The Exchange today announced the artists and companies who will participate in its 2015 Orchard Project summer residency program. Twenty-two artists and ensembles (listed below) were selected from a competitive field of nearly 500 applicants to develop their big, new ideas at the Orchard Project. This will be the eighth summer - and the first summer in Saratoga Springs, NY - for the Orchard Project, a laboratory program where theatre artists and companies come to innovate, develop, and refine new shows. Past productions developed at the Orchard Project have gone on to be performed around the globe for over 500,000 people and to win awards from TONYs to Obies to Oliviers.
Winner of an Edinburgh Fringe First 2014 and The Stage Awards for Acting Excellence, Sabrina Mahfouz's highly acclaimed Chef starring Jade Anouka now comes to London's Soho Theatre - Upstairs, 15th June - 4th July 2015.
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif., May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ Based on Dr. Edward Dreyfus' fifty years as a practicing clinical psychologist, The Midnight Shrink (www.docdreyfus.com/books/)is partially autobiographical. The book was inspired by the author's personal history growing up on the streets of New York, as well as his career as a clinical and forensic psychologist in Los Angeles.
Next to Normal is an original musical by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey that tells the story of a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effect that her illness and the attempts to alleviate it have on her family. The musical also addresses such issues as grieving a loss, suicide, drug abuse, ethics in modern psychiatry, and the underbelly of suburban life.
Bookworks kicks off summer with a slate of events that will please all types of readers in June. The highlight of the month is June 13th's A Word with Writers literary fundraiser for the Albuquerque Public Library Foundation at the KiMo Theater. This installment features New Mexico writers Mira Jacob and Kirstin Valdez Quade, both young fiction writers who've garnered praise for their new debut collections.
What's a star catcher? Theatrical magic, music and serious 'Starstuff' conjure a stunning evening on the Quadracci Powerhouse Theater to answer that very important question. To end their season, Milwaukee Rep presents Peter and the Star Catcher, a prequel to James M. Barrie's 1904 story of the beloved character living in Neverland, Peter Pan. In the multiple Tony Award-winning production written by Rick Elice, Peter Pan's origins take the audience on a star-crossed journey, complete with super-sized crocodiles, sneering pirates, swaying mermaids and mollusks-who dance Busby Berkeley style to Wayne Barker's clever music. What an adventure to put a twinkle in the eyes of any audience over the age eight!
Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) has announced their 2015/16 student matinee season, which will include performances of Rent, Scrooge, James and the Giant Peach and Oliver!. As part of TUTS' Education and Community Engagement programs, student matinee performances are offered to schools throughout the Greater-Houston area. Student matinees expose students to musical theatre, many of whom have never experienced it before, and provide an arts education. Thanks to generous local supporters, these age-appropriate musicals are offered at discounted prices.
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at the Graduate Center, City University of New York announces the complete line-up of its PEN World Voices International Play Festival, held May 4, 5, and 11th, 2015.
Tracy Letts, the author of SUPERIOR DONUTS, now on stage at Dobama, is an accomplished playwright, actor, and screenwriter. He was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for his play AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY. He won a Tony Award for his portrayal of George in the recent Broadway revival of WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?. He wrote screen adaptations for his plays: BUG and KILLER JOE, as well as AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY and has been nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards for his portrayal of Andrew Lockhart in Showtime's HOMELAND.
A Simple Space will kick off the Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre, Jubilee Gardens, London SE1 8XX from Tuesday 21st April - Sunday 24th May 2015. Press Night: Tonight 23rd April, 7.30pm.
Black Swan State Theatre Company will present the modern masterpiece Glengarry Glen Ross from David Mamet, directed by Kate Cherry and starring Damian Walshe-Howling (Underbelly, Blue Heelers) and Peter Rowsthorn (Kath and Kim) in the Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA from Saturday 23 May to Sunday 14 June 2015.
Two of the most highly acclaimed British actors of their generation, Clare Higgins and Greg Hicks, are to star in the World Premiere of Clarion, set in the office of Britain's worst newspaper, the Daily Clarion.
Anthony Bourdain, internationally renowned chef, author and Emmy-award winning television host, returns to the State Theatre (805 Hennepin Ave., downtown Minneapolis) with his all new live show Close to the Bone. Set for 8 p.m. on Friday, July 24, 2015, this evening of candid and hysterical stories about his life's work and travels serves audiences with Bourdain's unyielding, brutally honest views on diverse culture, street cuisine and his travels to lesser-known locations around the world. An open question and answer session will follow. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 17, 2015. Visit HennepinTheatreTrust.org or call 1.800.982.2787 for tickets and more information.
Villanova Theatre presents The Threepenny Opera, with book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt Weill, directed by Valerie Joyce, and on stage tonight, April 14-26, 2015. Villanova's reimagined production will feature actors playing instruments, a striking industrial aesthetic, and a timely message.
EgoPo Classic Theater's 2014-15 American Giants Festival will close with Eugene O'Neill's masterpiece, The Hairy Ape, running April 8th-26th at the Latvian Society, with press opening tonight, April 10th.
NOVA, a production of wgbh.org, and PBS Digital Studios today announced the launch of 'Gross Science,” a new original YouTube series that will explore the world of science through disgusting and bizarre stories pulled straight from natural history, medicine, engineering.
Internationally renowned best-selling author, television host and multiple Emmy-award winner Anthony Bourdain will perform at Davies Symphony Hall at 201 Van Ness Avenue, Sunday, July 26, 2015 at 7pm. SHN is proud to be the official ticketing partner of ANTHONY BOURDAIN: CLOSE TO THE BONE in San Francisco. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, April 17 at 10am.
As night falls on a non-descript office building in Chinatown, two shadowy figures of undetermined loyalty appear. Joined by musicians from four-piece French-Canadian band Claire Gignac et compagnie, they lead the audience on a clue-finding mission through the underbelly of the cavernous under-construction building, working to solve a mystery-through choreography-in Heidi Duckler's Chinatown Bleu in May.
USA Network announced its 2015/2016 development slate with nine scripted drama projects hailing from Charlize Theron ('Monster'), Rob Reiner ('When Harry Met Sally') Barry Sonnenfeld ('Men in Black' franchise), Eric Kripke ('Supernatural,' 'Revolution'), Aaron Korsh (SUITS) and Catherine Hardwicke ('Twilight'), among others.
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