Susan Charlotte News

Food For Thought Productions, the award-winning theatre company, which began life in September 2000, may be the answer to the questiona?"How do you provide live theatre during a time when we are told to isolate and keep a distance?

Take a look back on the life and career of Danny Aiello with a collection of photos we've snapped over the years. 

BroadwayWorld has just learned that stage and screen star Danny Aiello passed away yesterday, December 12, from a 'sudden illness.' He was 86 years old.

Producer Mary J. Davis and MBL Productions have announced the Cast and women-led Creative Team of UNRAVELED by Jennifer Blackmer. The production will be directed by Kathryn MacMillan, with Scenic Design by Melpomene Katakalos, Costume Design by Elivia Bovenzi, Lighting Design by Kate McGee, and Sound Design by Amy Altadonna. The UNRAVELED cast includes LaDonna Burns, Maxwell Eddy, Lori Hammel, Suzanna Hay, and Kittson O'Neill. Stephanie Clark is the Production Stage Manager, and Jaclyn Lusardi is the Assistant Stage Manager. Casting is by Kate Lumpkin Casting.

The Friars archives and Wikipedia have finally been corrected. Nineteen Eighty Eight was a watershed year for women. They gained membership to numerous private men's clubs that heretofore were off limits to women. The Friars, being one of the more famous of the bunch had an article heralding the event written by a less than factual reporter for The New York Times. The paper of record, in an early forerunner of fake news only listed the first 7 women and overlooked number 8...Jamie deRoy who was in that initial group, along with Liza Minnelli, Joan Rivers, Brooke Shields, and other prominent female entertainment figures was not mentioned.

Stella Gonet is to star in Doubt, A Parable by John Patrick Shanley one of the most acclaimed plays in recent memory.

The Village Playwrights have announced news about their upcoming events. The group meets from 8 pm to 10 pm at the LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC. Scroll down for details!

Mary J. Davis / MBL Productions will present the World Premiere of Pressing Matters by Jennifer Jasper, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt. Pressing Matters will begin performances on Saturday, April 15 and celebrate its opening night on Thursday, April 20 running through May 20, 2017 at Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre (410 West 42nd Street).

It was announced today that the acclaimed not for profit theatre company, Cause Celebre, Ltd. and the National Action Network, a not for profit civil rights organization founded by the Reverend Al Sharpton are presenting WHEN TRUTH IS NOT ENOUGH, a compelling new play about voter suppression.

Academy Award nominated actor & critically acclaimed singer Danny Aiello, who has appeared in more than 80 films including Moonstruck, 29th Street, Do the Right Thing & The Purple Rose of Cairo, will be appearing tonight, July 11th at 7pm at Stage 72 (158 West 72nd Street). His show, 'Danny Aiello, Back in Town', a night of 'music, film, love and laughter,' will feature Danny with his jazz band 'Joe Geary and the Guys', performing a collection of traditional standards from his previously released four albums interspersed with some of his favorite New York stories.

Academy Award nominated actor & critically acclaimed singer Danny Aiello, who has appeared in more than 80 films including Moonstruck, 29th Street, Do the Right Thing & The Purple Rose of Cairo, will be appearing Friday, July 11th at 7pm at Stage 72 (158 West 72nd Street). His show, 'Danny Aiello, Back in Town', a night of "music, film, love and laughter," will feature Danny with his jazz band 'Joe Geary and the Guys", performing a collection of traditional standards from his previously released four albums interspersed with some of his favorite New York stories.

Food For Thought Productions, the award-winning theatre, opens its new season at The Players (16 Gramercy Park South) tonight, March 20th.

Food For Thought Productions, the award-winning theatre, opens its new season at the Players (16 Gramercy Park South) on March 20th.

A stellar cast has been assembled for an invitation-only reading of Rich Orloff's award-winning comedy, Advanced Chemistry, at the National Arts Club today, January 14th.

A stellar cast has been assembled for an invitation-only reading of Rich Orloff's award-winning comedy, Advanced Chemistry, at the National Arts Club on Monday, January 14th.

DESCRIPTION: FOOD FOR THOUGHT PRODUCTIONS, the Award-Winning Theatre Company, is returning to its former home at the Players in Gramercy Park for another exciting season this fall. The opening show on Wednesday, October 31st will feature excerpts from 'THE ROUND TABLE' written by award-winning playwright Susan Charlotte and Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award winner Peter Stone, starring Penny Fuller and directed by Antony Marsellis. The play, which revolves around the lives of Dorothy Parker, George Kaufman, Robert Benchley, Robert Sherwood and Alexander Woollcott, is both entertaining and poignant, capturing the wit and the sadness of this very special time at the Algonquin Hotel. Another exciting addition to this program is Anne Kaufman, the daughter of George Kaufman. This unique program will be followed by a Q and A.

Danny Aiello and Band played the ScoBar at the Iridium last night, September 28, 2012. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the concert below!

Cause Célèbre, in association with Mary J. Davis, presents SHE'S OF A CERTAIN AGE, written by award-winning playwright, Susan Charlotte and directed by Antony Marsellis and Christopher Hart. SHE'S OF A CERTAIN AGE opens today, May 20th at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, West 42nd Street, New York, NY. See photos of Lois Markle, Rosemary Prinz, Drena De Niro and Robert Newman in the production below!