Michael Barker News
SXSW & CherryPicks Launch Inaugural Female Filmmaker Award
Austin and Los Angeles - South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Film Festival and CherryPicks,® a digital brand dedicated to the female critical voice, are excited to announce the inaugural 2019 CherryPicks Female First Feature Award.
Westport Country Playhouse Awarded Newman's Own Foundation Challenge Grant
Westport Country Playhouse has been awarded a $75,000 Challenge Grant from Newman's Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman.
BWW Review: THOUSAND PINES at Westport
The national issue of gun violence is brought to the Westport Country Playhouse in the world premiere of Matthew Greene's Thousand Pines, directed by Austin Pendleton.
Westport Country Playhouse Awarded Connecticut Humanities Grant For THOUSAND PINES Community Engagement
Connecticut Humanities has awarded a grant of $20,000 to Westport Country Playhouse to support a series of free-of-charge community engagement events surrounding "Thousand Pines," a world-premiere drama that brings the national dialogue about gun violence to the Playhouse stage, from October 30 thro
Westport Country Playhouse Announces Community Events For THOUSAND PINES
Westport Country Playhouse will present a series of special events, free-of-charge and open to the community, surrounding its world-premiere drama, "Thousand Pines," playing October 30 through November 17.
POSE, Justin Simien & Sony Pictures Classics to Receive Outfest Legacy Awards
Outfest, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization promoting equality by creating, sharing, and protecting LGBTQ stories on the screen, announced today that it will honor the producers and cast of FX Networks “POSE” at the 2018 Legacy Awards on Sunday, October 28th.
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Spanish Open-Caption Performance Of MAN OF LA MANCHA
Westport Country Playhouse will present an open-caption performance in Spanish of the Tony Award-winning musical "Man of La Mancha," on Saturday, October 13, at 3 p.
Photo Flash: Sutton Foster Headlines Westport Country Playhouse's 2018 Gala
Tony Award-winning Broadway and television star Sutton Foster headlined Westport Country Playhouse's 2018 Gala on Saturday evening, September 8, performing Broadway standards and contemporary tunes with a trio of musicians.
New Pilobolus Five Senses Festival Begins Tonight
The international movement and entertainment company, Pilobolus (Executive Producer, Itamar Kubovy; Renee Jaworski and Matt Kent, artistic directors), kicks-off its first ever Pilobolus Five Senses Festival this weekend.
Westport Country Playhouse Awarded Connecticut Humanities Grant For THOUSAND PINES Community Engagement
Connecticut Humanities has awarded a grant of $20,000 to Westport Country Playhouse to support a series of free-of-charge community engagement events surrounding "Thousand Pines," a world-premiere drama that brings the national dialogue about gun violence to the Playhouse stage, from October 30 thro
Civic Rep Announces 2018-2019 Season
Civic Rep will produce a season of work written by Tennessee Williams while in residence at Open Space on Vashon.
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts Community Conversation, 3/26
Westport Country Playhouse will host 'Female Power Unleashed: Politics and Positive Change,' a Community Conversation with Alisyn Camerota, anchor of CNN's 'New Day,' and Patricia Russo, executive director of the Women's Campaign School at Yale, on Monday, March 26, at 6:30 p.
Westport Country Playhouse Releases Statement On Death Of Howard J. Aibel
Westport Country Playhouse's leadership issued the following statements today on the March 9th death of Howard J.
Westport Country Playhouse Names Campus In Honor Of Howard J. Aibel In Recognition Of Gift
Westport Country Playhouse announces that in recognition of a $3 million gift from Howard J.
Westport Country Playhouse EVITA Re-Casts Eva Peron Due to Racial Concerns
It has been announced that Samantha Pauly will star as Eva Peron in Broadway Method Academy's production of Evita at Westport Country Playhouse Feb 7-10
Sony Pictures Classic Picks Up Michael Mayer's and Stephen Karam's THE SEAGULL
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up the film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's THE SEAGULL, as reported by Deadline.
Photo Flash: Jonathan Groff Headlines Westport Country Playhouse Gala
"Hamilton" Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Jonathan Groff headlined Westport Country Playhouse's 2017 Gala on Saturday evening, September 9.
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