John Farmanesh-Bocca is a multi-award-winning physical theatre director, the Founding Artistic Director of both Not Man Apart - Physical Theatre Ensemble (2005-2015) and Shakespeare Santa Monica (2003-2014). Now he has shifted gears to go on a search for America by directing the sensual, passionate, and delightfully funny Pulitzer Prize winning play Picnic by William Inge, with his version featuring an entirely Black American cast. I decided to speak with him about his vision for presenting the quintessentially American play and the unique challenges faced while shifting gears from physical movement to character development.
Craftsman Row Saloon has announced the launch of its first Blooming Garden Pop-Up Experience starting Tuesday, March 21st, through the end of the summer.
As part of their 2023 Premieres season this autumn, New Wimbledon Theatre will premiere three new productions in their studio space including, the full version of monodrama Black to the Future, initially developed as part of a Lyric Hammersmith emerging writers programme in 2019 and, two brand spanking new musicals.
The American Theatre Guild will present the must-see engagement of COME FROM AWAY, a Broadway musical about the true story of the small town that welcomed the world. This production is part of the BROADWAY IN EUGENE SERIES and will take the Hult Center stage for eight performances April 25–30, 2023.
James Beard Award Winning Iron Chef Jose Garces will expand one of his most beloved restaurant concepts to the Philadelphia suburbs with the unveiling of Amada Radnor.
Voted “Fan Favorite” (one of 12 out of 180+ productions so honored) at the New York International Fringe Festival, Being Seen, written and directed by Richard Gustin and starring Will Clinger and Kelly Anne Clark makes its Chicago premiere, June 14 - July 2, in the Crosby Theatre at The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave.
BAM has announced the full company for The Wife of Willesden, directed by Indhu Rubasingham at the BAM Harvey Theater. See the full cast, and how to purchase tickets!
Murder Inn is set in New England, at the Barnsley Inn, a dilapidated eighteenth-century inn, which is supposedly haunted by Marco, a knife-throwing poltergeist. A group of tourists, on a tour - Ghosts and Ghouls of New England - is forced, by a storm, to make an unscheduled stop at the Barnsley.
Performances run Mar. 10 - 26, 2023 at Little Theatre Off Broadway, 3981 Broadway, Grove City, Ohio 43123. Order Reserved Seating Tickets at the link: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/70961
Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) presents the fourth show of its 2022-23 Season, Michael Butler, Linda Purl and Nancy Travis starring in the London and Broadway hit, THE CHILDREN,written by Lucy Kirkwood and directed by Jenny Sullivan.
A swingin' event, Sinatra & Dessert, featuring the marvelous music of Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle, will held on Sunday, May 7th, 2023, beginning promptly at 2:30pm until 4:30pm, at the Avon Marina Building, 2 Main Street, Avon-By-The-Sea, New Jersey. All happening indoors alongside a delightful picturesque view of the marina.
MARA Art Studio + Gallery presents “she/her/hers,” an exhibit featuring the work of 9 contemporary artists. The exhibit runs March 21-April 14, with an opening reception on Friday, March 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center announced the complete cast of its one-time dramatic reading of the late Philip Roth's bestselling novel The Plot Against America featuring some of the most esteemed actors working today in a monumental performance at the center of PHILIP ROTH UNBOUND: Illuminating a Literary Legacy, NJPAC's three-day celebration of the iconic writer.
With Leon, La Nena returns to her roots, diving headlong into an intimate, sensitive and transcendental setting conjured by the lush, fully instrumental compositions that provide a mesmerizing and emotionally charged listening experience across its ten songs. The first single, “Universo,” - played entirely on the cello.
International drag chanteuse Varla Jean Merman is a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown! After the craziest time in memory, the loosest gal in town is at loose ends. What's a distressed diva to do? Tease her hair, steal someone's Ativan, and get on with the show, of course!
Get ready to run! Raue Center For The Arts will present the 26th Annual Bob Blazier Run for the Arts, PAJAMA RUN! Roll out of bed and run to support the arts in your community at 8 a.m. on May 7, 2023.
Creative Liberties just opened a third artists' studio/gallery space at Gaze Gallery, located in the Arcos Apartment complex in downtown Sarasota's Rosemary District. According to Barbara Gerdeman, the co-founder of Creative Liberties, Gaze Gallery offers artist residencies for local artists, providing a temporary place for artists to create and display their work.
The Music Man Foundation has announced $450,000 in grants to nonprofits with music and arts programs, and unveiled up to $3 million in new funding opportunities for organizations working to permanently change the way music is embedded in our schools, health care system, and communities.
Even before the new film noir-themed lyric video of her transformation of the “Goldfinger” theme into a sultry lounge-jazz ballad had its world premiere on Ron Hart’s “Rock and Roll Globe” website, which normally rarely covers jazz, it was already grabbing attention.
