Teller News

On Friday, October 29, 2010, hundreds of New Yorkers will get a sneak peak at this year's Circus Berzerkus Haunted House. From 4pm to 7pm, come to Central Park (enter at 72nd Street to Bethesda Fountain Terrace). Designed by recreation staff from each borough, the FREE Circus Berzerkus Haunted House will make its debut this Friday. Check out the Bronx's Voodoo Lounge and find out how spooky your Halloween will be in Manhattan's Fortune Teller room. March with the clowns in Queens' clown room and beware of Brooklyn's Freak Show! Have a scream in Staten Island's Fun Room. The Circus Berzerkus Haunted House is free and open to the public. Visit the haunted house again at this year's Pumpkin Festival in Central Park on Saturday, October 30, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please visit www.nyc.gov/parks, keyword: Pumpkin Festival!

On Friday, October 29, 2010, hundreds of New Yorkers will get a sneak peak at this year's Circus Berzerkus Haunted House. From 4pm to 7pm, come to Central Park (enter at 72nd Street to Bethesda Fountain Terrace). Designed by recreation staff from each borough, the FREE Circus Berzerkus Haunted House will make its debut this Friday. Check out the Bronx's Voodoo Lounge and find out how spooky your Halloween will be in Manhattan's Fortune Teller room. March with the clowns in Queens' clown room and beware of Brooklyn's Freak Show! Have a scream in Staten Island's Fun Room. The Circus Berzerkus Haunted House is free and open to the public. Visit the haunted house again at this year's Pumpkin Festival in Central Park on Saturday, October 30, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please visit www.nyc.gov/parks, keyword: Pumpkin Festival!

On the 100th anniversary year of Mark Twain's death, Beck Youth Theater celebrates the life of this great American humorist with their presentation of his classic coming-of-age story Tom Sawyer, October 28 through 31, 2010, on the Mackey Main Stage.

The OBIE award-winning HERE is thrilled to present an encore staging of the 2006 Dream Music Puppetry Program hit production The Fortune Teller.

The 2006 hit production The Fortune Teller from HERE's The OBIE award-winning HERE is thrilled to present an encore staging of the 2006 Dream Music Puppetry Program hit production The Fortune Teller. This marionette play in miniature is created and directed by Erik Sanko and Jessica Grindstaff, and features original music by Danny Elfman and Erik Sanko and narration by Gavin Friday. Set to play October 28 - December 4 at HERE (145 Sixth Avenue), this production will have its Official Opening on Sunday, October 31st (Halloween) at 9:00 PM.

Sacramento Rabbi David Wechsler-Azen, born story-teller and performer, is presenting the world premiere of his new one rabbi show, 'I Caused the Big Bang' at the Crest Theater on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 7:30pm.

'Let Me Entertain You' - Susan's days as a sexy internet sensation may be coming to an end after she angers an important client and incurs the wrath of her boss, Maxine; Renee and Gabrielle are headed for a smackdown after each of them reveals an intimate secret about the other to the wrong people; Bree finds herself exhausted by younger lover Keith's sexual stamina; Lynette is angry with Tom after he asks his mother to become the baby's nanny without talking it over with her first; and housewife Emma Graham (singer-songwriter Dana Glover) puts on a cabaret show -- with the aid of saxophonist Dave Koz -- with surprising results, on 'Desperate Housewives,' SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

RABBIT HOLE is a vivid, hopeful, honest and unexpectedly witty portrait of a family searching for what remains possible in the most impossible of all situations. Becca and Howie Corbett (NICOLE KIDMAN and AARON ECKHART) are returning to their everyday existence in the wake of a shocking, sudden loss.

McCarter Theatre is pleased to announce that two-time Tony Award-winner Stephen Spinella will star in An Iliad, one of history's most famous and exciting tales of love, battle and honor.

The New York premiere of PLAY DEAD, a new Off-Broadway thriller co-written and directed by Teller (of Penn & Teller) and co-written & performed by Todd Robbins, will begin performances at Off-Broadway's Players Theater (115 MacDougal Street at Minetta Lane) on Thursday, October 21 for an open-ended run. The official press opening is slated for Wednesday, November 10.

The New York premiere of PLAY DEAD, a new Off-Broadway thriller co-written and directed by Teller (of Penn & Teller) and co-written & performed by Todd Robbins, will begin performances at Off-Broadway's Players Theater (115 MacDougal Street at Minetta Lane) on Thursday, October 21 for an open-ended run. The official press opening is slated for Wednesday, November 10.

Critically acclaimed LA-based author of House of Leaves Mark Z. Danielewski creates a special treat for Halloween: a collaborative 90-minute theatrical presentation of his limited-edition, illustrated ghost story The Fifty Year Sword, which has never before received a reading or appeared in print in the U.S.

Check out this interview of RABBIT HOLE director John Cameron Mitchell discussing the upcoming film. Click below to watch the video.

Harry Houdini (1874-1926), the renowned magician and escape artist, was one of the 20th century's most famous performers. His gripping theatrical presentations and heart-stopping outdoor spectacles attracted unprecedented crowds, and his talent for self-promotion and provocation captured headlines on both sides of the Atlantic. The Jewish Museum is presenting the first major art museum exhibition to examine Houdini's life, legend, and enduring cultural influence from October 29, 2010 through March 27, 2011. Through 163 objects, including 26 recent works of art, exhibition visitors will explore the career and legacy of the celebrated entertainer while considering his lasting impact on contemporary art and culture.

In a truly unique evening of theatre, Texas Performing Arts welcomes the world-renowned L.A. Theatre Works Company performing Peter Goodchild's classic piece, The Real Dr. Strangelove: Edward Teller and the Battle for the H-Bomb, Wednesday, November 10 at Hogg Memorial Auditorium.

McCarter Theatre is pleased to announce that two-time Tony Award-winner Stephen Spinella will star in An Iliad, one of history's most famous and exciting tales of love, battle and honor.

This winter The Ark has partnered with Children's Books Ireland and Poetry Ireland to present StorySpark, a celebration of children's literature and story that will light up even the darkest of days.

Brava Theater is proud to present the West Coast Premiere of Reluctant, created and performed by Joel Israel with music landscape designed by Mark Valadez. Singaporean New York based director Meiyin Wang takes on this multi-disciplinary work. Part radio play, part thriller, Reluctant runs October 23 through November 13, 2010 (press opening, Monday, October 25) at Brava Theater in San Francisco's historic Mission District. For tickets ($15-35) and information, the public can call the Brava box office at 415-647-2822 or visit www.brava.org.

A brilliant detective tormented by the darker side of humanity, Luther shines a light into the hearts and minds of psychopaths and killers, and the shadowy spaces of his own soul. A BBC AMERICA co-production starring The Wire's Idris Elba (Russell 'Stringer' Bell), Luther is a gripping, psychological thriller driven by a brilliant and emotionally impulsive detective. A self-destructive near-genius, Luther might just be as dangerous as the depraved criminals he hunts. In each episode, the murderer's identity is known from the start, focusing the drama on the psychological duel between predator and prey. Luther premieres Sunday, October 17, 2010, 10:00p.m. ET/PT.

The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, Massachusetts presents THE SPENCERS: THEATRE OF ILLUSION, Saturday, November 6 at 7 pm. The Spencers were named 2009 International Magicians of the Year, joining the ranks of Henning, Copperfield, Penn & Teller and Criss Angel. For these illusionists, magic is no longer merely about baffling the audience by doing something seemingly impossible. Magic these days is about drama, spectacle, interaction, danger and personality. People have been known to levitate, walk through walls, vanish and reappear. In one magical experiment, the entire audience is asked to get involved in a stunning, interactive mind reading experience! THEATRE OF ILLUSION is one of the largest touring illusion productions on the road.