Scarborough Players is pleased to present 'Inherit the Wind' by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, the third production of its 54th Season. April 4-6, 11-13, 18-20 at 8 pm, and April 14 at 2 pm at Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Road at Markham Road, Scarborough.
Lifeline Theatre Artistic Director Dorothy Milne and the artistic ensemble announce their 2013-2014, season of Big Stories, Up Close. In its award-winning and audience-acclaimed style, Lifeline's thirty-first season will feature six unforgettable books brought to life: sprawling, classic stories as well as thrilling contemporary titles, as Lifeline retains its reputation for fresh, imaginative interpretations of beloved favorites and embraces the challenges of new, thought-provoking works. Additionally, Lifeline Theatre will produce the seventeenth annual Fillet of Solo Festival and the Georgette Heyer Reading Series.
The Alliance Theatre will stage the critically acclaimed historical drama THE WHIPPING MAN in its first production for Atlanta audiences. Set in Richmond, VA at the close of the Civil War, Matthew Lopez's suspenseful play was described by the New York Times as 'haunting, striking and powerful.' THE WHIPING MAN will run on the Hertz Stage tonight, March 8 - April 7, 2013
Premiering during Presidents Day Weekend tonight, February 17, 2013 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and encoring at 10 p.m., National Geographic Channel's first original scripted drama, Killing Lincoln, presents one of the most significant events in our country's history.
The Alliance Theatre will stage the critically acclaimed historical drama THE WHIPPING MAN in its first production for Atlanta audiences. Set in Richmond, VA at the close of the Civil War, Matthew Lopez's suspenseful play was described by the New York Times as 'haunting, striking and powerful.' THE WHIPING MAN will run on the Hertz Stage March 8 - April 7, 2013
As previously reported, Tony Award winner Betty Buckley will be playing the 'Madwoman of Chaillot,' the Countess Aurelia, in a London revival of Jerry Herman's Dear World at Charing Cross Theatre. The show has an opening date of tonight, February 4, running for eight weeks until March 30, 2013.
As the commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War continues, 2013 is especially important to the historic town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania as this July marks 150 years since the Battle of Gettysburg, often considered the turning point in the Civil War. In recognition of the place Gettysburg holds in history, Totem Pole Playhouse is partnering with Gettysburg College's Majestic Theater in a special co-production of the acclaimed one-act drama, The Road from Appomattox on the stage of the Majestic from July 10 through July 21. Tickets are on sale now.
As the commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War continues, 2013 is especially important to the historic town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania as this July marks 150 years since the Battle of Gettysburg, often considered the turning point in the Civil War. In recognition of the place Gettysburg holds in history, Totem Pole Playhouse is partnering with Gettysburg College's Majestic Theater in a special co-production of the acclaimed one-act drama, The Road from Appomattox on the stage of the Majestic from July 10 through July 21. Tickets are on sale now.
Premiering during Presidents Day Weekend on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and encoring at 10 p.m., National Geographic Channel's first original scripted drama, Killing Lincoln, presents one of the most significant events in our country's history.
In 1865, the Jewish holiday of Passover began the day after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox. This historical moment is the jumping off place for Matthew Lopez's suspenseful Civil War drama The Whipping Man, which receives its Central New York premiere at the Kitchen Theatre in downtown Ithaca this month. The Whipping Man runs from January 23rd through February 10th, with preview performances January 23-25, Opening Night on January 26, and the closing performance on February 10.
National Geographic Channel recently announced that it has joined forces with Ridley and Tony Scott to produce author Bill O'Reilly's best-selling book KILLING LINCOLN. Click here to watch the first official trailer for the project!
Bristol Riverside Theatre opens the New Year with the fun and sinister Deathtrap by Ira Levin, running January 29-February 24. Directed by Richard Edelman, the cast includes BRT favorites Keith Baker, Barbara McCulloh and Jo Twiss, joined by Mordecai Lawner and Robert Ross.
As 2012 comes to a close, many Austin theater companies are putting together their 2013-2014 season. Given the incredible talent in this town and the large number of daring, courageous theater groups in the Austin area, here are my picks for 13 musicals that I'd love to see produced in the 2013-2014 season.
They're searching for buried treasure at Bristol Riverside Theatre as the Omaha Theatre Company comes to town for How I Became A Pirate, running January 12-13, 2013. Based on the best-selling children's book written by Melinda Long and illustrated by David Shannon, How I Became A Pirate has been adapted for the stage by award-winning composers/lyricists/playwrights Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman.
The therapy continues when Steve Solomon, the star and creator of one of the longest running one-man shows in history, returns to Bristol Riverside Theatre in My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm Home for the Holidays, running January 3-6, 2013.
Auntie Mame by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee will play November 2 through November 18, 2012 at Laurel Mill Playhouse, directed by Larry Simmons and produced by Maureen Rogers.
Auntie Mame by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee will run November 2 through November 18, 2012 at Laurel Mill Playhouse, directed by Larry Simmons and produced by Maureen Rogers. Get a first look at the cast onstage in the photos below!
Auntie Mame by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee will play November 2 through November 18, 2012 at Laurel Mill Playhouse, directed by Larry Simmons and produced by Maureen Rogers.
They're singin' in the rain at Bristol Riverside Theatre with the local premiere of the musical What A Glorious Feeling with a book by Jay Berkow, running October 30-November 18. Directed by BRT Founding Director Susan D. Atkinson, the ensemble cast featuresSummer Broyhill, Vincent D'Elia, Zak Edward, Liz Filios, and Charles Osborne. What A Glorious Feeling captures the charming and poignant story behind the making of Singin' in the Rain, one of the best movie musicals of all time. Bringing to life the tempestuous love triangle between Gene Kelly, Co-Director Stanley Donen and their dance captain, Jeanne Coyne, juxtaposed with the iconic dances, catchy phrases and toe tapping melodies of the American classic, this musical celebrates the genius of this highly charged collaboration while exploring the emotional complexity of their lives behind the camera.
Bristol Riverside Theatre opens its 2012-2013 mainstage season with Oleanna by Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet tonight, September 25-October 14, 2012. Directed by BRT's Artistic Director Keith Baker, the play features actors Blair Baker and David Barlow.