The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals has introduced the 2009 cast of the 'Autographed Hounds of Broadway,' which will be showcased and sold at the silent auction at Broadway Barks, the star-studded dog and cat adoption event taking place on Saturday, July 11, in Shubert Alley (between 44th and 45th Streets, just west of Broadway).
Rubicon Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for the World Premiere of THE BEST IS YET TO COME: THE MUSIC OF CY COLEMAN, which began previews July 9 at Rubicon's intimate 200-seat home at 1006 E. Main Street in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District. The show continues Wednesdays through Sundays through August 2, 2009.
Carrie Fisher set box-office records at Berkeley Repertory Theatre with her hilarious solo show, Wishful Drinking. Then it became a New York Times bestseller and played to sold-out crowds on a six-city national tour. Now Fisher returns to Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre, her last stop before the show bursts onto Broadway! This limited run - 15 performances only - begins July 9 and ends July 23.
Philadelphia Theatre Company announces the cast of City of Nutterly Love: Funny as Bell!, a co-production of Philadelphia Theatre Company and Chicago's famed The Second City, running July 8 through July 26 at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (Broad and Lombard Streets). The six-member cast combines three performers from Chicago and three performers from Philadelphia in a hilarious spoof of all things 'Philadelphia.'
Philadelphia Theatre Company shines a hot spotlight on comedy by offering some cool entertainment this summer. PTC collaborates with the legendary Second City comedy theatre to create a world premiere revue running July 8 through August 2, 2009. The improv troupe's lauded wit, irreverence and audience interaction will be showcased in a hilarious spoof of all things 'Philadelphia'.
Philadelphia Theatre Company shines a hot spotlight on comedy by offering some cool entertainment this summer. PTC collaborates with the legendary Second City comedy theatre to create a world premiere revue running July 8 through August 2, 2009. The improv troupe's lauded wit, irreverence and audience interaction will be showcased in a hilarious spoof of all things 'Philadelphia'.
Thanks to growing audience demand and excellent reviews, Performance Network Theatre is proud to announce a one-week extension of Jeffrey Hatcher's taut thriller A PICASSO starring John Manfredi and Emily Sutton-Smith (THE BAKER'S WIFE, THE HOME TEAM). The extension will include four performances: 8 pm Thursday 7/16, 8 pm Friday 7/17, 8 pm Saturday 7/18, and 2 pm Sunday 7/19.
The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals has introduced the 2009 cast of the 'Autographed Hounds of Broadway,' which will be showcased and sold at the silent auction at Broadway Barks, the star-studded dog and cat adoption event taking place on Saturday, July 11, in Shubert Alley (between 44th and 45th Streets, just west of Broadway).
Pasadena Playhouse Board of Directors (Board Chairman Michele Dedeaux Engemann and Vice-Chairman Sheila Grether-Marion) announced today that Stephen Eich has been named Executive Director of Pasadena Playhouse. Eich will assume his new position on July 1, 2009.
The New York Times reports that audience members attending the final performance of 'August: Osage County,' the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Tracy Letts that closed after the Sunday matinee today June 28th, were treated to an unexpected bonus.
The stage will brighten with Philadelphia Theatre Company's mainstage season finale Grey Gardens, book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel, and lyrics by Michael Korie, on May 22 - June 28 at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (Broad and Lombard Streets). Directed by Lisa Peterson, the ensemble cast features Todd Almond, Cole Burden, Kim Carson, Maggie Fitzgerald, Joy Franz, James Ijames, John Jellison, Anastasia Korbal, and Hollis Resnik.
Igor Stravinsky, Vaslav Nijinsky, Léon Bakst, Pablo Picasso, and George Balanchine are among the great collaborators who worked in Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, where they changed the face of modern ballet and influenced the course of the arts in the 20th century. Diaghilev's Theater of Marvels: The Ballets Russes and Its Aftermath, a new exhibition at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, draws on diverse materials from the Library's renowned collections to tell the remarkable story of the company and the impresario who founded it.
Beat the recessionary blues with staycation destination Canadian Stage TD Dream in High Park. The popular Toronto summer tradition returns with a new gender-bending staging of William Shakespeare's The Tempest directed by Sue Miner. Dora Award-winning actress Karen Robinson stars as Prospera, the sorceress of an enchanted isle, in this tale of political intrigue, fantastical creatures, magic, comedy and romance. Previews begin June 26; opening night June 30; continuing to September 6, 2009 at the open-air theatre in High Park.
Artistic Director Anne Marie Cammarato has announced Delaware Theatre Company's (DTC) 2009-2010 season. Cammarato says the company's 31st season will be a pure celebration of theatre: 'the DTC stage will come alive with music, puppetry, radio drama, documentary, video and poetry all season long. Exploring storytelling in all forms and creating rare theatrical moments, the plays we've chosen are about communities across the country and approach them from new, surprising and insightful angles.'
Igor Stravinsky, Vaslav Nijinsky, Léon Bakst, Pablo Picasso, and George Balanchine are among the great collaborators who worked in Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, where they changed the face of modern ballet and influenced the course of the arts in the 20th century. Diaghilev's Theater of Marvels: The Ballets Russes and Its Aftermath, a new exhibition at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, draws on diverse materials from the Library's renowned collections to tell the remarkable story of the company and the impresario who founded it.
Performance Network Theatre presents Jeffrey Hatcher's taut thriller A PICASSO starring John Manfredi in his PNT debut and Emily Sutton-Smith (THE BAKER'S WIFE, THE HOME TEAM). The show is directed by Tony Caselli (TAKE ME OUT, SUMMER AND SMOKE, STOP KISS, THREE DAYS OF RAIN). It opens in previews June 11 and runs through July 12, 2009.
Producers Emanuel Azenberg and Ira Pittelman are pleased to announce that THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS, new productions of Neil Simon's BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND, will play Broadway's beautifully restored Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). The productions will be directed by David Cromer (Our Town).
Vassar & New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater announces the cast for the first of three Mainstage productions of the 25th anniversary season: Ninety, by Joanna Murray-Smith, directed by Maria Mileaf, beginning performances June 30 and running through July 12, and new additions to the star-filled line-up for the 25th anniversary gala benefit, 'Silver Celebration under the Stars,' June 27.
Frist Center Announces Calendar of Events for April 1-June 15, 2009 OF SPECIAL NOTE Thursday, April 16 State of the Art: Contemporary Lecture Series 6:30 p.m. featuring Andrea Zittel
Beat the recessionary blues with staycation destination Canadian Stage TD Dream in High Park. The popular Toronto summer tradition returns with a new gender-bending staging of William Shakespeare's The Tempest directed by Sue Miner. Dora Award-winning actress Karen Robinson stars as Prospera, the sorceress of an enchanted isle, in this tale of political intrigue, fantastical creatures, magic, comedy and romance. Previews begin June 26; opening night June 30; continuing to September 6, 2009 at the open-air theatre in High Park.
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