Ellen Horst News

Farmers Alley Theatre is honoring the life of one of America's greatest playwrights, Neil Simon, with his Pulitzer Prize Winning masterwork, Lost in Yonkers, running March 13-29.  Farmers Alley Theatre is also pleased to announce that thanks in large part to several local organizations, we will be reinstating our Student Ticket Initiative for this production, which provided free student tickets to those who wish to attend the show (subject to availability). 

Whatever your artistic quest may be, from unearthing gem stones or archeological ruins to discovering a lost manuscript of music, there is always an element of nostalgia and new found glee when the item arises. Stage director Fortunato Pezzimenti discovered Arthur Richman's unpublished 1922 script THE AWFUL TRUTH in the New York Public Library for The Performing Arts in 2011. Only briefly produced on Broadway in 1935, the story has been told on 3 occasions on the silver screen.

The Jewish Repertory Theatre opens its 2016/17 season with 4000 MILES, the first of three productions in a season of Amy Herzog plays. Ms. Herzog will be attending the opening night performance today, October 27.

The Jewish Repertory Theatre opens its 2016/17 season with 4000 MILES, the first of three productions in a season of Amy Herzog plays. Ms. Herzog will be attending the opening night performance on Thursday, October 27.

Geva Theatre Center presents Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird as part of the 2015-2016 ESL Wilson Stage Series. To Kill a Mockingbird is adapted by Christopher Sergel and directed by Mark Cuddy, with original music by Gregg Coffin. The production begins previews on February 16, opens on February 20 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage until March 20.

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Buffalo Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 27th. Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting runs through December 31.

Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) has announced a new host venue for its summer schedule of public development readings of plays from the 2013 Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop (NPW). Beginning today, July 8th, the NPW will present five plays readings at PAUSA Art House, the recently opened cafe and performance venue located at 19 Wadsworth Street (at Allen). Readings will continue through Monday, August 19th; there will be no NPW readings on Monday, July 22nd and Monday, July 27th.

Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) has announced a new host venue for its summer schedule of public development readings of plays from the 2013 Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop (NPW). Beginning Monday, July 8th, the NPW will present five plays readings at PAUSA Art House, the recently opened cafe and performance venue located at 19 Wadsworth Street (at Allen). Readings will continue through Monday, August 19th; there will be no NPW readings on Monday, July 22nd and Monday, July 27th.

MusicalFare presents the Regional Premiere of Moises Kaufman's 33 VARIATIONS to its audiences beginning October 31st. Get a sneak peek of the show in the video below!

MusicalFare Theatre proudly presents its summer production: MY FAIR LADY, running July 7th - August 7th on the Time Warner Cable Stage at MusicalFare Theatre. MusicalFare Theatre is on the web at www.musicalfare.com.

MusicalFare Theatre proudly presents its summer production: MY FAIR LADY, running July 7th - August 7th on the Time Warner Cable Stage at MusicalFare Theatre. MusicalFare Theatre is on the web at www.musicalfare.com.

West Virginia Public Theatre's Founder and Executive Director Ron Iannone is pleased to announce the signing of TV legend Eddie Mekka to play the paternal milkman Tevye in WVPT's Fiddler on the Roof this summer from July 28th thru August 2nd.

A new tour of My Fair Lady starring Marla Schaffel and John Vickery will get its start in Atlanta, GA before moving on to 8 other cities around the country