Astoria Performing Arts Center is pleased to announce the production of RAGTIME, a musical directed by APAC's very own Artistic Director, Tom Wojtunik. Ragtime will play a 3-week limited engagement at the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church (30-44 Crescent St, Astoria, NY 11102). Performances begin Thursday, February 5th and continue through Sunday, February 22nd.
Bartlett Sher, who has received great acclaim as well as a Tony nomination and Drama Desk Award as Best Director of A Musical for the current Lincoln Center Theater production of South Pacific, will direct the new musical BRUCE LEE: JOURNEY TO THE WEST, to be produced on Broadway by Elephant Eye Theatrical. Joining Sher are Tony nominees David Yazbek (The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) composing the music and writing the lyrics and David Henry Hwang (M Butterfly, Yellow Face) penning the book.
The legendary Angela Lansbury returned home to Broadway last season in Terrance McNally's play Deuce where she starred opposite Marian Seldes. Here she talks about the play, Miss. Seldes and coming back to Broadway.
On Friday, June 22 on Thirteen at 12:30 AM, 'Theater Talk' will welcome revered actresses Angela Lansbury and Marian Seldes, who will discuss their careers in the theater and their roles in Terrance McNally's new play Deuce.
Broadway Bullet interviews Romain Fruge from the Terrence McNally play Some Men. He discusses working with the legendary playwright, getting prepared to get naked on stage, as well as an impropteau performance of 'River in the Rain' from Big River.
Gayfest NYC, a Festival of new plays and musicals, will be presented at the TBG Arts Center (312 West 36th Street, New York City), May 9 - June 2, 2007
From one of Broadway's most celebrated musical teams -John Kander and Fred Ebb, 'The Rink' with a book by Terrance McNally, follows up on July 3rd filled with show stopping songs like 'Colored Lights' and 'We Can Make It.'
Leave it to Chita Rivera to share the spotlight in a show about her own career. Arguably musical theatre's greatest living performer, she spends most of The Dancer's Life singing and dancing the praises of others.