Sarah DeLappe's All-Female Soccer Play THE WOLVES Gets Encore Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Oct 27, 2016
The world premiere of The Wolves, Sarah DeLappe's debut play, was met with widespread critical acclaim and sold-out houses when it opened on September 11 of this year. In response to popular demand, The Playwrights Realm, by arrangement with Scott Rudin and Eli Bush, will present a limited, encore engagement of the production from November 29-December 24.
THE JUNGLE BOOK Opens at The Rose This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 25, 2016
In an original take on a classic story, The Rose Theater will transform into the jungles of India in their upcoming production of The Jungle Book. This thrilling adventure story follows the story of Mowgli, a baby in India who wanders away from his village and into the jungle where he is raised by wolves. The 70-minute production opens at The Rose on Oct. 28 and continues through Nov. 13.
POLITICAL SUBVERSITIES to Return to the PIT with Jason Veasey
by BWW
News Desk - Oct 14, 2016
Political Subversities returns for a limited run at the People's Improv Theater eviscerating politics and pop culture with a new night of musical-sketch comedy: Political Subversities: Vote Or Whatever! starting October 14th.
EV Crowe's THE SEWING GROUP Announces Casting
by Liz Cearns - Oct 5, 2016
A woman arrives in a rural village in pre-industrial England. Her desire is to sew and learn from their simple way of life. But the group soon begins to suspect she is not who they thought she was. 'There's no point in just making quilts. They have to serve the village. They have to DO something.'
ShawChicago to Stage James Barrie's Lost Epic SHAKESPEARE'S LEGACY
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2016
ShawChicago presents Shakespeare's People, a collection of the Bard's most coveted words, and the American premiere of James Barrie's lost epic, Shakespeare's Legacy. It premiered 100 years ago, was lost, and later uncovered at the University of Chicago library. This one-night performance is part of the Shakespeare 400 celebration in Chicago. It will take place on October 24 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60610.
The Dallas Opera Presents Tchaikovsky's ONEGIN
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 30, 2016
Celebrating its 60th Year, the grand passions and lush melodies of Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky's EUGENE ONEGIN open The Dallas Opera's exciting 2016-2017 Season. The Linda and Mitch Hart Season Opening Night Performance features an international all-star cast in this bittersweet story about love, pride and, ultimately, regrets.
Jennifer Lim to Star in DON'T YOU F**KING SAY A WORD Off-Broadway This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Sep 27, 2016
Andy Bragen Theatre Projects and Rachel Sussman will present the World Premiere of Andy Bragen's DON'T YOU F**KING SAY A WORD, directed by Lee Sunday Evans (2015 Obie Award-winner for A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes; Christopher Chen's Caught with PlayCo) at 59E59 Theaters, November 4-December 4.
POLITICAL SUBVERSITIES to Return to the PIT with Jason Veasey
by BWW News Desk - Sep 15, 2016
Political Subversities returns for a limited run at the People's Improv Theater eviscerating politics and pop culture with a new night of musical-sketch comedy: Political Subversities: Vote Or Whatever! starting October 14th.
The Playwrights Realm Announces 2016-17 Writing Fellows
by BWW News Desk - Sep 15, 2016
The Playwrights Realm, led by Founding Artistic Director Katherine Kovner and Producing DirectorRoberta Pereira, selected four early-career playwrights for its 2015-16 Writing Fellows program: Liza Birkenmeier, Clarence Coo, Donja Love, and Ione Lloyd.
Improbable Appoints Ben Monks as Executive Director
by Liz Cearns - Sep 13, 2016
Improbable has today announced the appointment of Ben Monks as Executive Director. Monks joins Improbable from his current position as producer for Supporting Wall, having co-founded the company in 2008. Monks will work closely with Artistic Directors Phelim McDermott and Lee Simpson, as Rachael Williams leaves the company after three years in the position.
Joining Improbable in September 2016, Ben Monks will be integral to marking the company's upcoming 21st anniversary year and new programme of work, soon to be announced.
Cast Complete for Adam Bock's A LIFE, Starring David Hyde Pierce, at Playwrights Horizons
by BWW News Desk - Aug 19, 2016
Playwrights Horizons has announced complete casting for A LIFE, the world premiere of a new play by Obie Award winner Adam Bock (A Small Fire and The Drunken City at Playwrights, The Receptionist, The Thugs, Swimming in the Shallows). Directed by two-time Obie Award winner Anne Kauffman (Marjorie Prime, Detroit, Maple and Vine at Playwrights; You Got Older; Belleville; This Wide Night; Smokefall), A LIFE will be the second production of the theater company's 2016/2017 Season.
Theatre Horizon Hosts Two Night Performance of New Works August 19 and 20
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 2, 2016
As Theatre Horizon gears up for the upcoming 2016-2017 season, the company announces its second event of the summer. New Voices, New Viewpoints will showcase some rising new voices in American Theatre. Friday, August 19 and Saturday August 20 at 8 p.m. audiences can experience scenes from these new work on the theatre's stage.
Blackstone to Publish Novel by New York Times Bestselling Author D.J. Molles
by Christina Mancuso - Aug 2, 2016
Blackstone Publishing is proud to announce the upcoming hardcover and e-book release of D.J. Molles' WOLVES [Blackstone Publishing; August 30, 2016], a new novel by the author of the New York Times best-selling Remaining Series. WOLVES melds post-apocalyptic speculative fiction with the spirit of a western to create an unforgettable tale of a man struggling to stay true to himself as he ventures across a lawless landscape in search of his young daughter, whom he still hopes is alive.