Intimate Apparel 2004 - Articles Page 16

Opened: April 8, 2004
Closing: June 13, 2004

Intimate Apparel - 2004 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Laura Pels Theatre
Harold & Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre 111 West 46th Street New York, NY 10036

INTIMATE APPAREL, set in 1905 in turn of the century New York, tells the story of Esther, a lonely, single African-American woman who makes her living sewing beautiful corsets and ladies’ undergarments. There is warm affection between her and the Orthodox Jewish man who sells fabrics to her, but any relationship between them, even a touch, is completely forbidden. Seeking love and romance, Esther eventually embarks on a letter-writing relationship with a mysterious suitor laboring on the Panama Canal. When he moves to New York they embark on an unhappy marriage, leading Esther to realize that only her self-reliance and certainty of her own worth will see her through life’s challenges.

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Foster, Brescia, Gertner And Wetherhead To Star In Roundabout's ORDINARY DAYS, Runs 10/2-12/13
by Charlie Piane - Aug 19, 2009


Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full cast for Ordinary Days, a new musical with Music & Lyrics by Adam Gwon, directed by Marc Bruni. Ordinary Days will feature Lisa Brescia as 'Claire,' Hunter Foster as 'Jason,' Jared Gertner as 'Warren' and Kate Wetherhead as 'Deb.' This production marks the first musical presented in the Black Box Theatre.

NATHAN THE WISE Receives American Premiere, Starring Strathairn, At People's Light 9/16-10/11
by Charlie Piane - Aug 7, 2009


People's Light & Theatre Company kicks off their 35th Anniversary Season with the American Premiere of NATHAN THE WISE translated by Edward Kemp from the play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. NATHAN THE WISE runs from September 16 - October 11, 2009, on the Main Stage. Artistic Director Abigail Adams directs. People's Light & Theatre is located at 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern.

Oscar Nominee Viola Davis Eyes 'EAT, PRAY, LOVE' Film Role
by Eddie Varley - Jul 20, 2009


The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Oscar nominee and 2001 Tony winner Viola Davis is negotiating to take a featured role in Columbia Picture's 'Eat, Pray, Love' opposite Julia Roberts and Richard Jenkins. Scheduling is being worked out for the actress to join the production.

Corthron's 'A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK' Completes Playwrights Horizon's 2009/2010 Season
by Eddie Varley - Jun 4, 2009


Playwrights Horizons, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tim Sanford and Managing Director Leslie Marcus, proudly announces the sixth and final production of its upcoming 2009/2010 Season, as well as additional casting. Presented at the theater company's home at 416 West 42nd Street, the new production will be: A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK - the World Premiere of a new play by Playwrights Horizons alumna Kia Corthron (Breath, Boom at Playwrights Horizons, Force Continuum), directed by Obie Award winner Chay Yew (Durango at The Public). A co-production with The Play Company (Kate Loewald, Founding Producer) and Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director).

Roundabout Theatre Announces ORDINARY DAYS As First Musical In Black Box Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 3, 2009


Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) announces Ordinary Days, a new musical with Music & Lyrics by Adam Gwon, directed by Marc Bruni. This production marks the first musical presented in the Black Box Theatre.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces Design Teams For 75th Anniversary Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 22, 2009


Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Bill Rauch has put the finishing touches on the design teams for OSF's 75th anniversary year. The 2010 season was announced in March, but a few directors had not yet been announced.

Perez, Ly, & More Set For Shakespeare On The Sound's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 18, 2009


Shakespeare on the Sound, Connecticut's premier outdoor summer theatre company presenting free Shakespeare in the park, has announced the complete 17-member cast for Artistic Director Joanna Settle's inaugural production of A Midsummer Night's Dream with music by 2008 Tony Award-winning singer-songwriter Stew.

Rapp's BINGO WITH THE INDIANS Comes To Rogue Machine 5/15-6/7
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2009


In a shabby New England motel, 3 members of a NY theatre group have arrived with a scheme. As the evening darkens and unravels...so do their ambitions and secrets. This dark comedy--from Pulitzer-nominee Adam Rapp (Red Light Winter, Nocturne) is a visceral, provocative, oddball piece about a group of artists desperately trying to force a place for themselves, and how far they will go to get what they want.

Actors and Directors Announced for SCR's 12th Annual Pacific Playwrights Festival 5/1 - 5/3
by BWW News Desk - May 1, 2009


South Coast Repertory has announced the lineup of actors and directors who will participate in the 12th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF). Since its creation in 1998, PPF has grown into one of the most important festivals of new scripts in the United States. This year?s Festival will take place during the May 1 through May 3 weekend and will feature five staged readings and two fully-produced World Premieres on South Coast Repertory?s Segerstrom and Julianne Argryos Stages. Tickets to PPF may be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or in person at the SCR box office.

Rapp's BINGO WITH THE INDIANS Comes To Rogue Machine 5/15-6/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 24, 2009


In a shabby New England motel, 3 members of a NY theatre group have arrived with a scheme. As the evening darkens and unravels...so do their ambitions and secrets. This dark comedy--from Pulitzer-nominee Adam Rapp (Red Light Winter, Nocturne) is a visceral, provocative, oddball piece about a group of artists desperately trying to force a place for themselves, and how far they will go to get what they want.

Actors and Directors Announced for SCR's 12th Annual Pacific Playwrights Festival 5/1 - 5/3
by Reynard Loki - Apr 16, 2009


South Coast Repertory has announced the lineup of actors and directors who will participate in the 12th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF). Since its creation in 1998, PPF has grown into one of the most important festivals of new scripts in the United States. This year?s Festival will take place during the May 1 through May 3 weekend and will feature five staged readings and two fully-produced World Premieres on South Coast Repertory?s Segerstrom and Julianne Argryos Stages. Tickets to PPF may be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or in person at the SCR box office.

Photo Flash: South Coast Repertory Announces 09-10 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 1, 2009


South Coast Repertory will open its 2009-2010 season with a celebration of the music of Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim and will shine the spotlight later in the season on the up-and-coming musical theater composer and lyricist, Adam Gwon. The season lineup includes World Premieres by Bathsheba Doran, Julie Marie Myatt and Howard Korder, and a West Coast Premiere by Noah Haidle.

Women's History Month Spotlight on Manhattan Theatre Club
by Adrienne Onofri - Mar 30, 2009


Our series on 'women who run the show' concludes with MTC's artistic director, Lynne Meadow, and associate AD, Mandy Greenfield.

Signature's ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN Begins Previews 3/3
by BWW News Desk - Mar 3, 2009


Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) is proud to announce casting for ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN, by Charles Fuller and directed by Stephen McKinley Henderson. ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN is the final production of Signature's 2008-09 season celebrating the historic Negro Ensemble Company (NEC).

Anderson, Fuller, Nottage Participate In I'VE KNOWN RIVERS
by BWW News Desk - Feb 23, 2009


On Monday Evening, February 23 at 7:00 PM, six New York theater institutions will participate in a special panel discussion featuring five current and upcoming Off-Broadway shows. Harlem Stage (150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street) will host producing companies Classical Theatre of Harlem, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, The Public Theater and Signature Theatre Company in an evening titled I'VE KNOWN RIVERS: A Conversation with Christina Anderson, Charles Fuller, Lynn Nottage & Liesl Tommy. The event marks a unique collaborative effort between six New York theater institutions: a panel discussion in which five gifted African-American theater artists - all of whom have projects happening almost simultaneously at five of New York's most respected non-profit theaters - will discuss their lives, work, and current projects. Moderated by actress Sabrina LeBeauf (Three Sisters, Classical Theatre of Harlem in partnership with Harlem Stage, February/March), the evening's four panelists will be Christina Anderson (author, Inked Baby, Playwrights Horizons, March/April), Charles Fuller (author, Zooman and the Sign, Signature Theatre Company, March/April), Lynn Nottage (author, Ruined, Manhattan Theater Club, January-March) and Liesl Tommy (director, The Good Negro, The Public Theater, March/April). The event title comes from a poem by Langston Hughes, 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers.'

6 NYC Theaters Collaborate on Free Event I'VE KNOWN RIVERS 2/23
by BWW News Desk - Feb 23, 2009


On Monday Evening, February 23 at 7:00 PM, six New York theater institutions will participate in a special panel discussion featuring five current and upcoming Off-Broadway shows. Harlem Stage (150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street) will host producing companies Classical Theatre of Harlem, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, The Public Theater and Signature Theatre Company in an evening titled I'VE KNOWN RIVERS: A Conversation with Christina Anderson, Charles Fuller, Lynn Nottage & Liesl Tommy.

DOUBT Star Davis Talks Oscar Nom and Role to USA Today
by Eddie Varley - Feb 17, 2009


Viola Davis who plays Mrs. Miller in the film adaption of the Broadway play, Doubt and has been Oscar nominated for a Best Supporting Actress statue for her performance, spoke to USA Today about the role and the power of the film.

Truvillion, Genet, And Gupton Join The Cast Of INKED BABY
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 4, 2009


Playwrights Horizons, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tim Sanford and Managing Director Leslie Marcus, has announced additional casting and complete details for the World Premiere of INKED BABY, a new play by 2007 Susan Smith Blackburn nominee Christina Anderson in her Off-Broadway playwriting debut. Directed by Kate Whoriskey (Fabulation at Playwrights Horizons, the current Ruined at MTC), the production will begin previews on Thursday, March 5, 2009 with an Opening Night set for Monday, March 23 at 7PM. The limited engagement will run through Sunday, April 5 at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 West 42nd Street).

Casting Complete for Signature's ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN
by Eddie Varley - Feb 3, 2009


Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) is proud to announce casting for ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN, by Charles Fuller and directed by Stephen McKinley Henderson. ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN is the final production of Signature's 2008-09 season celebrating the historic Negro Ensemble Company (NEC).

Anderson, Fuller, Nottage Participate In I'VE KNOWN RIVERS
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 27, 2009


On Monday Evening, February 23 at 7:00 PM, six New York theater institutions will participate in a special panel discussion featuring five current and upcoming Off-Broadway shows. Harlem Stage (150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street) will host producing companies Classical Theatre of Harlem, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, The Public Theater and Signature Theatre Company in an evening titled I'VE KNOWN RIVERS: A Conversation with Christina Anderson, Charles Fuller, Lynn Nottage & Liesl Tommy. The event marks a unique collaborative effort between six New York theater institutions: a panel discussion in which five gifted African-American theater artists - all of whom have projects happening almost simultaneously at five of New York's most respected non-profit theaters - will discuss their lives, work, and current projects. Moderated by actress Sabrina LeBeauf (Three Sisters, Classical Theatre of Harlem in partnership with Harlem Stage, February/March), the evening's four panelists will be Christina Anderson (author, Inked Baby, Playwrights Horizons, March/April), Charles Fuller (author, Zooman and the Sign, Signature Theatre Company, March/April), Lynn Nottage (author, Ruined, Manhattan Theater Club, January-March) and Liesl Tommy (director, The Good Negro, The Public Theater, March/April). The event title comes from a poem by Langston Hughes, 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers.'

6 NYC Theaters Collaborate on Free Event I'VE KNOWN RIVERS 2/23
by Robert Diamond - Jan 27, 2009


On Monday Evening, February 23 at 7:00 PM, six New York theater institutions will participate in a special panel discussion featuring five current and upcoming Off-Broadway shows. Harlem Stage (150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street) will host producing companies Classical Theatre of Harlem, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, The Public Theater and Signature Theatre Company in an evening titled I'VE KNOWN RIVERS: A Conversation with Christina Anderson, Charles Fuller, Lynn Nottage & Liesl Tommy.

DOUBT Star Viola Davis Visits THE VIEW 12/23
by Eddie Varley - Dec 23, 2008


Viola Davis who plays Mrs. Miller in the film adaption of the Broadway play, Doubt, will be featured on ABC's 'The View' today Tuesday, December 23rd, at 11am on the ABC television network.

TV: DOUBT: In Conversation with Viola Davis
by Eddie Varley - Dec 17, 2008


Viola Davis plays Mrs. Miller in the film adaption of the Broadway play, Doubt. Ms. Davis sat for an interview with BroadwayWorld.com to share her thoughts on the story, her fight for the role and the powerful on-screen relationship between mother and son.

The World Premiere of Ruined at Goodman Theatre!
by Chicago News Desk - Nov 13, 2008


Set in the present-day DRC, Ruined is the captivating story of Mama Nadi (Ekulona), the owner of a canteen who serves up everything from a cold beer and a warm meal-to the company of a woman. Through the eyes of this savvy businesswoman who both protects and profits from the women whose bodies have become battlegrounds, Nottage captures the constantly shifting allegiances and tragic absurdity that marks the civil war in the DRC. Ruined, rendered with Nottage's trademark humanity, clarity and surprising humor, gives a glimpse of a country that has suffered immeasurable losses since the beginning of this war that has raged for more than a decade.

'Ruined' By Lynn Nottage at Goodman Theatre
by Steve Leary - Nov 12, 2008


Goodman Theatre opens its "Strong Women, Strong Voices" Owen Theatre Series with the world premiere of Lynn Nottage's Ruined, directed by Kate Whoriskey and co-produced with Manhattan Theatre Club. Commissioned by the Goodman and first seen in the 2007 New Stages Series, Ruined was developed through Nottage and Whoriskey's pilgrimage to Uganda-where countless interviews and interactions resulted in a portrait of the lives of the women and girls caught in the devastating armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Leading the Goodman's cast in the role of Mama Nadi is Saidah Arrika Ekulona (Well on Broadway; Righteous Kill), who previously collaborated with Nottage and Whoriskey on the world premiere of Fabulation at Playwrights Horizons. Ruined begins performances on November 8 (opening night is November 17) and runs through December 7. Tickets are $10 - $39. Ruined begins performances at Manhattan Theatre Club on January 21, 2009.

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Intimate Apparel - 2004 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2005 The Lortels Outstanding Costume Design Catherine Zuber
2005 The Lortels Outstanding Director Daniel Sullivan
2005 The Lortels Outstanding Lead Actress Viola Davis
2005 The Lortels Outstanding Play Roundabout Theatre Company
2005 The Lortels Outstanding Scenic Design Derek McLane
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress - Play Viola Davis
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Costume Design Catherine Zuber
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor - Play Corey Stoll
2004 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Play Lynn Nottage
2004 Obie Awards Performance Viola Davis
2004 Obie Awards Set design Derek McLane
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards John Gassner Playwriting Award Lynn Nottage
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actress in a Play Viola Davis
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Costume Design Catherine Zuber
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Director of a Play Daniel Sullivan
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Off Broadway Play 0
2004 The Hewes Awards Costume Design Catherine Zuber

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