The Public Theater's Music Theater Initiative presents its first Songwriter Showcase, featuring sneak previews of three musicals in development by today's hottest young writing teams, curated by MTI director, Ted Sperling, Tony Award winner for THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA.
Circumcise Me, (www.yisraelcampbell.com) a new comedy written by and starring Yisrael Campbell and directed by Sam Gold will play off-Broadway at The Bleecker Street Theater (45 Bleecker Street just East of Lafayette Street) beginning November 1st with the official opening scheduled for November 18th.
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced a two-week extension for the World Premiere of CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, a new play by Annie Baker ('An original voice' - Daily News; 'A playwright to know' - Newsday) that has just opened to across-the-board rave reviews. Directed by Sam Gold ('A magic-fingered director' - Variety; 'An uncommonly observant eye and ear' - New York Times), the production opened Tuesday, October 13. Originally set to run through Sunday, November 1, the limited engagement will now play through Sunday, November 22 at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 West 42nd Street).
Michael Dale reviews Oleanna and Circle Mirror Transformation. In 1992, when David Mamet directed the premiere production of his controversial play, Oleanna, the name 'Long Dong Silver' was still fresh in the minds of Americans who followed the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas hearings. Susan Faludi's bestseller, Backlash, was urging women to stand up to 'The Undeclared War Against American Women' while Camille Paglia criticized the feminist movement for teaching women to see themselves as victims. Take Back The Night rallies on college campuses encouraged women to publicly announce the names of men who have raped them, though the definition of what exactly constituted a rape was still being publicly debated.
Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Monday, October 26, 2009.
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced a two-week extension for the World Premiere of CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, a new play by Annie Baker ('An original voice' - Daily News; 'A playwright to know' - Newsday) that has just opened to across-the-board rave reviews. Directed by Sam Gold ('A magic-fingered director' - Variety; 'An uncommonly observant eye and ear' - New York Times), the production opened Tuesday, October 13. Originally set to run through Sunday, November 1, the limited engagement will now play through Sunday, November 15 at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 West 42nd Street).
CThe opening night of Circumcise Me, (www.CircumciseMeThePlay.com) a new comedy written by and starring Yisrael Campbell has been rescheduled to November 18th, due to a death in the family.
On Monday, October 5th, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (David van Asselt, Artistic Director) held its 15th Anniversary Gala Benefit at Caroline's Comedy Club. The celebratory evening was hosted by Rattlestick Benefit co-chairs Sandra Coudert, Lawrence Benenson and Colleen Jones. Guests included many of Rattlestick's distinguished alumni including playwrights Craig Wright, Lucy Thurber, Mando Alvarado and Adam Rapp, directors Lucie Tiberghien, Michael Ray Escamilla and Sam Gold, actors Thomas Sadoski, Deirdre O'Connell, Guy Boyd, Marylouise Burke, Matthew Stadelmann, Jessica Dickey and Bill Bowers, as well as many of the company's friends and longtime supporters.
As part of the Out Loud series, Ars Nova presents a free reading of FRATERNITY on October 5. FRATERNITY is written by Samuel Brett Williams and directed by Sam Gold. The cast includes J. Alex Brinson, Adam Driver, Betty Gilpin, Peter Scanavino and Tobias Segal.
As part of the Out Loud series, Ars Nova presents a free reading of FRATERNITY on October 5. FRATERNITY is written by Samuel Brett Williams and directed by Sam Gold. The cast includes J. Alex Brinson, Adam Driver, Betty Gilpin, Peter Scanavino and Tobias Segal.
As part of the Out Loud series, Ars Nova presents a free reading of FRATERNITY on October 5. FRATERNITY is written by Samuel Brett Williams and directed by Sam Gold. The cast includes J. Alex Brinson, Adam Driver, Betty Gilpin, Peter Scanavino and Tobias Segal.
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) continues its 2009/2010 Season with the World Premiere of CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, a new play by Annie Baker (Body Awareness at Atlantic Theater Company).
Ars Nova presents, as part of the Out Loud series, a free reading of: The Great Imitator by Dylan Dawson, directed by Kerry Whigham. The cast includes Reed Birney, Lisa Emery, Roger Lirtsman and Armando Riesco tonight.
Ars Nova presents, as part of the Out Loud series, a free reading of: The Great Imitator by Dylan Dawson, directed by Kerry Whigham. The cast includes Reed Birney, Lisa Emery, Roger Lirtsman and Armando Riesco.
Ars Nova presents, as part of the Out Loud series, a free reading of: The Great Imitator by Dylan Dawson, directed by Kerry Whigham. The cast includes Reed Birney, Lisa Emery, Roger Lirtsman and Armando Riesco.
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) continues its 2009/2010 Season with the World Premiere of CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, a new play by Annie Baker (Body Awareness at Atlantic Theater Company).
The Off-Broadway League, the official trade organization for Off-Broadway theatres, producers and productions, is proud to highlight its member shows for the upcoming Fall 2009 season in the vibrant diverse landscape of Off-Broadway theatre.
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater is pleased to announce its 15th Anniversary season. This award-winning company, whose mission - 'to provide a positive, nurturing experience for emerging playwrights, to present diverse and challenging plays that otherwise might not be produced, and to foster the future voices of the American theater' - will continue during this celebratory season when it produces new plays by two emerging playwrights, as well as the works of two of Rattlestick's accomplished alumni.
Josh Young presents Cutting-Edge Composers, A New Generation of Musical Theater Songwriters
Playwrights Horizons, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tim Sanford and Managing Director Leslie Marcus, announces complete casting, as well as dates, for the first two productions of its upcoming 2009/2010 Season. Presented at the theater company's home at 416 West 42nd Street, the previously-announced productions will feature the following casts:
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