In a brief ceremony at the closing night party for the New York International Fringe Festival at The Gramercy Theater, winners of the 2010 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Awards were announced. The awards are selected by an independent panel of over 50 theater professionals.
WINNER of OVERALL EXCELENCE AWARD FOR ENSEMBLE 'VERITAS' Harvard's 'Secret Court': a gay witch-hunt. Directed by Ryan J Davis, the critically acclaimed Perkins 28 Productions presentation of 'Veritas' by Stan Richardson won the Overall Excellence Award for Best Ensemble for the 14th New York International Fringe Festival-FringeNYC.
Writer/Actress KIMLEIGH SMITH proudly announces together with Director Paula Killen that their award-winning production of Smith's one-woman show, 'T-O-T-A-L-L-Y!' will be featured at the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival in New York City - playing through August 29 at Dixon Place (161A Chrystie Street).
the tim&micah project, a critically acclaimed Chicago-based avant-garde sketch comedy duo, has announced their participation in the 14th Annual New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC), where they will present the tim&micah project: SELECTION.
On the heels of successfully producing critically acclaimed runs of three productions at La MaMa E.T.C. (What If? - A Musical Concert, DIE - An Existential Comedy & Under The Veil - Being Muslim and Non-Muslin in America post 9/11), Mind The Art Entertainment is teaming up with Robert R. Blume to produce the U.S. premiere of Spellbound- A Musical Adventure at the New York International Fringe Festival (August 3 - 29, 2010).
The Brick Theatre in Brooklyn will be presenting two new productions this month - DEVILS and SPACEMEN FROM SPACE, as well as the return of 'Butterfly, Butterfly, Kill Kill Kill!' For more information and to buy tickets, visit their website at http://www.bricktheatre.com.
Prospect Theater Company (Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director / Melissa Huber, Managing Director) extended performances of its highly acclaimed new musical With Glee for one additional final week. The show will close on August 29 at The Kirk Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street) following a sold-out original run and two extensions.
In 2006, New Orleans' mayor planned to celebrate Hurricane Katrina's ?rst anniversary with a comedy hour which was canceled due to public outrage. Could he have meant 'Comedy' in the classic sense?
The McCarter Theatre production of The Mad 7, written and performed by Yehuda Hyman, will have its New York premiere as part of the 14th annual New York International Fringe Festival (Fringe NYC), August 13 through August 29.
In 'Viva la Evolución!' (www.vivalaevoluciontheshow.com), the comic actress Diana Yanez, a first-generation Cuban-American, takes us on her journey from Castro to Disco in a one-woman comedy of growing up Cuban and queer in Miami.
Z-Man Films and Stage Productions is proud to present 'Hip Hop High - The Musical' as part of the 14th annual The New York International Fringe Festival-FringeNYC. Follow us as we take you through this rollercoaster ride of emotions through rap, song and dance in this multimedia extravaganza.This gritty musical tale centers on an urban high school where new comer Drew Moore witnesses a murder by his fellow students. Drew has to choose between being a cowardly bystander or fighting back to save his mother and his sister from these local crime infested villains . Drew will make Hip hop dance his secret weapon and rap will become his battle cry in this hip, fresh musical.'Hip Hop High - The Musical' will be directed by Jana Mattioli and Z-Man.
New Feet Productions and Adam Blanshay, in association with The Present Company, present the World Premiere of the dark political comedy ALL DAY SUCKERS by playwright/author Susan Dworkin (THE NAZI OFFICER'S WIFE, THE VIKING IN THE WHEAT FIELD), directed by Jessica Bauman (MILK, INTO THE HAZARD (HENRY 5)) - as part of the 14th Annual New York International Fringe Festival with five performances only, between August 13-29 at the Robert Moss Theatre at 440 Studios (440 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor) in Manhattan.
Christopher Larkin (who starred as Young Bruce Lee in last year's reading of the Broadway-bound musical Bruce Lee: Journey to the West), Rory Lipede, and Jon-Michael Reese will star in Harrison David Rivers' WHEN LAST WE FLEW, premiering in the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, with performances from August 18th-August 29th.
Ross DeGraw (Gorilla Rep's Joan of Arc and Julius Caesar, TV Land's 'Make My Day'), Gretchen Ferris, Rebecca Nerz, Emily Rieder and Jesse Presler are set to star in Catholic lesbian comedy AS I AM FULLY KNOWN, premiering in the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival at La MaMa First Floor Theatre with performances from August 14th - August 29th. Written by star Emily Rieder, AS I AM FULLY KNOWN will feature direction from Andrew Oswald, with the creative team for AS I AM FULLY KNOWN also featuring John Wolf (lighting design) and Alexandra Pinkus (marketing).
Acclaimed director Jonathan Warman will direct IN LOCO PARENTIS by Michael DeVito, as part of the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival (August 13-29), at the Fourth Street Theatre, dates to be announced soon.
Dalliance Theater's world premiere of THE GIRL IN THE PARK opens tonight, Wednesday, August 18 at 6:15pm. Playwright Matt Owen's dark romantic comedy will play for only 5 performances at The Players Theatre in Greenwich Village as part of The New York International Fringe Festival, a production of The Present Company.
Murder! Intrigue! Espresso! Baristas, a dark comedy written by Evan Twohy, opens up shop for its World Premiere at the New York International Fringe Festival on August 15 at 2pm at The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street. The production runs for and additional 4 performances at The Kraine Theater on August 18 at 9 pm, August 19 at 11pm, August 25 at 2pm, and August 28 at 7pm.
Propinquity Productions presents the World Premiere of An Idiot, Jeff Tabnick's modern retelling of Dostoevsky's The Idiot, directed by Eric Nightengale, as part of The New York International Fringe Festival - Fringe NYC, a production of The Present Company, from August 14 - 28, 2010 at Venue #3, The Kraine Theater, 85 E. 4th Street (Second Avenue & Bowery), NYC.
Diversionary Theatre, San Diego's LGBT Theatre will present Patricia Loughrey's tribute play Dear Harvey at the 14th annual New York International Fringe Festival (www.FringeNYC.org), a production of The Present Company.
Rosetree Productions Presents 'Menny and Mila' The New York International Fringe Festival - Fringe NYC A production of The Present Company At the Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher St.
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