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Trinity Rep to Mount Heartwarming World Premiere Comedy “Into the Breeches!”
Trinity Repertory Company will open the heartwarming new comedy Into the Breeches! this month. Set in 1942 Providence, the play follows the women of the fictional Oberon Playhouse, who endeavor to continue with their Shakespearean production even though the company’s men (including their director) are fighting overseas in World War II. The women’s dedication to each other and the theater is a delightful celebration of art and community.
"Gypsy" Opens at The Secret Theatre
Secret Theatre Musical’s Richard Mazda [Hair, King Lear, A Chorus Line] proudly presents the ‘Mother of All Musicals’ GYPSY! The Secret Theatre recent winning musical streak includes stunning productions of Cabaret, A Charlie Brown Christmas & A Chorus Line and we are thrilled to add this iconic musical to our ever-growing list!
Hamlet by Bedlam: Acclaimed Production Kicks-Off National Tour at White Eagle Hall
A critically acclaimed production of Denmark’s revenge-seeking prince comes to Jersey City next month.
Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) presents Hamlet by Bedlam – a now famous stripped-down version of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy – at White Eagle Hall, February 8-10. Hamlet by Bedlam is JCTC’s first full theatre production at the restored, historic theater which reopened last year.
THE PIERRE CELEBRATES THE BEST OF BROADWAY WITH NEW MONTHLY CABARET SERIES
The Pierre New York is bringing the best of Broadway to guests and local residents alike with its popular new cabaret series, Broadway At The Pierre. On Wednesday January 24th, the hotel is teaming up with award-winning Broadway Sings For Pride creative director Neal Bennington for a special evening with some of Broadway's brightest stars.
Broadway Superstar Patti LuPone Joins Sirius XM Radio Star Seth Rudetsky in Broadway @ The Wallis
Two-time Tony and GRAMMY Award winner Patti LuPone returns to the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (The Wallis), as part of the acclaimed Broadway @ The Wallis series, for a one-night-only Valentine’s Day event featuring two intimate concerts at 7:30pm and 9:30pm on Wednesday, February 14, 2018.
Joe’s Pub and CastAndLoose present "CastAndLoose Live! Not So Buenos Aires"
In October 2017, CastAndLoose and Lauren Villegas of Project Am I Right teamed up with The New Ohio Theatre for a night of laughs, groans, music, and advocacy, in response to casting controversies surrounding productions of Evita, and In The Heights. Thanks to popular demand, and armed with new material, this evening we happily present you with an encore performance of CastAndLoose Live! Not So Buenos Aires.
NBC and Educational Theatre Foundation Awarding $10,000 Grants to 50 US High School Theatre Programs
American schools are full of incredibly talented and hardworking students lead by dedicated faculty. These students and teachers often don’t get the recognition and support that they deserve. There are so many arts programs that suffer from loss of funding.
Eternal Theatre Collective presents the Canadian Premiere of SEVEN MINUTES IN HEAVEN by Steven Levenson
The entirely youth run Eternal Theatre Collective is proud to present the Canadian Premiere of SEVEN MINUTES IN HEAVEN by Steven Levenson (Dear Evan Hansen), at Studio 16 from March 7 - 10, 2018.
CALENDAR NOTICE: PROOF at TheatreWorks New Milford
TheatreWorks New Milford will open their production ofProof, a drama by by David Auburn. This production is under the direction of Frank Arcaro of Roxbury and produced by Sonnie Osborne of New Milford. The cast includes Anna Fagan of Stamford, Daniel Basiletti of Brewster, NY, Carey Van Hollen of Southbury and Viv Berger of Middlebury.
Frog & Peach Returns to The Sheen Center with Shakespeare's Beloved Comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream
The renowned Frog & Peach Theatre Company follows up their record breaking Sheen Center debut of 2017’s Macbeth with A Midsummer Night's Dream. William Shakespeare's rollicking romp of romance, wizardry, and show biz runs February 1 – 25, with Opening Night slated for Saturday, February 3 at the Sheen Center Black Box Theatre.
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announces 18th Monte Cristo Award honoring Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, announces that multi-discipline creative artist Lin-Manuel Miranda will receive the 18th Monte Cristo Award. An alumnus of the O’Neill, Miranda’s first professional production was at the O'Neill's National Music Theater Conference with In The Heights in 2005. A gala dinner featuring a conversation with the honoree will be held at the Edison Ballroom (New York) on Monday, April 30, 2018.
Casting Announced for Gracie Gardner's Athena at JACK 2/15-3/3
THE HEARTH tells the stories of women. We nurture and celebrate female and non-binary artists (playwrights, directors, actors, and designers) and develop plays that represent the complex and vast spectrum of womanhood.
Westport Country Playhouse Presents Under-the-Sea Musical “Nugget and Fang” as Part of Its Family Festivities Series
Westport Country Playhouse will present the under-the-sea musical “Nugget and Fang,” based on the popular book by Tammi Sauer, as part of its Family Festivities Series on Sunday, January 21, at 1 and 4 p.m. Produced by ArtsPower, the one-hour production is appropriate for grades Pre-K through 3. Tickets are $20.
Long Wharf Theatre and Yale Repertory Theatre to Host the New Haven Regional August Wilson Monologue Competition in 2018
Long Wharf Theatre (LWT), in collaboration with Yale Repertory Theatre, is hosting the New Haven Regional August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC). Schools throughout the New Haven area will compete to send two winners on an all-expense paid trip to the National Competition in NYC where they will perform on a Broadway stage, see a Broadway play and have a chance to win college scholarships.
Hartford Stage Selected to Participate in National Creative Aging Program
Hartford Stage is one of twenty nonprofit arts organizations nationwide selected to participate in the National Guild for Community Arts Education’s Catalyzing Creative Aging Program. This new multi-phase project, created in collaboration with Lifetime Arts, will support participating organizations in developing innovative, skills-based arts education programming for older adults.
'Boeing Boeing' opens Jan 12th at CNY Playhouse
This 1960's French farce adapted for the English-speaking stage features self-styled Parisian lothario Bernard, who has Italian, German, and American fiancées, each a beautiful airline hostess with frequent "layovers." He keeps "one up, one down, and one pending" until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris, and Bernard's apartment, at the same time.
Broadway stars are coming to Season 3 of "Broken At Love"
Broken At Love is centered around idealistic Vivienne “Vivie” Taylor, who gets the rare chance to meet her celebrity crush - professional tennis player Holden Gregory and her life is turned upside down as a result. What starts as a crush turns into much more with friends, family, and competing love interests further complicating things along the way.
Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents The New Group: Jerry Springer-The Opera
Prior to the Off-Broadway premiere of Jerry Springer-The Opera, co-creatorRichard Thomas (Music, Book, Lyrics; Book & Additional Lyrics by Stewart Lee) and director John Rando discuss the process behind this gleefully profane musical that outrageously celebrates the ritual of public humiliation and redemption. Cast members perform highlights, illuminating the chaos and unrestrained id of our times.
TCG Publishes INDECENT by Paula Vogel
Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce the publication of Indecent by Paula Vogel. The play received its world premiere in the fall of 2015 in a co-production of Yale Repertory Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse. Indecent had its New York premiere at the Vineyard Theatre in April 2016, and later opened on Broadway in April 2017 to critical acclaim, receiving three nominations for the 71st Annual Tony Awards in 2017 and winning two, including Best Direction of a Play.