Melissa James News

Playwrights Horizons Announces 2022-23 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 4, 2022

Playwrights Horizons today announced its 2022–2023 season.

Works & Process to Present FEDERAL HALL: THE DEMOCRACY PROJECT

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 22, 2022

Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, has announced Federal Hall: The Democracy Project with Larissa FastHorse, Michael R.

Michael R. Jackson's A STRANGE LOOP Event Announced at Works & Process at the Guggenheim

by A.A. Cristi — March 18, 2022

Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, has announced an addition to the 21/22 season with Michael R.

Photos: Netflix Shares THE ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL First Look Images

by Michael Major — January 31, 2022

Netflix has released first look images from The Anatomy of a Scandal, new psychological thriller based on the international bestselling novel of the same name by Sarah Vaughan.

Works & Process At The Guggenheim Announces Spring 2022 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 2, 2021

Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, has announced its spring 2022 season Featuring Commissions Celebrating New York's Modern, Street, and Vernacular Dance and Beatbox artists, and World Premiere of Third Bird by Isaac Mizrahi, Nico Muhly, and John Heginbotham.

Photos: First Look at the Royal Shakespeare Company's THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT

by Chloe Rabinowitz — October 25, 2021

The Royal Shakespeare Company today released the first images of new musical The Magician’s Elephant by Nancy Harris (book/lyrics) and Marc Teitler (music/lyrics) based on the novel by prize-winning children’s author Kate DiCamillo.

Matthew Freeman Named Winner Of 2021 Kesselring Prize

by Chloe Rabinowitz — September 23, 2021

The National Arts Club has announced Brooklyn-based playwright Matthew Freeman as recipient of the 2021 Kesselring Prize.

Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Six 2021 Sloan Playwriting Commissions

by Stephi Wild — July 28, 2021

Since 2001, MTC has awarded a total of 100 commissions through the Sloan Foundation Program.

The National Arts Club Awards $25,000 Kesselring Prize for Playwriting to Mona Mansour

by Chloe Rabinowitz — September 23, 2020

The 2020 Kesselring Prize for playwriting-a $25,000 award given annually to an outstanding playwright deserving of national recognition-will be given this year to Mona Mansour, it has been announced by The National Arts Club, which has bestowed the award since 1980.

Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces Michael R. Jackson, Trip Cullman, Joshua Harmon and More as Artists-in-Residence

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 23, 2020

Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced its 2020 Artists-in-Residence: Trip Cullman, Joshua Harmon, Michael R.

Netflix Announces ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL Suspenseful Anthology Series

by Kaitlin Milligan — May 21, 2020

Netflix announces 'Anatomy of a Scandal' suspenseful anthology series based on international bestseller.

Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative Commissions

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 18, 2020

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) have announced this year's six recipients of the Alfred P.

BWW Review: WISE CHILDREN, BBC Culture in Quarantine

by Aliya Al-Hassan — April 15, 2020

After a hugely successful debut in 2018 at London's Old Vic Theatre and a subsequent UK tour, Emma Rice's highly theatrical adaptation of Angela Carter's Wise Children is a welcome and absurdist addition to the BBC's Culture in Quarantine series, filmed at York Theatre Royal in 2019.

WISE CHILDREN Comes To BBC iPlayer Today

by Stephi Wild — April 9, 2020

Wise Children today announce that Angela Carter's Wise Children, their critically-acclaimed co-production with The Old Vic, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Oxford Playhouse and York Theatre Royal, adapted and directed by Emma Rice, will be available to stream on BBC iPlayer from this weekend for 3 months