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Sunday Morning Michael Dale: Giants Can Be Good in Into The Woods & Artist and Subject Fight For Control of the Narrative in Shooting Celebrities
by Michael Dale - May 15, 2022


Three plays where what seems like the truth might be a subjective point of view.

RETRACTION by David Gutierrez Opens On Theatre Row
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 28, 2022


What are the costs behind seeking the 'truth?' David Gutierrez' shocking new play explores what happens when investigative journalists get 'too close.'

BWW Review: DISGRACED at Portland Stage Company
by Steve Feeney - May 12, 2017


Strong work at Portland Stage.

Review Roundup: WOULD YOU STILL LOVE ME IF..., Directed by Kathleen Turner, Opens Off-Broadway
by Review Roundups - Oct 12, 2015


Academy Award Nominee & Golden Globe Winner Kathleen Turner directs the world premiere Off-Broadway production WOULD YOU STILL LOVE ME IF... a love story that tackles the issue of gender identity. The show officially opened on Saturday, October 10th at New World Stages. Let's see what the critics had to say...

BWW Review: WOULD YOU STILL LOVE ME IF...; Important Subject, Inept Play
by Michael Dale - Oct 12, 2015


Should a person who isn't bisexual be expected to stay in a relationship with someone who has decided to come out as transgender and undergo sex change surgery.

Breaking News: Kathleen Turner Will Now Direct WOULD YOU STILL LOVE ME IF...Off-Broadway; Deborah Cox Departs
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 14, 2015


22Q Entertainment, has announced that Academy Award Nominee & Golden Globe Winner Kathleen Turner will be stepping in as director of the world premiere Off Broadway production WOULD YOU STILL LOVE ME IF… a love story that tackles the issue of gender identity. The production will also shift gears as Grammy Nominated Singer Deborah Cox has had to step down from her role due to increasing conflicts with the play's October performance schedule. Roya Shanks will take over the role for Ms. Cox and previews will begin on Saturday, September 26th at New World Stages. The official opening is set for Saturday, October 10th.

BWW Reviews: CLYBOURNE PARK - A Pulitzer Prize View of Neighborhood Integration and Gentrification
by Roy Berko - Mar 27, 2014


Have you ever wondered, after seeing a play, what might have happened to the characters or even the physical structure in which the story is set, before the play began or after it ended? Bruce Norris's 'CLYBOURNE PARK' does exactly that.

Cleveland Play House Presents CLYBOURNE PARK, Now thru 4/13
by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2014


Only one play in history has received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Broadway's Tony Award for Best Play, and London's Olivier Award for Best New Play. Securing the 'Triple Crown' of theatre has made Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park one of the most acclaimed American plays in recent memory, earning accolades from such diverse critics as Entertainment Weekly ('indisputably, uproariously funny') to The New Yorker ('superb, elegantly written and hilarious'). Cleveland Play Housewill present this wickedly funny and fiercely provocative play from today, March 21 - April 13 in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare.

Cleveland Play House to Present CLYBOURNE PARK, 3/21-4/13
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 11, 2014


Only one play in history has received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Broadway's Tony Award for Best Play, and London's Olivier Award for Best New Play. Securing the 'Triple Crown' of theatre has made Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park one of the most acclaimed American plays in recent memory, earning accolades from such diverse critics as Entertainment Weekly ('indisputably, uproariously funny') to The New Yorker ('superb, elegantly written and hilarious'). Cleveland Play Housewill present this wickedly funny and fiercely provocative play from March 21 - April 13 in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare.

Geva's 41st Season Continues with CLYBOURNE PARK, Now thru 3/9
by BWW News Desk - Feb 11, 2014


Geva Theatre Center' 41st Season continues with Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris. Directed by Mark Cuddy, this wickedly funny and fiercely provocative play about the volatile combination of race and real estate begins performances tonight, February 11 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through March 9.

Geva's 41st Season Continues with CLYBOURNE PARK, 2/11-3/9
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 21, 2014


Geva Theatre Center' 41st Season continues with Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris. Directed by Mark Cuddy, this wickedly funny and fiercely provocative play about the volatile combination of race and real estate begins performances on February 11 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through March 9.

Premiere Stages Presents FARRAGUT NORTH, Now thru 9/23
by BWW News Desk - Sep 6, 2012


Premiere Stages presents the New Jersey Premiere of Farragut North from tonight, September 6th through the 23rd in the Zella Fry Theatre at Kean University. Produced in collaboration with the Kean University Center for History, Politics and Policy and supported by the League of Women Voters, the production of playwright Beau Willimon's classic tale of hubris is set against a contemporary political landscape where no price is too high to attain power.

Premiere Stages to Present FARRAGUT NORTH, 9/6-23
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 14, 2012


Premiere Stages presents the New Jersey Premiere of Farragut North from September 6th through the 23rd in the Zella Fry Theatre at Kean University. Produced in collaboration with the Kean University Center for History, Politics and Policy and supported by the League of Women Voters, the production of playwright Beau Willimon's classic tale of hubris is set against a contemporary political landscape where no price is too high to attain power.

Photo Flash: Abingdon Celebrates Opening of HOW I FELL IN LOVE
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 1, 2011


On Sunday, Abingdon Theatre Company (312 West 36th Street) celebrated the opening of its latest hit HOW I FEEL IN LOVE, a new romantic comedy by Joel Fields ('Ugly Betty' and 'Raising the Bar'), Directed by Jules Ochoa, the New York premiere stars Mark Doherty, Polly Lee, Tommy Schrider, and Roya Shanks.

HOW I FELL IN LOVE Has NY Premiere At Abingdon, Opens 1/30
by BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2011


Abingdon Theatre Company -- which has produced more than 60 new American plays in its 17-year history -- continues its 2010-2011 Season with the New York premiere of HOW I FELL IN LOVE by Joel Fields, a writer for TV's 'Ugly Betty' and 'Raising the Bar' and winner of Abingdon's 2009 Christopher Brian Wolk Award for excellence in playwriting, with previews set to begin January 21, prior to its official press opening on January 30 at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex's Dorothy Strelsin Theatre (312 West 36th Street) in Manhattan.

Photo Flash: Abingdon Theatre Co Presents HOW I FELL IN LOVE
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 27, 2011


Abingdon Theatre Company -- which has produced more than 60 new American plays in its 17-year history -- continues its 2010-2011 Season with the New York premiere of HOW I FELL IN LOVE by Joel Fields, a writer for TV's 'Ugly Betty' and 'Raising the Bar' and winner of Abingdon's 2009 Christopher Brian Wolk Award for excellence in playwriting, with previews set to begin January 21, prior to its official press opening on January 30 at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex's Dorothy Strelsin Theatre (312 West 36th Street) in Manhattan.

HOW I FELL IN LOVE Has NY Premiere At Abingdon 1/21
by BWW News Desk - Jan 21, 2011


Abingdon Theatre Company -- which has produced more than 60 new American plays in its 17-year history -- continues its 2010-2011 Season with the New York premiere of HOW I FELL IN LOVE by Joel Fields, a writer for TV's 'Ugly Betty' and 'Raising the Bar' and winner of Abingdon's 2009 Christopher Brian Wolk Award for excellence in playwriting, with previews set to begin January 21, prior to its official press opening on January 30 at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex's Dorothy Strelsin Theatre (312 West 36th Street) in Manhattan.

Stephen Spotswood Awarded 2010 Christopher Brian Wolk Award 1/18
by BWW News Desk - Jan 18, 2011


Abingdon Theatre Company to present its 2010 Christopher Brian Wolk Award to Stephen Spotswood for his script THE AARONSVILLE WOMAN Tuesday, January 18, 7:30PM, in the June Havoc Theatre

Stephen Spotswood Awarded 2010 Christopher Brian Wolk Award 1/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 11, 2011


Abingdon Theatre Company to present its 2010 Christopher Brian Wolk Award to Stephen Spotswood for his script THE AARONSVILLE WOMAN Tuesday, January 18, 7:30PM, in the June Havoc Theatre

HOW I FELL IN LOVE Has NY Premiere At Abingdon 1/21
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 4, 2011


Abingdon Theatre Company -- which has produced more than 60 new American plays in its 17-year history -- continues its 2010-2011 Season with the New York premiere of HOW I FELL IN LOVE by Joel Fields, a writer for TV's 'Ugly Betty' and 'Raising the Bar' and winner of Abingdon's 2009 Christopher Brian Wolk Award for excellence in playwriting, with previews set to begin January 21, prior to its official press opening on January 30 at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex's Dorothy Strelsin Theatre (312 West 36th Street) in Manhattan.

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