The Memory Bank 1970

Opened: January 11, 1970
Closing: February 01, 1970

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A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD to Play Chicago Children's Theatre Beginning in April
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 11, 2024


Chicago Children's Theatre's 2023-24 season finale will be a celebration of the same joyful energy that launched the company nearly 20 years ago, A Year with Frog and Toad. Learn more about the production here!

BECOMING A MAN, PRETTY WOMAN & More Lead Boston's February 2024 Theater Top Picks
by BWW Staff - Feb 5, 2024


Boston is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Check out the top picks for February 2024!

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Comes to the Benedum Center
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2023


The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has announced, as part of the 2022-2023 Pittsburgh Dance Council season, the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform at the Benedum Center, (237 7th Street, Cultural District) for one-night only on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. This event is presented by the Pittsburgh Dance Council and BNY Mellon. 

American Premiere of Noël Coward's THE RAT TRAP to Open Next Week NY City Center Stage II
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 18, 2022


Mint Theater Company returns to New York City Ce nter Stage II with the American premiere of Noël Coward’s The Rat Trap, directed by Alexander Lass, opening Monday November 21st (7pm) at New York City Center Stage II for a limited Off-Broadway engagement through December 10th only. 

The Cell Theatre Announces 2023 Programming Featuring Over 30 Resident Artists
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 9, 2022


Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre (Artistic Director Kira Simring) has announced their 2023 season, featuring a year of full productions, art exhibitions, developmental workshops, and over 30 resident artists.

Mint Theater to Present American Premiere of Noël Coward's THE RAT TRAP & World Premiere of BECOMES A WOMAN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2022


The Mint Theater company will be presenting the American Premiere of Noel Coward's The Rap Trap, and the world premiere of Becomes a Woman by Betty Smith (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn).

THE PHILADELPHIA REGION IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS! Mark Your Calendars for Events Now Through December 2022
by Marina Kennedy - Mar 30, 2022


Check out the over 75 events that are incredibly engaging in the greater Philadelphia area.  Mark your calendars for theatre, music, food event, festivals and so much more that are happening through the end of 2022.  Make Philly your all-season’s destination and start planning.

TheatreZone Will Launch 17th Season With HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 2, 2021


TheatreZone, a Naples-based professional Equity theatre specializing in Broadway musicals, celebrates a full, post-pandemic reopening— as well as its 17th season —in December with its original production, Home for the Holidays.

Frameline44 Reveals Frameline44 Pride Showcase Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jun 10, 2020


Frameline, the world's longest-running and largest showcase of queer cinema, is proud to announce the full program for the Frameline44 Pride Showcase taking place Thursday, June 25 through Sunday, June 28, 2020 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of San Francisco Pride.

BWW Exclusive: The 101 GREATEST PLAYS of the Past 100 Years (1920-2020)
by Peter Nason - Apr 7, 2020


BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the greatest theatrical works (non-musical) from 1920-2020; see if your favorites made the list!

2020 Johnny Mercer Writers Colony At Goodspeed Participants Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 15, 2020


In what has become an annual ritual, a total of 40 established and emerging composers, lyricists, and librettists will converge on the Goodspeed campus from mid-January through mid-February 2020 to participate in the Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals. The writing teams, representing 15 new musicals, will populate the campus, creating a truly exciting environment for discovery and inspiration.

BWW Interview: Actor/ Playwright Doug Haverty Tells Us About His Goals as New Artistic Director of Group Rep
by Don Grigware - Dec 27, 2019


Actor/playwright Doug Haverty will become Group Rep's new artistic director in January 2020. In our conversation he tells our readers in great detail about the upcoming season and talks in depth about his vision for the theater. How long have you been a member of Group Rep? DH: I started in 1983, so 36 years.

Pantochino Announces 2019/20 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2019


Award-winning Pantochino Productions Inc., Milford's professional not-for-profit theatre for family audiences, has announced its 2019-20 season which includes a new musical based on the legend and lore of local landmark Charles Island. The company will continue its partnership with the Milford Arts Council with all performances at the MAC in Downtown Milford.

YES Announces Multi-Act 'The Royal Affair Tour' In North America
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 2, 2019


The 2019 summer concert calendar has just been lit up with the announcement of YES'North American concert tour, 'The Royal Affair Tour.' Headlined by prog rock pioneers and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees YES, who triumphed last year with their acclaimed and hugely successful #YES50: Celebrating 50 Years of YES tour, thismust-see best-of-British-rock show will also feature Asia with the return of founding member Steve Howe in a special performance, John Lodge of The Moody Blues, and Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy with guest vocals by Arthur Brown.  

Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts Announces 2018�"19 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 3, 2018


Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' Live & Local Fridays concert series opens on Sept. 7 and showcases eight Arizona groups spanning rockabilly-honky tonk, indie-folk, African rhythms, blues, hip-hop, folk-rock, jazz, indie-rock and pop on Friday evenings through Sept. 28.

Hartwig Fischer Introduces The British Museum's Annual Review 2017/18
by Stephi Wild - Jun 27, 2018


The British Museum lent 2,200 objects to 81 venues outside the UK from Toledo, Ohio to Hobart, Australia. In November, India and the World, a history in nine stories opened at CSMVS in Mumbai. Supported by the Getty Foundation and Tata Trusts, this is the first exhibition of its kind, a collaborative partnership between CSMVS, the National Museum of Delhi and the British Museum. Indian objects were selected from collections across India and the British Museum provided global objects to show the interconnectivity of India to the world throughout the centuries. The exhibition received over 200,000 visitors in Mumbai and has recently opened in Delhi.

Los Angeles Master Chorale & wild Up Perform World Premiere of Ellen Reid's 'dreams of the new world'
by Julie Musbach - Apr 2, 2018


An expansive new choral work exploring lesser-known stories about the pursuit of the American Dream in Memphis, Houston, and Los Angeles, told through an interview-based libretto, will be premiered by the Los Angeles Master Chorale on Sunday, May 13 at 7 PM in Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Brooklyn PHOTOGRAPHS Opens at BRIC, 9/7
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2017


BRIC is pleased to present Brooklyn Photographs, a group exhibitionfeaturing the work of eleven photographers who have captured life and traditions in various Brooklyn neighborhoods from the 1960s to the present. Brooklyn Photographs epitomizes BRIC's commitment to offering rigorously curated exhibitions with a rich cross-section of ideas, voices, and artistic media that reflect Brooklyn's diversity.

The Segal Center Presents Theatre & Performance in 1970s NYC: Hillary Miller's 'Drop Dead'
by BWW News Desk - Oct 26, 2016


In the mid-1970s, many artists and organizations successfully defied socially destructive policies and fought for the arts as a public good during New York City's near-bankruptcy and resulting austerity.

Roberto Burle Marx BRAZILIAN MODERNIST Exhibition Set for Spring at The Jewish Museum
by BWW News Desk - May 6, 2016


From Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro to Biscayne Boulevard in Miami Beach, throughout Brazil and around the world, the innovative and prolific work of Roberto Burle Marx (1909-1994) has made him one of the most prominent landscape architects of the twentieth century. 

Roberto Burle Marx BRAZILIAN MODERNIST Exhibition Set for Spring at The Jewish Museum
by BWW News Desk - Mar 31, 2016


From Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro to Biscayne Boulevard in Miami Beach, throughout Brazil and around the world, the innovative and prolific work of Roberto Burle Marx (1909-1994) has made him one of the most prominent landscape architects of the twentieth century. 

Spoleto Festival USA Announces 2016 Program
by Sally Henry Fuller - Jan 3, 2016


Festival General Director Nigel Redden announces the program for the 40th annual Spoleto Festival USA, taking place May 27 through June 12, 2016 in Charleston, South Carolina.

The Kennedy Center Sets 2015 Page-to-Stage New Play Festival Lineup
by BWW News Desk - Sep 5, 2015


The Kennedy Center hosts its 14th annual Page-to-Stage new play festival from Today, September 5 to Monday, September 7, 2015, featuring more than 50 theaters from the D.C. metropolitan area, all with a mission to produce and support new work. The 14th Annual Page-to-Stage event showcases more than 40 new plays by female playwrights and includes nine works that are part of the citywide Women's Voices Theater Festival, which officially begins on September 8.

The Kennedy Center Sets 2015 Page-to-Stage New Play Festival Lineup
by BWW News Desk - Aug 5, 2015


The Kennedy Center hosts its 14th annual Page-to-Stage new play festival from Saturday, September 5 to Monday, September 7, 2015, featuring more than 50 theaters from the D.C. metropolitan area, all with a mission to produce and support new work. The 14th Annual Page-to-Stage event showcases more than 40 new plays by female playwrights and includes nine works that are part of the citywide Women's Voices Theater Festival, which officially begins on September 8.

BWW Interviews: Marnie Andrews in THE REALIZATION OF EMILY LINDER at NJ Rep
by Marina Kennedy - Apr 8, 2015


Broadwayworld.com interviewed Marnie Andrews who will star in 'The Realization of Emily Linder' at New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch. They play is written by Richard Strand and directed by SuzAnne Barabas.

The Memory Bank FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Memory Bank have there been?
The Memory Bank has had 1 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1970.
What awards has The Memory Bank been nominated for?
The Memory Bank has been nominated for the Outstanding Set Design category at the Drama Desk Awards. The nomination is for Fred Voelpel's work on the show.
What awards has The Memory Bank won?
The Memory Bank has won the Outstanding Set Design award at the Drama Desk Awards for Fred Voelpel.

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