RAT BASTARDS Premieres 6/3-7 As Part Of Fest Of Jewish Theatre & Ideas
by Gabrielle Sierra
- May 27, 2009
Tutti Stronzi Productions announces the premiere of Rat Bastards (Tutti Stronzi), a commedia dell'arte style farce about the persecution of Jews and Muslims in Venice during the great plague of 1630, which is being presented as part of the Festival of Jewish Theater and Ideas at Dixon Place, June 3-7.
American Theater's Randy Gener Awarded Nathan Award
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jan 29, 2009
The heads of the English departments of Cornell, Princeton, and Yale Universities have chosen Randy Gener, Senior Editor of American Theatre magazine, to receive the annual George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. The honor is reserved for 'the American who has written the best piece of drama criticism during the theatrical year (July 1 to June 30), whether it is an article, an essay, treatise or book.'
BWW's 2008 Holiday Year-End Book Roundup
by Robert Diamond
- Dec 11, 2008
Here it is - the year end 'holiday roundup' of books, which, by the way, make for a perfect gift...and an affordable one, that will last much longer than flowers, cookies or fruitcake (that no one wants anyway).
Bond and Woodruff Team Up for CHAIR, Opening 12/11 at The Duke
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 30, 2008
Acclaimed British playwright Edward Bond, will reunite with acclaimed American director Robert Woodruff for Theatre for a New Audience's New York premiere production of Mr. Bond's Chair featuring Stephanie Roth Haberle beginning previews Friday, December 5, at 8:00pm for an opening Wednesday, December 11, at 8:00pm for a run through December 28 at The Duke on 42nd Street, a New 42nd Street® project, 229 West 42nd Street.
La MaMa Presents TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD to Benefit Shatigar 10/27
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 27, 2008
A special performance of 'Tibetan Book of the Dead or How Not To Do It Again' by Jean-Claude van Itallie will be presented one night only, October 27, 2008 at La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 66 East Fourth Street, Manhattan, to support the rebuilding of the century-old theater barn at Shantigar, the unique center for theater, meditation and healing located in Rowe, MA.
La MaMa Presents TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD to Benefit Shatigar 10/27
by Reynard Loki
- Oct 20, 2008
A special performance of 'Tibetan Book of the Dead or How Not To Do It Again' by Jean-Claude van Itallie will be presented one night only, October 27, 2008 at La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 66 East Fourth Street, Manhattan, to support the rebuilding of the century-old theater barn at Shantigar, the unique center for theater, meditation and healing located in Rowe, MA.
Bringing "Tip" to Life: According to Dick and Ken
by Jan Nargi
- Jun 25, 2008
The New Repertory Theatre in Watertown, Mass., is staging the world premiere of 'According to Tip,' a one-man play featuring stage and screen star Ken Howard as the inimitable, sometimes irascible, but always indefatigable Speaker of the House of Representatives, Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill. Written by long-time Boston political pundit Dick Flavin, 'According to Tip' marks the 50-year career, and the world history it spanned, of one of the most colorful and effective political figures of the 20th century.
Abingdon Theatre Hosts 'English Channel' Reading March 10
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 8, 2008
The Abingdon Theatre Company is doing a reading of THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, by Robert Brustein, this coming Monday evening, March 10 at 7:00pm. Shakespeare, Marlow, the 3rd Earl of Southampton and the Dark Lady of the Sonnets all collide in a tavern in this comedy, one of the finalists for the 2008 Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award.
'Spring,' 'Utopia,' Etc. Chosen for Best Plays Yearbook
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 29, 2007
Continuing a tradition that dates back to 1920, when Burns Mantle founded the annual Best Plays Theater Yearbook, the Best Plays of 2006-2007 were announced today by editor Jeffrey Eric Jenkins.
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