Kampfire PR is pleased to introduce their line-up of 2009 FringeNYC productions. Four shows guaranteed to set FIRE to your summer theatre experience. From a dark comedy that examines the experience of sex in the modern age (The Books), an arctic chronicle of a woman's journey down below (The Antarctic Chronicles), a woman who's unexpected illness challenges her relationships (Look After You), and an indestructible man's leap into love (Eli and Cheryl Jump).
By popular and critical demand the acclaimed 'The Temperamentals' by Jon Marans, has now extend the engagement for the summer through August 23rd. The hit show welcomed backstage Joan Rivers and Tovah Feldshuh after a recent performance and BroadwayWorld.com was there!
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater has announced a two-week extension (through July 12) of The Amish Project, 'a remarkable exploration of loss and forgiveness beautifully written and performed by Jessica Dickey' (The New York Times, 6/19/09), directed by Sarah Cameron Sunde.
Performances began on Thursday, June 4th. Opening night was Wednesday, June 10th. The show, originally scheduled to close on June 28th, will now run through Sunday, July 12th.
The Theatre Program at Mercer County Community College will be well represented at the New York International Fringe Festival 2009, to be held August 14-30. Elixir Productions Theatre Company presents '1-900-SELFPLEX,' featuring three actors who are recent graduates of the MCCC Theatre
The Stella Adler Studio of Acting and the Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Co. will be presenting 'Songs & Statues,' a new play by Peter Nickowitz and directed by Tom Oppenheim, grandson of Stella Adler. The production is about an assimilated Jewish family in 1958, suburban Connecticut whose lives are turned upside down when the father is passed over for a promotion because of their Judaism.
Following a trip Powell took to New England, a story began to emerge centered around a lighthouse, and up-and-coming young playwright Kyle Jarrow, already an Obie winner for A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant, signed on to create the book. BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you Kyle's exclusive WHISPER HOUSE Blog following the show from it's inception through the tentatively scheduled Broadway Production in 2010, now continue the journey with Kyle to WHISPER HOUSE!The Origins of Whisper House
Diversionary Theatre will produce the new musical Twist as the first show of its 2009-2010 season, running July 9-August 9. Set against the backdrop of Victorian England, Twist re-imagines Oliver Twist as a lonely, attractive young man searching for love, and discovering an outrageous London underworld.
Ripped apart when they were teenagers, ten years later, Elle & Jeremy are thrust into each other's lives again and forced to discover if maybe they're meant to be together after all. THE CONSEQUENCES is a bittersweet rock and roll love story about the road not taken, dreams not followed, and whether you can start over again.
VOTE! The new 'cartoon' musical about high school election espionage premiers as part of the 13th annual New York International Fringe Festival- FringeNYC - starring Deidre Goodwin and Morgan Karr.
John Montgomery Theatre Company announces the World Premiere of Benny, a bold new play about adoption and identity by Suzanne Bachner presented as part of the Midtown International Theater Festival to run from July 16th through August 1st at The June Havoc Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor, New York City.
The San Francisco Playhouse, BlueRare Productions, and PlayGround team to present the SF Playhouse's critically acclaimed production of Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party, by Aaron Loeb, directed by Chris Smith, as part of the13th Annual New York International Fringe Festival, thus furthering an SF Playhouse goal to deliver productions that can succeed on a national level. Performances will be held at HERE Arts Center (Mainstage Theater - Venue #17), 145 6th Avenue (between Spring and Broome).
VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is pleased to announce its upcoming revival of THE BULLY, an original musical for children with music and lyrics by JOHN GREGOR and book by DAVID L. WILLIAMS, directed and choreographed by TROY MILLER, at the BLEECKER STREET THEATRE.
A new summer schedule begins July 6th for the hit show 'The Temperamentals' by Jon Marans, which due to critical and popular acclaimed has been extend for the summer -8/23. Performances will be Friday - Tuesday at 8:00 pm and Saturday & Sunday a 3:00 pm matinee. 'The Temperamentals' reopened on June 10th for what was announced to be a limited four week run Off Broadway at the larger (same location) TBG Theater, 312 West 36 Street 3rd Floor, NYC.
'Shoot me first,' cries a young Amish girl as the murderous milkman points his gun towards the 10 students. 'Shoot me second,' whimpers another. These lines are delivered not only by Dickey each night, but were actually said by two sisters that day, according to local reports...
The Stella Adler Studio of Acting and the Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Co. will be presenting 'Songs & Statues,' a new play by Peter Nickowitz and directed by Tom Oppenheim, grandson of Stella Adler. The production is about an assimilated Jewish family in 1958, suburban Connecticut whose lives are turned upside down when the father is passed over for a promotion because of their Judaism.
There will be a special matinee this Saturday 6/27 at 3pm for the hit show 'The Temperamentals' by Jon Marans, which due to critical and popular acclaimed has been extend for the summer (-8/23). The cast will ride in the Gay Pride parade this Sunday. Thus there will be no Sun 6/26 matinee. Also next week there will be a Wednesday 7/1 3 pm matinee with No show on July 4th .
2008 Drama Desk nominee and winner of the Overall Excellence in Solo Performance at the 2004 New York International Fringe Festival, Dixie Longate returns to NYC with DIXIE'S TUPPERWARE PARTY. This hysterical show combining drag, QVC-styled sales pitches, and over-the-top comedy will be presented for one performance only, coinciding with NYC's Gay Pride celebration, on June 27 at Off-Broadway's Gramercy Theater.
Krapp, 39 is extending once again, recent Drama Desk nominee, Michael Laurence's Krapp, 39, inspired by Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape, and directed by George Demas, will be extended
again now through August 2, 2009 at the SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street). A highlight of the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival, Krapp, 39 was invited to be part of the Fringe Encores Series; it was then offered a legit Off-Broadway run at the SoHo Playhouse presented by Darren Lee Cole. Krapp, 39's Off-Broadway run began performances on January 13th, and officially opened on January 20, 2009 and has been extended several times since.
A new summer schedule begins July 6th for the hit show 'The Temperamentals' by Jon Marans, which due to critical and popular acclaimed has been extend for the summer -8/23. Performances will be Friday - Tuesday at 8:00 pm and Saturday & Sunday a 3:00 pm matinee. 'The Temperamentals' reopened on June 10th for what was announced to be a limited four week run Off Broadway at the larger (same location) TBG Theater, 312 West 36 Street 3rd Floor, NYC.
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