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Opened: September 27, 1983
Closing: November 20, 1983

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Pulitzer-Winning Librettist to Speak at Sarasota Opera This Month
by BWW News Desk - Oct 26, 2016


Sarasota Opera and the Hermitage Artist Retreat in Englewood, FL will collaborate once again on a series of talks to be held at the Sarasota Opera House.

Pulitzer-Winning Librettist to Speak at Sarasota Opera This Month
by BWW News Desk - Oct 11, 2016


Sarasota Opera and the Hermitage Artist Retreat in Englewood, FL will collaborate once again on a series of talks to be held at the Sarasota Opera House.

Two River Theater Announces Grants and Awards for 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2016


Two River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, announces the major grants and awards the theater has received for its 2016/17 Season. Total funding for the season currently exceeds $500,000 in grants.

Official: Tim Key, Paul Ritter & Rufus Sewell to Star in ART at the Old Vic
by BWW News Desk - Sep 30, 2016


Full casting is today announced for Art at The Old Vic. Tim Key, Paul Ritter and Rufus Sewell star in Yasmina Reza's dazzling study of friendship, prejudice and tolerance. One of the most acclaimed plays of recent times, Art premiered in London twenty years ago and went on to become a phenomenon. Director Matthew Warchus reunites the original creative team.

Léni Fé Bland Trust Gives $1 Million Gift to the Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts' Endowment
by Rebecca Russo - Jul 25, 2016


The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA) is honored to announce that the Leni Fe Bland Trust has made a $1 million grant to the SBCPA endowment. This gift will help the SBCPA continue to provide below market rental rates to resident companies at the Granada Theatre, including CAMA, Music Academy of the West, Opera Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Symphony, State Street Ballet and UCSB Arts & Lectures.

Long Beach Opera Announces New President of the Board
by Rebecca Russo - Jul 21, 2016


Artistic and General Director Andreas Mitisek announced Dr. Robert Braun has been selected president of the Long Beach Opera (LBO) Board of Directors, succeeding Sue Bienkowski, long-time board president. He has been on the board for five years, previously serving on both the development committee (chair) and executive committee.

Tickets on Sale Friday for Bret Michaels, Air Supply and More at bergenPAC
by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2016


New shows on sale this week at bergenPAC: Bret Michaels: The Party Starts Now!-Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 8PM; The Australian Bee Gees Show: A Tribute to the Bee Gees-Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 8PM; DL Hughley-Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 8PM; The Maccabeats-Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 7:30PM; and Air Supply-Friday, February 24, 2017 at 8PM.

Olivier Winner Brian Cox to Helm World Premiere of SINNERS at GAAR This Summer
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 14, 2016


The Greensboro Arts Alliance and Residency (GAAR), under the Artistic Direction of Sabra Jones, has announced that celebrated British actor and Emmy Award winner Brian Cox will direct the premiere of Joshua Sobel's Sinners, and that Tony nominees Marla Schaffel and Kathryn Meisle will star in Annie Get Your Gun.

Herb Alpert Returning to Cafe Carlyle, 5/31-6/11
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 28, 2016


Trumpet icon Herb Alpert and Grammy Award-winning vocalist/producer Lani Hall return to Cafe Carlyle by popular demand, May 31-June 11. Two-time Grammy winner Lani Hall was the lead singer of Sergio Mendes' group, Brasil 66. She was the lead voice on classic hits like 'Mas Que Nada,' 'Fool on the Hill,' 'Going Out of My Head' and 'Night & Day.' Herb Alpert's career includes five decades of unprecedented success as a musician, record producer and philanthropist. In 2014, Herb won his ninth Grammy for the album Steppin' Out and was awarded the National Medal of Arts from President Obama.

NYC Ballet Announces 2016-17 Season - World Premieres by Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky and More!
by Christina Mancuso - Mar 24, 2016


New York City Ballet will open its 2016-17 Season at Lincoln Center on Tuesday, September 20, and will continue for 21-weeks of performances, through Sunday, May 28, and feature a total of 77 ballets created by 24 different choreographers.

NATAS Honors Verne Lundquist with Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports
by Louisa Brady - Feb 20, 2016


The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today announced that Verne Lundquist, CBS Sports' lead play-by-play announcer for college football and iconic broadcaster of more than twenty different sports, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Sports at the 37th annual Sports Emmy® Awards ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Tuesday, May 10th, 2016.

First International Contemporary Art Museum to Open in Indonesia, 2017
by Christina Mancuso - Jan 26, 2016


Indonesian philanthropist and leading collector Haryanto Adikoesoemo announced today the construction of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (Museum MACAN, pronounced Mah-Chahn), the country's first museum dedicated to international modern and contemporary art. The museum is currently being built in Jakarta, Indonesia - the largest city in Southeast Asia with a metropolitan population of over 25 million- and will provide the public with a valuable cultural and educational resource. Adikoesoemo has named Dr. Thomas J. Berghuis, formerly the curator of Chinese art at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, as the museum's director.

Stephen Sondheim, Barbra Streisand, Gloria Estefan and More Honored with 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom Today
by BWW News Desk - Nov 24, 2015


Among the 17 recipients of the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom are Broadway legends Stephen Sondheim and Barbra Streisand, as well as pop star and ON YOUR FEET! creator Gloria Estefan. President Barack Obama named this year's honoreees last week, and the awards will be presented at the White House today, November 24th.

Stephen Sondheim, Barbra Streisand, Gloria Estefan and More Honored with 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom; Ceremony Set for Next Week!
by BWW News Desk - Nov 16, 2015


BroadwayWorld is excited to report that among the 17 recipients of the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom are Broadway legends Stephen Sondheim and Barbra Streisand, as well as pop star and ON YOUR FEET! creator Gloria Estefan. President Barack Obama named this year's honoreees today, and the awards will be presented at the White House on November 24th.

Oprah Winfrey Joins Main Stage at QuickBooks Connect
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 9, 2015


Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) today announced the addition of Oprah Winfrey to its lineup of main stage speakers at the upcoming QuickBooks Connect conference, taking place Nov. 2-4 in San Jose, Calif.

MAD Screens Full Retrospective of Film Director Andrei Tarkovsky, Now thru 8/28
by Movies News Desk - Jul 10, 2015


The Museum of Arts and Design presents a full cinematic retrospective of Andrei Tarkovsky's work this summer with its latest cinema series, Andrei Tarkovsky, Sculpting in Time, from today, July 10 through August 28, 2015.

Official: Rufus Hound and More Join THE WARS OF THE ROSES at Rose Theatre, Kingston
by BWW News Desk - Jul 3, 2015


It's official! Joining previously announced Joely Richardson, Robert Sheehan and Kare Conradi in THE WARS OF THE ROSES at Rose Theatre, Kingston are: Rufus Hound (Bedford & Bolingbroke), Jack Cade (Rivers), Oliver Cotton (Winchester, Clifford, Hastings), Laurence Spellman (Young Clifford, Richmond), Alex Waldmann (Henry VI, Tyrrell), Susan Tracy (Margery Jourdain, Duchess of York).

MAD to Screen Full Retrospective of Film Director Andrei Tarkovsky, 7/10-8/28
by Movies News Desk - Jun 8, 2015


The Museum of Arts and Design presents a full cinematic retrospective of Andrei Tarkovsky's work this summer with its latest cinema series, Andrei Tarkovsky, Sculpting in Time, from July 10 through August 28, 2015.

Sanford I. Weill to Receive Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 14, 2015


Carnegie Hall announced today that Sanford I. Weill will receive the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence at a gala benefit on Thursday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Carnegie Hall's Weill Terrace and Terrace Room.

Herb Alpert Comes to MPAC Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 26, 2015


Nine-time Grammy-winning jazz icon Herb Alpert, best known for his string of pop hits in the 1960s with the Tijuana Brass, and his wife, vocalist Lani Hall, perform at Mayo Performing Arts Center tonight, March 26, 2015 at 8 pm, in support of their new release, 'In the Mood.' Tickets are $49-69.

Herb Alpert Returns to Cafe Carlyle Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 10, 2015


Creator and innovator, musician and producer, artist, entrepreneur and philanthropist; Herb Alpert is a man with a profound passion empowering his every endeavor. He makes his return to Café Carlyle along with his wife, GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist Lani Hall, in a two-week run of shows, tonight, March 10-21.

Herb Alpert Coming to MPAC, 3/26
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 25, 2015


Nine-time Grammy-winning jazz icon Herb Alpert, best known for his string of pop hits in the 1960s with the Tijuana Brass, and his wife, vocalist Lani Hall, perform at Mayo Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 8 pm, in support of their new release, 'In the Mood.' Tickets are $49-69.

Carnegie Hall Elects New Chairman of Board of Trustees; Sanford I. Weill to Serve as President
by BWW News Desk - Feb 19, 2015


Carnegie Hall today announced that Sanford I. Weill, Chairman of Carnegie Hall's Board of Trustees since 1991, will retire from this post after 24 remarkable years of service and a total of 32 years as a Carnegie Hall trustee. Mr. Weill will continue to serve as a member of Carnegie Hall's board, transitioning to a new role as President, a title formerly held by the late violinist Isaac Stern. Mr. Weill is only the second person to hold the title of President since Carnegie Hall was established as a non-profit in 1960.

Herb Alpert to Return to Cafe Carlyle, 3/10-21
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 4, 2015


Creator and innovator, musician and producer, artist, entrepreneur and philanthropist; Herb Alpert is a man with a profound passion empowering his every endeavor.

Ron Canada, Luke Forbes and Adam Gerber Star in George Street's THE WHIPPING MAN, Opening Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jan 23, 2015


The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez opens tonight, January 23, 2015 at George Street Playhouse. The production runs through February 15, 2015 Directed by Seret Scott, the cast features Ron Canada, Luke Forbes and Adam Gerber.

The Philanthropist FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Philanthropist have there been?
The Philanthropist has had 1 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1983.
What awards has The Philanthropist been nominated for?
The Philanthropist has been nominated for Outstanding Revival of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards. Glenne Headly received a nomination for Performance at the Theatre World Awards.
What awards has The Philanthropist won?
The Philanthropist has won several awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards. Glenne Headly also received a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for her role in the show.

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