Ace 2007 - Articles Page 19

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is pleased to welcome Gabrielle Stravelli in her brand new show, 'Gabrielle Stravelli: Don't Tempt Me' on Saturday, November 17 at 9:30PM.

Friday, November 2, 'The After Party' welcomes Grease's Kirsten Wyatt and Her Song's Gabrielle Stravelli. Both will be on hand to greet fans and perform a few numbers as only they can.

Recently nominated for a Los Angeles Ovation Award and LA Weekly Award, and winner of the Orange County Weekly Award, Paul Stroili's Straight Up with a Twist has been set for New York City previews at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in the West Bank Cafe, 407 West 42nd Street, November 9, 10, 11, 17 and 18, 2007.

A new production of the Broadway-aimed musical adventure ACE will play a limited regional engagement at Washington DC's National Theatre early next year.

Jason Alexander, new artistic director of Reprise! Broadway's Best, announced that Cleavant Derricks, Meg Gillentine, Amelia McQueen, Ken Page, Ty Taylor, Lillias White and Jackee Harry would head up the cast of Damn Yankees. Damn Yankees will perform Tuesday, November 6 through Sunday, November 25 (opening November 7) at UCLA's Freud Playhouse.

The West Bank Café announces the September 2007 line-up of live entertainment, to be presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre.

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) has announced the full cast for its world premiere presentation of Till The Break of Dawn, a new play written and directed by Hip-Hop theater icon Danny Hoch

BroadwayWorld is proud to present (as promised) an update from Barbra Streisand's Broadway guys. They have indeed 'phoned home,' and we've got the pictures to prove it, in an exclusive SCRAPBOOK commemorating stage, screen and music legend Barbra Streisand's historic European tour, which marks her first time ever touring the Continent!

We profile the new musical 'Sessions' and talk to writer Albert Tapper, and actors Amy Bodner and Trishia Rapier who perform two songs from the show in-studio accompanied by musical director Fran Minarik, 'It Feels Like Home' and 'I Will Never Find Another You.'

In November, Kristin Huffman made her Broadway debut as Sarah (flute, piccolo and sax) in John Doyle's production of Company. The actress, with a new series of tales that go inside the making of Company from an actor's perspective, starting at the Cincinnati Playhouse and on to New York, continues her stories about a 15-year career that has led her to the door of the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Frank Desiderio, President of the Humanitas Prize announced today that Larry Gelbart has been named as the fifth recipient of the Kieser Award

Working Man's Clothes Productions will present the NY Premiere of Anthony Neilson's Penetrator.

Take Wing And Soar Productions' Spring Gala will honor actor Earle Hyman with the 'Take Wing And Soar Spirit of Excellence Pioneer Award.' The reception & presentation, on Tuesday, April 17, 2007, will be followed by the performance of their Mainstage production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Feinstein's at the Regency will continue its Spring 2007 season with the return engagement of the Emmy and Tony Award-winning comedy star Jackie Mason from April 10-21 in his last area appearance prior to Broadway

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, artistic director; Barry Grove, executive producer) is pleased to announce full casting for the world premiere of LoveMusik, a new musical featuring the songs of Kurt Weill, starring Tony Awardâ winners Michael Cerveris and Donna Murphy.

Frost/Nixon, the new play by Peter Morgan, directed by Michael Grandage, will open on Broadway this spring starring Frank Langella (as President Richard Nixon) and Michael Sheen (as Sir David Frost).

David Gurland will return with his concert series 'the DGUR Concerts' for a country music show on February 18th

Tony and Drama Desk-nominee Adam Pascal has been cast in a new feature film called Goyband, described as a 'gefilte fish out-of-water story.'

The Starry Messenger has been replaced on the season line-up of the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, due to 'unforeseen scheduling delays with playwright/director Kenneth Lonergan's current film.'