In the spirit of last season's acclaimed VENGEANCE, the Off-Broadway theatre company the stageFARM (Carrie Shaltz, Founder / Executive Director and Alex Kilgore, Artistic Director) will present the world premiere of SPIN, a series of new short plays commissioned on the timely topic by Adam Rapp, Gina Gionfriddo, Judith Thompson, Elizabeth Meriwether, and Mark Schultz. With direction by Alex Kilgore and Special Guest Director (TBD), SPIN begins performances Friday evening, October 3, 2008 for a limited engagement through Saturday evening, November 8, 2008 at The Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street between Barrow & Bedford Streets). Opening night is Saturday evening, October 11, 2008 at 8:00PM.
Previews for the Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) World Premiere production of the new musical SAVED, which were scheduled to begin tonight, Friday, May 9, have been postponed due to a longer than expected tech process. Tonight's 8PM performance has been cancelled and the musical will now begin previews tomorrow evening, Saturday, May 10 at 8PM. (Please note: a matinee performance had not been scheduled for Saturday afternoon.)
New Yorkers are getting a 'Southern Treat' as the work of famed playwright Tennessee Williams is available on various stages around the city. The most recent offering being The Actors Company Theatre's long-awaited production of Tennessee Williams' The Eccentricities of a Nightingale. In honor of this production TACT will host several post-show discussions exploring the life, love and work of Williams. These discussions will take place directly after the performances at the Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row on West 42nd Street and are free with a purchase of a ticket to the performance. The Eccentricities of a Nightingale is directed by Jenn Thompson and opens May 5th, 2008.
Following a critically acclaimed season which included the New York Premiere of Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry and the musical Next to Normal starring Alice Ripley and Brian d'Arcy James, Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard, Executive Director) has announced three of the four plays scheduled for its upcoming 30th Anniversary Season.
Rehearsals will begin on Tuesday, April 8 for the Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) World Premiere production of the new musical SAVED.
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Ashley Brown's concert 'An Evening with Ashley Brown' with the 65-member Pensacola Symphony Orchestra and special guests the Pensacola Children's Chorus at the Olive Baptist Church (1836 East Olive Road) in Pensacola, FL on Saturday, February 9 at 8PM is sold out
Ashley Brown, who stars in the title role of Broadway's classic musical, Mary Poppins, will return to her hometown to perform 'An Evening With Ashley Brown' with the 65-member Pensacola Symphony Orchestra and special guests the Pensacola Children's Chorus at the Olive Baptist Church (1836 East Olive Road) in Pensacola, FL on Saturday, February 9 at 8pm.
La Jolla Playhouse brings the Broadway-bound world premiere musical adaptation of the Universal Pictures John Waters cult classic film Cry-Baby to the stage; beginning previews November 6 with an Opening Night scheduled for November 18, performances through December 16.
More stars have been announced as teachers at Broadway Theatre Project in Tampa, during the second week of the program.
The Dallas Theatre League Announces the nominees for the 2006 Leon Rabin Awards. Leading the pack are Uptown Players and WaterTower Theatre with twenty-six nomimations each.
Playwright Mark Schultz is the recipient of The National Arts Club's 2006 Kesselring Prize for Playwriting. The $15,000 prize is awarded annually to a playwright of exceptional promise.
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! welcomes Pearce Bunting, Carolee Carmello, Michael Mastro and David McDonald to Broadway at the Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway at 50th Street). MAMMA MIA!'s fifth anniversary will be marked by a special performance and celebration on Wednesday, October 18th at 7PM.
Plays by Caryl Churchill, Michael Frayn, David Mamet, Donald Margulies, Paula Vogel, August Wilson and other playwrights of note are celebrated in the 86th edition of The Best Plays Theater Yearbook 2004-2005, which will be released on July 19th by Limelight Edition
MARY POPPINS begins performances on Saturday, October 14, 2006 at the New Amsterdam Theatre and opens on Thursday, November 16.
The Vineyard Theatre offers its first online charity auction -- featuring rare, autographed theatre, film and television collectibles; opening night and film premiere tickets; backstage tours of Broadway's biggest shows; lunches with celebrities; and much more -- on eBay.com, now through May 3rd. Proceeds benefit the not-for-profit Vineyard Theatre
James Badge Dale ('24'), Emmy and Golden Globe Nominee Wendie Malick ('Just Shoot Me'), Mark Moses ('Desperate Housewives') and Ashley Williams ('Huff,' 'Good Morning Miami') will star in the U.S. premiere of BURLEIGH GRIME$.
After eating
a bad mushroom, Alice falls into her uninspired canvas
After eating
a bad mushroom, Alice falls into her uninspired canvas whereupon she
meets a cornucopia of colorful characters that help Alice with her
omnipotent dilemma of what it means to be an artist.
[title of show] -- the new hit musical by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell --
extends its Off-Broadway premiere through April 9 at the Vineyard Theatre (108
East 15th Street), it has been announced by Vineyard Theatre's Artistic Director
Douglas Aibel.
The Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) will continue its 24th season with [title of show], the much buzzed-about new musical by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell.
After the Broadway curtain comes down on December 11th, Movin' Out will head across the pond to the UK for a limited run beginning March 28, 2006.
On November 7th, a number of stars will perform in the Only Make Believe benefit, with Kathie Lee Gifford to receive the James Hammerstein Award
On November 7th, a number of stars will perform in the Only Make Believe benefit, with Kathie Lee Gifford to receive the James Hammerstein Award
| 2005 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Obie Awards | Performance | Kieran Culkin |
| 2005 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | John Gassner Playwriting Award | Gina Gionfriddo |
| 2005 | The Lortels | Outstanding Play | Vineyard Theatre |
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