Orson Welles News

The Caramoor International Music Festival presents 'the queen of cabaret,' Andrea Marcovicci, returning for a special Cabaret at Caramoor

This Saturday, July 14th at 8 PM, on the Jersey Shore's Ocean County College in Tom's River, Quinn Lemley will star in 'The Heat is On! A Life in Concert Celebrating Rita Hayworth,' written and directed by Carter Inskeep.

Orson Welles is one of the most influential men in the history of American pop culture. He has had his fingers in more pies than can be imagined, from redifining what radio programing can be to indicting high ranking American officiates. Christian McKay and his fledgling theatre company, Atomic80 Productions have brought their already critically-acclaimed and award winning-play about the life and times of Orson Welles, Rosebud, to New York City. We sat down with Christian McKay to find out about Rosebud, Atomic80, Christian, and, of course, the man, the legend, Orson Welles.

The Heat Is On, a theatrical concert based on the life of Rita Hayworth is coming to Ridgefield Playhouse, Friday, May 11, at 8PM.

The winners of the Kevin Kline Awards have been announced

The complete Brits Off-Broadway line-up has been announced, with a number of playwrights joining the previously announced Alan Ayckbourn and Jonathan Lichtenstein

Seventeen St. Louis theater companies are represented in the nominations for the second annual Kevin Kline Awards. Thirty-seven plays and musicals produced in the St. Louis area during 2006 now share 115 nominations in 22 different categories for the coveted award. The nominations were announced on KWMU-FM's 'Cityscape' on January 19.

Boston area theaters mount a weighty 'Orson's Shadow,' a delightful 'Souvenir' and a quietly powerful 'Grapes of Wrath'

Season continues in high gear for New Rep in Watertown and Stoneham Theatre in Stoneham

'The Heat Is On!' starring Quinn Lemley, will return to BB King's Blues Club February 22nd.

Moby Dick - Rehearsed, written by the legendary Orson Welles, will run from March 7th through 25th at the Richmond Sheperd Theatre (309 E. 26th St.).

The Carol Tambor Theatrical Foundation has announced that the winner of this year's The Best of Edinburgh Award, the highest honor at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, is Michael Redhill's Goodness

Quinn Lemley stars as Rita Hayworth in 'The Heat is On, A Life in Concert' in a special one night engagement at B.B. Kings on July 25th

Cabaret diva, Quinn Lemley, stars as Rita Hayworth in 'The Heat is On, A Life in Concert' in a special one night engagement at B.B. Kings. Ms. Lemley takes the stage, backed by an 11-piece big band, on Tuesday, July 25th at 8:00pm

Joe Drymala and Eric Svejcar aren't a songwriting team, but they have a few things in common besides the fact that they both write musicals. The songs of both men will be sung by performers such as Euan Morton, Robert Cuccioli, Tyler Maynard, Kate Wetherhead and Amanda Watkins on April 26th for their Stuck in the Zipper concert at the Zipper Theatre, and it's safe to say that both like to take risks with their shows...

The Actors' Shakespeare Project -- a new and exciting Shakespeare company in Boston, renowned for its productions of the Bard straight up, no gimmicks -- will bring its acclaimed KING LEAR, starring the legendary actor/director Alvin Epstein, to New York for 15 performances only

The Color Purple stars LaChanze and Elisabeth Withers-Mendes will perform on A&E's 'Breakfast with the Arts' on Sunday, April 9th

'King Lear' will move Off-Broadway, from Boston, June 15 to July 2, starring Alvin Epstein.

On November 14th, Tony Award-winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson will lead a discussion on Shakespeare on Film: Othello