Almost, Maine - 2006 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 11

Located on the Southwest coast of Florida nestled next to Lemon Bay and half way between Fort Myers and Tampa is a very small town with one high school and less than 1400 students. The town is a melting pot of transferred families, retirees, multi-generational 'locals,' working class, the extremely impoverished, and the exceptionally wealthy.

B. Someday Productions presents FRESH FISH 2.0, the second year of its short play festival presented at the Walking Fish Theatre. This year-eight different plays with eight different directors and loads of different actors, all in one night! April 1-19, Wednesday-Saturday @ 8:00pm, Sunday @ 2:00pm. Tickets are $16/$12 for students/seniors. Buy tickets at the door or online: www.walkingfishtheatre.com

B. Someday Productions presents FRESH FISH 2.0, the second year of its short play festival presented at the Walking Fish Theatre. This year-eight different plays with eight different directors and loads of different actors, all in one night! April 1-19, Wednesday-Saturday @ 8:00pm, Sunday @ 2:00pm. Tickets are $16/$12 for students/seniors. Buy tickets at the door or online: www.walkingfishtheatre.com

Grammy and Tony award-winning songwriter and composer Duncan Sheik returns with his new album Whisper House, which hit stores on January 27 on the Victor Records/Sony label. BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you these stunning and haunting illustrations from the Whisper House cd booklet.

TheaterWorks in downtown Hartford presents the New England Premiere of Dead Man's Cell Phone, the latest comedy by one of America's hottest contemporary playwrights, Sarah Ruhl (The Clean House, Eurydice, 2006 winner of the MacArthur 'Genius Grant'). The production runs January 30 through March 15, 2009 (please note the change in previously announced dates). Written in Ruhl's signature juxtaposition of keenly observed realities and hilarious flights of fantasy, Dead Man's Cell Phone 'takes surprising twists and leaps' (The New York Times). TheaterWorks' production is directed by Rob Ruggiero.

THE ZIPPER FACTORY THEATER (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) will present the following entertainment events in January 2009. For advance tickets to all Zipper events call OvationTix at 212-352-3101 or buy online at www.thezipperfactory.com (For IN-PERSON purchases, The Zipper Box Office opens one hour prior to curtain for all events).

THE ZIPPER FACTORY THEATER (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) will present the following entertainment events in January 2009. For advance tickets to all Zipper events call OvationTix at 212-352-3101 or buy online at www.thezipperfactory.com (For IN-PERSON purchases, The Zipper Box Office opens one hour prior to curtain for all events).

TheaterWorks in downtown Hartford presents the New England Premiere of Dead Man's Cell Phone, the latest comedy by one of America's hottest contemporary playwrights, Sarah Ruhl (The Clean House, Eurydice, 2006 winner of the MacArthur 'Genius Grant'). The production runs January 30 through March 15, 2009 (please note the change in previously announced dates). Written in Ruhl's signature juxtaposition of keenly observed realities and hilarious flights of fantasy, Dead Man's Cell Phone 'takes surprising twists and leaps' (The New York Times). TheaterWorks' production is directed by Rob Ruggiero.

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Orange County's beloved holiday tradition, returns to South Coast Repertory for its 29th season.

'Indian Blood is a Norman Rockwell painting onstage,' said Producing Artistic Director, Robert Cacioppo, 'and it is really very funny. It's a uniquely nostalgic play that has a perfect message for the holidays.'

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Orange County's beloved holiday tradition, returns to South Coast Repertory for its 29th season.

Michael Martinez will present An Evening of Music and Comedy IV at Don't Tell Mama on Tuesday October 14 at 7:00 pm. This showcase and variety show will feature singer Adam Kee, singer/songwriter Katelyn Nudo, recording artsist Kristin Trotta, and singer / songwriter Andrea Dee. Comedian Matt Florio will be the Special Guest Host for the evening.

Michael Martinez will present An Evening of Music and Comedy IV at Don't Tell Mama on Tuesday October 14 at 7:00 pm. This showcase and variety show will feature singer Adam Kee, singer/songwriter Katelyn Nudo, recording artsist Kristin Trotta, and singer / songwriter Andrea Dee. Comedian Matt Florio will be the Special Guest Host for the evening.

The Colony Theatre Company presents the third production of its 2008 - 2009 season, the Los Angeles premiere of MARY'S WEDDING, written by Stephen Massicotte and directed by David Rose. MARY'S WEDDING will preview on Wednesday, October 22; Thursday, October 23 and Friday, October 24 at 8:00pm and will open on Saturday, October 25 at 8:00pm and continue through Sunday, November 23 at The Colony Theatre, 555 North Third Street (at Cypress) adjacent to the Burbank Town Center.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) announced today that tickets for the 2007 festival are now available and bookings are open for those who purchased NYMF memberships

After sold out performances at the 2006 New York International Fringe Festival, Tuesday Club Productions will present The Infliction of Cruelty, a new play by Andrew Unterberg and Sean McManus, directed by Joel Froomkin, as part of the FringeNYC Encores Series

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the full company for the national touring production of their Broadway smash hit Twelve Angry Men, written by Reginald Rose and directed by Scott Ellis

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.

Musicologist John Kenrick will present post-performance lectures following two performances of the new musical, A Fine and Private Place, at the York Theatre on April 23 and 30

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