Suzan-Lori Parks News
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Cast Set for Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' EVERYBODY at Signature Theatre
Casting is confirmed and tickets are now on sale for the world premiere Signature Theatre production of Everybody, written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Lila Neugebauer.
How is HAMILTON Revenue Helping the Public Theater? Oskar Eustis Explains
In a recent interview with News Chief, Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis explains that he has a different economic philosophy from the Public's founder Joe Papp.
McCarter to Present 'Lab Spotlight' Production of Heather Raffo's NOURA
Award-winning Iraqi-American playwright and performer Heather Raffo (9 Parts of Desire) teams up with director Joanna Settle to examine the issue of fractured American identity in this timely re-imagining of Ibsen's iconic A Doll's House.
New York Foundation for the Arts Names 2017 Hall of Fame Inductees
The glamorous ticketed event recognizes the sustained achievements of artists who received early career support from NYFA and the vision and commitment of enlightened patrons of the arts.
Everyman Theatre Brings Colman Domingo's New Holiday Comedy DOT to Baltimore This December
After its hit premiere at the Humana Festival of New Plays and a critically lauded Off Broadway production, playwright and actor Colman Domingo's comedy-drama DOT will open to audiences in Baltimore at Everyman Theatre.
Will Eno's New Play Finds Title Before 2017 Run at Signature Theatre
Will Eno's new play at Signature Theatre now has a title - Wakey, Wakey.
Photo Flash: La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club Presents CLOVER by Erik Ehn
La MaMa presents Clover, a new experimental theater drama about America's history of violence by Erik Ehn, directed by Glory Kadigan with original music by Maya Solovey and original puppet design & puppetry direction by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew.
Erik Ehn's New Experimental Drama CLOVER Begins Tonight at La MaMa
La MaMa presents Clover, a new experimental theater drama about America's history of violence by Erik Ehn, directed by Glory Kadigan with original music by Maya Solovey and original puppet design & puppetry direction by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew.
Everyman Theatre Brings Colman Domingo's New Holiday Comedy DOT to Baltimore This December
After its hit premiere at the Humana Festival of New Plays and a critically lauded Off Broadway production, playwright and actor Colman Domingo's comedy-drama DOT will open to audiences in Baltimore at Everyman Theatre.
Signature's 'MASTER HAROLD'...AND THE BOYS Extends An Additional Week
Due to popular demand, the Signature Theatre (Paige Evans, Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director; James Houghton, Founder) production of 'Master Harold' .
BWW Review: Signature Revives Suzan-Lori Parks Free-Form Dramatic Riff, THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD
The symbolic nature of Suzan-Lori Parks' 1990 free-form dramatic riff, THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD AKA THE NEGRO BOOK OF THE DEAD is made apparent to viewers as soon as they open their programs and see the characters have names like 'Black Woman With Fried Drumstick,' '
Photo Coverage: Signature Theatre Celebrates Opening Night of THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD
Due to popular demand, the Signature Theatre production of The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World AKA the Negro Book of the Dead, by Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, has been extended an additional week.
Evening Standard Announces Award Winners, Including CURSED CHILD, Glenn Close, Kenneth Branagh, and More!
Following a ceremony at the Old Vic, the winners of the Evening Standard Awards have been revealed.
New Revival of Suzan-Lori Parks' TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Hits NYC Tonight
Ugo Chukwu and Donaldo Prescod star as Lincoln and Booth, two presciently named, African American brothers, attempting to find their version of the American Dream.
Erik Ehn's New Experimental Drama CLOVER to Play La MaMa
La MaMa presents Clover, a new experimental theater drama about America's history of violence by Erik Ehn, directed by Glory Kadigan with original music by Maya Solovey and original puppet design & puppetry direction by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew.
Tony-Winning Broadway Producer Behind HAIRSPRAY, JERSEY BOYS Dies at 69
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that five-time Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Rick Steiner passed away last week, November 3, in Cincinnati.
Photo Flash: The Wooster Group's Elizabeth LeCompte Receives 23rd Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize
On Thursday, November 3, Elizabeth LeCompte, experimental theater and media pioneer, and founding member and director of the internationally acclaimed theater company The Wooster Group, was awarded the 23rd annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize at a packed house at the Whitney Museum of American Art
Stuff Your Stockings with Samuel French's Scripts, Sheet Music and More
As the holiday season approaches, Samuel French, the world's leading theatrical publishing and licensing company, offers some gift ideas for the theatre lovers in your life.
