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Drama Critics' Circle Names MATILDA Best Musical; VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Best Play
by Robert Diamond - May 3, 2013

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, written by Christopher Durang, today won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award (NYDCC) for Best Play of the 2012-2013 season. Matilda received the award for Best Musical. The selections were made at the 78th annual voting meeting of the organization today at the offices of Time Out New York in Manhattan.

Maria McConville Performs BABY MATTERS While 8 Months Pregnant, Now thru 5/5
by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2013

In an inspired tour de force, award-winning performer Maria McConville will be performing her new solo show 'Baby Matters' while 8 MONTHS PREGNANT. The limited engagement at Shetler Studios & Theatres this May will be directed by Morgan Gould and presented by Good Company.

Amanda Quaid, Frank Wood and More Join Larry Pine in Lucas Hnath's Disney Play at Soho Rep, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2013

Soho Rep presents the world premiere of Lucas Hnath's play A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney.

SoHo Rep to Offer FEED Programming for DEATH OF WALT DISNEY
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 24, 2013

Soho Rep's FEED program is designed to enrich audiences' and artists' experience of Soho Rep's plays through live events, print publications and online content. Through the program's post-performance series, Soho Rep willoffera number of events - artist dialogues, presentations, etc - during the world premiere of Lucas Hnath's play A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney, directed by Sarah Benson (April 30 - May 26).

UglyRhino Productions to Stage WHAT IT MEANS TO DISAPPEAR HERE, 4/25-5/17
by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2013

UglyRhino Productions and Park Slope's Tea Lounge come together to present WHAT IT MEANS TO DISAPPEAR HERE, a world premiere play by Jeremy J. Kamps. Directed by Danny Sharron, this site-specific production runs at Port Royal, a found performance space under the Tea Lounge (837 Union Street, Brooklyn) today and Friday nights starting today, April 25 through Friday, May 17 at 8 p.m.

A MARRIAGE: 1 (SUBURBIA) Arrives at HERE Arts Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 23, 2013

Coming up in its 2012-2013 producing Season, HERE proudly presents A Marriage: 1 (Suburbia), created and performed by HERE Resident Artists Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin. This premiere marks the culmination of a residency in the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP). A Marriage: 1 (Suburbia) takes over HERE (145 Sixth Avenue) from tonight, April 23 - May 4, as this immersive interdisciplinary installation fills every space within the building.

Maria McConville to Perform BABY MATTERS While 8 Months Pregnant at Shetler Studios, 5/3-5
by BWW News Desk - Apr 18, 2013

In an inspired tour de force, award-winning performer Maria McConville will be performing her new solo show 'Baby Matters' while 8 MONTHS PREGNANT. The limited engagement at Shetler Studios & Theatres this May will be directed by Morgan Gould and presented by Good Company.

Red Tape Theatre Presents the Chicago Premiere of LEAR by Young Jean Lee This May
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 17, 2013

It's King Lear. But there's no King Lear. Experimental playwright and Doris Duke Artist Award winner Young Jean Lee has penned a whimsical and psychologically disturbing look at a world in which the pater familias is noticeably absent. The children are left to run the show but they must first overcome their anxiety and regret. As the story goes off the rails, Big Bird arrives to help us make sense of the madness. This is James D Palmer's return to Lee's work after Church/Pullman, WA, one of Time Out Chicago's Top Plays of 2011.

New Artistic Leadership Announced at Red Tape Theatre
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 17, 2013

Red Tape Theatre has announced that Artistic Director and founding ensemble member James D Palmer (The Love of the Nightingale, Elephant's Graveyard), has been accepted into the MFA Directing Program at Brown/Trinity. His final Chicago production will be Lear, which marks James' return to the work of Young Jean Lee following the successful production of her two plays Church and Pullman, Wa in 2011.

Faye Miller, Bill Young and More Celebrate Barnard Women Through Dance at Miller Theatre, 4/12-13
by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2013

Brains, spirited beauty and dancing feet, that's what Barnard women are made of. And the choreographers commissioned to create new works for them - Faye Driscoll, Bill Young, Francesca Harper and Heidi Henderson - for two days of performances at the Miller Theatre, tonight, April 12 and tomorrow, April 13, take full advantage of their gifts. Mary Cochran heads the Dance Department at Barnard.

LCT3 Continues Workshop for Daniel Beaty's MR. JOY, Now thru 4/21
by BWW News Desk - Apr 9, 2013

Lincoln Center Theater presents an LCT3 Special Event of Mr. Joy, a 90-minute one-man show written and performed by Daniel Beaty and directed by Sheryl Kaller. The workshop production will be performed tonight, April 9, April 12-15, and April 17-21 at 7:00 pm at the Claire Tow Theater (150 West 65 Street).

Photo: Duke Theater's LEAR Begins Performances Tonight!
by BWW News Desk - Apr 3, 2013

The Duke University Dept. of Theater Studies will present Young Jean Lee's Lear April 4-14, 2013 in Sheafer Theater in Duke's Bryan Center. Jody McAuliffe, chair of theater studies and professor of the practice of theater studies and Slavic and Eurasian studies, is directing the play. Click below to see a promo shot!

Faye Miller, Bill Young and More to Celebrate Barnard Women Through Dance at Miller Theatre, 4/12-13
by BWW News Desk - Mar 29, 2013

Brains, spirited beauty and dancing feet, that's what Barnard women are made of. And the choreographers commissioned to create new works for them - Faye Driscoll, Bill Young, Francesca Harper and Heidi Henderson - for two days of performances at the Miller Theatre, April 12 and 13, take full advantage of their gifts. Mary Cochran heads the Dance Department at Barnard.

Amanda Quaid, Frank Wood and More Join Larry Pine in Lucas Hnath's Disney Play at Soho Rep; Full Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Mar 27, 2013

Soho Rep has announced casting and an official opening date for the world premiere of Lucas Hnath's play A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney.

UglyRhino Productions to Stage WHAT IT MEANS TO DISAPPEAR HERE, 4/25-5/17
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2013

UglyRhino Productions and Park Slope's Tea Lounge come together to present WHAT IT MEANS TO DISAPPEAR HERE, a world premiere play by Jeremy J. Kamps. Directed by Danny Sharron, this site-specific production runs at Port Royal, a found performance space under the Tea Lounge (837 Union Street, Brooklyn) on Thursday and Friday nights starting on Thursday, April 25 through Friday, May 17 at 8 p.m.

DECENNIAL: A BRICK ODYSSEY Celebrates The Brick's 10 Years Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2013

The Brick Theater, Inc. presents Decennial: A Brick Odyssey, a fundraiser celebrating The Brick's 10 years, tonight, March 25, 7pm at The Brooklyn Brewery, 79 N 11th St Brooklyn, NY. The evening will feature a stealth presentation of The One-Minute Play Festival, with new plays written by Mike Daisey, Neil LaBute, Kristoffer Diaz, Greg Kotis, Rachel Alxer, Bathsheba Doran, Qui Nguyen, Mac Rogers, Eliza Bent, John DeVore, Adam Szymkowicz, Kristen Greenidge and Robert Askins. Plus, a new episode of The Brick's long-running hit serial Penny Dreadful, as well as VJ Fuzzy Bastard & The Waystation (a temporal transmedia experience).

LCT3 to Hold Workshop for Daniel Beaty's MR. JOY, 4/9-21
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 22, 2013

Lincoln Center Theater presents an LCT3 Special Event of Mr. Joy, a 90-minute one-man show written and performed by Daniel Beaty and directed by Sheryl Kaller. The workshop production will be performed April 8, April 9, April 12-15, and April 17-21 at 7:00 pm at the Claire Tow Theater (150 West 65 Street).

The Brick Theater Showcases 10 Playwrights and 1 AI in THE CLEVERBOT PLAYS, 3/22-23
by BWW News Desk - Mar 22, 2013

The Brick Theater, Inc. presents The Cleverbot Plays, today, March 22-23 at 8pm, showcasing 10 playwrights and one 'Cleverbot' in two nights of theater.

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