The Visit 2001 - Articles Page 27

Ages: 16+
Opened: October 1, 2001
Closing: November 03, 2001

The Visit - 2001 - Chicago (Regional) History , Info & More

based on the play Der Besuch der alten Dame (The Visit) by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Claire was driven from her hometown in disgrace when she was 17, betrayed by her lover. Many years (and seven husbands) later, she returns (beautifully dressed, but with a wooden leg) to her now-impoverished stomping grounds and offers to save the town. The price? Nothing less than the life of Schell.

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The Visit - 2001 - Chicago (Regional) Articles Page 27

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Tickets on Sale Tomorrow; Creative Team and 'The Angry Inch' Band Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Nov 1, 2013


Tickets go on sale to the general public tomorrow, November 2 at 10 AM for Neil Patrick Harris' return to Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the musical with book by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask, directed by Michael Mayer. For tickets, call 212-239-6200 or visit Telecharge.com.

The Vagrancy Presents Lucy Thurber's BOTTOM OF THE WORLD, Now thru 11/3
by BWW News Desk - Oct 12, 2013


The Vagrancy is honored to bring you the West Coast Premiere of BOTTOM OF THE WORLD by Lucy Thurber. This poignant, quirky, emotional drama unfolds around a young woman dealing with her sister's sudden death. This life-affirming piece, helmed by Director Sabina Ptasznik, flashes back to 1910 Appalachia accompanied by live bluegrass band, Blue Bird Bandits. BOTTOM OF THE WORLD elicits a heartfelt look at the various characters' struggle through loss and longing, while striving for human connection. Ptasznik says, 'This is the kind of show that asks you to abandon your perception of what love is. It is my hope that someone who sees the show is inspired to question what people in their lives mean in simple, yet unconventional, ways. This show is a return to simplicity in complicated, heavy times.'After the play patrons are welcome to a VAGRANT HOOTENANNY hosted by Blue Bird Bandits. Fun, dancing and moonshine guaranteed. Playwright Lucy Thurber's THE HILL TOWN PLAYS, a 5-play cycle, currently plays in 4 venues all across New York City. BOTTOM OF THE WORLD opens at The Lounge Theatres and runs tonight, October 12th - November 3rd.

Alan Gilbert Leads the NY Phil in Britten's 100th Birthday Celebration, 11/21
by Christina Mancuso - Oct 9, 2013


Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in a celebration of the centennial of English composer, conductor, and pianist Benjamin Britten. The program will include Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, featuring tenor Paul Appleby and Philharmonic Principal Horn Philip Myers, and Britten's Spring Symphony, with soprano Kate Royal (in her Philharmonic debut), mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke (Philharmonic subscription debut), tenor Paul Appleby, New York Choral Artists directed by Joseph Flummerfelt, and Brooklyn Youth Chorus directed by Dianne Berkun-Menaker. The concerts, which include a performance on the composer's 100th birthday, November 22, will take place Thursday, November 21, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, November 22 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, November 23 at 8:00 p.m.

THE COTTAGE to Play Astoria Performing Arts Center, 11/7-23
by BWW News Desk - Oct 2, 2013


The Award-Winning Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) has announced the world premiere production of a (mostly) non-violent, romantic comedy by Sandy Rustin's (Rated P [For Parenthood]) THE COTTAGE directed by Adam Dannheisser (Rock of Ages, resident director/performer). THE COTTAGE will play a three week limited engagement at Good Shepard United Methodist Church, 30-44 Crescent St (@30th Rd), in Astoria, Queens. Performances begin Thursday, November 7 and continue through Saturday, November 23. Opening Night is Saturday, November 9 at 8 p.m.

Signature Theatre to Continue 'World of the Play' Series with STOP. RESET Panel, 9/28
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 20, 2013


Signature Theatre is pleased to announce the continuation of its The World of the Play series with a discussion inspired by Regina Taylor'sstop. reset., now playing in The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center. The panel will take place on Saturday, September 28 at 4:30pm in The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre. The event is free and open to the general public. Reservations are not required.

Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters to Play Bridge Street Live, 9/27
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 17, 2013


Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters will play Bridge Street Live on Friday, September 27th, 2013 at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $42 GA, $57 VIP, to order, visit http://41bridgestreet.inticketing.com/events/258332.

The Vagrancy to Present Lucy Thurber's BOTTOM OF THE WORLD, 10/12-11/3
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 15, 2013


The Vagrancy is honored to bring you the West Coast Premiere of BOTTOM OF THE WORLD by Lucy Thurber. This poignant, quirky, emotional drama unfolds around a young woman dealing with her sister's sudden death. This life-affirming piece, helmed by Director Sabina Ptasznik, flashes back to 1910 Appalachia accompanied by live bluegrass band, Blue Bird Bandits. BOTTOM OF THE WORLD elicits a heartfelt look at the various characters' struggle through loss and longing, while striving for human connection. Ptasznik says, 'This is the kind of show that asks you to abandon your perception of what love is. It is my hope that someone who sees the show is inspired to question what people in their lives mean in simple, yet unconventional, ways. This show is a return to simplicity in complicated, heavy times.'After the play patrons are welcome to a VAGRANT HOOTENANNY hosted by Blue Bird Bandits. Fun, dancing and moonshine guaranteed. Playwright Lucy Thurber's THE HILL TOWN PLAYS, a 5-play cycle, currently plays in 4 venues all across New York City. BOTTOM OF THE WORLD opens at The Lounge Theatres and runs October 12th - November 3rd.

THE COTTAGE and More Set for APAC's 13th Season
by BWW News Desk - Aug 14, 2013


The Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC), recipient of the 2012 Caffe Cino Fellowship Award from the Innovative Theatre Foundation, has announced their 13th season will include a world premiere play by Sandy Rustin (Rated P (for Parenthood)) THE COTTAGE, directed by Adam Dannheisser (Rock of Ages, resident director), and Rodgers and Hammerstein's ALLEGRO, directed by Artistic Director Tom Wojtunik. APAC's performance venue is located at the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 30-44 Crescent St (@30th Rd), in Astoria, Queens. In the meantime, APAC's Board of Directors is in the midst of a search to find a new Executive Director, visit apacny.org for more information.

BWW Reviews: OC's 3-D Theatricals Amps Up the Funny in SHREK - THE MUSICAL
by Michael L. Quintos - Aug 4, 2013


Leave it to the ultra-talented, uber-enthusiastic folks at 3-D Theatricals to take an okay-ha-ha show into an OMFG-that-was-super-hella-funny triumph of whimsy and heart. In its glorious, colorful presentation of the first Southern California regional production of SHREK - THE MUSICAL, 3-D Theatricals---fast becoming Orange County's home for Broadway-caliber shows---certainly has plenty to celebrate in its latest offering. The family-friendly musical comedy continues its limited engagement at the Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton through August 4 then transfers north to the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center for a weekend of shows August 9-11.

MONKEY: JOURNEY TO THE WEST Kicks Off Lincoln Center Festival Today
by BWW News Desk - Jul 6, 2013


Lincoln Center Festival, which runs from today, July 6 through 28, 2013 will unfold in six venues on and off the Lincoln Center campus. Music figures prominently in the 2013 Festival with international productions by an eclectic range of renowned composers, singers, musicians and directors. In addition to performances, a panel discussion on Lera Auerbach's opera, The Blind, is scheduled. A chronological listing follows.

George S.J. Anderson Releases SUNSET UNDER THE POET'S TREE
by Christina Mancuso - Jun 27, 2013


Sunset under the Poet's Tree by George S.J. Anderson, the author of the 2001 Audie Award winning book 'Seasons in Cancer', is a poignant but powerfully motivational memoir packed with life-changing insights and applicable wisdom-and suffused with hope and inspiration to cancer patients and those who are taking care of one. In this book, the author brings to the limelight the story of his wife, Lois A. Anderson, a remarkable woman who, in spite of the odds, not only survived for many years but also turned an ordeal that would have devastated most people into a shining example of what one person can do even when they are facing death.

MONKEY: JOURNEY TO THE WEST to Kick Off Lincoln Center Festival, 7/6; Music Lineup Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Jun 6, 2013


Lincoln Center Festival, which runs from July 6 through 28, 2013 will unfold in six venues on and off the Lincoln Center campus. Music figures prominently in the 2013 Festival with international productions by an eclectic range of renowned composers, singers, musicians and directors. In addition to performances, a panel discussion on Lera Auerbach's opera, The Blind, is scheduled. A chronological listing follows.

Jason Danieley, Alexandra Silber and More Set for The Collegiate Chorale's SONG OF NORWAY Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2013


The Collegiate Chorale presents Song of Norway by Robert Wright and George Forrest tonight, April 30, 2013 at 6:30pm at Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Avenue, NYC.

Jim Dale and Anita Gillette Join The Collegiate Chorale's SONG OF NORWAY, 4/30
by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2013


The Collegiate Chorale announces the addition of Anita Gillette, Jim Dale, and Joe Mohan to the line-up for the upcoming performance of Song of Norway by Robert Wright and George Forrest on April 30, 2013 at 6:30pm at Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Avenue, NYC.

VIDEO: Watch Full Interview of Lindsay Lohan's Visit to DAVID LETTERMAN
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 10, 2013


In her first interview anywhere since November 2012, actress Lindsay Lohan stopped by CBS's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN to discuss her upcoming trip to rehab and more. The show aired last night, Tuesday, April 9. Watch the appearance in full below!

Robin Pearson Rose, Kandis Chappell and More Set for OTHER DESERT CITIES at The Old Globe
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 5, 2013


The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team of the San Diego premiere of Jon Robin Baitz's award-winning family drama Other Desert Cities. Directed by Richard Seer, Other Desert Cities will run on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, April 27 - June 2, 2013. Preview performances run April 27 - May 1. Opening night is Thursday, May 2 at 8:00 p.m. Other Desert Cities is a co-production with TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.

Lindsay Lohan to Visit CBS's LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, 4/9
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 1, 2013


Actress Lindsay Lohan will visit the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Tuesday, April 9 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Photo Flash: Atom Egoyan Returns to the Canadian Opera Company with Strauss's SALOME
by BWW News Desk - Mar 6, 2013


The Canadian Opera Company's 2013 spring season marks the return of celebrated Canadian director Atom Egoyan with his searing, critically acclaimed COC production of Richard Strauss's Salome.

Thodos Dance Chicago Presents A LIGHT IN THE DARK, THE STORY OF HELEN KELLER AND ANNE SULLIVAN, 2/16 & 3/2
by BWW News Desk - Feb 16, 2013


Award winning choreographers Ann Reinking and Melissa Thodos are teaming again to co-choreograph A Light in the Dark, the story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, their second full-length contemporary story ballet, this time telling an intimate family story about the extraordinary woman who was deaf and blind yet went on to become a world-famous writer, political activist and inspiration to all.

The Rubin Museum Explores Illusion in 2013 BRAINWAVE Series, Opening Today
by BWW News Desk - Feb 6, 2013


The Rubin Museum will explore illusion and human perception in this year's edition of the popular Brainwave series of on-stage conversations between mind scientists and thinkers from diverse walks of life. Opening today, February 6, the series will include 20 on-stage conversations, 50 film screenings, and an interactive experience in which the museum will become a Memory Palace. While illusion is usually associated with vision, the series will engage audiences through all five senses to provide a comprehensive understanding of the subject.

Thodos Dance Chicago to Present A LIGHT IN THE DARK, THE STORY OF HELEN KELLER AND ANNE SULLIVAN, 2/16 & 3/2
by BWW News Desk - Jan 27, 2013


Award winning choreographers Ann Reinking and Melissa Thodos are teaming again to co-choreograph A Light in the Dark, the story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, their second full-length contemporary story ballet, this time telling an intimate family story about the extraordinary woman who was deaf and blind yet went on to become a world-famous writer, political activist and inspiration to all.

The Rubin Museum to Explore Illusion in 2013 BRAINWAVE Series, Opening 2/6
by BWW News Desk - Jan 10, 2013


The Rubin Museum will explore illusion and human perception in this year's edition of the popular Brainwave series of on-stage conversations between mind scientists and thinkers from diverse walks of life. Opening on February 6, the series will include 20 on-stage conversations, 50 film screenings, and an interactive experience in which the museum will become a Memory Palace. While illusion is usually associated with vision, the series will engage audiences through all five senses to provide a comprehensive understanding of the subject.

Irish Rep Presents Reading of John Steinbeck's THE PASTURES OF HEAVEN Today, 10/26
by BWW News Desk - Oct 26, 2012


The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its sixth season of the Irish Rep Reading Series, with a free reading of JOHN STEINBECK'S THE PASTURES OF HEAVEN -- Octavio Solis's adaptation of the novelist's collection of short stories, first published in 1932 -- today, October 26 at 3 p.m. at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street).

Irish Rep to Present Reading of John Steinbeck's THE PASTURES OF HEAVEN, 10/26
by BWW News Desk - Oct 24, 2012


The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its sixth season of the Irish Rep Reading Series, with a free reading of JOHN STEINBECK'S THE PASTURES OF HEAVEN -- Octavio Solis's adaptation of the novelist's collection of short stories, first published in 1932 -- on Friday, October 26 at 3 p.m. at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street).

THE BOY MIR - 10 YEARS IN AFGHANISTAN Documentary Premieres Today, 10/7
by TV News Desk - Oct 7, 2012


Following the international hit 'The Boy who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan,' Phil Grabsky's THE BOY MIR - TEN YEARS IN AFGHANSTAN tracks cheeky, enthusiastic Mir from a childish eight to a fully grown seventeen-year-old.

Other Productions of The Visit

1999   New York Reading
New York
2001   Broadway Original Broadway Production [Cancelled]
Broadway
2001   Chicago (Regional) World Premiere
Chicago (Regional)
2004   Off-Broadway Original Off-Broadway Production [Cancelled]
Off-Broadway
2007   Arlington, VA (Regional) Signature Theatre Production
Arlington, VA (Regional)
2008   Arlington, VA (Regional) Kander & Ebb Celebration Production
Arlington, VA (Regional)
2014   Williamstown, MA (Regional) Williamstown Theatre Festival Production
Williamstown, MA (Regional)
2015   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway

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