Tom O'Keefe News

Lucky Pelican Productions, in association with Taylor Lane Ross, presents the New York premiere of "The Text of Sex" as part of the 18th Annual New York International Fringe Festival. Written by Michele Aldin Kushner and directed by Bruce "Master B" Baek, The Text of Sex will play a limited engagement at Venue #6 - the Connelly Theatre 220 East 4th Street (b/t Ave A&B) in Manhattan on the following times:

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, presented the 4th annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards June 17th at Sardi's. Honorees were on hand to receive their awards and Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ruth Maleczech and Nicholas Martin were posthumously inducted into the Off Broadway Hall of Fame.

The Velocity of Autumn is a 90-minute powder keg dark comedy by Eric Coble that stars Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons (Bonnie and Clyde, 'Roseanne') and two-time Tony Award winnerStephen Spinella (Angels in America, Lincoln, '24'), is directed by Molly Smith and opened last night, April 21, 2014 at the Booth Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and below you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals!

Today, Red Bull Theater announced the cast for their Staged Reading of The Roaring Girl, by Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton: Emily Bergl (of Showtime's 'Shameless'), Sheila Bandyopadhyay, Michael Braun, Clifton Duncan, Miriam Hyman, Whit Leyenberger, David Manis, Alex Morf, Tom O'Keefe, Bhavesh Patel, Pearl Rhein, Rocco Sisto, Raphael Nash Thompson, Sam Tsoutsouvas, and Lisa Wolpe. The Roaring Girl will be directed by Ben Prusiner and will take place Monday March 24th at 7:30pm at the Lucille Lortel Theater, 121 Christopher Street, between Bleecker and Hudson Streets.

The Wednesday, February 26 2PM performance of Bedlam's Hamlet by William Shakespeare will be live streamed to participating New York City schools in association with Virtual Arts TV. This multi-camera, real time live stream brings this critically acclaimed production directly into classrooms, and enables students and teachers to interact via chat rooms with the cast and crew during the show. For more information, visit http://virtualarts.tv/shakespeare-streamed-live-to-your-students/.

The critically acclaimed Bedlam productions of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan will celebrate their 100th performance at off-Broadway's Lynn Redgrave Theater (45 Bleecker Street, NYC) on Tuesday, February 25 at 7:30PM.

The critically acclaimed Bedlam productions of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan, directed by Eric Tucker, are currently playing at off-Broadway's Lynn Redgrave Theater (45 Bleecker Street, NYC) through March 9, 2014. Beginning February 18, 2014 the cast will feature Tom O'Keefe, Andrus Nichols, Eric Tucker and Stephan Wolfert. Original company member Edmund Lewis will play his final performance February 16, 2014.

The critically acclaimed Bedlam productions of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan are offering a $20 ticket special for the 7:30PM performances tonight, Friday, February 14. These specially priced tickets are available for purchase using the code EPIC at the Lynn Redgrave Theater box office (45 Bleecker Street) and online here for Saint Joan and here for Hamlet.

The critically acclaimed Bedlam productions of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan, directed by Eric Tucker, are currently playing at off-Broadway's Lynn Redgrave Theater (45 Bleecker Street, NYC) through March 9, 2014. Beginning February 18, 2014 the cast will feature Tom O'Keefe, Andrus Nichols, Eric Tucker and Stephan Wolfert. Original company member Edmund Lewis will play his final performance February 16, 2014.

A new block of tickets are now on sale through March 9, 2014 for the critically acclaimed Bedlam productions of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan, directed by Eric Tucker at off-Broadway's Lynn Redgrave Theater (45 Bleecker Street, NYC). For tickets and more information please visit www.theatrebedlam.org.

Actress Mischa Barton attended Bedlam's Saint Joan on Thursday evening, and loved the production so much that she returned to the Lynn Redgrave Theatre (45 Bleecker Street) the following night to take in a performance of Bedlam's Hamlet and to praise the company on the two shows! Check out photos from her visit below!

Producers Meredith Lucio and Sarah Hancock in association with Perry Street Theatricals present the critically acclaimed Bedlam productions of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan, directed by Eric Tucker.

Producers Meredith Lucio and Sarah Hancock in association with Perry Street Theatricals present the critically acclaimed Bedlam productions of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan, directed by Eric Tucker.

Smoothie King Franchises, Inc., the premier smoothie and nutritional lifestyle center, announced today it has signed eight area development agreements with new and existing franchisees to expand in several markets across the U.S., including Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Tallahassee, Fla., Jackson, Miss., New Haven, Conn., Sarasota, Fla., and Wichita, Kan., marking a total of more than 100 locations sold in 2013. This signals early success as Smoothie King recently unveiled its new area development agreements designed to help multi-unit franchisees expand their portfolio.

Producers Meredith Lucio and Sarah Hancock in association with Perry Street Theatricals present the critically acclaimed Bedlam productions of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan, directed by Eric Tucker.

Producers Meredith Lucio and Sarah Hancock in association with Perry Street Theatricals present the critically acclaimed Bedlam productions of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan, directed by Eric Tucker.

New York's critically acclaimed BEDLAM THEATRE brings Hamlet and Saint Joan to Olney Theatre Center from September 5 through October 20 in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Lab. Four of BEDLAM's actors play over fifty roles in repertory.

Due to the overwhelmingly enthusiastic response to last year's combination of special presentations and performances, Shakespeare & Company has announced the return of FOUR favorite happenings. This series of events is perfectly tailored to its summer performance season. Engaging discussions, riveting talks, and insightful Q&A's will all be featured in the Company's already packed calendar. For more information on all of Shakespeare & Company's special 35th Season offerings, including Author! Author!, Studio Series, Tuesday Talks, Wednesday Q&As, Behind the Scenes Tours, and other special events, visit www.Shakespeare.org.

Due to the overwhelmingly enthusiastic response to last year's combination of special presentations and performances, Shakespeare & Company has announced the return of FOUR favorite happenings. This series of events is perfectly tailored to its summer performance season. Engaging discussions, riveting talks, and insightful Q&A's will all be featured in the Company's already packed calendar. For more information on all of Shakespeare & Company's special 35th Season offerings, including Author! Author!, Studio Series, Tuesday Talks, Wednesday Q&As, Behind the Scenes Tours, and other special events, visit www.Shakespeare.org.

How does a state contend with a barbarous ruler who is perceived to be appointed by God? King Richard II, portrayed by three-time OBIE Award winner Rocco Sisto, has designed the murder of his uncle, wasted public funds, and used the influence of his crown to misrule a nation. When Richard banishes Henry Bolingbroke (played by Tom O'Keefe, The Taster 2010), he unwittingly fashions an enemy who is intent on orchestrating the King's demise.