set concert at The Zipper Factory (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) on Sunday, October 14 at 7PM.
The Public Theater will continue its fall season with the world premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's new play The Brothers Size, directed by Tea Alagic, and produced in association with The Foundry Theatre who brought The Brothers Size to The Public's 2007 Under the Radar Festival earlier this year where it was the breakout hit of the festival. It will have a full production at The Public Theater October 23 to December 23 with an official press opening on Tuesday, November 6 at 7 PM.
After the success of their New York Musical Theatre concert engagement, Mel & El: This Show Rhymes reprising their performance at another venue, The Duplex! Performances are Wednesday, October 10 at 7PM and Wednesday, October 17 at 7PM.
It's taken 18 years for The great Horton Foote's terrific Reaganomics-era comedy to trickle down to New York since its 1987 premiere but director Michael Wilson's very funny and very human production at Primary Stages is well worth the wait.
Although previews do not begin until October 19, Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry has extended three weeks through Sunday, December 30 at Second Stage Theatre. Directed by Pam MacKinnon and featuring Johanna Day, Bill Pullman, and Dallas Roberts, the production will officially open on Sunday, November 11 at 6:30PM at Second Stage Theatre.
The producers of Mel & El: This Show Rhymes have announced a giveaway. Every single audience member at their New York Musical Theatre Festival concert at Ars Nova on Friday, September 28 at 8PM will receive a Limited Edition Fagnet Magnet absolutely free.
Returning to New York City for the first time since their hit Off-Broadway run last fall in Striking 12, the acclaimed pop band GrooveLily will play a special, two-set concert at The Zipper Factory on Sunday, October 14 at 7PM.
Second Stage Theatre kicks off its 29th season with the New York Premiere of Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry, directed by Pam MacKinnon and featuring Johanna Day, Bill Pullman, and Dallas Roberts. The production begins previews on Friday, October 19; opening on Sunday, November 11 at 6:30PM at Second Stage Theatre.
Four major productions of work by playwright Edward Albee - who celebrates his 80th birthday on March 12, 2008 - will be presented in and around New York during the 2007-08 season
Husband and wife show business couple Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna danced their way onto the Great White Way to make their Broadway debuts in the hit musical Chicago, and BroadwayWorld was there!
Radio Golf, August Wilson's final work in his 10 play Century Cycle, the historic decade-by-decade portrait of 20th Century African-American life, will play its final performance at the matinee Sunday, July 1st at Broadway's Cort Theatre
Through June 30th, Second Stage Theatre is presenting Marisa Wegrzyn's world premiere comedy The Butcher of Baraboo, the first production in Second Stage Theatre's acclaimed Uptown Festival.
