When the producers of Collaborative Artists Ensemble were searching for their next play, they were looking for something that explored different aspects of mother/daughter relationships, and they found one that added the element of dementia to the complexities of the dynamic. But the deciding factor, said Managing Director Steve Jarrard, was the beauty of the writing in a script they couldn't put down.
Paul Storiale (Writer/Director) has been writing and directing theatre in theNoHo Arts District since 2005.His play, The Sex Comedy, was the longest running comedy in NoHo history and his docudrama, a?oeThe Columbine Projecta?? opened in 2009 in Los Angeles then moved off-Broadway several months later.Paul works on film and television projects, stand-up comedy, touring productions, and highly involved in civic engagement.
Today, Freeform announced the January 2020 premiere dates for the network's critically acclaimed returning series: “Good Trouble” on WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15 (10:00 p.m. EST), “grown-ish” on THURSDAY, JAN. 16 (8:00 p.m. EST), and “The Bold Type” on THURSDAY, JAN. 23 (9:00 p.m. EST).
'Tis the season for the Annual Holiday Variety Show and Christmas Pageant at St. Everybody's Non-Denominational Universalist Church! But what's this? None of the acts scheduled have arrived?!? Don't cancel Christmas just yet. Three brave church members are pressed into service to perform the entire show by themselves. Festive, funny, and physical, this delightfully twisted and unhinged trip through our favorite holiday traditions will ensure an experience like no other. Packed with more than enough laughs to stuff a stocking!
It's just too good to be true! Today marks fourteen years since Jersey first came to the Great White Way with Jersey Boys! To celebrate the anniversary of The Four Seasons walking like a man, we're looking back at the show's journey, from its first Broadway rehearsals all the way through its final performance at the August Wilson Theatre. Check out the show's memorable moments, including some of its standout performances, along with photos from BroadwayWorld's archives!
Imagine if JK Rowling announced tomorrow that she was going to tour a one-woman show of Harry Potter in which she would play all the characters. I'm sure it would sell out in minutes, but would it be any good? That is exactly what Charles Dickens did in the 1850s and 60s with A Christmas Carol and he was a total sensation.
Just in time for the holidays, the Provincetown Theater opens its final main stage production of the 2019 season with Joe Landry's unique adaptation of the beloved Frank Capra classic It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. Running Nov 21 thru Dec 8, as the title states, this iconic movie steps onto the stage as a live 1940s radio broadcast a?" complete with a real live Foley Artist. Performed by an acting ensemble of ten, bringing the many dozens of residents of Bedford Falls to life (not to mention Heaven!), the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers the relevance and meaning of his life one fateful Christmas Eve a?" thanks to the help of an angel-in-waiting named Clarence Oddbody.
John Lloyd Young is the Tony and Grammy award-winning Frankie Valli from Broadway's Jersey Boys as well as the star of the Clint Eastwood-directed Warner Bros film. John Lloyd Young: Jukebox Hero returns to Feinstein's/54 Below from January 1 a?" 7 at 7:00pm with a brand-new set of classic throwback '60s standards presented in the authentic acoustic style of original rock 'n' roll, Doo-Wop, and R&B. The show features Jersey Boys hits such as a?oeSherrya?? and a?oeCan't Take My Eyes Off of You,a?? and audience favorites a?oeHold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Mea?? and a?oeShow and Tell,a?? along with brand-new covers of Orbison, Al Wilson, Little Anthony, and other giants of the era.
John Lloyd Young is the Tony® and Grammy award-winning Frankie Valli from Broadway's Jersey Boys as well as the star of the Clint Eastwood-directed Warner Bros film. John Lloyd Young: Jukebox Hero returns to Feinstein's/54 Below from January 1 a?" 7 at 7:00pm with a brand-new set of classic throwback '60s standards presented in the authentic acoustic style of original rock 'n' roll, Doo-Wop, and R&B. The show features Jersey Boys hits such as a?oeSherrya?? and a?oeCan't Take My Eyes Off of You,a?? and audience favorites a?oeHold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Mea?? and a?oeShow and Tell,a?? along with brand-new covers of Orbison, Al Wilson, Little Anthony, and other giants of the era.
ABC is the home for unforgettable holiday programming as the network celebrates the joy of the season. In November, the network serves up a bounty of Thanksgiving-themed episodes and the classic animated special “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.” In December, ABC decks the halls with special Christmas and Hanukkah-themed episodes—the return of fan-favorite series “The Great Christmas Light Fight” and “The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition”; and an all-new holiday movie, “Same Time, Next Christmas,” starring Lea Michele. Timeless cartoons and beloved holiday films will also return. The fun continues after Christmas with New Year's-themed programming ringing in 2020.
They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard... and the radio just couldn't get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on stage, off stage it was a very different story.
Germ Free Adolescent centres on Ashley, a teenage girl with OCD. Developing an obsession with STIs, Ashley collects sexual health leaflets and offers an advice clinic at school. As she reels off numerous statistics, her peers assume she's highly experienced with sex, but in fact it's the polar opposite. When boyfriend Ollie invites her over, Ashley is of course nervous, however behind the laddish exterior, Ollie is also a virgin.
There was so much heart, love and entertainment on the stage of The Rose Theater last night, as The Cabaret Convention celebrated the legacy and the music of the legendary Judy Garland
Chance Theater is pleased to remount its popular production of the heartwarming musical adaptation of the classic novel a?? Anne of Green Gables. Book by Joseph Robinette, music and lyrics by Evelyn D. Swensson, directed by Casey Long and music direction by Bill Strongin. Anne of Green Gables will preview from November 29 through December 3, regular performances will begin December 4 and continue through December 29 on the Cripe Stage at Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken theater arts Center.
Distinctive and outstanding, there's a restaurant in Flatiron that we suggest our readers experience. Trattoria Italienne goes way beyond fine Italian cuisine.
WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF WOODY GUTHRIE, the internationally acclaimed West End and Broadway hit, opened at the Ivoryton Playhouse on Wednesday, October 23rd. The tumultuous, touching, tragic and joyful tale of “America's greatest folk poet” told in his own words and featuring Bound for Glory, Pastures of Plenty, The Ballad of Tom Joad, This Land is Your Land, and two dozen more of Woody Guthrie's indelible protest songs, is brought to vivid life with an award winning cast including creator David Lutken* as Woody, with Darcie Deaville, David Finch*, Maggie Hollinbeck* and Andy Christopher*.
When the producers of Collaborative Artists Ensemble were searching for their next play, they were looking for something that explored different aspects of mother/daughter relationships, and they found one that added the element of dementia to the complexities of the dynamic. But the deciding factor, said Managing Director Steve Jarrard, was the beauty of the writing in a script they couldn't put down.
Returning from its award-winning premier at the National Arts Festival earlier this year, YOUR PERFECT LIFE graces Cape Town audiences with its true-to-life tale of 30-something women reuniting at their high school reunion. With one a family to show off and the other a career, YOUR PERFECT LIFE confronts a perception of what we presume is perfection.