Extraordinary performance-artist Laurie Anderson returns to the Festival this season with her most sophisticated production to date, Homeland, a “concert poem” driven by the political urgency of contemporary American culture. Another highlight is a concert featuring an eclectic group of artists from around the world “” including Afel Bocoum, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Kokanko Sata, Candi…
Category: Theatre
BRICstudio Season Announced (Bill Withers Workshops)
Download the 2008 Season Schedule (PDF) Now in our 7th year, BRICstudio’s 2008 Season shatters the boundaries of the creative process by connecting you to cutting edge dance, music and theater by artists from Brooklyn to the Mississippi Delta. See new work, learn about the development process, and offer feedback during BRIClab. Discover local choreographers…
Shakespeare In The Park 2008 Season Announced
The Summer 2008 Productions for Shakespeare In Park at the Delacorte Theatre have been announced and here’s what’s happening and when: HAMLET By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Directed by OSKAR EUSTIS May 27 – June 29 With Michael Stuhlbarg and Richard Easton HAIR: THE AMERICAN TRIBAL LOVE-ROCK MUSICAL With book and lyrics by JAMES RADO and GEROME…
Live Nation Sells Its Theater Business
After almost a year of fielding bids, Live Nation has sold most of its North American theater business, including the Broadway Across America touring network, to Key Brand Entertainment, a company owned by a British producer and run by an American entertainment executive. John Gore, a British producer, is one of the buyers of Live…
Will Ferrell Heading to Broadway?
Will Ferrell at “Swim With Mike” (April 14, 2007) (CRED) Apparently America’s worst autograph signer (according to Autograph Magazine) is thinking about taking his act to the Great White Way. Will Ferrell has been quietly poking around Broadway, looking for a theater for a show he’s writing and will star in next fall. Details are…
“Rent” is Closing
(Note: Click the graphic for the live countdown.) After 12 years, the Broadway musical RENT is set to take its final bow on June 1, 2008 making it the seventh-longest-running Broadway show in history. “Rent,” which cost $240,000 to put up downtown, has gone on to gross more than $280 million on Broadway and another…