the cell Presents The Opera DINNER & DELUSION 4/9-4/11
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 13, 2009
the cell theatre company in collaboration with THE CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY OPERA, two resident companies of the the cell performance salon will present the new full-length opera, 'DINNER AND DELUSION,' with music by MICHAEL SAHL, libretto by NANCY MANOCHERIAN and directed by KIRA SIMRING. The production plays four performances only, Thursday, April 9th through Saturday, April 11th at 8pm and Sunday April 12th at 3:00 pm. General admission tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com or by calling 800-838-3006. The cell is located at 338 West 23rd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues.
The Cell Presents DINNER & DELUSION 4/9-11
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 11, 2009
the cell theatre company in collaboration with THE CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY OPERA, two resident companies of the the cell performance salon will present the new full-length opera, 'DINNER AND DELUSION,' with music by MICHAEL SAHL, libretto by NANCY MANOCHERIAN and directed by KIRA SIMRING. The production plays four performances only, Thursday, April 9th through Saturday, April 11th at 8pm and Sunday April 12th at 3:00 pm. General admission tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com or by calling 800-838-3006. The cell is located at 338 West 23rd Street! between 8th and 9th Avenues.
SOUTH PACIFIC Tour to Launch at SF's Golden Gate Theatre 9/2009
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 28, 2009
SHN will present the all-new production of the Lincoln Center prize-winning musical classic Rodgers and Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC at the Golden Gate Theatre in September 2009. Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC swept the 2007-2008 theater awards winning 7 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival as well as the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Award for Best Musical Revival, and is directed by Bay Area native Bartlett Sher. Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC replaces the previously announced production of EVER AFTER in the Best of Broadway series. Plans for the World Premiere of EVER AFTER have been indefinitely postponed. Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC, which is produced by Lincoln Center Theater in association with Bob Boyett and NETworks Productions, is presented as the final production of the 2008-2009 Citibank Best of Broadway series season under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays. This production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC will begin its national tour following the San Francisco engagement.
Adam Guettel's Myths and Hyms to Play Ontario in March 2009
by Robert Diamond - Dec 1, 2008
The Canadian Premiere of Adam Guettel's Myths and Hymns will replace the previously announced Rob Roy (In Concert) in Talk Is Free Theatre's (TIFT) current season. There will be a limited three- performance run at Gryphon Theatre in Barrie on March 25 and 26, 2009.
Transport Group to Present Revival of Shaw's 'Bury the Dead' Starting 10/31
by BWW News Desk - Oct 31, 2008
Transport Group, the winner of a special 2007 Drama Desk Award and a 2007 Obie Award, will present the first major New York revival of Irwin Shaw's Bury the Dead, directed by Joe Calarco, beginning performances Friday, October 31, at 220 East 4 Street, between Avenues A and B (6 to Astor Place, W/N to 8th Street or F/V to Second Avenue). The opening has been scheduled for Sunday, November 9, at 3pm.
Transport Group to Present Revival of Shaw's 'Bury the Dead' Starting 10/31
by Faetra Petillo - Oct 6, 2008
Transport Group, the winner of a special 2007 Drama Desk Award and a 2007 Obie Award, will present the first major New York revival of Irwin Shaw's Bury the Dead, directed by Joe Calarco, beginning performances Friday, October 31, at 220 East 4 Street, between Avenues A and B (6 to Astor Place, W/N to 8th Street or F/V to Second Avenue). The opening has been scheduled for Sunday, November 9, at 3pm.
'Bury the Dead' and 'Being Audrey' Part of Transport Group Season
by Faetra Petillo - Aug 28, 2008
Transport Group, the winner of a special 2007 Drama Desk Award and a 2007 Obie Award, has announced its 2008-09 season: Bury the Dead, written by Irwin Shaw and directed by Joe Calarco, and Being Audrey, music and lyrics by Ellen Weiss, book by James Hindman, additional book and lyrics by Cheryl Stern, developed with Jack Cummings III and Adam R. Perlman, and directed by Jack Cummings III.
Paper Mill Announces 'Kiss Me, Kate' Casting
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2008
Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Artistic Director, Mark W. Jones-Executive Director) announces its mainstage production of Cole Porter's masterpiece Kiss Me, Kate, returning to the Paper Mill Stage after a 40 year absence. Directed by Paper Mill favorite James Brennan, Kiss Me, Kate won the very first Tony Award for Best Musical in 1949 - and has been delighting audiences ever since. Kiss Me, Kate will run at the Millburn theatre from April 16 through May 18, 2008.