West Coast Ensemble Presents West Coast Premiere of Durang's 'Miss Witherspoon'
by Faetra Petillo - Oct 2, 2008
West Coast Ensemble presents the West Coast Premiere of Christopher Durang's MISS WITHERSPOON, directed by Joel Swetow (The Cherry Orchard, Twelfth Night). MISS WITHERSPOON will preview Sunday, October 26 at 3pm; Wednesday, October 29; Thursday, October 30; and Friday October 31 at 8:00pm and will open on Saturday, November 1 at 8:00pm and continue through Sunday, December 14 at the new home of West Coast Ensemble - The El Centro Theatre, 800 N. El Centro Ave. in Hollywood.
Charles Kimbrough Joins 'Accent On Youth' Cast at MTC
by Faetra Petillo - Sep 17, 2008
Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce that Tonyâ and Emmyâ Award nominee Charles Kimbrough will join the previously announced David Hyde Pierce in its upcoming Broadway production of Samson Raphaelson's ACCENT ON YOUTH.
New Rep Presents 'Eurydice' by Ruhl Starting 9/17
by BWW News Desk - Sep 17, 2008
New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, is excited to present Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl. From the acclaimed playwright of The Clean House comes this beautiful and devastating story about love and choice.
Tanya Saracho’s 'Kita Y Fernanda' Begins Sept. 25th
by Chicago News Desk - Sep 15, 2008
16th Street Theater is proud to announce its production of Tanya Saracho's 'Kita y Fernanda' directed by Artistic Director Ann Filmer. Kita y Fernanda will run September 25 - October 25, 2008 at the Berwyn Cultural Center.'Kita y Fernanda' is a look at class, immigration and women's friendships as it follows the lives of two girls growing up in the same household; one the privileged daughter of a rich Mexican family living in Texas, the other the child of an undocumented maid.
Northlight Theatre Presents 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde'
by Chicago News Desk - Sep 6, 2008
Northlight Theatre opens its 2008-2009 Season with the Chicago Premiere of Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, in a fresh adaptation by Jeffrey Hatcher, directed by Jessica Thebus. The production runs September 17-October 26, 2008, at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.
Tanya Saracho’s 'Kita Y Fernanda' Begins Sept. 25th
by Steve Leary - Aug 24, 2008
16th Street Theater is proud to announce its production of Tanya Saracho's 'Kita y Fernanda' directed by Artistic Director Ann Filmer. Kita y Fernanda will run September 25 - October 25, 2008 at the Berwyn Cultural Center.'Kita y Fernanda' is a look at class, immigration and women's friendships as it follows the lives of two girls growing up in the same household; one the privileged daughter of a rich Mexican family living in Texas, the other the child of an undocumented maid.
Northlight Theatre Presents 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde'
by Steve Leary - Aug 24, 2008
Northlight Theatre opens its 2008-2009 Season with the Chicago Premiere of Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, in a fresh adaptation by Jeffrey Hatcher, directed by Jessica Thebus. The production runs September 17-October 26, 2008, at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.
New Rep Presents 'Eurydice' by Ruhl Starting 9/17
by Faetra Petillo - Aug 19, 2008
New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, is excited to present Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl. From the acclaimed playwright of The Clean House comes this beautiful and devastating story about love and choice.
McAnuff To Direct 'Guys and Dolls' On Broadway In Spring '09
by Faetra Petillo - Jul 29, 2008
Today it was announced that GUYS AND DOLLS will open on Broadway for the first time in 17 years in the spring of 2009 at a Nederlander Theatre to be announced. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, this production is the first joint Broadway project by director Des McAnuff and Sergio Trujillo since Jersey Boys.
von Essen Stars In Pittsburgh CLO's 'West Side Story'
by BWW News Desk - Jul 22, 2008
Experience the passion, romance and excitement of the most electrifying music ever written for Broadway, when Pittsburgh CLO proudly presents West Side Story August 5 through August 17 at the Benedum Center. This classic musical is filled with jet-propelled dancing, melodious songs and the poignancy of youthful heartbreak.
Barrington Presents 'The Violet Hour'
by BWW News Desk - Jul 17, 2008
Barrington Stage Company, under the artistic leadership of Julianne Boyd, presents the Berkshire-area premiere of The Violet Hour, an imaginative and thought-provoking play about love, time and fate, by award-winning playwright Richard Greenberg (Take Me Out).
Full Cast Announced for BILLY ELLIOT; Gwynne, Jbara, Shelley
by BWW News Desk - Jul 15, 2008
The full cast of the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical has been announced by Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions in association with Weinstein Live Entertainment.
'Figaro' Begins at Berkeley Rep April 25
by BWW News Desk - Mar 17, 2008
This spring, Berkeley Repertory Theatre's 40th birthday party comes to a gorgeous crescendo with the West Coast premiere of Figaro. After bringing us a delicious date with The Miser in 2006, the Tony Award-winning Theatre de la Jeune Lune returns for another eccentric take on a timeless text. Inspired by Mozart and Beaumarchais, Figaro is adapted by Steven Epp and Dominique Serrand, who also perform the lead roles alongside exceptional actors, superb singers, and a live string quartet. Presented in Berkeley Rep's state-of-the-art Roda Theatre, this magical production begins previews on April 25, opens April 29, and closes June 8.
Azaria & Simpson Set for Farnsworth Invention; Opens 11/14
by BWW News Desk - Jul 25, 2007
Tony Award-nominee Hank Azaria stars as David Sarnoff, and Jimmi Simpson as Philo T. Farnsworth in Aaron Sorkin 's new American play about the advent of television, The Farnsworth Invention, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, opening on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 with previews beginning on Monday, October 15, 2007.
Krakowski & Diggs to Announce Tony Nominations, 5/15
by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2007
Taye Diggs and Jane Krakowski will be on hand at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in Lincoln Center on Tuesday morning, May 15 to announce the nominations for the American Theatre Wing's 61st annual Tony Awards
Shakespeare, Wilde Etc. Part of Yale Rep's '07/'08 Season
by BWW News Desk - Mar 28, 2007
Repertory Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director James Bundy and Managing Director Victoria Nolan, will present three re-imagined classics, a rediscovered play from the mid-twentieth century, and a world premiere during its 42nd season in 2007-2008.
Full Cast Announced for NY Premiere of Frank's Home
by BWW News Desk - Jan 2, 2007
Cast to feature Peter Weller as Frank Lloyd Wright,
Harris Yulin as Louis Sullivan, Chris Henry Coffey, Holley Fain,
Mary Beth Fisher, Maggie Siff, Jeremy Strong and Jay Whittaker
York, Play About Lewis & Clark's Slave, Heads to Off-Bway
by BWW News Desk - Jun 19, 2006
York, a play that looks at the Lewis and Clark Expedition through an African-American lens, will play in NYC at the 78th Street Theatre Lab (236 West 78th Street) in a limited engagement from Thursday, July 6th-9th