Gordon's SYCAMORE TREES at Signature Closes 6/13
by BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2010
Previews will begin today at Virginia's Signature Theatre for the world premiere musical Sycamore Trees written by Ricky Ian Gordon, the award-winning composer of the opera The Grapes of Wrath and the musicals Dream True and My Life with Albertine. A starry Broadway cast portrays Gordon's own family story - complete with a tough Bronx-born father and former 'Borscht Belt' singer/comedian mother - in a tale of two generations' struggles and triumphs in the decades from World War II through the 1990s.
Signature Theatre's SYCAMORE TREES With Marc Kudisch Closes 6/13
by BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2010
Signature Theatre, the current recipient of the Tony Award® for Regional Theatre, presents the world premiere musical Sycamore Trees by Ricky Ian Gordon, composer of the acclaimed opera The Grapes of Wrath and the OBIE Award-winning Orpheus and Euridice, as well as the musicals My Life with Albertine and Dream True.
YEAR ZERO and BACHELORETTE Set for Second Stage Theatre's Summer Season
by BWW
News Desk - Jun 13, 2010
Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) has announced the two plays which will be presented as part of the company's eighth annual Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series this summer: the New York premiere of Michael Golamco's Year Zero, directed by Will Frears, and the world premiere of Leslye Headland's Bachelorette, directed by Trip Cullman.
Quotables From LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON 5/24-28
by Charlie Piane - Jun 1, 2010
'How are you guys feeling tonight? Welcome to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. So did you guys catch the big Lost finale last night? Don't worry, don't worry, I will not tell you what happened. Because I have no idea.'
Goodspeed Announces Cast Of CARNIVAL! 7/9-9/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 28, 2010
Two time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals is thrilled to announce the cast of Carnival!. This musical love story will run from July 9 - Sept 18 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. This production will be sponsored by Bank of America, Amica and Mohegan Sun.
Quotables From LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON 5/17-21
by Charlie Piane - May 24, 2010
'Have you guys been following the whole immigration fight in Arizona? Well, at a rally this weekend, Sarah Palin said, “We're all Arizonans now.' Yeah, at which point every immigrant in Arizona was like, 'soooo...we can stay?'
Quotables From LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON 5/10-14
by Charlie Piane - May 18, 2010
'Let's get to the news, you guys. President Obama is nominating Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court nominee, which would mean three female justices for the first time. Experts say it's an important step towards gender equality, while 77-year-old, Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader-Ginsberg said 'it's about time someone ended this friggin' sausage fest.'
Kudisch, Kuhn, et al Appear in Gordon's SYCAMORE TREES at Signature 5/18-6/13
by Abigail Arnold - May 18, 2010
Previews will begin today at Virginia's Signature Theatre for the world premiere musical Sycamore Trees written by Ricky Ian Gordon, the award-winning composer of the opera The Grapes of Wrath and the musicals Dream True and My Life with Albertine. A starry Broadway cast portrays Gordon's own family story - complete with a tough Bronx-born father and former 'Borscht Belt' singer/comedian mother - in a tale of two generations' struggles and triumphs in the decades from World War II through the 1990s.
Signature Theatre Presents SYCAMORE TREES With Marc Kudisch & More, Opens 5/18
by BWW
News Desk - May 18, 2010
Signature Theatre, the current recipient of the Tony Award® for Regional Theatre, presents the world premiere musical Sycamore Trees by Ricky Ian Gordon, composer of the acclaimed opera The Grapes of Wrath and the OBIE Award-winning Orpheus and Euridice, as well as the musicals My Life with Albertine and Dream True.
YEAR ZERO and BACHELORETTE Set for Second Stage Theatre's Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2010
Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) has announced the two plays which will be presented as part of the company's eighth annual Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series this summer: the New York premiere of Michael Golamco's Year Zero, directed by Will Frears, and the world premiere of Leslye Headland's Bachelorette, directed by Trip Cullman.
Jimmy Fallon To Host 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards 8/29
by Charlie Piane - May 4, 2010
Comedian, writer and talk show host Jimmy Fallon (NBC's 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon') has been named host of the '62nd Primetime Emmy(R) Awards' airing live coast-to-coast on NBC, Sunday, August 29 (5-8 p.m. PT, 8-11 p.m. ET).