Staying true to its commitment to provide Brooklyn with eclectic programming of intimate revivals and ambitious new work, The Gallery Players is proud to announce the lineup for the 2009 - 2010 season: The House of Blue Leaves; Top of the Heap; Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge; Caroline, or Change; The Crucible; and City of Angels. The Gallery Players rounds out its 43rd season with The 13th Annual Black Box New Play Festival and The Peanut Gallery, Park Slope's musical theatre summer adventure camp for kids.
Theatre Resources Unlimited and Lisa Dozier in association with Elaine Smith will present the first New York public reading of the new drama The Unbleached American by Michael Aman, directed by Michael Bush (Stormy Weather, Based on a Totally True Story) on June 15th at 7pm.
Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the winning selections of the 2009 TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series. In a series that is unique because it develops new producers as well as new plays, three works were chosen from submissions by emerging or established producers, as well as from writers who hoped to be matched with a producer. Fulfilling TRU's mission of nurturing the producer-writer relationship, each of the plays this year is either produced by, or with the assistance of, a member of the TRU Producer Mentorship program.
Theatre Resources Unlimited and Lisa Dozier in association with Elaine Smith will present the first New York public reading of the new drama The Unbleached American by Michael Aman, directed by Michael Bush (Stormy Weather, Based on a Totally True Story) on June 15th at 7pm.
The Gallery Players presents THE 12TH ANNUAL BLACK BOX NEW PLAY FESTIVAL, world premiere full-lengths, one-acts and readings showcased in festival of new plays
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) is presenting the The Grand Tour, the first of three Spring 2009 Musicals in Mufti staged concert presentations, playing May 29-31. BroadwayWorld.com was there for the first performance of this classic musical.
Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the winning selections of the 2009 TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series. In a series that is unique because it develops new producers as well as new plays, three works were chosen from submissions by emerging or established producers, as well as from writers who hoped to be matched with a producer. Fulfilling TRU's mission of nurturing the producer-writer relationship, each of the plays this year is either produced by, or with the assistance of, a member of the TRU Producer Mentorship program.
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the commencement of rehearsals today for The Grand Tour, the first of three Spring 2009 Musicals in Mufti staged concert presentations, playing May 29-31.
The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the commencement of rehearsals today for The Grand Tour, the first of three Spring 2009 Musicals in Mufti staged concert presentations, playing May 29-31.
Through the month of June, The Gallery Players celebrates playwrights and new works in The 12th Annual Black Box New Play Festival. Each weekend is a new experience as The Gallery Players introduces new crops of talent and celebrates its alumni, June 4-28, 2009.
The Gallery Players' dream team from Urinetown! The Musical (2007 NYIT Award: Outstanding Production of a Musical) rocks the house this spring with The Who's Tommy! Astoria Performing Arts Center's Artistic Director and The Gallery Players veteran Tom Wojtunik directs the five-time 1993 Tony Award winning rock musical May 2-24, 2009
The Laurie Beechman Theatre located within The West Bank Café is pleased to announce upcoming performances in May
Featuring: Nancy Anderson, Alison Arngrim, Donna Lynne Champlin, Mary Bond Davis, Lauren Kennedy, Steven Lutvak, Joan Rivers, Tim Sullivan and more!
The Gallery Players' dream team from Urinetown! The Musical (2007 NYIT Award: Outstanding Production of a Musical) rocks the house this spring with The Who's Tommy! Astoria Performing Arts Center's Artistic Director and The Gallery Players veteran Tom Wojtunik directs the five-time 1993 Tony Award winning rock musical May 2-24, 2009
The Laurie Beechman Theatre is pleased present Broadway's AARON LAZAR (Impressionism, A Tale of Two Cities, Les Miserables, The Light in the Piazza) in his solo cabaret debut. On Monday, April 6, Lazar will take to the stage with special guest, JENNY POWERS (Grease, Little Women). Musical Direction and Arrangements are by ANDY EINHORN, and MICHAEL BERRESSE (title of show, A Chorus Line, The Light in the Piazza, Kiss Me, Kate, etc.) serves as Dramaturg.
The 92nd Street Y continues the 2009 season of Lyrics & Lyricists with SUNNY SIDE UP, featuring the Lennon/McCartney of their time, DeSylva, Brown & Henderson. Subtitled 'Roaring through the Twenties,' the show focuses on the megastar songwriting team of Prohibition-Era Tin Pan Alley who turned out hits like 'You're the Cream in My Coffee,' 'Button Up Your Overcoat,' 'The Best Things in Life Are Free' and the definitive college musical, Good News.
The Laurie Beechman Theatre is pleased present Broadway's AARON LAZAR (Impressionism, A Tale of Two Cities, Les Miserables, The Light in the Piazza) in his solo cabaret debut. On Monday, April 6, Lazar will take to the stage with special guest, JENNY POWERS (Grease, Little Women). Musical Direction and Arrangements are by ANDY EINHORN, and MICHAEL BERRESSE (title of show, A Chorus Line, The Light in the Piazza, Kiss Me, Kate, etc.) serves as Dramaturg.
The hopes, dreams and inner desires of the residents of a small Midwestern town will come bursting to life in Kansas City Rep's production of the new Eric Rosen musical Winesburg, Ohio, one of the most original new musicals to come along this decade. Rosen, artistic director of the Rep, wrote the book and lyrics for Winesburg, Ohio and he will direct.
For the first time in over a decade, William Inge returns to Brooklyn with The Gallery Players' revival of his classic drama Bus Stop. Directed by The Gallery Players' Artistic Director Heather Siobhan Curran, you're invited as this slice of Americana rolls into Brooklyn March 14 - 29, 2009.
For the first time in over a decade, William Inge returns to Brooklyn with The Gallery Players' revival of his classic drama Bus Stop. Directed by The Gallery Players' Artistic Director Heather Siobhan Curran, this slice of Americana rolls into Brooklyn March 14 - 29, 2009.
In the middle of a howling snowstorm, a bus out of Kansas City pulls up at a cheerful roadside diner. All roads are blocked, and four or five weary travelers are going to have to hole up until morning.
The Gallery Players, bringing Broadway to Brooklyn for over 40 years, announces a new Executive Director: Cornell and Broadway League alum Neal J. Freeman. Mr. Freeman joins the executive staff after a year on The Gallery Players' Board of Directors and with seven directing credits under his belt at the theatre, most recently this season's hit Thoroughly Modern Millie.