Dorset Theatre Festival's 2015 New Play Reading Series concludes on Monday, August 24th with Kate Moira Ryan's Hipsterly Ever After. Ryan is a New York-based playwright whose play The Beebo Brinker Chronicles, produced off-Broadway by Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner, won a GLAAD Award. She was also a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn prize for her play Hadley's Mistake. She has received numerous fellowships including the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship to EST, the Sundance Institute, and the New York Foundation for the Arts. Directing the reading is Mark Armstrong, Director of New Work for off-Broadway's Keen Company and the Executive Director for The 24 Hour Plays. Recent directing credits include Christopher Shinn's The Coming World, Lucas Hnath's Odile's Ordeal (both Williamstown) and Dan O'Brien's From Kandahar to Canada (EST).
Writer, performer, Melissa Gordon's new solo show Fresh returns to the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Chelsea on Thursday, August 13th and Monday, August 24th at 8:00 pm. The production is directed by Michael Hartney who is a member of UCB Harold Team, The Governess.
Single Room Occupancy, a new pop/rock comedy musical will be presented as part of the 2015 New York International Fringe Festival on August 14, 17, 20, 21 and 27. Written by and starring popular theatre, film and television actor Ben Rauch (HBO's Girls, Jersey Boys-The Movie, Gossip Girl), Single Room Occupancy has lyrics by Gaby Gold, Rory Scholl, and Ben Rauch, set design by You-Shin Chen, lighting design by Suzanne Immarigeon, sound design by Joshua D. Reid, choreography by Jebbel Arce, musical direction by Noriko Sunamoto and will be directed by Joey Murray. The musical will run at the Lynn Redgrave Theatre at Culture Project (Venue #13), 45 Bleecker Street (at Lafayette) for five shows only.
Writer, performer, Melissa Gordon's new solo show Fresh will be performed at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Chelsea tonight, July 29th at 8:00 pm. The production is directed by Michael Hartney who is a member of UCB Harold Team, The Governess. Fresh was recently selected for a summer run at UCB. August dates will be announced soon.
Windy City Playhouse, Chicago's newest Equity theater, announces the cast for its third production, the riotous Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight: A Comedy in Three Beds from Peter Ackerman, co-author of 20th Century Fox's hit animated film Ice Age. This contemporary sex farce is directed by William Brown, fresh off his successful run of Doubt at Writers Theatre. Brown directs a stellar cast of Broadway veterans and rising stars including Emily Tate, Peter Meadows, Patrese McClain, Shane Kenyon, Chris Sheard and Robert Spencer. Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight runs August 12-October 4 at Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park. Opening night is Saturday, August 15. windycityplayhouse.com/things/
Writer, performer, Melissa Gordon's new solo show Fresh will be performed at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Chelsea tonight, July 9th and Wednesday, July 29th at 8:00 pm. The production is directed by Michael Hartney who is a member of UCB Harold Team, The Governess. Fresh was recently selected for a summer run at UCB. August dates will be announced soon.
Eddie Cooper and Joe Grifasi join Ellen Greene, Jake Gyllenhaal and Taran Killam in the Encores! Off-Center concert production of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, running for three performances, tonight, July 1, and tomorrow, July 2, 2015 at New York City Center.
Writer, performer, Melissa Gordon's new solo show Fresh will be performed at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Chelsea on Thursday, July 9th and Wednesday, July 29th at 8:00 pm. The production is directed by Michael Hartney who is a member of UCB Harold Team, The Governess. Fresh was recently selected for a summer run at UCB. August dates will be announced soon.
Jack Burditt, executive producer of UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT spoke to The Hollywood Reporter this week about what's ahead in the second season of the hit Netflix series.
Writer, performer, Melissa Gordon's new solo show Fresh will be performed at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Chelsea on Thursday, June 4th at 8:00 pm. The production is directed by Michael Hartney who is a member of UCB Harold Team The Governess. Fresh was recently selected for a summer run at UCB, additional dates will be announced in mid-June.
Eddie Cooper and Joe Grifasi will join the previously announced Ellen Greene, Jake Gyllenhaal and Taran Killam in the Encores! Off-Center concert production of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's Little Shop of Horrors, running for three performances, July 1-2, 2015 at New York City Center. Eddie Cooper replaces his father Chuck Cooper, who will be starring in the upcoming Broadway musical Amazing Grace.
Jake Gyllenhaal, Chuck Cooper and Taran Killam will join the previously announced Ellen Greene in the Encores! Off-Center concert production ofHoward Ashman and Alan Menken's Little Shop of Horrors, running July 1-2, 2015. NOTE: A third performance has been added at 2pm on Thursday, July 2 in order to meet ticket demand. The production will be directed by Dick Scanlan, with choreography by Patricia Wilcox. Jeanine Tesori is the Artistic Director of Encores! Off-Center, and Chris Fenwick is Music Director. The show will mark the musical theater debuts of both Gyllenhaal and Killam.
NYC & Company, New York City's official marketing, tourism and partnership organization, today announced the return of NYC Comedy Week, April 6–19. The fourth NYC Comedy Week, presented in partnership with Carolines on Broadway, is a two-week celebration highlighting New York City's famous comedy scene, with two-for-one tickets to more than 60 performances on sale beginning today. For a full list of NYC Comedy Week shows and to purchase tickets, visit nycgo.com/comedyweek.
Women Are From Venus LIVE!, the one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up starring John Frusciante, is a light-hearted theatrical comedy based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray, will play The VETS tonight, March 7, 2015 at 8:00pm.
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the HARBORFROST ALL STAR COMEDY SHOW, hosted by Joseph Vecsey, today, February 28 at 8 pm.
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the HARBORFROST ALL STAR COMEDY SHOW, hosted by Joseph Vecsey, on Saturday, February 28 at 8 pm.
Running Late with Scott Rogowsky has been graced by the presence of guests Regis Philbin and Steve Buscemi, Dick Cavett and David Cross, Rachel Dratch and Raekwon... but they've never had someone who transcends all age, race, gender, socio-economic, and geographic boundaries the way their next guest does! Tonight, February 11th at 11 PM, Host Scott Rogowsky will welcome Jerry Springer (The Jerry Springer Show
