Human Race Welcomes Audiences Back To The Loft Theatre With LOOPED
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 28, 2021
Looped, the biting comedy by Matthew Lombardo, takes a much-rumored event and imagines what might have actually happened, knowing Bankhead's outrageous personality, searing wit and ability to deliver a one-liner that takes no prisoners. Looped will bring audiences back to LIVE theatre in the Loft, August 5 – 22, 2021.
BWW Review: THE DUMB WAITER, Old Vic: In Camera
by Matt Wolf - Jul 10, 2021
Harold Pinter's 1960 two-hander seems to be near-ubiquitous of late, having been revived on the West End early in 2019 as part of an all-Pinter season and then again separately late last year at the Hampstead, in a run that was truncated by the pandemic.
Wai Ching Ho, James Chen, and Jon Norman Schneider Lead INFLECTIONS from Second Generation Productions
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 24, 2021
Wai Ching Ho ('Marvel's The Defenders'; ENDLINGS, New York Theatre Workshop), James Chen ('FBI'; 'The Walking Dead'), and Jon Norman Schneider (Bitter Melon; HENRY VI, PARTS 1-3, National Asian American Theatre Company) lead the cast and program of Second Generation Productions' (2g's) INFLECTIONS, five short new works about the undulations of the Asian American life, curated by Executive Producer Victor Malana Maog (Disney, American Conservatory Theater, Magic Theater, Cal Shakes). Jonathan Castanien (The Sống Collective, Atlantic Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club) produces.
BWW Review: WALLED IN at Firehouse Theatre
by Susan Haubenstock - Jun 15, 2021
Richmond's Firehouse Theatre, which has presented live theater throughout the pandemic, now presents the world premiere of 'Walled In,' with material from Thoreau's 'Walden'
Sam Shepard Play Festival Announced Live On Stage In Englewood
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2021
Elusive playwright Sam Shepard is known for plays such as True West and Buried Child, as well as award-winning acting roles in films such as The Right Stuff. The Black Box Performing Arts Center, located at 49 East Palisade Avenue, is excited to honor Shepard's work this summer in THE SAM SHEPARD FESTIVAL.
ANIMAL WISDOM Extension Announced by A.C.T. and Woolly Mammoth Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2021
American Conservatory Theater and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company announced today a two-week extension for the original film adaptation of The Bushwick Starr’s production of Animal Wisdom, created by and starring Heather Christian. Animal Wisdom will now be available for streaming through Sunday June 27, 2021.
Tickets Now on Sale for ANIMAL WISDOM Original Film Adaptation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2021
American Conservatory Theater and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company announced today that tickets are now on sale for the original film of The Bushwick Starr’s (Noel Allain, Co-Founder/Artistic Director; Sue Kessler, Co-Founder/Creative Director) critically-acclaimed production of Animal Wisdom, created by and starring Heather Christian.
Review Roundup: BLINDNESS at the Daryl Roth Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 6, 2021
Blindness, The Donmar Warehouse production of Nobel Prize-winner José Saramago's dystopian novel written by Tony Award winner Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) and directed by Walter Meierjohann, is now open at the Daryl Roth Theatre (101 East 15th Street at Union Square East). Let's see what the critics are saying...
BWW Review: ROMEO & JULIET, Sky Arts
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 5, 2021
Simon Godwin’s much-hyped version of Romeo & Juliet at the National Theatre was originally slated for summer 2020. Not to be outdone by the pandemic, a new version was filmed in just seventeen days on a closed set in the Lyttleton theatre and is now being broadcast on Sky Arts. Combining elements of both stage and screen, this is a unique and magical version of Shakespeare’s iconic play.
Original Film Adaptation of Heather Christian's ANIMAL WISDOM to be Produced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2021
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and American Conservatory Theater announced today an original film of The Bushwick Starr’s production of Animal Wisdom, created by and starring Heather Christian. Animal Wisdom is currently being filmed at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, D.C., in March of 2021, with a streaming release slated for Spring 2021.