TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley presents a festive holiday offering, the West Coast premiere of A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL CELEBRATION, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel.
Broadway's Lauren Kennedy, most recently seen as Mary in Second Stages production of 'Vanities,' will host the October 26th Monday Nights, New Voices concert at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre.
Animal Crackers runs through October 25, 2009 in the Goodman's Albert Theatre. Tickets are currently available by season subscription - www.ExploreTheGoodman.org or call 312.443.3800. Individual tickets ($25 - $83) are on sale now.
Goodman Theatre launches its new 2009/2010 Season with tap dancing, acrobatics, tumbling, guitar- and ukulele-playing in an original take on the rarely-produced Marx Brothers classic musical Animal Crackers, written by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, with music and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby
The anticipated new Broadway production of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Tony Award® winning musical RAGTIME has announced complete casting of its 40 member company.
The Working Theater, the Off-Broadway theater company whose recent offerings include the acclaimed productions of the plays KING OF SHADOWS, EXIT CUCKOO, TABLE TOP and I AM A MAN, has announced new interim leadership as its Artistic Director for the past three years, Connie Grappo, departs the company to pursue other projects.
Nearly 46 years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Damocles Productions will present the world premiere of David M. Korn's Acting Alone, the true story of Lee Harvey Oswald, at the ArcLight Theatre. Directed by Lee Gundersheimer (Obie Award-winning Three Seconds in the Key), Acting Alone performs November 5 through 21 with the official press opening on November 6.
Tonya Pinkins and Erika Rolfsrud officially open Washington D.C.'s Ford Theatre season tonight with Black Pearl Sings!, writen by Frank Higgins and directed by Jennifer L. Nelson. The show began previews on September 25 and will run through October 18, 2009.
In the raw, urgent, riotous 'American Buffalo', three small-time crooks plot to steal a priceless coin collection. Strategizing from the confines of a pathetic Chicago junk shop, the would-be masterminds each try to control the logistics of their ill-fated scheme.
Exploding onto the cultural landscape, the previously unknown playwright David Mamet established his place as a seismic force in theater with American Buffalo. TheaterWorks presents this raw, urgent and hilarious classic in an all-new production featuring audience favorite Andrew Benator (Lobby Hero, Proof, The SantaLand Diaries), John Ahlin (The Lonesome West and The Seafarer) and newcomer Zachary Spicer.
The critically acclaimed open mic series, Big Night Out is bigger and better than ever! Billed as a delicious gathering for the musical community, Big Night Out is a unique and supportive environment for performers and composers of all backgrounds to come together and perform the music that they love.
Broadway's Lauren Kennedy, most recently seen as Mary in Second Stages production of 'Vanities,' will host the October 26th Monday Nights, New Voices concert at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre.
The acclaimed comedy team of Steve Hayes and Tom Cayler return to the New York this fall to reprise their newest comedy 'STORIES WE TELL OURSELVES' after a sold-out run this summer.
Following a highly successful run at California Shakespeare Theater, Two River Theater Co. is proud to present Shakespeare's most magical and mischievous celebration of fools in love: A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Two River Artistic Director Aaron Posner.
From the soaring melodies of classic revivals to the hottest dramas playing today - there is no experience like 'Broadway.' And part of what makes Broadway so exciting is that it's located right smack dab in the middle of New York City! With 'THE BROADWAY LOCAL', World MasterCard celebrates the creative theatre professionals who bring their talents to the city's Broadway stages and call the Big Apple home.
Those auditioning will be asked to read from the script. This is an original stage adaptation of the story and the role of Ebenezer Scrooge is not available for audition. All other roles are available. Women will portray all of the ghosts. Three young women speaking sequentially and moving in dance portray the Ghost of Christmas Past. Classical dance training is a plus for these roles. This is a non-musical version of the story.
A Noise Within (ANW), the critically acclaimed classical repertory theatre company hailed by critics as 'adventurous,' 'compelling and current,' 'ingenuity at work,' and 'what great theatre is all about,' launches its 2009-10 season with Shakespeare's spellbinding Richard III directed by ANW Co-Founder/Co-Artistic Director Geoff Elliott, opening Saturday, October 3 and closing Saturday, December 12, 2009 (previews begin Saturday, September 26), at the company's theatre in Glendale.
Those auditioning will be asked to read from the script. This is an original stage adaptation of the story and the role of Ebenezer Scrooge is not available for audition. All other roles are available. Women will portray all of the ghosts. Three young women speaking sequentially and moving in dance portray the Ghost of Christmas Past. Classical dance training is a plus for these roles. This is a non-musical version of the story.
The critically acclaimed open mic series, Big Night Out is bigger and better than ever! Billed as a delicious gathering for the musical community, Big Night Out is a unique and supportive environment for performers and composers of all backgrounds to come together and perform the music that they love.