Mass Appeal 1981 - Articles Page 2.6

Carrie Fisher set box-office records at Berkeley Repertory Theatre with her hilarious solo show, Wishful Drinking. Then it became a New York Times bestseller and played to sold-out crowds on a six-city national tour. Now Fisher returns to Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre, her last stop before the show bursts onto Broadway! This limited run - 15 performances only - begins July 9 and ends July 23.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Jonathan Reinis, Jamie Cesa, Eva Price & Berkeley Repertory Theatre, is proud to present the Broadway premiere production of Wishful Drinking, created and performed by Carrie Fisher and directed by Tony Taccone at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th St).

Can a wise old parish priest teach a young firebrand of a seminarian how to serve the church without raising the devil? God only knows! That's the dilemma facing kindly Father Farley in Bill C. Davis' comic drama Mass Appeal, performing live on stage weekends, April 17 - May 3, at the Heritage Center in Morrisville.

Can a wise old parish priest teach a young firebrand of a seminarian how to serve the church without raising the devil? God only knows! That's the dilemma facing kindly Father Farley in Bill C. Davis' comic drama Mass Appeal, performing live on stage weekends, April 17 - May 3, at the Heritage Center in Morrisville.

The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU), 50 E. Congress Parkway, proudly announces programming for the 50th Anniversary celebration of the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT), performing as part of ATRU's International Dance Series in a Chicago exclusive engagement April 1 - 5. Tickets are now on sale.

The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU), 50 E. Congress Parkway, proudly announces programming for the 50th Anniversary celebration of the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT), performing as part of ATRU's International Dance Series in a Chicago exclusive engagement April 1 - 5. Tickets are now on sale.

In honour of its 50th anniversary, the Manitoba Theatre Centre will officially unveil a commemorative sculpture of its co-founders, John Hirsch and Tom Hendry, on Monday, November 10 at 1:30 pm. In attendance will be Babs and Gail Asper, artist Ruth Abernethy and MTC's founding General Manager, Tom Hendry.

Arena Stage welcomes Josh Kornbluth, writer/performer of Red Diaper Baby and Love & Taxes, in his hilarious and provocative one-man show Citizen Josh. A Jonathan Reinis Production, Citizen Josh is written and performed by Kornbluth in collaboration with Arena's Associate Artistic Director David Dower.

Today Tony Taccone, artistic director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre, announced additional dates for two solo shows that he staged in Berkeley before launching them on tours across the continent. Danny Hoch's Taking Over had its world premiere at Berkeley Rep in January and hit it big in Montreal this July; next week it starts an All City Tour featuring free performances in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx in addition to previously announced dates in Manhattan and Los Angeles. Moreover, after a record-breaking run in Berkeley last winter, Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking careened through Hartford, San Jose, Santa Fe, and Washington, DC this summer; now it adds Seattle to a list of upcoming destinations that also includes Boston.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine, and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, continues its Spring 2008 season with the return engagement of acclaimed vocalist RONAN TYNAN for three nights only, May 2-4. His shows will include his signature mix of pop standards, theater music and Irish contemporary songs.

Now that the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is history, and before the Tony Awards season sneaks up on us, it might be a good time to do a little investigating into the relationship between the category that both award shows recognize-Best Musical, of course.

Geraldine Fitzgerald, who recieved a Tony nomination as a director and an Oscar nomination as an actress, passed away on July 17th at the age of 91

In the third in a series of Women's History Month profiles, Nugent talks about producing hits and flops, getting backers, making movies and leveling the playing field for women in theater.