Signs of Life - 2010 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 15

Receiving honors two years in a row with a BEST PRODUCTION Award, most recently from Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, LA Weekly, Ovation, and Garland Awards for Small Engine Repair, Rogue Machine's 2012 will now include this presentation of John DiFusco's The Long Way Home - Reflections on the Tracers Journey.

Universal Television has signed a first-look development deal with Eva Longoria (NBC's 'Ready for Love,' 'Desperate Housewives'), it was announced jointly today by Paul Telegdy, President, Alternative and Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment, and Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment.

Rubicon Theatre Artistic Directors KARYL LYNN BURNS and JAMES O'NEIL announced the company's 15th Anniversary Season at a preview event for subscribers, donors and media last earlier this month at the theatre's home in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District. The event was hosted by Rubicon Board President DR. ROZ WARNER and Board of Advisors' Chair/Board Vice-President JEFF SMITH, with onstage appearances by several of the directors, writers and performers for the season.

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), under the Artistic Direction of Diane Paulus has announced the complete cast for its February 2013 production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, to be directed by Tony Award-winning director John Tiffany. Multiple Tony and Emmy Award winner Cherry Jones returns to the A.R.T. to play Amanda Wingfield, and will be joined by Zachary Quinto as Tom, Celia Keenan-Bolger as Laura, and Brian J. Smith as the Gentleman Caller. The Tony Award-winning design team includes set and costumes by Bob Crowley, lighting by Natasha Katz, and sound by Clive Goodwin.

NBC has announced the cast of the upcoming CELEBRITY APPRENTICE ALL-STAR season. The fourteen returning contestants, who were revealed on NBC's Today show this morning, includes former winner Bret Michaels

The Hartt School Theatre Division, under the direction of Alan Rust, has announced its 2012-2013 Theatre Division performance season.

According to Variety, Tony winner James Corden, has signed on to star in the BBC's 'The Wrong Man' series. THe six part comedy thriller will air on Hulu in 2013. Corden will play a 'lowly office worker Phil caught up in a criminal conspiracy involving a car crash.'

Fort Worth Opera revealed today the names of the composers whose works have been selected for participation in the first season of the company's exciting, annual new works program, Frontiers, making its debut May 6 - 11, 2013. The showcase will present eight unpublished works by composers from the Americas during the last week of the 2013 Opera Festival in the McDavid Studio across from Bass Hall in downtown Fort Worth.

Queens Theatre (QT), through the support of Bank of America, presents the first performance of its Student Matinee series with ELLA, the new Ella Fitzgerald musical, today October 4, 2012.

Queens Theatre (QT), through the support of Bank of America, presents the first performance of its Student Matinee series with ELLA, the new Ella Fitzgerald musical, on October 4, 2012.

Tonight, September 28, Tender Mercies (with Counting Crows Members) + The Windshield Cowboys play at 9 p.m. at George's Nightclub 842 Fourth Street, San Rafael, Calif.

A non-fiction novelization of Skidboot, the famous canine with guest appearances on the Oprah Winfrey, David Letterman and Jay Leno shows, set to broaden global fan base. The work is based on the screenplay and feature film effort to bring the story to the silver screen.

playwright Henry Murray is ready for THREE VIEWS OF THE SAME OBJECT to have its close-up at Rogue Machine. This will be a World Co-Premiere in Los Angeles. THREE VIEWS OF THE SAME OBJECT runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM, Sundays at 3:00 PM through October 28, 2012.

Winning the prestigious Woodward/Newman Award for best play, while being developed at Rogue Machine for their 2012 season, brought with it a fully funded production mounted at the Bloomington Play Project in Indiana. It turned out to be one of their most successful projects to date. A Holland New Voices Award came shortly afterwards, and now playwright Henry Murray is ready for its close-up at Rogue Machine, known for staging new works. This will be a West Coast Premiere in one of the country's most vibrant cities for new plays, Los Angeles, opening tonight, September 15, 2012.

The Women's Media Center announced this morning that The 2012 Women's Media Awards will honor Martha Nelson, Editorial Director of Time Inc., with The Women's Media Center's first annual Going The Distance Award. .

The Hartt School Theatre Division, under the direction of Alan Rust, has announced its 2012-2013 Theatre Division performance season.

On Friday, September 28, Tender Mercies (with Counting Crows Members) + The Windshield Cowboys play at 9 p.m. at George's Nightclub 842 Fourth Street, San Rafael, Calif.

Surflight Theatre will present the New Jersey premiere of an all-new and entirely original musical comedy Once Upon A Time in New Jersey (described as "The Sopranos" meets "Happy Days") from August 28 through September 15.

Know Theatre and the Cincinnati Fringe Festival have announced a fall mini-Fringe Festival comprised of four encore performances from 2012 Cincinnati Fringe Festival artists! These Fringe encores will feature two returning shows: Audience Pick of the Fringe, On Her Pillow by Honour Pillow of Cincinnati, OH and Producers' Pick of the Fringe, The Screw You Revue by Screw You Entertainment of Olrando, FL as well as two new shows by 2012 Fringe Artists Kevin Thornton and Tommy Nugent. Kevin Thornton (of Nashville, TN) will present Kevin J. Thornton: UNFRINGED and Tommy Nugent (of Detroit, MI) will present OCCUPY This: Tales of an Accidental Activist. In addition, OTR Improv, Know Theatre's house improv team and member of the Jackson Street Market, will also present an encore of their Festival performance.

Winning the prestigious Woodward/Newman Award for best play, while being developed at Rogue Machine for their 2012 season, brought with it a fully funded production mounted at the Bloomington Play Project in Indiana. It turned out to be one of their most successful projects to date. A Holland New Voices Award came shortly afterwards, and now playwright Henry Murray is ready for its close-up at Rogue Machine, known for staging new works. This will be a West Coast Premiere in one of the country's most vibrant cities for new plays, Los Angeles, opening September 15, 2012.

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), under the Artistic Direction of Diane Paulus, has just announced that multiple Tony and Emmy award winner Cherry Jones returns to the A.R.T. next season to play Amanda Wingfield in Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie, to be directed by John Tiffany, Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning director of Once on Broadway.

Village Movie Club has announced its upcoming films June - November 2012, playing at the Canyon Moon Theatre at 7:00 p.m. See details below (subject to change).

Warner Bros. Records today announced that it has signed Jake and Jamin Orrall, aka JEFF The Brotherhood, to its roster. Described as 'latter-day pioneers of the Nashville rock scene, the duo is known for its rockin' live shows, prolific recorded output, relentless work and touring schedule, as well as its family-owned, super cool, vinyl-centered record label, Infinity Cat Recordings, which has been a pillar of support for Nashville bands since 2002 with over 70 releases to date.'

TRIASSIC PARQ The Musical, presented by Amas Musical Theatre, is set to play a limited Off-Broadway engagement at the SoHo Playhouse, June 12th through August 5th. Opening night is Wednesday, June 27th. Winner of 2010's Best Musical Award at FringeNYC, TRIASSIC PARQ is written by Marshall Pailet, Bryce Norbitz and Steve Wargo, with direction by Marshall Pailet, choreography by Kyle Mullins and musical direction by Zak Sandler. The cast of TRIASSIC PARQ features Lindsay Nicole Chambers, Brandon Espinoza, Wade McCollum, Claire Neumann, Lee Seymour, Shelley Thomas, and Alex Wyse. Check out a photo of the cast below!

?TRIASSIC PARQ The Musical, the 2010 Best Musical winner at FringeNYC, launched its new website today, May 7. At TriassicParq.com, visitors will discover updated news about the show's upcoming Off-Broadway premiere, as well as fun, interactive features. There's a direct link to the TRIASSIC PARQ Facebook page and Twitter feed, as well as an opportunity to sign up for the show's exclusive newsletter.