'10 Lincoln Center Festival Runs 7/7-7/25
by BWW News Desk - Jul 7, 2010
Lincoln Center Festival 2010 is sponsored by American Express. Lincoln Center Festival 2010 is also made possible by Nancy A. Marks, LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Isilon Systems, The Skirball Foundation, The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, The Katzenberger Foundation, Inc.
AMADEUS Returns to Los Angeles At Chandler Studio Theatre, Opens 6/18
by BWW
News Desk - Jun 18, 2010
'I murdered Mozart!' rings out across Europe from Composer Antonio Salieri on his death-bed. Salieri had been the toast of Europe. He had been a devout Catholic all his life. He made a pact with God that he would be the vessel through which God's music would spring. All was good until Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrives in Vienna. In horror Salieri determines that it is Mozart instead who is his God's chosen voice.
2010-2011 Season to Feature Ngozi Paul and Raoul Bhaneja, Season Begins 9/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 16, 2010
Matthew Jocelyn, Artistic & General Director of Canadian Stage today announced casting for Fernando Krapp Wrote Me This Letter: An Attempt at the Truth and The cosmonaut's last message to the woman he once loved in the former Soviet Union, featured productions in the company's upcoming 2010-2011 season. Saint Carmen of The Main will be announced at a later date.
NY Theatre Workshop Production of RESTORATION Closes 6/13
by BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2010
New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that Jonathan Cake has joined the cast of Restoration, written by Claudia Shear, and directed by Christopher Ashley. Mr. Cake assumes the role to have been played by Danny Mastrogiorgio.
Brancati, Martin, & Pitre Set For LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE in Toronto, 7/21 - 9/4
by Mary Hanrahan - Jun 9, 2010
Paula Brancati, Lauren Collins, Wendy Crewson, Cynthia Dale, Andrea Martin, and Louise Pitre are officially set to be the first cast of the Toronto production of LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE. As in the initial New York staging of the play by Nora and Delia Ephron, the production will feature a company of six that rotates in four-week cycles. The next cast will be announced in the next upcoming weeks.
The Production Company Presents AMADEUS, Opens 6/18
by Charlie Piane - Jun 8, 2010
'I murdered Mozart!' rings out across Europe from Composer Antonio Salieri on his death-bed. Salieri had been the toast of Europe. He had been a devout Catholic all his life. He made a pact with God that he would be the vessel through which God's music would spring. All was good until Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrives in Vienna. In horror Salieri determines that it is Mozart instead who is his God's chosen voice. Mozart's music proves it; God had broken their pact. Salieri now makes a terrible new vow: to block God on earth and teach Him a lesson, using Mozart as the means to that end.
Lincoln Center Festival 2010 Announces Updated Lineup
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 2, 2010
Lincoln Center Festival 2010 is sponsored by American Express. Lincoln Center Festival 2010 is also made possible by Nancy A. Marks, LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Isilon Systems, The Skirball Foundation, The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, The Katzenberger Foundation, Inc.
AMADEUS Returns to Los Angeles At Chandler Studio Theatre, Opens 6/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 21, 2010
'I murdered Mozart!' rings out across Europe from Composer Antonio Salieri on his death-bed. Salieri had been the toast of Europe. He had been a devout Catholic all his life. He made a pact with God that he would be the vessel through which God's music would spring. All was good until Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrives in Vienna. In horror Salieri determines that it is Mozart instead who is his God's chosen voice.
Beowulf Alley's LNT Presents LA LLORONA 5/8-15
by BWW
News Desk - May 15, 2010
LNT@the Alley, Beowulf Alley's Late Night Theatre, 11 South 6th Avenue, Downtown between Broadway and Congress, presents La Llorona/Medea adapted from Euripides by Tomas Ulises-Soto and Michael Fenlason. Performances are on Fridays and Saturdays, June 4, 5, 11 & 12 at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 cash at the door. For additional information, please call (520) 977-5218. Tickets are $8 cash at the door.
Marlis Petersen Stars In LULU At The Met, Opens 5/8
by BWW
News Desk - May 8, 2010
Alban Berg's modernist masterpiece Lulu returns to the Met, starring Marlis Petersen as the scandalous femme fatale and conducted by the Met's newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi.
Beowulf Alley's LNT Presents LA LLORONA 5/8-15
by BWW
News Desk - May 8, 2010
LNT@the Alley, Beowulf Alley's Late Night Theatre, 11 South 6th Avenue, Downtown between Broadway and Congress, presents La Llorona/Medea adapted from Euripides by Tomas Ulises-Soto and Michael Fenlason. Performances are on Fridays and Saturdays, June 4, 5, 11 & 12 at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 cash at the door. For additional information, please call (520) 977-5218. Tickets are $8 cash at the door.
Yale Rep Presents BATTLE OF BLACK AND DOGS, Opens 4/22
by BWW
News Desk - May 8, 2010
YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents BATTLE OF BLACK AND DOGS by Bernard-Marie Koltès, translated by Michaël Attias, and directed by Robert Woodruff, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street, at York), April 16-May 8. Opening Night is Thursday, April 22.
Jonathan Cake Joins NY Theatre Workshop Production of RESTORATION, Begins 4/30
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 30, 2010
New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that Jonathan Cake has joined the cast of Restoration, written by Claudia Shear, and directed by Christopher Ashley. Mr. Cake assumes the role to have been played by Danny Mastrogiorgio.
Marlis Petersen Stars In LULU At The Met, Opens 5/8
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 28, 2010
Alban Berg's modernist masterpiece Lulu returns to the Met, starring Marlis Petersen as the scandalous femme fatale and conducted by the Met's newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi.
Yale Rep Presents BATTLE OF BLACK AND DOGS, Opens 4/22
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 22, 2010
YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents BATTLE OF BLACK AND DOGS by Bernard-Marie Koltès, translated by Michaël Attias, and directed by Robert Woodruff, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street, at York), April 16-May 8. Opening Night is Thursday, April 22.
Jonathan Cake Joins NY Theatre Workshop Production of RESTORATION, Begins 4/30
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 21, 2010
New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that Jonathan Cake has joined the cast of Restoration, written by Claudia Shear, and directed by Christopher Ashley. Mr. Cake assumes the role to have been played by Danny Mastrogiorgio.
Seldes, Ayckbourn, Pierce, Viola, Barry & A.R.T to Be Honored by Tony Awards!
by Robert Diamond - Apr 21, 2010
The Tony Awards® Administration Committee has announced this year's recipients for the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Isabelle Stevenson Award and the Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. These awards will be presented at the 2010 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 13th. The 2010 Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing.
Michele Lee Reminisces About Seesaw Before Performing at S.T.A.G.E Benefit
by Don Grigware - Apr 20, 2010
Actress/ singer Michele Lee will appear in S.T.A.G.E. benefit's Original Cast on May 1 at the Luckman Theatre. Star of stage, screen and TV, Lee starred on Broadway with Robert Morse in How to Succeed in Businees Without Really Trying (1961-65) and then repeated the role of Rosemary on film in 1967, Bravo Giovanni in 1962, Seesaw in 1973, winning a Drama Desk Award as Best Actress and a Tony nomination as Best Actress in a Musical and in Charles Busch's comedy The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (2000-2002), receiving a Tony nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Play.
CalArts Presents Suzan Lori-Parks' IN THE BLOOD, 4/15-4/17
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 17, 2010
California Institute of the Arts' Coffeehouse Theater presents the Pulitzer Prize nominated play In the Blood, written by Suzan Lori-Parks and directed by Fran Bennett. In this modern day drama, Hester, a homeless mother of five fatherless children, struggles to create a home on the streets for her family. Despite Hester's fierce love for her children, poverty and desperation lead to a tragic end. In the Blood will be performed at CalArts, Coffeehouse Theater, 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia CA, 91355.