Lemon, a new documentary about the acclaimed New York poet/playwright Lemon Andersen, will have its broadcast premiere on PBS as part of Latino Public Broadcasting's arts and culture series VOCES tonight, October 19, 2012 from 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET (check local listings), in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month. Produced and directed by Laura Brownson and Beth Levison, Lemon is a Russell Simmons presentation in association with Impact Partners.
Amandine, ten years in the making, is a collaboration between three of New York City's most distinctive theater artists: Winter Miller, 13P founding member who penned In Darfur (The Public Theater), among other acclaimed plays; Lance Horne, Emmy Award-winning composer and pianist known for his own work and collaborations with Alan Cumming, Amanda Palmer, Meow Meow, Sandra Bernhard and Justin Vivian Bond; and Drama Desk Award- winning director Josh Hecht (Christine Jorgensen Reveals), who specializes in new plays. Amandine is a singular love story, inspired by the incredible memoirs of Herculine Barbin, a 19th century intersex person who was raised a girl and died a man. The ensemble cast includes Broadway veterans Lea DeLaria, Nathan Lee Graham and Alexandra Silber, in a world premiere at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street) main stage January 8-26, 2013.
Charles Simic, one of America's preeminent poets, will give a reading of his poems at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting on Tuesday, October 23 at 7PM. The reading by Simic, who won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1990 and was named the United States Poet Laureate in 2007, will be appearing as part of the studio's Harold Clurman Poetry Reading Series.
59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the 2011 FringeNYC critically acclaimed play IN THE SUMMER PAVILION, written by Paul David Young and directed by Kathy Gail MacGowan. IN THE SUMMER PAVILION begins performances on Friday, October 12th for a limited engagement through Sunday, November 3rd.
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts Theatre Series presents Becky's New Car, a play by Steven Dietz, opening October 12 and running through October 27, 2012. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees at 2:00 pm, directed by Deana Duncan.
Towne Street Theatre continues its 2012 staged reading series with 'The Johnson Chronicles' by Peter J. Harris, a bold, funny, sensual, historical, and conversational 'body memoir,' in the spirit of The Vagina Monologues. Playwright Harris weaves vignettes, vows, and affirmations about fatherhood, intimacy, size, and the pleasure & pain of living with the personal, political and mythological Johnson. 'The Johnson Chronicles' is rated 'R'. Veteran actor/director Felton Perry, will direct the ensemble - Kenny Cooper, Ray Dennis, Keenon Harris, Joshua Lee Johnson, Mark V. Jones, Daniel Martin, Mack Miles, and RCB.
Fresh off its acclaimed run at the Cleveland Play House, One Night with Janis Joplin will take D.C. audiences on a musical journey into the life and inspirations of one of rock 'n' roll's greatest legends. The production is led by Cleveland native Mary Bridget Davies, who performs with Joplin's original band Big Brother and the Holding Company, and also features Sabrina Elayne Carten as the Blues Singer who pays homage to the artists that influenced Joplin's incomparable blues-rock blend. Created, written and directed by Randy Johnson, the production is produced in partnership with Cleveland Play House in association with Todd Gershwin and Daniel Chilewich of Premiere Media, with support from The Estate of Janis Joplin and Jeff Jampol of JAM, Inc. One Night with Janis Joplin runs September 28 - November 4, 2012 in the Kreeger Theater. Check out photos from the show's opening night party below!
St. Malachy's - The Actors Chapel will present a star-studded musical extravaganza with The Voices United Choral Festival on Monday, November 12 at 7:30 at NY's legendary Beacon Theatre (2124 Broadway). Over 600 performers will gather under the direction of the internationally celebrated conductor Eric Knapp with the evening being hosted by famed author Raymond Arroyo and featuring special performances by Broadway's Ryan Silverman (more to be announced).
Mark Blum has joined the cast of The New Group's The Good Mother, written by Francine Volpe and directed by Scott Elliott. He joins Darren Goldstein, Gretchen Mol, Alfredo Narciso and Eric Nelsen in the premiere of this new play, replacing the previously announced Bill Sage, who had to withdraw due to a scheduling conflict prior to start of rehearsals. Mark Blum's Broadway credits include Gore Vidal's The Best Man, Twelve Angry Men, A Thousand Clowns, Lost in Yonkers, and more. He has appeared previously at The New Group in Wallace Shawn and Allen Shawn's play/opera The Music Teacher, among others.
Lemon, a new documentary about the acclaimed New York poet/playwright Lemon Andersen, will have its broadcast premiere on PBS as part of Latino Public Broadcasting's arts and culture series VOCES on Friday, October 19, 2012 from 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET (check local listings), in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month. Produced and directed by Laura Brownson and Beth Levison, Lemon is a Russell Simmons presentation in association with Impact Partners.
Towne Street Theatre is now accepting submissions for its 6th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival. The festival will be presented in February 2013 at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood, Calif.
John Montgomery Theatre Company (JMTC) presents acclaimed New York monologist Bob Brader's Preparation Hex at The United Solo Theatre Festival, October 21-29, 2012.
8 Million Protagonists, a first of its kind Off-Broadway production, will run at 9th Space Theatre from November 1 to November 10. The show is a crowdsourced play with its plot driven by the online submissions at newyorkwritesitself.com from everyday New Yorkers, capturing the real, uncensored streets of New York.
After an 80-year absence from the stage, The ReGroup Theatre Company presents 1931- Claire & Paul Sifton's gritty tale of the Great Depression era at The Living Theatre, Oct 4-21st.
The prominent and provocative racial justice scholar Cornel West is a well-known intellectual, but less well known is his love of Chekhov, the writings of Stella Adler and the theater. Dr. West values arts education for disadvantaged youth and is an aficionado of legendary acting teacher Stella Adler. As part of the Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts, Dr. West will participate in a panel discussion about the relationship between access to arts education and economic and social justice. The panel will follow a performance of Julius Caesar by students of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting's Outreach Division.
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts Theatre Series presents Becky's New Car, a play by Steven Dietz, opening October 12 and running through October 27, 2012. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees at 2:00 pm, directed by Deana Duncan.
Another week, another roundup! Today, we bring you a list of the most-read stories in our regional markets for the week of September 21. Browse over to your favorite far-away city/country to see what's making news, check out what productions are playing around the country and overseas and get to know new performers! Enjoy this virtual trek around the globe and stay tuned for next week's recap of regional not-to-be-missed news!
Connie Stevens, Romi Dames, Dee Wallace, Barbara Van Orden, Kate Linder, Ruta Lee, Ilene Graff, Michael Ironside, Patricia Kara, Thaao Pengilis, and the Greece Consul General and Elizabeth Fotiadou, among others were on hand for the opening night of 'ONASSIS' starring Anthony Skordi at The Stella Adler Theatre. See photos from the production and opening night reception below!
Suave, charming, ego maniac Aristotle Onassis comes to vivid life through the brilliantly modulated, cautiously executed and intensely focused performance of Anthony Skordi on the stage of the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood. With a sharp eye to his every move, director Bruce Katzman stages the world premiere of Onassis with impeccable detail, now through October 21.
