Lillian - 1998 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 15

WEST SIDE STORY, the landmark American musical, will return to Broadway in a new production directed by two-time Tony Award winning librettist Arthur Laurents.

Ruth & Stephen Hendel and Roy Gabay present the world premiere of Fela!, a new musical based on the life of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Directed and choreographed by Tony® Award winner Bill T. Jones (Spring Awakening) with a book by Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones, Fela! will feature Kuti's rousing music performed live onstage by Antibalas and other members of the New York Afrobeat community.

Westport Country Playhouse and Westport Arts Center will co-present two award-winning legends - playwright Edward Albee and film and theatre actor Kathleen Turner in 'Artists in Conversation,' a casual, intimate talk between two theatre professionals who also happen to be good friends, on Monday, June 23, 8 p.m., at the Playhouse.

Westport Country Playhouse and Westport Arts Center will co-present two award-winning legends - playwright Edward Albee and film and theatre actor Kathleen Turner in 'Artists in Conversation,' a casual, intimate talk between two theatre professionals who also happen to be good friends, on Monday, June 23, 8 p.m., at the Playhouse.

MEL MILLER, Producer and Artistic Director of MUSICALS TONIGHT! has announced casting for THE HAPPY TIME, running March 6th through March 18th.

Shows include Kander & Ebb's THE HAPPY TIME, running March 6th through March 18th, ERNEST IN LOVE, based on the Oscar Wilde classic THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST running March 20th through April 1st and IRENE running April 17th through April 29th which features the song ALICE BLUE GOWN.

Bernard, who took up dancing at age 25, is having an eventful season with 'Chicago': first filling in for Usher, and soon celebrating the revival's 10th anniversary.

A contemporary rendering of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice

Performances begin Thursday, March 10th at 8:00 pm with an opening scheduled for Saturday, March 12th at 8:00 pm.