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'Bent to the Flame,' on Williams and Crane, Begins Aug. 12
by BWW News Desk - Aug 10, 2007

Fugitive Productions will present Bent to the Flame - A Night With Tennessee Williams for the 11th New York International Fringe Festival-FringeNYC at the SoHo Playhouse

Tompos' 'Bent to the Flame' Explores Williams and Hart Crane
by BWW News Desk - Jul 20, 2007

Fugitive Productions will present Bent to the Flame - A Night With Tennessee Williams for the 11th New York International Fringe Festival-FringeNYC

Kiki & Herb: Alive from Broadway Begins at ACT July 13
by Eugene Lovendusky - Jul 9, 2007

San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater will present 'Kiki & Herb: Alive from Broadway,' created and performed by Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman, July 13 through July 29.

Review: Laughter is Best Medicine at ACT's 'Invalid'
by Eugene Lovendusky - Jun 28, 2007

Finally, after a relative dry-spell, ACT polishes off their 40th season with a hilarious reinvention of Moliere's 'The Imaginary Invalid.'

Sterling's Upstairs Celebrates One Year with June Stars
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2007

Sterling's Upstairs, located at Vitello's Restaurant in Studio City, CA., will celebrate its one year anniversary in June, 2007

Review: 'Blackbird' Sings a Daring Song
by Eugene Lovendusky - May 6, 2007

David Harrower's 'Blackbird,' now making its West Coast premiere at the American Conservatory Theatre, is risky, stirring, and uncomfortable... putting the aftermath of child sexual abuse in the spotlight.

Blackbird at ACT, West Coast Premiere 4/27 - 5/27
by Eugene Lovendusky - Apr 28, 2007

American Conservatory Theater is proud to present the West Coast premiere Blackbird, written by David Harrower, and directed by Loretta Greco April 27 through May 27. An intimate and unflinching portrait of two individuals destroyed by an illicit love, 'Blackbird' officially opens Wednesday, May 2 at 8PM.

Review: Gotanda's Sappy San Franciscan Saga
by Eugene Lovendusky - Apr 3, 2007

The world premiere of Philip Kan Gotanda's 'After the War' at ACT is more a sappy 1940s San Francisco soap-opera than a nod to Japanese-American history.

ACT Announces 2007-08 Season
by BWW News Desk - Mar 28, 2007

The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco has announced its 2007-2008 season.

After the War, World Premiere at ACT Begins March 22
by Eugene Lovendusky - Mar 20, 2007

American Conservatory Theatre is proud to present the World Premiere of 'After the War' by Philip Kan Gotanda, directed by Carey Perloff beginning performances March 22 through April 22. Opening night is March 28.

Allerton and Brooks to Perform at Sterling's Upstairs
by BWW News Desk - Feb 28, 2007

STERLING'S UPSTAIRS, the all-new supper club at the legendary VITELLO'S RESTAURANT in Studio City, CA. which will celebrate nine months of operation in March, 2007, welcomes EMILY ALLERTON and SYLVIA BROOKS as its mid-March headliners

Review: Hedda Grabs Ya... For A While
by Eugene Lovendusky - Feb 19, 2007

ACT's 'Hedda Gabler,' by Henrik Ibsen and directed by Richard E.T. White, has thrilling first and final acts embodied by concise and professional actors. But somewhere in between, this production may lack the special 'something' to Hedda's schemes.

Hedda Gabler at ACT Opens Feb.14
by Eugene Lovendusky - Feb 12, 2007

American Conservatory Theater proudly presents Paul Walsh's new translation of Henrik Ibsen's masterful thriller 'Hedda Gabler,' the gripping story of one of the most elusive and controversial heroines in the modern canon, now playing through March 11. Opening night is Wednesday, February 14 at 8PM.

Review: White and Widdoes Keep 'The Circle' Rolling
by Eugene Lovendusky - Jan 12, 2007

W. Somerset's 'The Circle,' at the American Conservatory Theatre show-cases great actors (Allison White Jean and Kathleen Widdoes) as great characters in a not-so-great play.

'Voysey' Extends Again at Atlantic; Parlour Song Postponed
by BWW News Desk - Jan 11, 2007

For a third time, the Atlantic Theater Company has extended its hit production of Harley Granville Barker's drama The Voysey Inheritance, presented in a new adaptation by David Mamet

The Voysey Inheritance Extends Again, through Feb. 10
by BWW News Desk - Dec 20, 2006

Atlantic Theater Company's New York premiere production of David Mamet's adaptation of Harley Granville Barker's play The Voysey Inheritance has once again been extended due to popular demand.

Atlantic's The Voysey Inheritance Extends to Jan. 21
by BWW News Desk - Dec 12, 2006

Atlantic Theater Company's New York premiere production of David Mamet's new adaptation of Harley Granville Barker's play The Voysey Inheritance has been extended through January 21 due to popular demand

Photo Coverage: The Voysey Inheritance Opens
by Ben Strothmann - Dec 7, 2006

Michael Stuhlbarg and Fritz Weaver star in the Atlantic Theater Company's New York premiere production of David Mamet's new adaptation of Harley Granville Barker's play The Voysey Inheritance, which opened on December 6th after beginning previews on November 15th

A Christmas Carol at ACT Dec. 5 - 24
by Eugene Lovendusky - Dec 5, 2006

American Conservatory Theater presents Charles Dickens's holiday classic 'A Christmas Carol,' adapted by ACT Artistic Director Carey Perloff and Paul Walsh and directed by Perloff, December 5 through 24, opening Friday, December 8 at 7PM.

Review: The Big Snakes of The Little Foxes
by Eugene Lovendusky - Nov 5, 2006

'The Little Foxes' at the American Conservatory Theatre delectably wriggles in a snake-pit of lies, corruption, and familial deceit.

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