A Second Hand Memory 2004 - Articles Page 5.8

Daniel Barenboim Makes his Met Debut conducting Tristan and Isolde on November 28 Katarina Dalayman and Peter Seiffert sing the title roles for the first time at the Met, and René Pape reprises his acclaimed portrayal of King Marke

Due to the overwhelming demand, producers Eric Krebs and Chase Mishkin have announced a second extension for their Off-Broadway hit, The Castle which will now play through September 27th at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).

ALMOST AN EVENING, Academy Award® winning film maker Ethan Coen's trio of comic plays directed by Neil Pepe, will welcome Kate Blumberg and Peter Maloney to the cast of the hit Off-Broadway production on Tuesday, May 13, 2008.

Artistic Director Russ Tutterow announced Chicago Dramatists' 30th anniversary season, featuring three productions of world premiere plays, and the fourth annual Many Voices Project. Each year Chicago Dramatists, 'the playwrights' theatre,' produces three of the best new plays from the hundreds developed through its many developmental programs. This year, 'Ten Cent Night' by resident playwright Marisa Wegrzyn, 'How I Became an Interesting Person' by resident playwright Will Dunne, and 'Hope VI' by resident playwright Nambi E. Kelley, will make up its production season.

New York City is hosting the first-ever NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL (NAATF) from June 11-24, 2007, featuring more than 25 Asian American performing arts companies and solo artists convening for two weeks of performances at venues throughout the city.

We've all heard that some actors really want to direct. But the multi-talented John Cariani--whose play cul-de-sac runs at the Transport Group through May 13th--belongs to a somewhat smaller group of thespians: those who have carved out successful second careers as playwrights.

A visitor walking into the Avatar recording studio in New York City last May was greeted with the most stirring rendition of Stephen Sondheim's 'Too Many Mornings'. The voices of Marin Mazzie and her husband, Jason Danieley, were so exceptionally suited to the music that a new dimension was added to the material.

2004 Tony Award Nominee for FIDDLER Turns Playwright

Tickets for this year's 'Kids' Night on Broadway: 10th Birthday Edition' -- that once-a year-opportunity for young people, age 6-18, to attend a Broadway show for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult - are on sale for select shows from now through December 15.

The Atlantic Theater Company's 2005 Spring Gala celebrates the company's 20th Anniversary with a 'no-holds barred' tribute to founders David Mamet and William H. Macy on Monday, May 2nd, 2005 at the legendary Rainbow Room.