Paul Hecht News

The Brazilian Endowment for the Arts has extended its musical series Music and Música to the fall thanks to a warmly received and successful summer series debut. Music and Música is a riveting union of Brazilian and American musical cultures.

Long before the rushing in of springtime, Parthenia, a Consort of Viols, will paint the season of love's power and pain via 16th and 17th century French music set primarily to the poems of Pierre de Ronsard. Featuring soprano soloist Julianne Baird and renaissance violinist Robert Mealy, Parthenia will perform Les Amours de Mai on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, in Jorgensen's chamber music setting.

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, the life of legendary Broadway composer Jerry Bock will be celebrated Monday January 24th at Roundabout's American Airlines Theater (227 West 42nd Street) at 2:30pm. The celebration is open to the public, on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors will open at 2pm. The latest list of performers scheduled to appear are Kate Baldwin, Brigid Brady, Susan Cella, Barbara Cook, Harvey Fierstein, Boyd Gaines, Roundabout's Todd Haimes, Bock's longtime collaborator Sheldon Harnick, Hal Linden (and his original Rothschilds' 'sons:' David Garfield, Alan Gruet, Paul Hecht, Tim Jerome and Chris Sarandon), Joe Masteroff, Howard McGillin, Brad Oscar, producer Stuart Ostrow, Austin Pendleton, Lonny Price, Harold Prince, Chita Rivera, Bock's longtime friend and attorney Richard M. Ticktin, Rachel Ulanet, Tony Walton, Sherman Yellen and Bock's daughter Portia, among others. Michael Montel will stage the event.

Long before the rushing in of springtime, Parthenia, a Consort of Viols, will paint the season of love's power and pain via 16th and 17th century French music set primarily to the poems of Pierre de Ronsard. Featuring soprano soloist Julianne Baird and renaissance violinist Robert Mealy, Parthenia will perform Les Amours de Mai on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, in Jorgensen's chamber music setting.

Hudson Stage Company, now in its 11th Season announces its Spring 2010 mainstage production. It will present John Kolvenbach's Love Song, a new romantic comedy.

In May 1977 three artists--Robin Hirsch, a writer and director; Charles McKenna, an actor; and Raphaela Pivetta, a visual artist--stumbled across a tiny storefront on Cornelia Street in the heart of Greenwich Village and thought it the perfect place to open a café.

In May 1977 three artists--Robin Hirsch, a writer and director; Charles McKenna, an actor; and Raphaela Pivetta, a visual artist--stumbled across a tiny storefront on Cornelia Street in the heart of Greenwich Village and thought it the perfect place to open a café.

Broadway vets Walter Charles and Paul Hecht will join Barbra Dana and Susannah Schulman in a staged reading of Israel Horovitz's Fighting Over Beverley.

Broadway vets Walter Charles and Paul Hecht will join Barbra Dana and Susannah Schulman in a staged reading of Israel Horovitz's Fighting Over Beverley.

Hudson Stage Company, now in its 11th Season announces its Spring 2010 mainstage production. It will present John Kolvenbach's Love Song, a new romantic comedy.

OSO at The Southampton Inn, 91 Hill Street in Southampton continues its popular 'Dinner and...' Series featuring a 3 course gourmet dinner and conversations with luminaries in The Hamptons with a very special evening featuring three Hamptonites who have delighted audiences on stages across the East End: Josh Perl founder of The Naked Stages, Josh Gladstone Artistic Director, John Drew Theatre at Guild Hall and Watermill Center Artist in Residence writer/actor/director/choreographer Kate Mueth. The trio will give audiences a brief preview of the upcoming Naked Stages Marathon at Guild Hall; what special events are planned for the 2009 Season and do a short performance in an intimate salon like atmosphere.

Plays written by notable Brooklyn playwrights-four of whom are still alive, well and living in Brooklyn-make up the roster of five works to be presented as part of the Sixth Annual Play Reading Salon Series from Brave New World Repertory Theatre. Based in Brooklyn, Brave New World is known for its bold, critically acclaimed productions of Fahrenheit 451, The Great White Hope and Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, based on Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass (all for Celebrate Brooklyn at the Prospect Park bandshell); and To Kill a Mockingbird, staged on the front porches of a tree-lined Ditmas Park street.

Plays written by notable Brooklyn playwrights-four of whom are still alive, well and living in Brooklyn-make up the roster of five works to be presented as part of the Sixth Annual Play Reading Salon Series from Brave New World Repertory Theatre. Based in Brooklyn, Brave New World is known for its bold, critically acclaimed productions of Fahrenheit 451, The Great White Hope and Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, based on Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass (all for Celebrate Brooklyn at the Prospect Park bandshell); and To Kill a Mockingbird, staged on the front porches of a tree-lined Ditmas Park street.

The JCC of Manhattan will present Sin-A Staged Reading by Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer, adapted by Mark Altman from The Unseen and directed by Robert Kalfin on Sun, Oct 5 at 3 pm

The JCC of Manhattan will present Sin-A Staged Reading by Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer, adapted by Mark Altman from The Unseen and directed by Robert Kalfin on Sun, Oct 5 at 3 pm

The JCC of Manhattan will present Sin-A Staged Reading by Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer, adapted by Mark Altman from The Unseen and directed by Robert Kalfin on Sun, Oct 5 at 3 pm

The 1969 Broadway musical 1776 a great choice for revival almost anytime, but especially during a hard-fought Presidential primary season like the one facing us now.

On Monday, May 14, at 8:00 PM, the 92nd Street Y is presenting the American premiere of two William Trevor plays, Going Home and Mr. McNamara.

Priscilla Lopez, Alison Fraser, Heather Raffo and more have joined the cast of an upcoming staged reading of Euripides' Orestes, which will take place on Monday, April 30, at 8:00 PM.

On Monday, April 30, at 8:00PM, the 92nd St. Y Poets' Theatre will present the world premiere of Anne Carson's (author, The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos, Autobiography of Red) new translation of Orestes' tragedy Euripides. The staged reading will be directed by David Esbjornson (The Great Gatsby, Tuesdays with Morrie), artistic director of the Seattle Repertory Theatre.