The Oregon Shakespeare Festival expands its ongoing commitment to the development and production of new work with five new commissions announced today.
Roy Arias' Sex on the Beach, a new three-character play directed by Alfred Preisser that explores the sex tourist industry in the Spanish Caribbean (Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico), will have its Off-Broadway premiere, with opening night set for Thursday June 2nd.
Roy Arias' Sex on the Beach, a new three character play that explore the sex tourist industry in the Spanish Caribbean (Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico), will have its Off-Broadway premiere, beginning a limited run on Friday May 6th.
Roy Arias' Sex on the Beach, a new three character play that explore the sex tourist industry in the Spanish Caribbean (Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico), will have its Off-Broadway premiere, beginning a limited run on Friday May 6th.
Roy Arias' Sex on the Beach, a new three character play that explore the sex tourist industry in the Spanish Caribbean (Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico), will have its Off-Broadway premiere, beginning a limited run on Friday May 6th.
Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Tracy Aron, announces the complete cast for the new Broadway musical THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE, starring two time Tony® Award-winner Donna Murphy, directed by Leonard Foglia. THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE features book & lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart and music by Mike Stoller and Artie Butler.
Despite being a lesser-known composer to the average joe than, say, Bacharach or Mancini, Cy Coleman irrefutably built a solid, prolific career in popular music, which later led to an even more successful string of hits on the Broadway stage. In what is essentially a biographical history lesson set to his music, BROADWAY UP CLOSE & PERSONAL: A TRIBUTE TO CY COLEMAN--now performing through December 12 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center's Samueli Theater--combines an entertaining cabaret showcase with a truly engrossing symposium teaching Coleman 101. The show is hosted by Michael Kerker and Tony Winner David Zippel and features Broadway stars Jenifer Lewis, Jason Graae, and Tami Tappan Damiano.
San Francisco's Brava Theater and African-American Shakespeare Company open their respective seasons with a collaborative production, the US Premiere of IPH... by playwright Colin Teevan. Dylan Russell helms this edgy, lyrical adaptation of Euripides' Greek tragedy Iphigenia at Aulis, featuring acclaimed actor and incoming African-American Shakespeare Artistic Director L. Peter Callender, Bay Area favorite C. Kelly Wright, and up-and-coming talent Traci Tolmaire.
San Francisco's Brava Theater and African-American Shakespeare Company open their respective seasons with a collaborative production, the US Premiere of IPH... by playwright Colin Teevan. Dylan Russell helms this edgy, lyrical adaptation of Euripides' Greek tragedy Iphigenia at Aulis, featuring acclaimed actor and incoming African-American Shakespeare Artistic Director L. Peter Callender, Bay Area favorite C. Kelly Wright, and up-and-coming talent Traci Tolmaire.
John Gilhooly, Director of Wigmore Hall in London, has been elected Chairman of Great Britain's Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS), to take effect immediately. He succeeds Graham Sheffield CBE who stepped down from the post after four and a half years, following his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in Hong Kong.
The Studio Theatre has announced their 2010-2011 season. The full eleven-production lineup continues the Theatre's ongoing commitment to the highest quality, cutting-edge writing and thrilling performances. The coming season covers territory from a rundown Chicago donut shop to a sweltering beach deep in the Louisiana bayou. As The Studio Theatre welcomes the new Artistic Director into its home in September 2010, it looks forward to collaborating with this artist on the Theatre's mission: to produce the best in contemporary theatre.
The Huntington Theatre Company continues its 28th season - a season of American Stories - with A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration, a new uplifting holiday event by Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive, The Mineola Twins, The Baltimore Waltz). Steppenwolf Associate Artist Jessica Thebus (Intimate Apparel, Dead Man's Cell Phone, Sonia Flew) directs. Andrew Resnick (A Civil War Christmas at Long Wharf Theatre) provides musical direction of beloved holiday music supervised, arranged, and orchestrated by Daryl Waters (Tony and Grammy Award nominee for Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk). The Huntington's production will be enhanced by local choirs caroling from the stage before each performance.
The gladness of your heart is the greatest gift of all. The Huntington Theatre Company continues its 28th season - a season of American Stories - with A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration, a new uplifting holiday event by Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive, The Mineola Twins, The Baltimore Waltz).
The gladness of your heart is the greatest gift of all. The Huntington Theatre Company continues its 28th season - a season of American Stories - with A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration, a new uplifting holiday event by Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive, The Mineola Twins, The Baltimore Waltz).
Sam Mendes directs a transatlantic company of actors in a double-bill of classic works for The Bridge Project's inaugural 2009 season, which pairs a new version of The Cherry Orchard by Tom Stoppard with The Winter's Tale. A formidable transatlantic company and creative team will mount these two new productions for seven internationally renowned theaters. Simon Russell Beale leads the British/American cast, playing Lopakhin in The Cherry Orchard and Leontes in The Winter's Tale. He is joined by Sin?ad Cusack as Madame Ranevskaya and Paulina, Richard Easton as Firs and Old Shepherd, Rebecca Hall as Varya and Hermione, Josh Hamilton as Yasha and Polixenes, Ethan Hawke as Trofimov and Autolycus, and Paul Jesson as Gaev and Camilo.
Playwrights Horizons, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tim Sanford and Managing Director Leslie Marcus, has announced additional casting and dates for its upcoming 2008/2009 Season.
Vineyard Theatre presents its 2008 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award to emerging playwright Rajiv Joseph, whose works include ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER and HUCK AND HOLDEN, it has been announced today by Vineyard Theatre's Artistic Director Douglas Aibel and Associate Artistic Director Sarah Stern.
Nancy Anderson and Emily Skinner will headline the York Theatre Company's production of Ed Dixon's bawdy musical Fanny Hill from February 1st through March 26th
Fanny Hill, a new musical by Ed Dixon, will play the York Theatre Company from February 1st through March 26th
Sixty-nine theatre artists representing 51 shows have been nominated for 2005 Henry Hewes Design Awards
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