Theater Breaking Through Barriers (formerly Theater by the Blind) will begin previews of Romeo and Juliet, traditional, rigidly faithful to Shakespeare's rules and form, yet wonderfully fresh and modern, March 5, 2008 at The Kirk at Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd St.. (between 9th and 10th Avenues). The official opening will be on Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 3PM. Ike Schambelan directs.
Pan Asian Repertory Theatre's re-envisioned hit The Joy Luck Club has a new block of tickets on sale, extending its previously announced 4-week engagement through December 1. The Joy Luck Club, a play by Susan Kim adapted from the acclaimed novel by Amy Tan has direction and musical staging by Artistic Director, Tisa Chang and is currently playing at the Julia Miles Theatre.
Pan Asian Repertory Theatre launches their 31st season with a new production of The Joy Luck Club, a play by Susan Kim adapted from the acclaimed novel by Amy Tan. With direction and musical staging by Pan Asian Rep's Artistic Director, Tisa Chang, The Joy Luck Club will play October 28 through November 25 at the Julia Miles Theatre (424 W. 55th Street between 9th & 10th Aves). Opening night is Wednesday, November 7 at 7PM.
Rena Strober's hit show Spaghetti & Matzo Balls! returns to New York for a 5 week engagement. Performances will begin on Sunday, October 7 at The Triad, 158 West 72nd Street (between Broadway & Columbus Avenue).
The Midtown International Theatre Festival will present The Speed Queen, based on the novel of the same name by Stewart O'Nan, adapted and performed by Anne Stockton and directed by Austin Pendleton.
At 8 pm on Wednesday, May 9th and Thursday, May 10th, the New York Festival of Song will perform We Open in Paris. Paris is the backdrop for four musical theatre works in vest-pocket NYFOS productions, including Jacques Offenbach's La Vie Parisienne and Cole Porter's Fifty Million Frenchmen.
The American Theatre Wing assembles a quartet of the industry's busiest casting directors on its upcoming 'Working in the Theatre' on CUNY TV on Sunday, March 18 at 5 p.m.
David Wiltse of Weston, Westport Country Playhouse playwright-in-residence, was awarded an Artist Fellowship by The Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism.
Eight-time Oscar-nominee and two-time Tony Award-winner Al Pacino has been selected by the American Film Institute's (AFI) Board of Trustees to receive the 35th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film, it was announced today by Sir Howard Stringer, chair of the AFI Board of Trustees
All-Star Benefit Concert to Feature Top Country Artists and Broadway Performers Kicking Off 'Nashville Celebrates Country,' a Week of Activities Leading up to 'The 40th Annual CMA Awards'
The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Mara Manus announce its 2006-07 Season, exciting new productions that will usher in The Public's next 50 years as one of the nation's leading producers of Shakespeare and new work.
