Nell Benjamin News

Now extended through May 15, Angels in America has continued to sell out. We are very pleased to allow more people to share this beautiful story.

Know Theatre of Cincinnati is pleased to announce a special off-night production of The Eyes of Oedipus, a new adaptation of Oedipus Rex. Know Theatre company member, Alison Vodnoy has created a new adaptation of the classic Greek tale and Darnell Benjamin will be playing Oedipus. Eric Vosmeier, Managing Artistic Director of Know Theatre, will direct the piece. The Eyes of Oedipus will open on Know Theatre's stage on off-nights April 28 and playthrough May 15, 2010.

Richard Fleeshman will join the cast of the critically acclaimed Legally Blonde The Musical from 16 June to play Warner Huntington III opposite Sheridan Smith as Elle Woods, Jill Halfpenny as Paulette, Peter Davison as Professor Callahan and Alex Gaumond as Emmett. Fleeshman takes over the role of Warner Huntington III from Duncan James whose final performance will be 14 June 2010. Legally Blonde The Musical, which opened at the Savoy Theatre earlier this year, is currently booking until 20 February 2011.

The First National Tour of Legally Blonde: The Musical will begin performances at the Aronoff Center, on May 11, 2010 and run through May 23, 2010 as a Fifth Third Bank Broadway Across America 09/10 Season Presentation.

Hot on the heels of the recent Hollywood debut of CAST PARTY, JIM CARUSO and BILLY STRITCH are thrilled to announce their return to THE MAGIC CASTLE on Wednesday, May 26th. Once again, the event will take place at The Inner Circle at the Castle (700 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood). Doors will open at 6pm for singer's signup, and the Open Mic-style variety show will start at 8pm.

FIRST NATIONAL TOUR OF LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL will begin performances at Clowes Memorial Hall, on May 4, 2010 and run through May 9, 2010 as a Broadway Across America 09/10 Season Presentation.

Know Theatre of Cincinnati is pleased to announce its fourth and fifth production of the season, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, written by Tony Kushner. Angels in America opens with the first of the two part play, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, on Know Theatre's mainstage through May 8, 2010. The second half of the production, Angels in America: Perestroika, will open April 23 and play through May 8, 2010.

Due to the extension of Know Theatre's production of Angels in America, The Eyes of Oedipus dates have been adjusted. Opening night will be May 5 at 7pm. Performances continue May 9 at 2pm & 7pm and May 16 at 2pm & 7pm.

Half price student rush tickets for THE FIRST NATIONAL TOUR OF LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL will be made available at the Clowes Memorial Hall box office day of show only with a limit of two tickets per transaction, in person only. LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL begins performances on May 4, 2010 and run through May 9, 2010 as a Broadway Across America 09/10 Season Presentation.

The Know Theatre delivers part two of the epic Angels in America as well as they delivered part one. The first half, Millennium Approaches (which will be playing concurrently through the run of the second part) focuses on the lead up of the arrival of a mysterious angel. The second part, Perestroika, becomes more subject-heavy and intense as the story unfolds once the angel has arrived.

Now extended through May 15, Angels in America has continued to sell out. We are very pleased to allow more people to share this beautiful story.

Know Theatre of Cincinnati is pleased to announce a special off-night production of The Eyes of Oedipus, a new adaptation of Oedipus Rex. Know Theatre company member, Alison Vodnoy has created a new adaptation of the classic Greek tale and Darnell Benjamin will be playing Oedipus. Eric Vosmeier, Managing Artistic Director of Know Theatre, will direct the piece. The Eyes of Oedipus will open on Know Theatre's stage on off-nights April 28 and playthrough May 15, 2010.

Due to the extension of Know Theatre's production of Angels in America, The Eyes of Oedipus dates have been adjusted. Opening night will be May 5 at 7pm. Performances continue May 9 at 2pm & 7pm and May 16 at 2pm & 7pm.

The first national tour of Legally Blonde The Musical will take the stage April 20-25, 2010 at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more 'serious,' Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.

The first national tour of Legally Blonde The Musical will take the stage April 20-25, 2010 at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more 'serious,' Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.

Know Theatre of Cincinnati is pleased to announce its fourth and fifth production of the season, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, written by Tony Kushner. Angels in America will open with the first of the two part play, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, on Know Theatre's mainstage April 3 and play through May 8, 2010. The second half of the production, Angels in America: Perestroika, will open April 23 and play through May 8, 2010.

The first national tour of Legally Blonde The Musical will take the stage April 20-25, 2010 at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more 'serious,' Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.

The first national tour of Legally Blonde The Musical will take the stage April 20-25, 2010 at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take no for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more 'serious,' Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.

THE FIRST NATIONAL TOUR OF LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL will begin performances at The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark, NJ on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 and will play through Sunday, June 6, 2010.

THE FIRST NATIONAL TOUR OF LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL will end performances in Milwaukee on April 18, 2010 presented by Broadway Across America-Milwaukee and the Marcus Center as part of the Time Warner Cable Broadway at the Marcus Center Series.