Thursday, December 11, 2008
Wordle Bio with the words combined
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
All Danny Wants for Christmas is PRESS!
Danny doesn't want a lot for Christmas
there's just one thing that he needs
He doesn't care
about the presents
underneath the Christmas tree
Danny just wants you to review
more than you could ever know
make his wish come true
All Danny wants
for Christmas is you,
uuuuuuuuh, press!
Danny won't even hang his stockings
They're up on the fire place
Santa Clause won't make him happy
to leave a toy on Christmas day
He just wants you
to write a feature or an interview
more than you could ever know
make his wish come true
All Danny wants for Christmas is you
uuuuuuuh, press!
Danny don't ask for much this Christmas
He won't even wish for snow
He just wanna see you sittin'
with a press kit and a glow
He wont mind if you don't like him
all he wants is to perform
Roy Arias Theatre is the place
where you can find the Zero crew
from Dallas to New York
O'Connor waits for you
Baby, baby, All Danny wants for Christmas is you
Uuuuuuuuh, press!
there's just one thing that he needs
He doesn't care
about the presents
underneath the Christmas tree
Danny just wants you to review
more than you could ever know
make his wish come true
All Danny wants
for Christmas is you,
uuuuuuuuh, press!
Danny won't even hang his stockings
They're up on the fire place
Santa Clause won't make him happy
to leave a toy on Christmas day
He just wants you
to write a feature or an interview
more than you could ever know
make his wish come true
All Danny wants for Christmas is you
uuuuuuuh, press!
Danny don't ask for much this Christmas
He won't even wish for snow
He just wanna see you sittin'
with a press kit and a glow
He wont mind if you don't like him
all he wants is to perform
Roy Arias Theatre is the place
where you can find the Zero crew
from Dallas to New York
O'Connor waits for you
Baby, baby, All Danny wants for Christmas is you
Uuuuuuuuh, press!
Thursday, December 04, 2008
World’s first “social ticketing network” aims for launch in 2009
From Ticketrends.com, 12/3/08
Life might get a little more convenient for season ticket holders, theater patrons, subscribers and concert goers with the announcement of the social ticketing Web site, Ovation.com by Event Innovation. Stephen Gilfus, chairman and CEO of the company and a founder of Washington, D.C.-based Blackboard announced the development of Ovation.com. Ovation is a paperless ticketing solution that gives users a hassle free ticketing experience that combines the features of social networking technologies like a robust ticket management solution and "requests for attendance" along with a free membership card. It reduces the hassle of standing in long queues or wasting time making phone calls to find out who can attend events. The entire process is quick, secure and user-friendly and done within a closed network. While there are paperless ticketing solutions available in the market, they lack the capability required for event attendees to manage multiple ticket management for friends, groups, families and co-workers. "Creating a network that truly meets the needs of concert goers that purchase multiple tickets for their friends, sports fans that manage season tickets, or theater patrons that have tickets across a multitude of events was key to our design," said Gilfus.
Event Innovation has developed a technology platform that integrates easily into existing ticketing and gate access systems. According to the company, the new solution has already attracted the interest of several ticketing partners and the company is looking forward to finalizing its partner integrations prior to a 2009 launch. Some key features of Ovation include free registration for individuals, friends and families. When signing up, the user needs to provide a valid credit card and address to validate their membership and receive a membership card. Members who purchase tickets from major ticket providers will be able to have them electronically deposited into their Ovation.com account. Managing and transferring of tickets to people can all be done conveniently with the click of a button. Another useful feature is that a user can import personal and business contacts from Yahoo, Hotmail, Outlook, Google, Linkedin and other social networks.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
A quote from a piece in Daily Variety....Are NY drama critics becoming an endangered species?
Are NY drama critics becoming an endangered species?
From Daily Variety, 12/3/08
The pool of Gotham legit critics got a little shallower Tuesday, as word circulated that longtime critic Jacques le Sourd had been let go at the Journal News. Legiters were abuzz with the news, although no official confirmation came from the Journal News or from parent company Gannett. As print publications buckle under the weight of the current economy, legit critics have witnessed a mass exodus in recent weeks: Michael Sommers of New Jersey's Star-Ledger took a buyout; Eric Grode lost his gig when his paper, the New York Sun, folded; Jeremy McCarter left the theater critic post at New York Magazine for the culture beat at Newsweek; and Clive Barnes, a major figure in performing arts journalism and the longtime critic at the New York Post, died. The New York Drama Critics Circle stands at 18 voting members. Tally is down from 22 members earlier this fall. Le Sourd had been with Gannett for more than 30 years. It's not yet clear how the Journal News plans to cover Broadway in his absence, although many assume the outlet will use reviews from wire services Associated Press or Bloomberg. That's also the plan at the Star Ledger, while the Post has said the paper is on the lookout for a replacement for Barnes. New York Magazine is trying out multiple critics on the legit beat. News of the loss of one more critic escalated concern among legiters who have watched media coverage of the industry continue to shrink over the years.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
CTI is hosting a "Practical Guide to producing Readings and Workshops".
I think this sounds fantastic, I hope that some of my clients attend.
Click here for more information.
I think this sounds fantastic, I hope that some of my clients attend.
Click here for more information.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Please support the New York Theatre Experience.
I got this email yesterday and felt compelled to donate immediately. Martin and Rochelle support OOBR/indie theater unconditionally, I feel that I must support them in return. And so I did...I donated to their cause, just like I try to pay for my client's benefits when I'm able to attend.
So, please, support Martin and Rochelle.
Here is the link to their donation request.
Give them a dollar for every time they listed your show, or reviewed it, or gave you a podcast...I'm sure you won't be donating less than $25...they are that prolific.
I got this email yesterday and felt compelled to donate immediately. Martin and Rochelle support OOBR/indie theater unconditionally, I feel that I must support them in return. And so I did...I donated to their cause, just like I try to pay for my client's benefits when I'm able to attend.
So, please, support Martin and Rochelle.
Here is the link to their donation request.
Give them a dollar for every time they listed your show, or reviewed it, or gave you a podcast...I'm sure you won't be donating less than $25...they are that prolific.
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Check out my blog on the IT Awards Myspace page:
Here is an excerpt:
As optimistic as we are about the future, there are still states like California, Arizona and Florida that are lagging behind in believing that "all people are created equal"!!! Shame on them!
In this time of change, I hope that we will being to see changes in the current audience environment. We need a stimulus package here. We need to ban together as the OOBR unit and seek out new seat buyers and artist enthusiasts.
Some ways to attract young audiences is to attack them where they are hiding. Smoke them out in their caves (aka dorm rooms or studio apartments) and introduce them to the best that New York has to offer.
Here is an excerpt:
As optimistic as we are about the future, there are still states like California, Arizona and Florida that are lagging behind in believing that "all people are created equal"!!! Shame on them!
In this time of change, I hope that we will being to see changes in the current audience environment. We need a stimulus package here. We need to ban together as the OOBR unit and seek out new seat buyers and artist enthusiasts.
Some ways to attract young audiences is to attack them where they are hiding. Smoke them out in their caves (aka dorm rooms or studio apartments) and introduce them to the best that New York has to offer.
The Stars Have Aligned for Monday, November 10th At The Triad (MTWorks)
MAIEUTIC THEATRE WORKS (MTWorks)
Proudly Presents
INTO THE UNDERWORLD
“A Broadway Understudy Tell All…With Music.”
Hosted by
KATIE ADAMS (Clip Above) & JULIE REIBER
of Wicked
ONE-NIGHT ONLY BENEFIT ENGAGEMENT
November 10, 2008 AT THE TRIAD NYC
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THEATERMANIA.COM
Proudly Presents
INTO THE UNDERWORLD
“A Broadway Understudy Tell All…With Music.”
Hosted by
KATIE ADAMS (Clip Above) & JULIE REIBER
of Wicked
ONE-NIGHT ONLY BENEFIT ENGAGEMENT
November 10, 2008 AT THE TRIAD NYC
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THEATERMANIA.COM
MAIEUTIC THEATRE WORKS (MTWorks) is pleased to announce their one-night only benefit event, INTO THE UNDERWORLD: A Broadway Understudy Tell All…With Music, once again under the musical direction of MATT DOEBLER (Wicked), hosted by KATIE ADAMS & JULIE REIBER of Wicked. INTO THE UNDERWORLD will take place on Monday, November 10th (9:30pm) at The Triad NYC (158 West 72nd Street).
Into The Underworld will included performances by KATIE ADAMS (Wicked), JUSTIN BRILL (Rent), TONY CHIROLDES (In The Heights), JEFF EDGERTON (Grease), MICHELLE LOOKADOO (The Little Mermaid), KIMBERLY DAWN NEUMANN (A Chorus Line), KATE PAZAKIS (Jerry Springer The Opera), JULIE REIBER (Wicked), DAVID SPANGENTHAL (Beauty & The Beast) and SHAUN TAYLOR-CORBETT (In The Heights); as they share their most intimate stories on how they made it to the Broadway stage.
The proceeds from this event will go to funding MTWorks Season 08-09, including The 2009 National NewBorn Festival in January 2009, and the production of Jacqueline Goldfinger’s The Oath in April 2009 at The Arclight Theater.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
TICKET PRICES:
General Admission: Advance Purchase $40.00 (+2 drink minimum, cash bar)
Day of the Event $45.00 (+2 drink minimum, cash bar)
*VIP Tickets: $65.00 (+2 drink minimum, cash bar).
General Admission: Advance Purchase $40.00 (+2 drink minimum, cash bar)
Day of the Event $45.00 (+2 drink minimum, cash bar)
*VIP Tickets: $65.00 (+2 drink minimum, cash bar).
Tickets are now available online at www.theatermania.com or by calling 212-352-3101. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at The Triad NYC half hour prior to Showtime, cash only.
*VIP Tickets include preferential reserved seating, Broadway Memorabilia, Bottle of Fine Wine, Tickets to “The Oath” and VIP Gift Bag.
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served at the event; there will be an auction, including tickets to Wicked, Altar Boyz and My First Time; Broadway memorabilia and more.
Fore more information visit www.mtworks.org. You can also visit www.triadnyc.com for driving/subway information.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Here are things with which I can relate:
I "find no greater joy than cackling over a beautiful little orphaned theater piece at a tiny off-Broadway house that no one can find, despite the best efforts of the show's beleaguered, underpaid publicist. And, as soon as the performance is over, you shamble off to your cave to hunch over your computer for hours in an effort to tell someone about it."
I am the underpaid publicist, but I have the same hopes and intentions as you the finder of the lost arc. And my battle is to help you press "send our best writers to hunt talent in places where tourists are scared to go."
Read Mark Blankenships "Critical Condition" blog...he has a lot of interesting things to say.
I "find no greater joy than cackling over a beautiful little orphaned theater piece at a tiny off-Broadway house that no one can find, despite the best efforts of the show's beleaguered, underpaid publicist. And, as soon as the performance is over, you shamble off to your cave to hunch over your computer for hours in an effort to tell someone about it."
I am the underpaid publicist, but I have the same hopes and intentions as you the finder of the lost arc. And my battle is to help you press "send our best writers to hunt talent in places where tourists are scared to go."
Read Mark Blankenships "Critical Condition" blog...he has a lot of interesting things to say.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
THE MOST DAMAGING WOUND
From the writer of Placement-Four LA Weekly Award nominations, and on the series "Weeds", “Monk”, and “The Book of Daniel”.
THE PRODUCTION COMPANY is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Blair Singer’s MOST DAMAGING WOUND, directed by Mark Armstrong. THE MOST DAMAGING WOUND will play a four-week limited engagement at The Manhattan Theatre Source (177 MacDougal Street, NYC). Performances begin Wednesday, November 5 and continue Sunday, November 29. Opening Night is Friday, November 7 (8 p.m.).
THE MOST DAMAGING WOUND takes place on a cold November night, when new parent Kenny gathers his college buddies to complete an unfinished rite of passage. The guests include Alan (Michael Szeles), a pharmaceutical lobbyist, Dicky (Chris Thorn), a carpet salesman with a big personality and a bigger appetite for the sauce, GG (Michael Solomon), a new restaurateur and Bo (Bard Goodrich), a former musician. When Christine (Megan McQuillan) shows up unexpectedly, the guys discover that the men they’ve become is far from their aspirations back at Syracuse. Reliving the glory days is not easy, in this Generation-X gang comedy, with booze, buddies, and breakthroughs.
Starring: BARD GOODRICH*, KEN MATTHEWS, MEGAN MCQUILLAN*, CHRIS THORN*, MICHAEL SOLOMON*, MICHAEL SZELES*
*Actor performing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association. AEA approved showcase.
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS!
Starring: BARD GOODRICH*, KEN MATTHEWS, MEGAN MCQUILLAN*, CHRIS THORN*, MICHAEL SOLOMON*, MICHAEL SZELES*
*Actor performing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association. AEA approved showcase.
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
What if there were no reviews?
Read Ken Davenports Blog to find out!When coming up with your marketing strategy, imagine that the newspapers and magazines and didhelikeit.coms have been destroyed. Imagine that there is no holding out for a big boost when the papers say that your play is the next best thing since sliced Cats.
Imagine that you'd have to rely solely on the strength of your product and what the people say about it.
You can't control the reviews. So don't count on them.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE's 2008 Fall EATfest!!!
For two weeks--November 4th thru November 16th--Roy Arias Theatre Center (300 West 43rd St, 5th floor, NYC) will be filled with the finest talent performing emerging playwrights latest work!
Emerging Artists Theatre should be
commended for their dedication to new works.
-Broadway World.com
commended for their dedication to new works.
-Broadway World.com
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT EATHEATRE.ORG
Series A
Tuesdays and Wednesday at 7 pm, Saturday at 7:30 pm, Sunday at 4:30 pm
Tuesdays and Wednesday at 7 pm, Saturday at 7:30 pm, Sunday at 4:30 pm
The Sky is Falling by Patrick Gabridge, directed by Amy Leland Hemphill, with Amy Bizjak*, Debra Lass*, Erin Tito*, Susan Wallack*. An endearing comedy about family searching for meaning in the universe.
Stripping Eden by Wayne Paul Mattingly, directed Danielle Quisenberry, with Eilis Cahill* and Chris Henry. A poignant portrait of a boy and girl left alone.
Next by Staci Swedeen, directed by Janelle Lannan, with Andrea Alton*, Joseph Callari*, Jerry Alan Cole*, and Alexandra Zabriskie. A hilarious wait on the shipping line, with packing tape, chewing gum and a statue of questionable origin.
Jack Goes Up, Jack Goes Down by Ted LoRusso, directed by Troy Miller, with Jen Morris* and Scott Raker*. An incisive look at corporate culture and the battle of the sexes.
Sharing the Pie by Kathleen Warnock, directed by Peter Bloch with Sara Hatfield and Russell Jordan. A bittersweet, contemporary tale of family, friends and unrequited love.
Hi Speed Disconnect by Chris Widney, directed by Aimee Howard, with Sarah Miriam Aziz* and Dan Barnhill. A laugh out loud tale of cell phones, blind dates and foreign languages.
Series B
Thursday and Friday at 7 pm, Saturday at 4:30 pm, Sunday at 7:30 pm
Thursday and Friday at 7 pm, Saturday at 4:30 pm, Sunday at 7:30 pm
Furious by Eric Appleton, directed by Marc Castle, with Bill Farley* and Jamie Heinlein*. A touching and comic tale of a daughter’s desire for her father’s affection.
Hot Line by Lia Romeo, directed by Ned Thorne, with Bryan Kaplan, Irene Longshore, and Matt Stapleton. You never quite know who you might get on the other end of the phone.
Tranquil by Andrew Rosendorf, directed by Dan Dinero, with Enid Cortés and Jason Hare*. A brother and sister delve into an intimate discussion about her attraction to a bedpost.
We Appear to Have Company by Greg Freier, directed by John Hurley, with Ed Schultz*, Blanche Cholet*, Kevin Brofsky. A British approach to a silent intruder has international repercussions.
Negotiating A Mindfield by John A. Donnelly, directed by Rasa Allan Kazlas, with Jane Altman*, Shannon Marie Kerr and Jacqueline Sydney*. A challenging exploration of mind, memory and poetry.
Weimar Hole by Sara Jeanne Asselin, directed by Jonathan Warman, with Deb Armelino*, Moe Bertran*, J. Stephen Brantley, Vinnie Costa*, Maya Rosewood, Matthew Shawlin. Two American Performance Artists find an enthusiastic crowd awaits them in a foreign country.
Series C
Saturday and Sundays at 1 pm, Monday, November 10th at 7 pm
Saturday and Sundays at 1 pm, Monday, November 10th at 7 pm
Old Flame by Richard Ploetz, directed by Ian Streicher, with Ron Bopst*, Jerry Matz*, Vivian Meisner*, Jess Philips. In this moving drama, a lifetime of regrets leads a man to seek the love of his youth.
Friday, October 03, 2008
The Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Wojtunik as Artistic Director. Wojtunik, who last year directed Proof for APAC, brings a wealth of talent and experience plus an influx of humor, passion for storytelling, generosity and inspiration to the new season line-up.
The 2008-2009 season will include the inclusion of new work to APAC's regular programming. Wojtunik will premiere The 15/20s: Staged Readings of New Works, introducing APAC audiences to the development process and paving the way for new work in the regular mainstage programming. The 15/20s will be produced under the AEA Staged Reading Guidelines, which allows 15 hours of combined rehearsal and performance time for actors (20 hours for musicals), hence the name The 15/20s.
APAC’s seventh season will kick-off in February with Ragtime, the epic musical by the award-winning composer/lyricist team Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens and book writer Terrence McNally. Wojtunik, who will direct, says, "The spirit of unfailing optimism that permeates the characters in this story, even in the midst of a country faced with enormous changes, feels more vital today than it did when it first opened on Broadway ten years ago." In May APAC will produce Lillian Hellman's controversial masterpiece The Children's Hour, directed by Jessi D. Hill, recipient of the 2008/09 Denham Fellowship from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation.
The 2008-2009 season will include the inclusion of new work to APAC's regular programming. Wojtunik will premiere The 15/20s: Staged Readings of New Works, introducing APAC audiences to the development process and paving the way for new work in the regular mainstage programming. The 15/20s will be produced under the AEA Staged Reading Guidelines, which allows 15 hours of combined rehearsal and performance time for actors (20 hours for musicals), hence the name The 15/20s.
APAC’s seventh season will kick-off in February with Ragtime, the epic musical by the award-winning composer/lyricist team Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens and book writer Terrence McNally. Wojtunik, who will direct, says, "The spirit of unfailing optimism that permeates the characters in this story, even in the midst of a country faced with enormous changes, feels more vital today than it did when it first opened on Broadway ten years ago." In May APAC will produce Lillian Hellman's controversial masterpiece The Children's Hour, directed by Jessi D. Hill, recipient of the 2008/09 Denham Fellowship from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Seriously, I'm so excited for Life After Bush, I can't tell you.
We need more Noah Diamonds and Amanda Sisks to take aim at all the bastions of power in this country.-- MARTIN DENTON, nytheatre.com
Nero Fiddled proudly presents the world premiere of LIFE AFTER BUSH, a musical we can believe in. The show is produced and directed by the book/song playwrights NOAH DIAMOND and AMANDA SISK. The show starrs TARIK DAVIS, NOAH DIAMOND, BRIAN LOUIS HOFFMAN*, SADRINA JOHNSON*, KIM MOSCARITOLO, AVI PHILLIPS & AMANDA SISK
NERO FIDDLED is pleased to announce the world premiere production of LIFE AFTER BUSH, directed by Noah Diamond and Amanda Sisk. LIFE AFTER BUSH will play a limited, three-weekend, engagement at HERE Arts Center (145 Sixth Avenue, between Spring and Broome). Performances begin Friday, October 17 and continue until Sunday, November 2. Press are invited starting Friday, October 17 at 7 p.m.
Against the backdrop of this historic election, an exuberant cast paints a musical and comic portrait of the American political scene – a satire so sharp that within a few months, Bush and Cheney will have no choice but to leave office.
On Election Night, as the world awaits LIFE AFTER BUSH, there will be a special event which will feature real time results on the electoral map, speeches on live television, blogging stations, and reports from correspondents across the nation, beginning at 6 p.m.
We need more Noah Diamonds and Amanda Sisks to take aim at all the bastions of power in this country.-- MARTIN DENTON, nytheatre.com
Nero Fiddled proudly presents the world premiere of LIFE AFTER BUSH, a musical we can believe in. The show is produced and directed by the book/song playwrights NOAH DIAMOND and AMANDA SISK. The show starrs TARIK DAVIS, NOAH DIAMOND, BRIAN LOUIS HOFFMAN*, SADRINA JOHNSON*, KIM MOSCARITOLO, AVI PHILLIPS & AMANDA SISK
TERM LIMITED
OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 2, 2008 AT HERE ARTS CENTER
ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE, NOVEMBER 4, BEGINNING AT 6 P.M.
OPENING NIGHT IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 7 P.M.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT HERE.ORG
OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 2, 2008 AT HERE ARTS CENTER
ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE, NOVEMBER 4, BEGINNING AT 6 P.M.
OPENING NIGHT IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 7 P.M.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT HERE.ORG
NERO FIDDLED is pleased to announce the world premiere production of LIFE AFTER BUSH, directed by Noah Diamond and Amanda Sisk. LIFE AFTER BUSH will play a limited, three-weekend, engagement at HERE Arts Center (145 Sixth Avenue, between Spring and Broome). Performances begin Friday, October 17 and continue until Sunday, November 2. Press are invited starting Friday, October 17 at 7 p.m.
Against the backdrop of this historic election, an exuberant cast paints a musical and comic portrait of the American political scene – a satire so sharp that within a few months, Bush and Cheney will have no choice but to leave office.
On Election Night, as the world awaits LIFE AFTER BUSH, there will be a special event which will feature real time results on the electoral map, speeches on live television, blogging stations, and reports from correspondents across the nation, beginning at 6 p.m.
*Actor performing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association. AEA approved showcase.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
NY IT Awards Announced
Congratulations to all the recipients of an IT Awards last night at the fabulous affair at FIT.
Press photos, quotes from the recipients, video and more information about the event are available at www.nyitawards.com and from ME!!!
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE:
Recipient: Elena Chang, Noshir Dalal, Jon Hoche, Kelley Rae O'Donnell, Melissa Paladino, Maureen Sebastian, Andrea Marie Smith, Paco Tolson, Temar Underwood
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE:
Recipient: Andrea Caban
You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE:
Recipient: Rob Sheridan
The Two Lives of Napoleon Beazley, Incumbo Theater Company
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE:
Recipient: Megan Byrne
No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE:
Recipient: Cameron J. Oro
The Accidental Patriot: The Lamentable Tragedy of the Pirate Desmond Connelly, Irish by Birth, English by Blood, and American by Inclination
The Stolen Chair Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE:
Recipient: Stephanie Barton-Farcas
Elizabeth Rex, Nicu's Spoon
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT:
Recipient: Qui Nguyen
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR:
Recipient: Edward Elefterion
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN:
Recipient: Kevin Hardy
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN:
Jessica Wegener
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN:
Sean Breault
Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN &
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC:
Dan Bianchi
The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre
OUTSTANDING FULL-LENGTH SCRIPT:
Bekah Brunstetter
You May Go Now, Babel Theatre Project
OUTSTANDING SHORT SCRIPT:
Aliza Shane
The Three Sillies, The Looking Glass Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ART PRODUCTION:
Recipient: Removable Parts, HERE Arts Center
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL:
Recipient: Yank! A New Musical, The Gallery Players
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY:
Recipient: Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
Congratulations to all the recipients of an IT Awards last night at the fabulous affair at FIT.
Press photos, quotes from the recipients, video and more information about the event are available at www.nyitawards.com and from ME!!!
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE:
Recipient: Elena Chang, Noshir Dalal, Jon Hoche, Kelley Rae O'Donnell, Melissa Paladino, Maureen Sebastian, Andrea Marie Smith, Paco Tolson, Temar Underwood
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE:
Recipient: Andrea Caban
You Got Questions? I Got Answers!, Coyote REP Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE:
Recipient: Rob Sheridan
The Two Lives of Napoleon Beazley, Incumbo Theater Company
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE:
Recipient: Megan Byrne
No End of Blame, Potomac Theatre Project
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE:
Recipient: Cameron J. Oro
The Accidental Patriot: The Lamentable Tragedy of the Pirate Desmond Connelly, Irish by Birth, English by Blood, and American by Inclination
The Stolen Chair Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE:
Recipient: Stephanie Barton-Farcas
Elizabeth Rex, Nicu's Spoon
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT:
Recipient: Qui Nguyen
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR:
Recipient: Edward Elefterion
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN:
Recipient: Kevin Hardy
The Night of Nosferatu, Rabbit Hole Ensemble
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN:
Jessica Wegener
Fight Girl Battle World, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN:
Sean Breault
Art of Memory, Company SoGoNo
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN &
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC:
Dan Bianchi
The Island of Dr. Moreau, Radiotheatre
OUTSTANDING FULL-LENGTH SCRIPT:
Bekah Brunstetter
You May Go Now, Babel Theatre Project
OUTSTANDING SHORT SCRIPT:
Aliza Shane
The Three Sillies, The Looking Glass Theatre
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ART PRODUCTION:
Recipient: Removable Parts, HERE Arts Center
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL:
Recipient: Yank! A New Musical, The Gallery Players
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY:
Recipient: Burn, Crave, Hold: The James Wilde Project, Blessed Unrest
Kampfire Films PR is a proud sponsor of the New York Innovative Theater Awards.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Mother Load, the National Tour.
The critically acclaimed off-Broadway production of Amy Wilson’s one-woman show MOTHER LOAD is embarking on a National Tour. Originally slated for a 7 week run in New York City in May 2007, MOTHER LOAD ran for 9 weeks to sold-out houses. After seeing the show, The Road Company knew that MOTHER LOAD belonged on the road. The tour will premiere in Charlotte, NC on September 30th at 7:30 pm, as the inaugural production at the Studio Theater (101 N. College Street Charlotte, NC 28202).
“The response has been remarkable,” author Wilson comments. “I thought I was the only one who ran myself ragged and still had a house that looked like the town dump. I thought I was the only one with a voice in my head saying ‘Don’t be happy! Worry!’ But the audiences who have seen this show—women and men, parents, and not, perfectionists all—said they were a lot like me: racked with guilt over all the things we won’t, in a million years, have time to do anything about, except feel bad. I can’t wait to meet audiences all over this country and spread the message: lose the ‘Mother Load,’ and remember how to enjoy your kids.”
"Like Annie Hall wearing a nursing bra!" --The New York Times
"A level of hilarity that even non-moms will appreciate!" --Time Out NY Kids
"A level of hilarity that even non-moms will appreciate!" --Time Out NY Kids
The critically acclaimed off-Broadway production of Amy Wilson’s one-woman show MOTHER LOAD is embarking on a National Tour. Originally slated for a 7 week run in New York City in May 2007, MOTHER LOAD ran for 9 weeks to sold-out houses. After seeing the show, The Road Company knew that MOTHER LOAD belonged on the road. The tour will premiere in Charlotte, NC on September 30th at 7:30 pm, as the inaugural production at the Studio Theater (101 N. College Street Charlotte, NC 28202).
“The response has been remarkable,” author Wilson comments. “I thought I was the only one who ran myself ragged and still had a house that looked like the town dump. I thought I was the only one with a voice in my head saying ‘Don’t be happy! Worry!’ But the audiences who have seen this show—women and men, parents, and not, perfectionists all—said they were a lot like me: racked with guilt over all the things we won’t, in a million years, have time to do anything about, except feel bad. I can’t wait to meet audiences all over this country and spread the message: lose the ‘Mother Load,’ and remember how to enjoy your kids.”
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
"A winner!" - Daily Variety (LA)
“A joy...alive...energetic.” - Hollywood Reporter
"Successfully weds country music with the American musical theatre...could go the distance." - LA Times
"As cheerful a way to spend a theatrical evening as you can find… foot-stomping, high-spirited, hootin’-and-hollerin’, pickin’-and-twangin’ yarn.” - Los Angeles Magazine
“Really shines when it takes Broadway musical traditions and twists them on their tap shoes. The result is an innovative and terrific night of musical theatre that should not be missed!” - The Pulse (Chattanooga)
THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, REX KNOWLES, and WILLIAM STURTEVANT
Proudly Present The New York Premiere of
THAT OTHER WOMAN’S CHILD
A foot-stompin' bluegrass musical about family, fear, and freedom.
Book, Lyrics & Music by
SHERRY LANDRUM & GEORGE S. CLINTON
Directed by SHERRY LANDRUM
Starring
BRANDON MICHAEL ARRINGTON WHIT BALDWIN TINA MARIE CASAMENTO
SABRINA COHEN LINDSAY FUSSELL KELSEY GRIFFITH
CANDICE GUARDIAN WARREN KELLEY CANEDY KNOWLES
ALLAN LEDFORD DREW LITTLE CHRISTIAN MANSFIELD
ANDREA A. MCCOLLOUGH MARY MOSSBERG DON NOBLE
ANTHONY PALENCSAR ERIN PARKER PAUL REID
KATE ROTH MARIA SAGER DAVE SCHOONOVER
AMY SHURE QUINN VANANTWERP
and
The Great Kentucky Knob Band
ERIC SCOTT ANTHONY BOB GREEN DAVID LIBBY
JESSIE KNOWLES REX KNOWLES ROMAN PENNEY
AN OFFICIAL SELECTION OF THE 2008 NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 5, 2008 at 37 ARTS
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT NYMF.ORG
“A joy...alive...energetic.” - Hollywood Reporter
"Successfully weds country music with the American musical theatre...could go the distance." - LA Times
"As cheerful a way to spend a theatrical evening as you can find… foot-stomping, high-spirited, hootin’-and-hollerin’, pickin’-and-twangin’ yarn.” - Los Angeles Magazine
“Really shines when it takes Broadway musical traditions and twists them on their tap shoes. The result is an innovative and terrific night of musical theatre that should not be missed!” - The Pulse (Chattanooga)
THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, REX KNOWLES, and WILLIAM STURTEVANT
Proudly Present The New York Premiere of
THAT OTHER WOMAN’S CHILD
A foot-stompin' bluegrass musical about family, fear, and freedom.
Book, Lyrics & Music by
SHERRY LANDRUM & GEORGE S. CLINTON
Directed by SHERRY LANDRUM
Starring
BRANDON MICHAEL ARRINGTON WHIT BALDWIN TINA MARIE CASAMENTO
SABRINA COHEN LINDSAY FUSSELL KELSEY GRIFFITH
CANDICE GUARDIAN WARREN KELLEY CANEDY KNOWLES
ALLAN LEDFORD DREW LITTLE CHRISTIAN MANSFIELD
ANDREA A. MCCOLLOUGH MARY MOSSBERG DON NOBLE
ANTHONY PALENCSAR ERIN PARKER PAUL REID
KATE ROTH MARIA SAGER DAVE SCHOONOVER
AMY SHURE QUINN VANANTWERP
and
The Great Kentucky Knob Band
ERIC SCOTT ANTHONY BOB GREEN DAVID LIBBY
JESSIE KNOWLES REX KNOWLES ROMAN PENNEY
AN OFFICIAL SELECTION OF THE 2008 NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 5, 2008 at 37 ARTS
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT NYMF.ORG
THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL (NYMF), REX KNOWLES and WILL STURTEVANT are pleased to announce the New York premiere production of THAT OTHER WOMAN’S CHILD, directed by Sherry Landrum. THAT OTHER WOMAN’S CHILD, will play a limited engagement at Off-Broadway’s 37 Arts Theatre C (450 West 37th Street, NYC). Performances begin Monday, September 29 and continue through to Sunday, October 5.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
If you missed it the first time, "The Spitfire Grill" returns!
To ring in the end of the summer and celebrate Fall, back-to-school, and the return of the cold weather to NY, warm up with a show which the New York Times called "satisfying...compelling...freeing", The Spitfire Grill.
Brought to you by a company that has been highlighted with "beautiful direction" (offoffonline for Turn of the Screw) and recommended "without the least reservation" (RetroVision Theater for Turn of the Screw).
Brought to you by a company that has been highlighted with "beautiful direction" (offoffonline for Turn of the Screw) and recommended "without the least reservation" (RetroVision Theater for Turn of the Screw).
The Spitfire Grill
WINNER of the Richard Rodgers Production Award, administered by The American Academy of Arts and Letters
Music and Book by JAMES VALCQ
Lyrics and Book by FRED ALLEY
Based on the Movie by LEE DAVID ZLOTOFF
Starring
SEAN EDWARDS ANNIE GANE VALERIE G. KEANE
JEAN ANN KUMP R. ROSS PIVEC CELINE ROSENTHAL
BEN SEIDMAN*
*performing courtesy of actors equity association. AEA approved showcase.
Musical Direction by PAUL JOHNSON
Directed by ROBERT FRANCIS PERILLO
ONE-WEEK LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 4 – SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 AT THE SAGE THEATRE
OPENING NIGHT IS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 AT 8 P.M.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THEATERMANIA.COM
WINNER of the Richard Rodgers Production Award, administered by The American Academy of Arts and Letters
Music and Book by JAMES VALCQ
Lyrics and Book by FRED ALLEY
Based on the Movie by LEE DAVID ZLOTOFF
Starring
SEAN EDWARDS ANNIE GANE VALERIE G. KEANE
JEAN ANN KUMP R. ROSS PIVEC CELINE ROSENTHAL
BEN SEIDMAN*
*performing courtesy of actors equity association. AEA approved showcase.
Musical Direction by PAUL JOHNSON
Directed by ROBERT FRANCIS PERILLO
ONE-WEEK LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 4 – SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 AT THE SAGE THEATRE
OPENING NIGHT IS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 AT 8 P.M.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THEATERMANIA.COM
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Due to the overwhelming positive response to Nicu's Spoon's Elizabeth Rex, all the performances are open to press. Tickets are available by clicking HERE.
Neil Genzlinger from the New York Times says "The 13 skilled actors in this production, by the Nicu’s Spoon company, transport you back to Shakespeare’s day effortlessly."
The theme of male and female role-playing is the play's most innovative feature.—Back Stage
A play that is so well tailored it fits the company of actors performing it like a fine Italian suit. -- Broadway Bullet
This substantial and rather difficult play uses Shakespeare's milieu to gamely confront matters of gender and sexuality. Nicu's Spoon proves an excellent utensil for the task. – Blogcritics
Stephanie Barton-Farcas is truly formidable and majestic…As Shakespeare, Scott Nogi is witty and winsome… Michael Digioia plays the leading” lady”Ned who is dying of syphilis with poignant honesty —Broadway World
[Elizabeth Rex has] several beautiful moments. –The Fab Marquee
ELIZABETH REX
Written by TIMOTHY FINDLEY
Directed by JOANNE ZIPAY
Starring Ruth Kulerman (Bloomsday on Broadway XXII), Bill Galarno (The Godfather) and Oliver Conant (Summer of ’42) plus MELANIE HORTON, STEPHANIE BARTON-FARCAS, REBECCA CHALLIS, MICHAEL DIGIOIA, ANDREW HUTCHESON, SAMMY MENA, SCOTT DAVID NOGI, TIM ROMERO, DAVID TULLY
Elizabeth Rex self-consciously explores themes of power, gender, identity, and the inevitability of loss. At its heart is the struggle of two misunderstood characters who seek to understand one another: Ned Lowenscroft, the flamboyant actor who has based his theatrical career on the portrayal of Shakespeare's great female leads, and the domineering Queen Elizabeth, the monarch who has sacrificed her traditional place in society as a wife and mother in order to retain control of the throne. -- Claire Epstein, New Theater Corp
Center Stage Theater (48 West 21st Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues.)
NOW – SEPTEMBER 6th
WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY 8PM; SUNDAY 3PM
Running time is 21⁄2 hours with an intermission.
Neil Genzlinger from the New York Times says "The 13 skilled actors in this production, by the Nicu’s Spoon company, transport you back to Shakespeare’s day effortlessly."
NOMINATED FOR 2 NY INNOVATIVE THEATRE AWARDS
BEST ACTRESS AND BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS AND BEST ACTOR
The theme of male and female role-playing is the play's most innovative feature.—Back Stage
A play that is so well tailored it fits the company of actors performing it like a fine Italian suit. -- Broadway Bullet
This substantial and rather difficult play uses Shakespeare's milieu to gamely confront matters of gender and sexuality. Nicu's Spoon proves an excellent utensil for the task. – Blogcritics
Stephanie Barton-Farcas is truly formidable and majestic…As Shakespeare, Scott Nogi is witty and winsome… Michael Digioia plays the leading” lady”Ned who is dying of syphilis with poignant honesty —Broadway World
[Elizabeth Rex has] several beautiful moments. –The Fab Marquee
ELIZABETH REX
Written by TIMOTHY FINDLEY
Directed by JOANNE ZIPAY
Starring Ruth Kulerman (Bloomsday on Broadway XXII), Bill Galarno (The Godfather) and Oliver Conant (Summer of ’42) plus MELANIE HORTON, STEPHANIE BARTON-FARCAS, REBECCA CHALLIS, MICHAEL DIGIOIA, ANDREW HUTCHESON, SAMMY MENA, SCOTT DAVID NOGI, TIM ROMERO, DAVID TULLY
Elizabeth Rex self-consciously explores themes of power, gender, identity, and the inevitability of loss. At its heart is the struggle of two misunderstood characters who seek to understand one another: Ned Lowenscroft, the flamboyant actor who has based his theatrical career on the portrayal of Shakespeare's great female leads, and the domineering Queen Elizabeth, the monarch who has sacrificed her traditional place in society as a wife and mother in order to retain control of the throne. -- Claire Epstein, New Theater Corp
Center Stage Theater (48 West 21st Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues.)
NOW – SEPTEMBER 6th
WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY 8PM; SUNDAY 3PM
Running time is 21⁄2 hours with an intermission.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Firebone Theatre Company
Proudly Presents the US Premiere of
REFUGE OF LIES
“Refuge of Lies raises impressive, complex questions about forgiveness”
—Mark Taper Forum
Written by
RON REED
Starring
DREW DIX JOANNE JOSEPH JOHN KNAUSS
RICHARD MAWE* ARTHUR PELLMAN LORRAIN SERABIAN*
LIBBY SKALA*
*Actors performing courtesy of Actors Equity Association. AEA approved showcase.
Directed by STEVE DAY
THREE-WEEK LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 12 – SEPTEMBER 28, 2008 AT THE LION THEATRE
OPENING NIGHT IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 AT 8 P.M.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT TICKETCENTRAL.COM
Proudly Presents the US Premiere of
REFUGE OF LIES
“Refuge of Lies raises impressive, complex questions about forgiveness”
—Mark Taper Forum
Written by
RON REED
Starring
DREW DIX JOANNE JOSEPH JOHN KNAUSS
RICHARD MAWE* ARTHUR PELLMAN LORRAIN SERABIAN*
LIBBY SKALA*
*Actors performing courtesy of Actors Equity Association. AEA approved showcase.
Directed by STEVE DAY
THREE-WEEK LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 12 – SEPTEMBER 28, 2008 AT THE LION THEATRE
OPENING NIGHT IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 AT 8 P.M.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT TICKETCENTRAL.COM
FIREBONE THEATRE COMPANY is pleased to announce the US premiere production of REFUGE OF LIES, directed by Steve Day. REFUGE OF LIES will play a three-week limited engagement at Theatre Row: Lion Theatre (410 West 42nd Street). Performances begin Friday, September 12 and continue until Sunday, September 28. Opening Night is Wednesday, September 17 (8 p.m.).
Press Performances:
Friday, September 12 at 8 pm
Saturday, September 13 at 8pm
Sunday, September 14 at 2pm
Wednesday, September 17 at 8pm
Friday, September 12 at 8 pm
Saturday, September 13 at 8pm
Sunday, September 14 at 2pm
Wednesday, September 17 at 8pm
Rudi Vanderwaal, a gentle, "good," elderly gentleman living in Canada is hunted down by a Jewish reporter who insists Rudi is living a lie. Rudi's haunting past as a Nazi collaborator now demands justice. Will he have the courage to face the crimes of his youth, or flee, once again, behind a promise of grace? This Hitchcock-like thriller is based on a true story.
The production stars Richard Mawe (Award-winning Death of a Salesman at Boston Theatre, Woody Allen's “Alice”) as Rudi, Lorraine Serabian (Tony Nomination, winner of the Outer Circle Critics Award, and Barrymore Award Nomination for Zorba!) as Nettie and also Libby Skala (the "Best Solo Performer" award winner, London Fringe Festival 2007).
The production features set design by Rebecca Ferguson, costume design by Marina Reti, and lighting design by Michael Jarett. Jonathan Rivera is the sound engineer, Maria Byerley is the portrait artist and Amanda Gwin is the stage manager.
REFUGE OF LIES plays the following schedule through Sunday, September 28:
Friday, September 12 at 8 pm
Saturday, September 13 at 8pm
Sunday, September 14 at 2pm
Wednesday, September 17 at 8pm
Thursday, September 18 at 8pm
Friday, September 19 at 8pm
Saturday, September 20 at 2pm
Saturday, September 20 at 8pm
Sunday, September 21 at 2pm
Tuesday, September 23 at 8pm
Wednesday, September 24 at 8pm
Thursday, September 25 at 8pm
Friday, September 26 at 8pm
Saturday, September 27 at 2pm
Saturday, September 27 at 8pm
Sunday, September 28 at 2pm
Tickets are $18.
Tickets are now available online at www.TicketCentral.com or by calling 212-279-
4200. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Theatre Row Box Office, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
daily.
Running time: 2 hours with an intermission
www.firebonetheatre.com
"The creative direction by Steve Day brings it all together in a unified progression that builds to Ginger's epiphany of self-determination."
- Back Stage Magazine (Invisible Child)
- Back Stage Magazine (Invisible Child)
Friday, August 15, 2008
The acclaimed The Spitfire Grill returns to NYC
"A soul satisfying ... work of theatrical resourcefulness. A compelling story that flows with grace and carries the rush of anticipation. The story moves, the characters have many dimensions and their transformations are plausible and moving. The musical is freeing. It is penetrated by honesty and it glows."
THE SPITFIRE GRILL plays the following schedule:
Thursday, September 4 at 8pm
Friday, September 5 at 8pm
Saturday, September 6 at 3pm & 8pm
Sunday, September 7 at 3pm
Wednesday, September 10 at 8pm
Thursday, September 11 at 8pm
Friday, September 12 at 8pm
Saturday, September 13 at 3pm & 8pm
Tickets are $18 (Student Tickets $15) and are now available online at www.theatermania.com or 866-811-4111. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Sage theatre, ½ hour prior to the show.
2 hours with a 10 minute intermission.
Excerpts from original cast album: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fnfrxq9ald0e
For more information visit: http://www.marconitheatre.com
"A soul satisfying ... work of theatrical resourcefulness. A compelling story that flows with grace and carries the rush of anticipation. The story moves, the characters have many dimensions and their transformations are plausible and moving. The musical is freeing. It is penetrated by honesty and it glows."
-- N.Y. Times
“It is not often that material moves me to tears, but this was one of those occasions. The Spitfire Grill has the heart and soul that your Producers and Full Montys cannot begin to approach. The amiable country flavored tunes and lyrics are rendered with the kind of conviction and expertise that make them transcendent. What in normal times would be a joy is, in these troubled ones, sheer nourishment."
“Best of 2001” list
– New York Magazine
"Soaring melodies! ... Well before the show reaches its conclusion, many ... city slickers in the audience may be ready to enter Percy's raffle."
-- Wall Street Journal
"An abundance of warmth, spirit and goodwill! ... Some of the most engaging and instantly infectious melodies I've heard in an original musical in some time."
-- USA Today
Wake Up Marconi!
Proudly Presents
The Spitfire Grill
WINNER of the Richard Rodgers Production Award, administered by The American Academy of Arts and Letters
Music and Book by JAMES VALCQ
Lyrics and Book by FRED ALLEY
Based on the Movie by LEE DAVID ZLOTOFF
Starring
SEAN EDWARDS ANNIE GANE VALERIE G. KEANE
JEAN ANN KUMP R. ROSS PIVEC CELINE ROSENTHAL
BEN SEIDMAN*
*performing courtesy of actors equity association. AEA approved showcase.
Musical Direction by PAUL JOHNSON
Directed by ROBERT FRANCIS PERILLO
ONE-WEEK LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 4 – SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 AT THE SAGE THEATRE
OPENING NIGHT IS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 AT 8 P.M.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THEATERMANIA.COM
“It is not often that material moves me to tears, but this was one of those occasions. The Spitfire Grill has the heart and soul that your Producers and Full Montys cannot begin to approach. The amiable country flavored tunes and lyrics are rendered with the kind of conviction and expertise that make them transcendent. What in normal times would be a joy is, in these troubled ones, sheer nourishment."
“Best of 2001” list
– New York Magazine
"Soaring melodies! ... Well before the show reaches its conclusion, many ... city slickers in the audience may be ready to enter Percy's raffle."
-- Wall Street Journal
"An abundance of warmth, spirit and goodwill! ... Some of the most engaging and instantly infectious melodies I've heard in an original musical in some time."
-- USA Today
Wake Up Marconi!
Proudly Presents
The Spitfire Grill
WINNER of the Richard Rodgers Production Award, administered by The American Academy of Arts and Letters
Music and Book by JAMES VALCQ
Lyrics and Book by FRED ALLEY
Based on the Movie by LEE DAVID ZLOTOFF
Starring
SEAN EDWARDS ANNIE GANE VALERIE G. KEANE
JEAN ANN KUMP R. ROSS PIVEC CELINE ROSENTHAL
BEN SEIDMAN*
*performing courtesy of actors equity association. AEA approved showcase.
Musical Direction by PAUL JOHNSON
Directed by ROBERT FRANCIS PERILLO
ONE-WEEK LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 4 – SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 AT THE SAGE THEATRE
OPENING NIGHT IS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 AT 8 P.M.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THEATERMANIA.COM
WAKE UP MARCONI! is pleased to announce the production of THE SPITFIRE GRILL, directed by Robert Francis Perillo. THE SPITFIRE GRILL will play a limited engagement at Off-Broadway’s Sage Theatre (Sage Theater, 711 7th Avenue between 47 and 48 Street, 2nd Floor). Performances begin Thursday, September 4 and continue Saturday, September 13. Opening Night is Saturday, September 6 (8 p.m.).
A feisty parolee follows her dreams, based on a page from an old travel book, to a small town in Wisconsin and finds a place for herself working at Hannah's Spitfire Grill. It is for sale but there are no takers for the only eatery in the depressed town, so newcomer Percy suggests to Hannah that she raffle it off. Entry fees are one hundred dollars and the best essay on why you want the grill wins. Soon, mail is arriving by the wheelbarrow full and things are definitely cookin' at the Spitfire Grill.
The production features scenic design by Dave Gonzalez, costume design by M’arion Talan, and lighting design by Karl Chmielewski. Audrey Marshall is the stage manager.
A feisty parolee follows her dreams, based on a page from an old travel book, to a small town in Wisconsin and finds a place for herself working at Hannah's Spitfire Grill. It is for sale but there are no takers for the only eatery in the depressed town, so newcomer Percy suggests to Hannah that she raffle it off. Entry fees are one hundred dollars and the best essay on why you want the grill wins. Soon, mail is arriving by the wheelbarrow full and things are definitely cookin' at the Spitfire Grill.
The production features scenic design by Dave Gonzalez, costume design by M’arion Talan, and lighting design by Karl Chmielewski. Audrey Marshall is the stage manager.
THE SPITFIRE GRILL plays the following schedule:
Thursday, September 4 at 8pm
Friday, September 5 at 8pm
Saturday, September 6 at 3pm & 8pm
Sunday, September 7 at 3pm
Wednesday, September 10 at 8pm
Thursday, September 11 at 8pm
Friday, September 12 at 8pm
Saturday, September 13 at 3pm & 8pm
Tickets are $18 (Student Tickets $15) and are now available online at www.theatermania.com or 866-811-4111. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Sage theatre, ½ hour prior to the show.
2 hours with a 10 minute intermission.
Excerpts from original cast album: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fnfrxq9ald0e
For more information visit: http://www.marconitheatre.com
BIOGRAPHIES
FRED ALLEY (Lyricist) was the co-founder and Artist in Residence at American Folklore Theatre (AFT) in Door County, Wisconsin, a populist theatre with a seasonal audience of 50,000. At AFT, Mr. Alley collaborated on over twenty original shows with director Jeffrey Herbst, composer James Kaplan, co-founder Doc Heide, designers Neen Rock and Dave Alley, and frequent guest artists Paul Sills and James Maronek. It was at AFT that Mr. Alley first collaborated with James Valcq on The Passage, a new musical. His second collaboration with Mr. Valcq, The Spitfire Grill, received its world premiere at New Jersey’s George Street Playhouse before its Off-Broadway opening at Playwrights Horizons. Mr. Alley was also the librettist and lyricist of the musicals Guys on Ice, Lumberjacks in Love, and The Bachelors, all of which set box office records at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, and are now winning new fans at regional theatres all across the country. Fred Alley died unexpectedly in May 2001.
ROBERT FRANCIS PERILLO (Director) is a Master Voice Teacher and has trained actors for over a quarter of a century. He has worked at Binghamton University, Marymount College, the National Shakespeare Conservatory, New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting where he was head of the Voice Department. Mr. Perillo trains and coaches actors privately both for performance and auditions. In addition he has worked extensively with businessmen and women, writers, politicians, singers and clergymen. He has given seminars and workshops to choral groups, readers of scripture and to other teachers of voice and speech. Mr. Perillo is a stage director and actor and has directed and appeared in playwrights as varied as William Shakespeare, Noel Coward, John Patrick Shanley, George F. Walker, Charles Ludlam, Tom Stoppard and Oscar Wilde. Mr. Perillo is on the faculty of the Public Theater's Shakespeare Lab.
JAMES VALCQ (Composer) composed the score of the Off-Broadway musical The Spitfire Grill (Playwrights Horizons, 2001) which won the Richard Rodgers Production Award administered by the American Academy of Arts and Letters (Stephen Sondheim, chair; Ned Rorem, president) and received Best Musical nominations from the Outer Critics Circle and Drama League as well as two Drama Desk nominations (cast album: Triangle Road Records). The show, written with collaborator Fred Alley, has been produced over 250 times across the United States, in Germany, and most recently in South Korea. In 2008, The Spitfire Grill will have its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Also Off-Broadway, James was the composer/author of Zombies from The Beyond, which opened to critical acclaim in 1995 (cast album: Original Cast Records).
Other NYC credits include Fallout Follies at the York Theatre, Songs I Never Sang For My Father at the Village Theatre, and The Last Leaf, a collaboration with Tony-nominee Mary Bracken Phillips. Regionally, James has composed music for Love’s Labours Lost at Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Twelfth Night at Door Shakespeare, Tomas and the Library Lady at Idaho Theatre for Youth, an adaptation of the classic children’s book The Pancake King commissioned by Milwaukee’s Next Act Theatre, and The Passage (another collaboration with Fred Alley) at American Folklore Theatre in Wisconsin.
Broadway credits as conductor and/or musician include Chicago, Flower Drum Song, Cabaret, Scarlet Pimpernel. Other conducting credits: Maurice Sendak’s production of Really Rosie (national tour), Candide, Lady in the Dark, South Pacific (Skylight Opera Theatre), and She Loves Me (Indiana Rep). James holds an MFA from the Graduate Musical Theatre Program at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
WAKE UP MARCONI! Marconi, our namesake, sought to connect the people of the world across seemingly insurmountable distances, and we strive to do the same. In today’s climate the distance is not merely physical, it is multi-faceted; people are separated by gender, by race, by language, by ideology, by fear.
We seek to bridge that gap, bringing communities together and fostering cross-cultural communication.
We wish to educate, and we believe that theatre is the best way to do so; holding up a mirror to society and showing everyone that we are not so different after all. Wake Up Marconi! aims to produce two professional shows per year. For each one, we intend to have an associated charity performance with a workshop targeting the affiliated marginalized population that the show addresses. We also intend to provide workshops to different communities fostering new works showcasing said communities. Through these actions, we hope to effect positive change and surmount the insurmountable.
ROBERT FRANCIS PERILLO (Director) is a Master Voice Teacher and has trained actors for over a quarter of a century. He has worked at Binghamton University, Marymount College, the National Shakespeare Conservatory, New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting where he was head of the Voice Department. Mr. Perillo trains and coaches actors privately both for performance and auditions. In addition he has worked extensively with businessmen and women, writers, politicians, singers and clergymen. He has given seminars and workshops to choral groups, readers of scripture and to other teachers of voice and speech. Mr. Perillo is a stage director and actor and has directed and appeared in playwrights as varied as William Shakespeare, Noel Coward, John Patrick Shanley, George F. Walker, Charles Ludlam, Tom Stoppard and Oscar Wilde. Mr. Perillo is on the faculty of the Public Theater's Shakespeare Lab.
JAMES VALCQ (Composer) composed the score of the Off-Broadway musical The Spitfire Grill (Playwrights Horizons, 2001) which won the Richard Rodgers Production Award administered by the American Academy of Arts and Letters (Stephen Sondheim, chair; Ned Rorem, president) and received Best Musical nominations from the Outer Critics Circle and Drama League as well as two Drama Desk nominations (cast album: Triangle Road Records). The show, written with collaborator Fred Alley, has been produced over 250 times across the United States, in Germany, and most recently in South Korea. In 2008, The Spitfire Grill will have its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Also Off-Broadway, James was the composer/author of Zombies from The Beyond, which opened to critical acclaim in 1995 (cast album: Original Cast Records).
Other NYC credits include Fallout Follies at the York Theatre, Songs I Never Sang For My Father at the Village Theatre, and The Last Leaf, a collaboration with Tony-nominee Mary Bracken Phillips. Regionally, James has composed music for Love’s Labours Lost at Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Twelfth Night at Door Shakespeare, Tomas and the Library Lady at Idaho Theatre for Youth, an adaptation of the classic children’s book The Pancake King commissioned by Milwaukee’s Next Act Theatre, and The Passage (another collaboration with Fred Alley) at American Folklore Theatre in Wisconsin.
Broadway credits as conductor and/or musician include Chicago, Flower Drum Song, Cabaret, Scarlet Pimpernel. Other conducting credits: Maurice Sendak’s production of Really Rosie (national tour), Candide, Lady in the Dark, South Pacific (Skylight Opera Theatre), and She Loves Me (Indiana Rep). James holds an MFA from the Graduate Musical Theatre Program at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
WAKE UP MARCONI! Marconi, our namesake, sought to connect the people of the world across seemingly insurmountable distances, and we strive to do the same. In today’s climate the distance is not merely physical, it is multi-faceted; people are separated by gender, by race, by language, by ideology, by fear.
We seek to bridge that gap, bringing communities together and fostering cross-cultural communication.
We wish to educate, and we believe that theatre is the best way to do so; holding up a mirror to society and showing everyone that we are not so different after all. Wake Up Marconi! aims to produce two professional shows per year. For each one, we intend to have an associated charity performance with a workshop targeting the affiliated marginalized population that the show addresses. We also intend to provide workshops to different communities fostering new works showcasing said communities. Through these actions, we hope to effect positive change and surmount the insurmountable.
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You can't win them all but you can get close:
The New York International Fringe Festival began less than a week ago, and already my heart is broken. For schedule-related reasons, I'm not going to be able to see "The Deciders," a rock musical about the possible shortcomings of our current president and his pals, or "Becoming Britney," whose title seems self-explanatory. I am also sorry to be missing Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell
Full article: New York Times
The New York International Fringe Festival began less than a week ago, and already my heart is broken. For schedule-related reasons, I'm not going to be able to see "The Deciders," a rock musical about the possible shortcomings of our current president and his pals, or "Becoming Britney," whose title seems self-explanatory. I am also sorry to be missing Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell
Full article: New York Times
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell Follows The Age-Old Tradition of The Show Must Go On
August 13, 2008, New York, NY--MAIEUTIC THEATRE WORKS’ (MTWorks) production of David Stallings’ Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell, received horrific news on Sunday, 4 hours prior to the performance. After premiering their latest work on Friday, to a sold-out house, Maggie Benedict, who played Cleopatra, lost her father; she was to fly out to South Africa immediately to be with her family and would not be able to continue with the run. MTWorks sympathies were with the family and their immediate response was to cancel the show.
This type of sudden predicament happens in the theater world, and the answer has always been “The Show Must Go On”, but for a small and fresh theater company that has only been around for three years, this was a first. Fortunately Kristina Kohl, a company actress, and David Stallings’ original inspiration for the role of Cleopatra, jumped right in, grabbed a script, scribbled down stage directions and saved the night.
Duncan Pfaster of Broadway World who was in the audience said, “on the night I attended, Ms. Benedict had a death in the family, and Kristina Kohl, another actress from Maieutic Theatre Works, took over her role with 4 hours notice, on book, and gave a fine performance.”
MTWorks, the cast and crew of Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell would like to dedicate the remaining 3 performances to Maggie Benedict and the memory of her father.
“When Maggie told us that she lost her father and had to go back to South Africa, I was devastated. Devastated for her loss of her father so suddenly-I can't imagine the pain of that and I feel terrible that she has to go through that. I was also devastated to lose her in the show. She played the role of Cleopatra so beautifully and brought so much fire and individuality to the part that I knew that losing her would change the effect of the play. I of course understood the situation and agreed there was no question about her having to leave and take care of her family. She will be missed.” Said Cristina Alicea, director of Anais Nin Goes to Hell.
Kristina Kohl running lines moments before her performance.
Kristina Kohl will be finishing out the run starring as Cleopatra in the final three performances of ANAÏS NIN GOES TO HELL. This limited engagement is part of the 12th annual New York International Fringe Festival-FringeNYC at The Connelly Theater (Venue # 17; 220 East 4th Street-between Avenue A & Avenue B).
Stallings immediately thought of Kohl as the replacement because she was the actress who had told him Cleopatra belonged in the play. Even with their history, Stallings was amazed at her ability to step into the role. He remarked, “When we lost Maggie, Kristina did not hesitate to save us--she has nerves of steel. It was a blessing for us to find an actress who implicitly understood the character and was able to walk seamlessly in her shoes. I have never met an actress with the ability to enter stage with not even a full day rehearsal, with a script in hand, and then wink at me when it was over.”
Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell only has 3 performances remaining in FringeNYC:
Sunday, August 17th at 7:15 pm
Thursday, August 21st at 5:15 pm
Sunday, August 24th at 2:45 pm
Running time is 2 hours with an intermission.
Tickets are $15.00. $10 senior citizens (65 years or older), and for those who purchase groups of 20 or more tickets to a single performance. Tickets can be purchased at www.FringeNYC.org or 866.468.7619. Tickets may also be purchased in person at FringeCENTRAL, the main box office for the Festival, up until 24 hours before the actual performance. On the day of the performance, tickets must be purchased at the venue where the show is playing. Venue box office opens 15 minutes before the performance. (Cash only.)
Please check www.fringenyc.org and www.mtworks.org for updates.
Photos are available HERE.
This type of sudden predicament happens in the theater world, and the answer has always been “The Show Must Go On”, but for a small and fresh theater company that has only been around for three years, this was a first. Fortunately Kristina Kohl, a company actress, and David Stallings’ original inspiration for the role of Cleopatra, jumped right in, grabbed a script, scribbled down stage directions and saved the night.
Duncan Pfaster of Broadway World who was in the audience said, “on the night I attended, Ms. Benedict had a death in the family, and Kristina Kohl, another actress from Maieutic Theatre Works, took over her role with 4 hours notice, on book, and gave a fine performance.”
MTWorks, the cast and crew of Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell would like to dedicate the remaining 3 performances to Maggie Benedict and the memory of her father.
“When Maggie told us that she lost her father and had to go back to South Africa, I was devastated. Devastated for her loss of her father so suddenly-I can't imagine the pain of that and I feel terrible that she has to go through that. I was also devastated to lose her in the show. She played the role of Cleopatra so beautifully and brought so much fire and individuality to the part that I knew that losing her would change the effect of the play. I of course understood the situation and agreed there was no question about her having to leave and take care of her family. She will be missed.” Said Cristina Alicea, director of Anais Nin Goes to Hell.
Kristina Kohl running lines moments before her performance.Stallings immediately thought of Kohl as the replacement because she was the actress who had told him Cleopatra belonged in the play. Even with their history, Stallings was amazed at her ability to step into the role. He remarked, “When we lost Maggie, Kristina did not hesitate to save us--she has nerves of steel. It was a blessing for us to find an actress who implicitly understood the character and was able to walk seamlessly in her shoes. I have never met an actress with the ability to enter stage with not even a full day rehearsal, with a script in hand, and then wink at me when it was over.”
What reviewers are saying about ANAÏS NIN GOES TO HELL:
“For a play about woman, but written by a man, it tapped into the greater female psyche…” -NY Press
“[Shelly] Feldman is a gleeful delight as Nin- owning every moment she's onstage with stylish grace and power- one really believes her as the catalyst for all the change her character inspires.” –Broadway World
“It's nice to see a play that relies on strong women.” –NY Theatre.com
“Cristina Alicea's direction is wonderful- she brings the most out of the talented cast.” –Broadway World
“For a play about woman, but written by a man, it tapped into the greater female psyche…” -NY Press
“[Shelly] Feldman is a gleeful delight as Nin- owning every moment she's onstage with stylish grace and power- one really believes her as the catalyst for all the change her character inspires.” –Broadway World
“It's nice to see a play that relies on strong women.” –NY Theatre.com
“Cristina Alicea's direction is wonderful- she brings the most out of the talented cast.” –Broadway World
Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell only has 3 performances remaining in FringeNYC:
Sunday, August 17th at 7:15 pm
Thursday, August 21st at 5:15 pm
Sunday, August 24th at 2:45 pm
Running time is 2 hours with an intermission.
Tickets are $15.00. $10 senior citizens (65 years or older), and for those who purchase groups of 20 or more tickets to a single performance. Tickets can be purchased at www.FringeNYC.org or 866.468.7619. Tickets may also be purchased in person at FringeCENTRAL, the main box office for the Festival, up until 24 hours before the actual performance. On the day of the performance, tickets must be purchased at the venue where the show is playing. Venue box office opens 15 minutes before the performance. (Cash only.)
Please check www.fringenyc.org and www.mtworks.org for updates.
Photos are available HERE.
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