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Date of Death: November 30, 1900 (46)

Birth Place: Dublin, IRELAND

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A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER to Open as Part of Opera Saratoga's Summer Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 7, 2023


Opera Saratoga's 2023 summer festival season that will be anchored in the heart of Saratoga Springs.

SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE JERSEY LILY Extended at Alley Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 7, 2023


The Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre has extended the run of Sherlock Holmes and The Case of the Jersey Lily to May 14, 2023. 

LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL and More Set For Baltimore Center Stage 2023/2024 Mainstage Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 30, 2023


Baltimore Center Stage has announced the complete 2023/24 Season, the final season programmed by Stephanie Ybarra in her tenure as Artistic Director. Memberships for the 23/24 Season go on sale on May 18, 2023, and single ticket sales will go on sale in the summer. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Over A Thousand More Shows Revealed as Part of 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by Stephi Wild - Mar 30, 2023


The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has announced that more shows for the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe will be available to book. Learn more about the lineup here!

Dame Judi Dench Comes to Edinburgh Playhouse This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Mar 23, 2023


Dame Judi Dench 'I Remember It Well' will provide a rare opportunity to see one of the world's best-loved actresses back on stage. Following multiple sell-out performances in London's West End, this one-off special live show comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse on 8th August and will see Dame Judi look back at a career spanning almost six decades.

Charles Busch, Nick Cearley & More to Star in MISALLIANCE at Gingold Theatrical Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 20, 2023


Misalliance by George Bernard Shaw will kick off Gingold Theatrical Group'S 18th season of Project Shaw. See who is starring, and how to purchase tickets!

Apollinaire Theatre Company to Present DANCE NATION Beginning Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 18, 2023


Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough, they'll claw their way to the top at Nationals in Tampa Bay. A play about ambition, growing up, and yearning to embrace our bodies and our souls.

THE REWARDS OF BEING FRANK Starring Christine Pedi & More Now Available for Streaming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2023


The Rewards of Being Frank, currently running through March 26, 2023 at the Mezzanine Theatre at ART/New York Theatres is now available for streaming, also through March 26 only.

Review: QUEERSTORY THE MUSICAL, VAULT Festival
by Kat Mokrynski - Mar 16, 2023


Queerstory the Musical is a fantastic show that is both hilarious and informative. Mercury and Maxim do a wonderful job of combining humour and music while also remembering those who lived before us, fighting for queer rights and standing up for who they love. I look forward to attending more lectures with Professor Maxim and Mercury in the future!

Two World Premieres & More Set for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company 30th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2023


Cincinnati Shakespeare Company announced the titles of their 2023-2024 30th Anniversary Season.

World Premiere of FOR THE PEOPLE & More Set for Guthrie Theater 2023-2024 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 8, 2023


The Guthrie Theater has announced a robust 10-production lineup of cherished classics and insightful new work for its 2023–2024 Season. See the lineup, and how to purchase tickets!

TRANSFORMATION: The Christine Jorgensen Show Comes to the Fresh Fruit Festival
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2023


The musical play follows Bronx-born Christine Jorgensen as she returns from Denmark following her headline-grabbing transformation from an ex-GI into a blonde beauty with the help of a down-on-his-luck nightclub entertainer determined to turn the new “her” into a cabaret chanteuse – despite her lack of experience and overwhelming stage fright.

Donand Olson's TRANSFORMATION: The Christine Jorgensen Show to Open at the Fresh Fruit Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 7, 2023


A Featured Event of the Fresh Fruit Festival this year is the premiere of Donald Steven Olson's new musical play, TRANSFORMATION: The Christine Jorgensen Show in April.

Cast & Creative Team Announced for SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE JERSEY LILY at Alley Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 28, 2023


Alley Theatre has announced the cast and creative team of Sherlock Holmes and The Case of the Jersey Lily.

Gyles Brandreth Announces National Tour with CAN'T STOP TALKING
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 28, 2023


Novelist, actor, ex MP, podcaster and best-selling biographer Gyles Brandreth just can’t stop talking as he returns to the stage this summer.

David Davila's 1970's COLLEGE SEX COMEDY to Begin Sold-out Run At Indiana University in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 24, 2023


David Davila's 1970's College Sex Comedy, billed as a 'derivative farcical flop' opens to an already sold-out run this March 6-10th at Indiana University as part of their 11th annual At First Sight New Play Festival.

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY to be Presented at Midnight Circle Theatre Company in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 20, 2023


Midnight Circle Theatre Company, newly formed with two of the producers from Immersive Dracula, are bringing an immersive theatre adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray to the Crypt venue in Bethnal Green in April 2023.

The Premiere of DORIAN Announced At Dutch National Opera & Ballet, 11 May
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2023


The premiere of  Dorian (14+) will take place at Dutch National Opera & Ballet on Thursday 11 May. Following the successes of Narnia and GRIMM, Dorian is the third joint production by choreographers Ernst Meisner (HNB) and Marco Gerris (ISH).

One-Man Show, RHAPSODY IN BLACK Celebrates Black History Month At Husson University's Gracie Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2023


The first line you'll hear when noted actor LeLand Gantt brings his inspirational life story to the Gracie Theatre on Friday, February 24, 2023 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., in celebration of Black History Month is, 'I just want to start a conversation.'

Legendary Activist-Journalist Celebrated with Grolier Club NYC Exhibition
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2023


Zoe Anderson Norris (1860-1914), although little remembered today, was a foremother of modern-day social-justice advocates and confessional bloggers baring souls in print. In millions of published words of fiction and journalism—including in her own bimonthly magazine, The East Side (1909-1914)—she documented desperate immigrant poverty in New York and called for the world to heed and help.

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