Monique News

'At The Inkwell' - the popular East Village monthly literary showcase - holds Memoir Night tonight, June 10 , 2015 at KGB Bar in Manhattan at 7:00pm.

San Francisco Playhouse will complete its twelfth season with Stephen Sondheim's trailblazing musical comedy, Company, directed by Susi Damilano. The play will feature a cast of local favorites, with Keith Pinto (Into the Woods) starring as Robert, along with Teresa Attridge, Velina Brown*, Morgan Dayley, Michelle Drexler, Ryan Drummond*, Richard Frederick*, John Paul Gonzalez, Monique Hafen*, Stephanie Prentice*, Chris Reber*, Abby Sammons, Nicole Weber and Michael Scott Wells.

Mad Cow Theatre presents Ain't Misbehavin' by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr. featuring the music of Fats Waller. Ain't Misbehavin' is set to open tonight, June 5, 2015 in The Harriett Theatre as part of Season 18.

?OneTrickDog* is pleased to announce the West Coast premiere of Monique Witt's split/screen at the Hollywood Fringe Festival on June 5th, 2015.

'At The Inkwell' - the popular East Village monthly literary showcase - holds Memoir Night on Wednesday, June 10 , 2015 at KGB Bar in Manhattan at 7:00pm.

The playwright/actor's hyper-charged character drama is intriguing and well-acted.

The New Group presents the world premiere production of The Spoils, a new play written by and featuring Jesse Eisenberg, directed by Scott Elliott. This production features Erin Darke, Annapurna Sriram, Michael Zegen, Jesse Eisenberg and Kunal Nayyar. The show opens tonight, June 2, for a limited Off-Broadway engagement slated through June 28 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street). Let's see what the critics had to say...

OneTrickDog* has announced the casting of  Emmy Award-winning acting coach Fran Montano in the West Coast premiere of Monique Witt's split/screen at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.  Mr. Montano has appeared in numerous feature films and televison series. He is also the owner and Artistic Director of the Actors Workout Studio in North Hollywood.  The cast of split/screen will also feature Alex Montaldo, Adam Rashad Glenn and Chris Karmiol. 

Up next in Westport Country Playhouse's Script in Hand Playreading Series is THE COUNTRY CLUB by Douglas Carter Beane on Monday, June 22 at 7:00pm.

On Thursday, June 25th, the Clear Space Theatre Company in Rehoboth will kick off its rotating summer productions of GREASE, RENT, and SEUSSICAL, which will feature thirteen visiting actors from all across the east coast. 

Based on one of the biggest blockbuster films of all time (you know the one we mean), Squabbalogic Independent Musical Theatre is proud to present the Australian premiere of TRIASSIC PARQ as part of the Seymour Centre's Reginald Season, from 17th June to 4th July, 2015.

Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, welcomes the cool crooning and killer chops of several acclaimed jazz acts as host to some of SmoothChicago's series of summer concerts.  On May 23, the Grand Opening show and party features saxophonists Ray Silkman and Phil Denny, vocalist Typhanie Monique and more.  On August 15, the Grammy-nominated Jazz Funk Soul Tour electrifies audiences with jazz fusion featuring renowned keyboardist Jeff Lorber, smooth saxophonist Everette Harp, and legendary guitarist Chuck Loeb.

 OneTrickDog* has announced a fundraising campaign during its production of Monique Witt's split/screen to benefit Saddles For Soldiers.  The play which opens on June 5th at The Hollywood Fringe Festival explores the spiritual and psychological transformation of a wealthy and jaded young man injured and wheelchair bound after a successful summit of Everest. Saddles for Soldiers is a program designed specifically by Shadow Hills Riding Club to assist United States Veterans and their families cope with the traumas and stressors returning from combat, long term depression, reestablishing life skills and readjustment into civilian life through the use of horses.  

Collaboraction, the Ambassadors of Hope, are premiering an all-new, world premiere installment of Crime Scene, the hit show that ignited the company's now three-year campaign to link immersive, hyper-local live theater crowd-sourced with community activists and organizations to combat violence in Chicago.

NEW YORK, May 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ In the aftermath of hurricane Sandy, many children, families, and childcare providers in New York City struggled to get back on their feet. Not only did childcare providers suffer financial damage, but they also dealt with the emotional pain of seeing the children and families they served day after day, relocating to other parts of the city due to the loss of their homes and belongings.

Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, welcomes the cool crooning and killer chops of several acclaimed jazz acts as host to some of SmoothChicago's series of summer concerts.  On May 23, the Grand Opening show and party features saxophonists Ray Silkman and Phil Denny, vocalist Typhanie Monique and more.  On August 15, the Grammy-nominated Jazz Funk Soul Tour electrifies audiences with jazz fusion featuring renowned keyboardist Jeff Lorber, smooth saxophonist Everette Harp, and legendary guitarist Chuck Loeb.

The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, America's preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company, will present its spring production The Gondoliers this weekend, May 15-17 at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place).

On May 13, top athletes, entertainers and business leaders will be inducted into Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) Alumni Hall of Fame.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival opens its outdoor theatre the weekend of June 12-14 with Shakespeare's ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, directed by Bill Rauch; the world-premiere musical by Jeff Whitty with music and lyrics by the Go-Go's, HEAD OVER HEELS, directed by Ed Sylvanus Iskandar; and Alexandre Dumas's THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, directed by Marcela Lorca. The shows will close the weekend of October 9-11.

Mad Cow Theatre is delighted to announce the cast and creative team for its upcoming run of Ain't Misbehavin' by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr. featuring the music of Fats Waller. Ain't Misbehavin' is set to open June 5, 2015 in The Harriett Theatre as part of Season 18.