LGBT Appreciation Days Held At The Other Day June 21-22
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 16, 2011
The June 21st (4pm) and June 22nd (8pm) performances of The Other Day, a world premiere drama benefitting the Hetrick-Martin Institute, will celebrate LGBT Pride with a free drink following these final performances.
The Dixon Place HOT! Festival Presents Tickets to Manhood
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 15, 2011
What makes a man a man? Is every adult male a man? Religion, imprisonment, gang violence, marriage, and military service shape the perspectives of adult males reflecting on their rites of passage.
TV: Follow the Tony Awards 2011 on BWW!
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Jun 12, 2011
Want to get all the excitement about this season awards? Want to know everything Tony's going on Broadway? Live from the red carpet, backstage and Times Square, BroadwayWorld will be blogging and letting you know all about it! Don't miss a bit about the most important night in theatre! Today on BroadwayWorld!
BWW's EXCLUSIVE 2011 Tony Rehearsal LIVE Blog!
by Robert Diamond - Jun 12, 2011
The American Theatre Wing's 65th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, will air on CBS on Sunday, June 12th from 8:00 - 11:00 PM (ET/PT time delay) live from the Beacon Theatre.
Now, join BroadwayWorld.com's Editor-in-Chief Robert Diamond for an exclusive blog from Tony Rehearals... Spoilers Ahead!
Raven Theatre Announces DATING WALTER DANTE, BUS STOP, et al. for 2011-12 Season
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 1, 2011
Producing Artistic Director Michael Menendian and Co-Artistic Director JoAnn Montemurro announce Raven Theatre's 2011/2012 Season, which includes Bus Stop by William Inge, Dating Walter Dante, a world premiere by Chicago playwright, Jon Steinhagen, developed through Raven's New Works workshop series; The Price by Arthur Miller and Bang the Drum Slowly by Mark Harris and adapted for the stage by Eric Simonson.
JITNEY, SIGHT UNSEEN, et al. Featured in South Coast Rep's 2011-12 Season
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 1, 2011
South Coast Repertory's 48th season will offer audiences an exciting blend of new plays and modern-day classics. The season begins with an adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved Pride and Prejudice and will include works from some of theatre's master craftsmen: Horton Foote's touching The Trip to Bountiful, August Wilson's powerful Jitney, Donald Margulies' stimulating Sight Unseen and Suzan-Lori Park's gripping Topdog/Underdog. The new work includes the Southland debut of Molly Smith Metzler's comedy of class, Elemeno Pea, and the world premieres of three plays read at this year's Pacific Playwrights Festival: Catherine Trieschmann's pressure-cooker drama How the World Began, Steven Drukman's family comedy The Prince of Atlantis and Octavio Solis and Adam Gwon's emotional chamber musical, Cloudlands.
The REP Announces New Season; Begins With A Child’s Guide to Heresy
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 1, 2011
The REP, Point Park University's professional theatre company, will produce four works, including three world premieres and one Pittsburgh premiere, in the 2011-2012 season, which opens September 9, 2011 and runs through April 7, 2012 at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
Oxygen Premieres THE WORLD ACCORDING TO PARIS Tomorrow
by Nicole Rosky - May 31, 2011
With Hollywood on one side and real life on the other, Paris Hilton and four important women in her life go through all of the ups and downs of life, loves gained and lost, marriages, kids, divorce, and more. 'The World According to Paris' offers an unprecedented glimpse into Paris Hilton's private life. Viewers will have the opportunity to meet her mother Kathy, her boyfriend Cy Waits and her close friends Allison Melnick, Jennifer Rovero and Brooke Mueller. See how Paris' life unfolds on the premiere episode of Oxygen's 'The World According to Paris' on June 1, 2011 at 10pm ET/PT.
Loretta Michael Productions Presents THE OTHER DAY, 6/1-26
by BWW News Desk - Jun 1, 2011
Loretta Michael Productions is pleased to present the world premiere of The Other Day, a new drama written by New York Innovative Theatre award nominee Mark Jason Williams, as part of the 3rd Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The production will be held at The Robert Moss Theater, 440 Lafayette Street, NYC, 10003 for six performances from June 2-22, 2011.
Richmond Hill Centre Announces its 2011-2012 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 27, 2011
The Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts announced
the details of its exciting 2011-2012 Season today. The RHCPA follows up its highly successful second season with a lineup guaranteed to provide something for every taste.
Loretta Michael Productions Presents THE OTHER DAY, 6/1-26
by Kelsey Denette - May 26, 2011
Loretta Michael Productions is pleased to present the world premiere of The Other Day, a new drama written by New York Innovative Theatre award nominee Mark Jason Williams, as part of the 3rd Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity.
Photo Flash: LMP's THE OTHER DAY
by Nicole Rosky - May 26, 2011
Loretta Michael Productions is pleased to present the world premiere of The Other Day, a new drama written by New York Innovative Theatre award nominee Mark Jason Williams, as part of the 3rd Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The production will be held at The Robert Moss Theater, 440 Lafayette Street, NYC, 10003 for six performances from June 2-22, 2011. Valentina Fratti will direct a cast of four to be determined*. AEA Showcase. *Members, Actors' Equity Association.
Loretta Michael Productions Presents THE OTHER DAY, 6/1-26
by Kelsey Denette - May 24, 2011
Loretta Michael Productions is pleased to present the world premiere of The Other Day, a new drama written by New York Innovative Theatre award nominee Mark Jason Williams, as part of the 3rd Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The production will be held at The Robert Moss Theater, 440 Lafayette Street, NYC, 10003 for six performances from June 2-22, 2011.
Photo Flash: APT's 2011 Literature to Life Awards
by Nicole Rosky - May 24, 2011
Verbatim performances of 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao' by Junot Diaz and 'Down These Mean Streets' by Piri Thomas debuted Monday, May 23 at The Times Center, 242 West 41st Street, marking their entry into the repertoire of The American Place Theatre's Literature to Life program.
2011 Drama Desk Award Winners Announced!
by Jessica Lewis - May 23, 2011
The Awards ceremony was hosted by Harvey Fierstein last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan Center! BroadwayWorld was updating the winners list live throughout the evening.
2011 Drama Desk Awards are Tonight!; MORMON Leads
by Robert Diamond - May 23, 2011
Nominations for The 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced on Friday, April 29, 2011, at 9:30 AM at the New York Friars Club, 57 East 55th Street, in Manhattan. Amongst the shows with multiple nominations were THE BOOK OF MORMON with 12, ANYTHING GOES with 10, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE with 7, BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, SEE ROCK CITY & OTHER DESTINATIONS and WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN with 6.
Pasadena Playhouse Presents SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE �" THE MUSICAL 6/12
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 19, 2011
The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Stephen Eich, Executive Director), in association with David Shor, announced today that the world premiere of SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE - THE MUSICAL is set to complete the previously announced 2011 - 2012 season.
2011 Obie Award Winners Announced!
by Robert Diamond - May 17, 2011
The 56th Annual Obie Awards were given out at a ceremony last night at Webster Hall in Greenwich Village. The event was co-hosted by S. Epatha Merkerson and David Hyde Pierce, and the awards were presented by Alec Baldwin, Andrew Rannells, Arian Moayad, Frank Wood, Jim Parsons, John Larroquette, Liev Schreiber, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mamie Gummer, Margaret Colin, Nina Arianda, Patina Miller, and Rose Hemingway. Anthony Rapp, of the original cast of the Obie Award-winning musical RENT and his band from the musical WITHOUT YOU performed at the ceremony.
Jacob's Pillow Announces Full 2011 Festival Calendar
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 16, 2011
Jacob's Pillow Dance, recent recipient of a prestigious National Medal of Arts, announces its full 2011 Festival calendar, including more than 120 ticketed performances and 200 free events, performances, talks, exhibits, and tours.
Cutting Ball Theater Announces 2011-12 Season
by Lauren Wolman - May 14, 2011
San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater proudly announces the lineup for its 12th season. The ambitious season opens in October with Maurice Maeterlinck's PELLEAS AND MELISANDE in a new translation by Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose, who will also direct. The company is also poised to present the World Premiere of Eugenie Chan's evocative take on an ancient Estonian folk tale, TONTLAWLAD, directed by Paige Rogers and Annie Paladino, in February.