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Photos: Inside Rehearsal For EST's 38th Marathon Of One-Act Plays Series A
by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2022


All new  rehearsal photos have been released from Prospect Avenue or The Miseducation of Juni Rodriguez, Written and Directed by Dominic Colón, from SERIES A at Ensemble Studio Theatre’s 38th Marathon of One-Act Plays, where two young men from the Bronx meet on a downtown number 2 train. This brief encounter sparks a meditation on life, love, and McDonald’s.

LEGALLY BLONDE, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF And More On Sale At The Buddy Holly Hall, October 17
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 11, 2022


The American Theatre Guild has announced single tickets to five engagements in the 22–23 BROADWAY AT THE BUDDY HOLLY HALL SERIES will go on sale Monday, October 17 at 10 a.m. All engagements will be held at The Buddy Holly Hall. 

Broadway Composer Lucy Simon Has Passed Away
by BWW Staff - Oct 20, 2022


Musical theatre composer Lucy Simon, best known for The Secret Garden and Doctor Zhivago, has passed away from metastatic breast cancer.

Primary Stages to Present PEERLESS Events and Creative Access Grant Readings
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 6, 2022


PRIMARY STAGES will present additional programming for their Fall 2022 season, including readings, panels and talkbacks for their fall production peerless and the Creative Access Grant Recipients Reading Series.  

Ensemble Studio Theatre Announces Casting For Marathon Of One-Act Plays
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 5, 2022


Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST) has announced complete casting for the 38th Marathon of One-Act Plays, which will be fully comprised of work from artists who identify as Black, Indigenous & People of Color (BIPOC). This year's selection of eleven plays was curated by Co-Artistic Directors Mike Lew (Teenage Dick) and Colette Robert (Behind the Sheet). Ten plays will be presented across two different series from Sunday October 16 through Sunday November 13 at EST.

PBS to Premiere AMERICAN MASTERS: GROUCHO & CAVETT
by Michael Major - Oct 5, 2022


American Masters: Groucho & Cavett explores the enduring friendship between Emmy Award-winning television personality Dick Cavett and iconic comedian Groucho Marx. Cavett, a writer for Jack Parr on The Tonight Show, met Marx at the funeral of playwright George S. Kaufman in 1961.

The Neon Museum To Hold PRIDE Weekend Gallery Talks This Week
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2022


The Neon Museum will hold special Gallery Talks during Las Vegas PRIDE 2022. The free 15-minute docent-led discussions will highlight the history and impact of the LGBTQ+ community in Las Vegas on Friday, Oct. 7, Saturday, Oct 8, and Sunday, Oct. 9 at 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. each day.

Review: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - Oct 3, 2022


If you ever owned a leisure suit or drank a can of Billy beer, this show has something for you. However, if you expect something beyond a live version of the 1977 movie, you might be disappointed.

Feature: Ben Stevenson's Dracula, presented by the Nevada Ballet Theatre, to Bring Gothic Grandness
by Debbie Hall - Sep 30, 2022


Ben Stevenson’s Dracula, presented by the Nevada Ballet Theatre, will fill the stage with all the eerie, Gothic grandness to begin the Halloween season. Haunting performances will be presented at The Smith Center Oct. 6-9.

How Many Tom Stoppard Plays Have Been Performed on Broadway?
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2022


Leopoldstadt marks the 19th production of a Tom Stoppard play to open on Broadway since Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead opened 55 years ago. Stoppard has won four Best Play Tony Awards, more than any other playwright in history. What are the 18 other productions of Tom Stoppard plays to open on Broadway? Let's take a look back!

THURSFORD CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR Celebrates 45th Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - Sep 22, 2022


The annual family-run Thursford Christmas Spectacular, a glittering rhinestone and tinsel-packed variety show which takes place in the tiny village of Thursford in Norfolk, celebrates its 45th Anniversary this year and is running from 8 November to 23 December 2022. 

Ensemble Studio Theatre Announces Directors for 38th Marathon of One-Act Plays
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2022


Ensemble Studio Theatre has announced the directors for the 38th Marathon of One-Act Plays, which will be fully comprised of work from artists who identify as Black, Indigenous & People of Color (BIPOC).

Ensemble Studio Theatre Announces Directors for the 38th Marathon of One-Act Plays
by Stephi Wild - Sep 20, 2022


Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST) announced the directors for the 38th Marathon of One-Act Plays, which will be fully comprised of work from artists who identify as Black, Indigenous & People of Color (BIPOC). The full list of directors is Sivan Battat, Dominic Colón, nicHi Douglas, Chika Ike, Cameron Knight, Rebecca Martinez, Jonathan McCrory, Jess McLeod, Keenan Tyler Oliphant, Erin Tripp and Elizabeth Van Dyke.

Omnivore Recordings Announces RSD Black Friday Releases From Janis Joplin & Jorma Kaukonen, Jonathan Richman, & Bobby Cole
by Michael Major - Sep 15, 2022


Omnivore Recordings will release three special vinyl releases for Record Store Day Black Friday 2022. There will be limited vinyl releases for Janis Joplin and Jorma Kaukonen’s The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma’s House, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers’ Jonathan Sings!, and Bobby Cole’s A Point Of View.

Harlem Stage Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT: EXAMINED & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 13, 2022


Harlem Stage has announced highlights of its 2022-2023 season, whose centerpiece is a seven-event series devoted to deepening and unpacking understandings of the Black Arts Movement, its intersections with the larger Black Power Movement, and its historic and cultural relevance in today’s America.

Philadelphia Artists' Collective and My Black Best Friend to Present WINE IN THE WILDERNESS at Poth Brewery
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 10, 2022


Philadelphia Artists’ Collective (PAC) will launch their 12th season with a production of Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress, performed at Poth Brewery. Presented in collaboration with TheBlackBestFriend as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, the show will run for a limited engagement from September 22 through October 9, 2022. 

Interview: Alex Oleksij of I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES at Nutley Little Theatre
by Gina Sarno - Sep 2, 2022


NLT presents one of Neil Simon's lesser known plays 'I Ought To Be in Pictures.' I had the pleasure of interviewing Director, Alex Oleksij.

Cecily Strong To Star In THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE At Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2022


“Saturday Night Live” star Cecily Strong will perform in Jane Wagner's one-woman show “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe” at Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum this fall.

Full Cast and Creative Team Announced for New ANNIE National Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 1, 2022


Leapin’ Lizards! The full cast and creative team has been announced for the all-new tour of the iconic Tony Award®-winning musical ANNIE. In the title role of Annie is Ellie Pulsifer, a 12-year-old actress from South Florida, making her tour debut. 

OPERA America Awards $100,000 To Support Opera By Women At Seven Opera Companies
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2022


OPERA America announces its latest support of women composers with Commissioning Grants to seven opera companies across the country through its Opera Grants for Women Composers program.

Lisa Ramirez, Jami Brandli, Penelope Lowder & More to be Featured in L.A. Writer's Workshop Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 24, 2022


Los Angeles audiences will have the opportunity to experience new theatre thanks to Center Theatre Group’s L.A. Writers’ Workshop Festival which will take place over the course of two weekends, September 9-11 and September 16-18, 2022 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

After Dinner Opera Company Presents SACCO AND VANZETTI Opera By Blitzstein And Lehrman
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2022


After Dinner Opera Company presents the New York and Orchestral staged premiere of Sacco and Vanzetti, begun by Marc Blitzstein, completed & conducted by Leonard Lehrma, and directed by Benjamin Spierman.

Playwrights Horizons Announces Commissions of New Work by Dave Harris, Mia Chung & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 22, 2022


Playwrights Horizons has announced its most recent slate of commissioned artists, providing crucial support to today’s most imaginative writers, and to the realization of works that will shape the future of the American theater.

American Stage Presents Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, September 9
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 17, 2022


American Stage is kicking off its 2022 -23 season, “This is America” with a homage to the punk rock movement of the 1990s and early 2000s  — opening night is Sept. 9. Green Day's American Idiot is a 22-song musical featuring songs from Green Day's hit album of the same name.

Ensemble Studio Theatre Announces Lineup for 38th Marathon of One-Act Plays, Featuring 11 Works
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2022


Ensemble Studio Theatre has announced the lineup for the 38th Marathon of One-Act Plays, which will be fully comprised of work from artists who identify as Black, Indigenous & People of Color. T

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