Inua Ellam's BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES Will Embark On A UK Tour In Spring 2019
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2018
The runaway success of Inua Ellams' highly acclaimed play Barber Shop Chronicles continues as today Kate McGrath, Director of Fuel, is delighted to confirm that Barber Shop Chronicles will tour the UK from March 2019. Working closely with a national partnership of venues (including Leeds Playhouse, Birmingham Rep, Bristol Old Vic and Royal Exchange Manchester with Contact) Fuel is thrilled that the UK tour of Barber Shop Chronicles will be supported by a grant from Arts Council England. This support will help the production to attract new, young and diverse audiences with a minimum of 10% of all available tickets across the entire tour will be made available for free via local engagement initiatives aimed at young people who traditionally wouldn't attend theatre performances.
DC Organizations Announce Launch of THE HUMAN JOURNEY
by Julie Musbach - Oct 2, 2018
Three of D.C.'s leading non-profit institutions-the Kennedy Center, the National Geographic Society, and the National Gallery of Art-today unveiled The Human Journey, an unprecedented year-long collaboration that invites audiences to investigate the powerful experiences of migration, exploration, identity, and resilience through the lenses of the performing arts, science, and visual art.
CAP UCLA presents BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES
by Julie Musbach - Sep 19, 2018
UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents the West Coast premiere of Nigerian-born, UK-based poet, playwright and performer Inua Ellams' celebrated play Barber Shop Chronicles, a co-production of Fuel, National Theatre and West Yorkshire Playhouse, from Thursday, Oct. 18 to Saturday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. at the Freud Playhouse, UCLA.
Kiln Theatre Announces Inua Ellams' THE HALF GOD OF RAINFALL
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2018
As her production of the world premiere of Alexis Zegerman's Holy Sh!t opens the inaugural season in the newly refurbished Kiln Theatre, Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham today announces that Inua Ellams' The Half God of Rainfall joins the line-up for the opening season. Presented in a co-production with Fuel and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, The Half God of Rainfall opens on 30 April 2019, with previews from 26 April 2019, and runs until 17 May 2019.
CAP UCLA 2018-19 Public Tickets Now Onsale And Season Additions Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 16, 2018
UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) announces three additions to its 2018-19 season, which honors legacy artists and features pioneering social justice champions and diverse global perspectives. Bestselling humorist David Sedaris will return with new and unpublished work for the 20th anniversary of his first appearance at Royce Hall. Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker and activist Josh Fox will appear in a live solo performance of The Truth Has Changed ahead of the midterm elections. Pulitzer Prize finalist and Latino Literature Hall of Fame member Luis Alberto Urrea will join previously announced Pulitzer winner Viet Thanh Nguyen in a conversation exploring their writing about the immigrant experience and society we all share as Americans.
Grand Theatre 2018/19 Season Single Tickets On Sale Tuesday, July 3
by Stephi Wild - Jun 27, 2018
The Grand Theatre is pleased to announce that 2018/19 single tickets go on sale to the general public on July 3. Since subscriptions went on sale earlier this spring, the UK hit BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES is already 50% sold to subscribers who have scooped up seats for this production's only Canadian engagement. Other productions selling quickly include AN UNDISCOVERED SHAKESPEARE, which is completely sold out, and MAGGIE & PIERRE, which has been extended due to high demand.
American Repertory Theater Announces 2018/19 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2018
American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), under the leadership of Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Producer Diane Borger, is pleased to announce its 2018/19 programming, including subscription offerings, A.R.T. Breakout, Live @ OBERON, and Afterglow @ OBERON.
THE WHO'S TOMMY, LITTLE SHOP, THE MUSIC MAN, and More Set For Kennedy Center Season
by Julie Musbach - Apr 10, 2018
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced programming for its 2018-2019 theater season. The upcoming season not only exemplifies the Kennedy Center as a home for the best theater productions from Broadway and around the world, but also reinvigorates the Center's commitment to self-producing world-class theatrical work at the nation's performing arts center.