Ann Cunningham

BWW Interview: Molly Ann Cunningham And Talia Asseraf of HAMLET at Curtain Call Youth Theatre

The idea of a woman playing the lead in Shakespeare's Hamlet is not a new one. The first female Hamlet, Elizabeth Powell, performed the role at London's Drury Lane Theatre in 1796 and by 1820, the first American 'Hamlette,' Sarah Bartley, played it at the Park Theatre in New York.

MITF to Present ALTHEA: SHE WENT TO HELL

The Rev. 'Boy' Boykin, Jr. is in trouble. His megachurch and his television ministry are losing money. His wife Althea is fed up and wants out. Death arrives one day to claim Boy--but Althea ends up paying the price instead. John Barrow's comedy updates the Greek drama, Alcestis, into a modern parable that addresses issues of faith, love, greed and hypocrisy.

MITF to Present ALTHEA: SHE WENT TO HELL

The Rev. 'Boy' Boykin, Jr. is in trouble. His megachurch and his television ministry are losing money. His wife Althea is fed up and wants out. Death arrives one day to claim Boy--but Althea ends up paying the price instead. John Barrow's comedy updates the Greek drama, Alcestis, into a modern parable that addresses issues of faith, love, greed and hypocrisy.

BWW Review: North Carolina Theatre's WIT

Wit is a 90 minute one act play by Margaret Edson that tells the story of Vivian Bearing, a renowned English professor who has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. During the course of her illness, Vivian comes to reassess her life and her work with a profundity and humor that are transformative both for her and the audience.

Judy McLane and Daisy Eagan Will Lead WIT at North Carolina Theatre

North Carolina Theatre, the region's premier nonprofit professional regional theatre, just announced full casting for their eagerly anticipated production of Margaret Edson's Wit. The Pulitzer Prize-winning play will be led by Broadway's Judy McLane (Vivan Bearing, Ph.D) and feature Tony Award®-winner Daisy Eagan (Susie Monahan, R.N., B.S.N.). The thought-provoking story will run in the AJ Fletcher Opera Theater at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh, April 29-May 8, 2016.