Feb. 12: Benefit Performance of The Wong Kids in the Secret of the Space Chupacabra Go! at La MaMa For the Randy Gener Fund

February 8, 2014, 5:56 am

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Samuel L. Jackson and Randy Gener at The Drama Desk & Fordham University Theatre Program’s “Anatomy of a Breakout” Panel in New York on November 16, 2011. Photo by Lia Chang

The February 12 performance of THE WONG KIDS IN THE SECRET OF THE SPACE CHUPACABRA GO! – a co-production of Ma-Yi Theater and La MaMa – will be a benefit for the Randy Gener Fund to raise money to help support the medical costs of Mr. Gener, an award-winning journalist, editor and artist, who was attacked in Midtown, a block away from his apartment on November 17, 2014, according to a report on Broadwayworld.com. He had just left a party around 4 a.m. and was on his way home near West 54th and 7th Avenue. Police found Mr. Gener lying on the ground with severe head wounds. Emergency crews transported him to St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition, after undergoing brain surgery.
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The recipient of the 2009 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, the 2010 SPJ Deadline Club Award for Best Arts Reporting in New York City and the 2010 NLGJA Journalist of the Year Award, Mr. Gener is the U.S. editor of Critical Stages, and has worked for The New York Times, the New York Daily News, National Public Radio and many other news organizations in the United States, Europe and Asia. Mr. Gener’s family and friends have also set up a website to help cover the his medical expenses.
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According to a report in the New York Daily News, police arrested 24-year-old Leighton Jennings for second-degree assault on January 28, 2014.
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All proceeds from the 7 pm show of The Wong Kids at La MaMa (66 E. 4 St. in Manhattan) on Feb. 12 will go to the Fund, it has been announced by Jorge Z. Ortoll, executive director of Ma-Yi, an Asian-American theater company now celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Regular-priced tickets or ‘Give What You Can’ ticket can be purchased online at www.ma-yitheatre.org or at the door.

Written by Lloyd Suh – whose previous productions with Ma-Yi include AMERICAN HWANGAP and JESUS IN INDIA Off-Broadway and who is a member of Ma-Yi’s celebrated Writers Lab – THE WONG KIDS IN THE SECRET OF THE SPACE CHUPACABRA GO! is helmed by Ma-Yi’s artistic director Ralph B. Peña (director of the company’s production of MICROCRISIS, along with CENTAUR BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO) with Jack Tamburri. THE WONG KIDS marks Ma-Yi’s first production of a new work fully suitable for family audiences of all ages. This exciting first-time collaboration between Ma-Yi Theater Company in New York and Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis is also notable for its rare depiction of young Asian-American characters as “heroes” of an adventure tale. The producers liken the sensibility and humor of THE WONG KIDS to that of the popular TV series “PHINEAS AND FERB”.

THE WONG KIDS uses time-honored stage magic – a mix of intelligent and fun action-driven storytelling, puppetry, and visual effects – as it transports its audience into the far reaches of the galaxy. Violet and Bruce Wong just don’t fit in with the other Earth kids. Sure, they have superpowers, they’re just not very good ones. But when an evil beast called the Space Chupacabra appears, intent on universal destruction, The Wong Kids must travel to outer space in order to stop it… if they can only stop bickering. Violet and Bruce ultimately realize that being different isn’t just okay, it might just be the most important thing like ever.

Since its opening on Sunday, Feb. 2, THE WONG KIDS has received praise from all corners:

“Suh has duly pitched the work well above a stereotypical kid level. Listening to the audience, you can hear the swell of adult laughter in one section, then a burble of child giggling in the next. There are broad moments, and there are sly jokes.”

Helen Shaw, TDF Stages

“Young fans of The Big Bang Theory and other quirky comedies will find this sci-fi fest endlessly entertaining, but geeks of all ages will get a kick out of it. The real secret of The Wong Kids? It’s likely one of the best shows currently running in New York for young theatergoers. But that shouldn’t be a secret much longer.”

Pete Hempstead, TheaterMania

“It is great fun and will serve as an excellent introduction to theater for any youngsters lucky enough to see it. We hope lots of kids GO!”

Maxamoo

“…this play is filled with imagination, spontaneity, comedy, and heart. It is both moving and hilarious. Multi-layered, it is geared towards children and adults.”

The cast of THE WONG KIDS at La MaMa includes Alton Alburo, Curran Connor, Sasha Diamond, Ethan Hova, Kate Marley, Matthew Gunn Park. The design team includes Meredith Ries (set), Becky Bodurtha (costumes), Paul Whitaker (lighting), Shane Rettig (original music & sound), David Parkinson Valentine (puppets), Jennifer Delac choreographs.

Ma-Yi Theater Company, founded in 1989 and now celebrating its 25th anniversary season, is a Drama Desk and OBIE Award-winning, Off-Broadway not-for-profit organization whose primary mission is to develop and produce new and innovative plays by Asian American writers. It is currently led by Ralph B. Peña (Artistic Director), and Jorge Z. Ortoll (Executive Director). Since its founding, Ma-Yi has distinguished itself as one of the country’s leading incubators of new work shaping the national discourse about what it means to be Asian American today. Its numerous acclaimed productions include this season’s BIKE AMERICA, last season’s JESUS IN INDIA, Qui Nguyen’s THE INEXPLICABLE REDEMPTION OF AGENT G (with Vampire Cowboys) and SOUL SAMURAI (with Vampire Cowboys), Mike Lew’s MICROCRISIS and the revival of Ralph B. Peña’s FLIPZOIDS. Other productions include: RESCUE ME by Michi Barall, Lloyd Suh’s AMERICAN HWANGAP and THE CHILDREN OF VONDERLY and THE ROMANCE OF MAGNO RUBIO. Through successful programs such as the Writers Lab, Ma-Yi emboldens a new generation of Asian American artists to voice their experiences, while developing a steady stream of quality new works by Asian American playwrights for its own performing repertory. New works developed at the Writers Lab have gone on to successful productions around the country, at such theaters as Victory Gardens, Laguna Playhouse, Long Wharf Theater, Woolly Mammoth, and the Actors Theater of Louisville, to name a few. Ma-Yi Theater Company productions have earned 10 OBIE Awards, numerous Henry Hewes Award nominations, a Drama Desk nomination for Best Play and the Special Drama Desk Award for “more than two decades of excellence and for nurturing Asian-American voices in stylistically varied and engaging theater.”

Children’s Theatre Company began as The Moppet Players, a small company, which produced creative dramatics, dance and theatre for children. In 1965, The Moppet Players moved into Minneapolis Institute of Arts and in 1975 was incorporated as Children’s Theatre Company. The Theatre’s reputation was built on a history of adapting classic children’s literature and storybooks, in addition to its extraordinary accomplishments in the areas of scenic and costume design. Today, CTC is recognized as North America’s flagship theatre for young people and families as well as a major cultural and artistic resource in Minnesota. CTC has been dedicated to advancing the art of theatre for families and young audiences for almost 50 years.

Ticket prices are $30 (regular), $20 (seniors/students), $10 (children under age 10). For tickets, visit http://www.ma-yitheatre.org or call the La MaMa Box Office at 212.475.7710.
Now through Sunday, February 16, 2014.

Remaining Performances:
Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 7 pm, Thursday – Saturday at 7:00PM, Saturday – Sunday at 1:30PM at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theater (66 East 4th Street) – between Bowery and 2nd Ave.

Dedicated to the artist and all aspects of the theatre, La MaMa provides a supportive home for artists and takes risks on unknown work. An integral part of New York City’s cultural landscape, La MaMa has a worldwide reputation for producing daring work in theatre, dance, performance art, and music that defies form and transcends boundaries of language, race, and culture. Founded in 1961 by theatre pioneer and legend Ellen Stewart, La MaMa is a global organization with creative partners and dedicated audiences around the world.

La MaMa presents an average of 60-70 productions annually, most of which are world premieres. To date, over 3,500 productions have been presented at La MaMa with artists from more than 70 nations. Honored with more than 30 OBIE Awards, dozens of Drama Desk and Bessie Awards, La MaMa’s programming is culturally diverse, cross-disciplinary and draws audiences from all walks of life.

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Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist. All text, graphics, articles & photographs: © 2000-2014 Lia Chang Multimedia. All rights reserved. All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Lia Chang. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content. For permission, please contact Lia at liachangpr@gmail.com

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Red Bull Theater’s Loot Starring Rocco Sisto, Rebecca Brooksher, Jarlath Conroy and More Ends Off-Broadway Run on February 9, 2014

February 8, 2014, 1:20 pm

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Red Bull Theater’s Off-Broadway run of Loot at the Lucille Lortel ends on February 9, 2014. Photo courtesy of Red Bull Theater

Red Bull Theater’s Off Broadway revival of Loot by Joe Orton, which began previews on Thursday, January 9, 2014, at the Lucille Lortel Theater (121 Christopher Street, between Bleecker & Hudson Streets), ends its limited run on February 9, 2014.

Jarlath Conroy in Red Bull Theater’s Off-Broadway run of Loot at the Lucille Lortel, which ends on February 9, 2014. Photo courtesy of Red Bull Theater

Red Bull Artistic Director Jesse Berger directs a company that includes Rebecca Brooksher (Fay), Eric Martin Brown (Meadows), Jarlath Conroy (McLeavy), Ryan Garbayo (Dennis), Rocco Sisto (Truscott), and Nick Westrate (Hal). Loot will have scenic design by Narelle Sissons, costume design by Sara Jean Tosetti, lighting design by Scott Zielinski, and sound design by Brad Berridge.

Red Bull Theater’s Off-Broadway run of Loot at the Lucille Lortel, ends on February 9, 2014. Photo courtesy of Red Bull Theater

One of the 20th Century’s most subversive comic masterpieces, this “Comedy of Horrors” is a merciless satire of religious hypocrisy, middle-class British morality, and blind faith in authority. The McLeavy’s are in mourning, but young Hal and his partner-in-crime need someplace to stash their loot. When Scotland Yard’s finest comes sniffing about, no one escapes suspicion, from the naughty nurse to dear old gardening dad. And where did Mrs. McLeavy’s body go? Orton’s wicked stew of Oscar Wilde and Kafka is sexy, sharp-witted, and shocking.

The remaining performances are on Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 3pm at the Lucille Lortel Theater (121 Christopher Street, between Bleecker & Hudson Streets).

Single tickets are on sale now (from only $25). Matador Club members have access to half-price tickets along with other perks. Memberships and single tickets may be purchased online at www.redbulltheater.com or by phone at (212) 352-3101. For more information visit www.redbulltheater.com.

Rebecca Brooksher: New York credits include: Dying City (Lincoln Center, Lortel nomination Best Actress), Love’s Labor’s Lost (The Public Theater), The Scariest (Bleecker Street), White People (Atlantic Stage 2). Recent regional credits include: Golden Age (The Kennedy Center), She Stoops to Conquer and Twelfth Night (McCarter Theatre), Monster at the Door (Alley), Period of Adjustment and Anna Christie (Berkshire Theatre Festival), Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare Theatre of NJ), and All My Sons (Barrington Stage). TV: “Love Monkey,” “Ugly Betty,” “The Confession;” recurring on “One Life to Live,” “Canterbury’s Law,” “The Good Wife.” Film: Cold Souls, The Muse.
Eric Martin Brown: Broadway: The Dance of Death; Off-Broadway: Mint Theatre: The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd; Suddenly Last Summer; New Group: Servicemen; Lincoln Center Institute: Fly; The Public Theater:The Ruby Sunrise; The 7th Monarch. Regional: Shakespeare Theatre Company, DC: Measure for Measure, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Richard II; Cleveland Playhouse: Bell, Book and Candle; Cincinnati Playhouse: The History of Invulnerability; The Wilma Theater: Age of Arousal; Palm Beach Drama Works: Dinner with Friends; Studio Arena: Three Days of Rain; Elm Shakespeare: The Winter’s Tale, Holiday; The Old Globe: Smash; Nevada Conservatory Theater: Doubt; Capital Repertory: The Taming of the Shrew; Yale Repertory: Richard III; International: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. FILM: Pear; Found In Time; The Response; Jacklight; All I Want For Christmas. TV: “Law & Order: SVU,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”; “30 Rock”; “Gossip Girl”; “Third Watch”; “One Life to Live”; ‘As the World Turns”

Jarlath Conroy. Photo by Lia Chang

Jarlath Conroy: Broadway: The Seagull, The Weir, The Iceman Cometh, On The Waterfront, Ghetto, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, The Visit, Comedians. Off-Broadway: The Coward, Finn, A Man of No Importance, Our Lady of Sligo, A Life, Gardenia, Translations, The Matchmaker. Regional: Merry Wives of Windsor, The Homecoming, The Steward of Christendom (Barrymore Award), Juno and the Paycock (Helen Hayes Award), Henry V, (Helen Hayes Award nomination), Henry VI, Faith Healer, Twelfth Night, Ah, Wilderness!,Inherit the Wind, A Christmas Carol, Catchpenny Twist. International: Cromwell and Hamlet at The Royal Court, London, The White Devil at The Old Vic, numerous plays at Nottingham Rep. Film & TV: Putzel, True Grit, The Art of Getting By, Across the Universe, Kinsey, Stay, Day of the Dead, Heaven’s Gate, “Law & Order”, “Law and Order SVU”, “NYPD Blue”, “Summer.” Director: True West and Human Resources.

Ryan Garbayo: New York: Unrequited (The Public Theater Shakespeare Lab), Final Analysis (VHTDF – Signature Center), The Time of Your Life (Attic Theater). Regional: Amadeus (Maltz Jupiter Theater), Suddenly Last Summer (Westport Country Playhouse), Much Ado About Nothing (The Shakespeare Theatre, DC), The Awake (Portland Stage Company), The Glass Menagerie, The Winter’s Tale, Reckless, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Chautauqua Theater Company). NYU Grad: ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, Once in a Lifetime,Strindberg/Strindberg, The Hot L Baltimore, Antony and Cleopatra.

Rocco Sisto: Previously at Red Bull Theater: Volpone. Recent roles include Richard in Richard II for Shakespeare & Co and Samuel in Richard Foreman’s Old Fashioned Prostitutes at The Public Theater. Broadway: To Be Or Not To Be, Amadeus, A Month in the Country, The Comedy of Errors. Off-Broadway: The Winter’s Tale (The Public Theater, Obie Award), and Quills (NYTW, Obie Award, Drama Desk nomination). TV: “666 Park Ave,” “MildrEd Pierce,” “The Sopranos,” “CSI,” “Law & Order,” “Star Trek TNG.” Film: Frequency,Donnie Brasco, Eraser, Carlito’s Way among many others. Founding member, Shakespeare & Co.

Nick Westrate: Nick was awarded a Special Drama Desk Award for his versatility in the 2011-’12 season in New York. Broadway:A Moon for the Misbegotten. Off-Broadway: Tribes (Barrow Street), Galileo (CSC), Love’s Labor’s Lost (The Public Theater; St. Clair Bayfield Award), Unnatural Acts (CSC), The Little Foxes (NYTW),The Boys in the Band (Transport Group; Drama Desk nomination featured actor), Persona (HERE), Terre Haute, The Vietnamization of New Jersey. Regional: Good People (Huntington Theatre Company), The Whipping Man (Barrington Stage), Tartuffe (Yale Rep/McCarter Theater), The Merchant of Venice (California Shakespeare Theater). Film: CARE, Beach Pillows. TV: Series Regular on “Hatfields and McCoys” (NBC), Guest star credits includes “Blue Bloods” (CBS), “New Amsterdam” (FOX), “MildrEd Pierce” (HBO). NYTW Usual Suspect, where he founded and curates the Process in Performance series.

Director Jesse Berger’s credits include Founding Artistic Director, Red Bull Theater; as director: Pericles The Revenger’s Tragedy, Edward the Second, Women Beware Women, The Duchess of Malfi,The Witch of Edmonton (Callaway Award Nom.), The Maids (Lortel/Drama League Award Nom’s, Outstanding Revival), Volpone. Other: Soho Rep, Denver Center, Old Globe, Pittsburgh Public, PlayMakers, Great Lakes, numerous Shakespeare Festivals, Washington Shakespeare Company (Marat/Sade, Helen Hayes Award). More at redbulltheater.com/Jesse.

Red Bull Theater’s Tenth Anniversary Season includes Off Broadway revivals of modern classics by the iconoclastic Joe Orton and Charles Ludlam alongside Revelation Readings of Jacobean gems such as Arden of Faversham and The Roaring Girl, and rarities like Brecht & Weill’s Happy End and Thornton Wilder’s Alcestiad, offering something for every lover of classic theater to relish. With the Jacobean plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries as its cornerstone, Red Bull Theater’s Tenth Anniversary season builds upon the company’s unique mission to present vital and imaginative renderings of heightened language plays from all eras and cultures, expanding programming as Red Bull Theater enters a second decade of sharing great classic stories.

Red Bull’s OBIE Award-winning Revelation Reading series (Monday evenings at 7:30pm) continues with a “Russian Winter” combo of the New York premiere of Nabokov’s The Tragedy of Mr. Morn with David Greenspan directed by Ethan McSweeny on December 9th and Ostrovsky’s Too Clever by Half with Stephen Spinella directed by Daniel Sullivan on December 16th. Readings in 2014 feature such actors and directors as Lily Rabe, André De Shields, Nancy Anderson, Jeff McCarthy, Jayne Houdyshell, John Rando, Doug Hughes, GT Upchurch and more. For a complete list of Readings, updated cast information, and to purchase tickets, visit www.redbulltheater.com/Readings.

Acclaimed as “a dynamic producer of classic plays” by The New York Times and “the most exciting classical theater in New York” by Time Out New York, Red Bull Theater has previously staged productions of Shakespeare’s Pericles, the anonymous Revenger’s Tragedy, Marlowe’s Edward the Second, Middleton’s Women Beware Women, Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi, the Off Broadway premiere of Dekker, Ford & Rowley’s The Witch of Edmonton, a major Off Broadway revival of Jean Genet’s The Maids, the American premiere of Mike Poulton’s new version of Strindberg’s The Dance of Death, and the first Off Broadway revival of Volpone in over 50 years. The New York Times called Pericles “the stuff of dreams,” The Revenger’s Tragedy “Dynamite!,”Edward the Second “fired with excitement,” Women Beware Women “exuberant, vividly acted,” and The Duchess of Malfi “boiling drama.” Ben Brantley hailed The Witch of Edmonton as “a singular blend of psychological realism, naturalistic detail and lurid, black-magic-shadowed sensationalism” and The Maids as “wonderful.” The Maids was nominated as Outstanding Revival by both the Drama League and Lucille Lortel Awards, Strindberg’s Dance of Death was critically praised as “searing and edgy” and Volpone received critical accolades such as “wonderful & appealing” from The New York Times and “triumphant” from Associated Press, among others.

Red Bull Theater’s work has been recognized with multiple Callaway, Drama League, Lucille Lortel, and OBIE Award nominations and Awards. Red Bull Theater reaches out to NYC students of all ages through “Direct Address” education programs teaching Shakespeare in middle schools, providing student matinees and ASL Interpreted performances of productions, and offering master classes in classical acting. Post-play “Bull Session” discussions with scholars and artists following selected Sunday matinees and readings are free and open to the public. Red Bull Theater celebrates its 10th Anniversary producing great classic theater Off Broadway.

For more information visit www.redbulltheater.com

Other articles about Jarlath Conroy:
Jarlath Conroy, Rebecca Brooksher, Rocco Sisto, and More in Red Bull’s Off-Broadway Revival of Loot at Lucille Lortel through February 9, 2014
Jan. 9 – Feb. 9: Jarlath Conroy, Rebecca Brooksher, Eric Martin Brown, Ryan Garbayo, Rocco Sisto, Nick Westrate Set for Red Bull’s Off-Broadway Revival of Loot
Connecticut Critics Circle Nominee Jarlath Conroy and Howard Platt Star in A Couple of Blaguards at Long Wharf Theatre, May 21 – June 2, 2013
Paul Giamatti Leads Yale Rep’s Production of Hamlet, March 15-April 13, 2013
Jarlath Conroy set for Shakespeare Theatre Company’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, June 12–July 15, 2012 at Sidney Harman Hall in Washington D.C.
Jarlath Conroy in the CENTERSTAGE Production of The Homecoming
Jarlath Conroy Leads Cast of Pinter’s The Homecoming at CENTERSTAGE in Baltimore
Jarlath Conroy in The SEAGULL

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All text, graphics, articles & photographs: © 2000-2014 Lia Chang Multimedia. All rights reserved. All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Lia Chang. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content. For permission, please contact Lia at liachangpr@gmail.com

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Bryan Cranston Makes Broadway Debut in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre, Opens March 6, 2014

February 11, 2014, 7:58 pm

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“Breaking Bad”‘s Bryan Cranston makes Broadway debut portraying Lyndon B. Johnson in All the Way, the new play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan (The Kentucky Cycle), which began previews Monday, February 10, 2014, at The Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street) in New York, with opening night set for Thursday, March 6, 2014.

The cast also features Eric Lenox Abrams (Bob Moses), Betsy Aidem (Lady Bird Johnson), J. Bernard Calloway (Ralph Abernathy), Rob Campbell (Governor George Wallace), Brandon J. Dirden (Martin Luther King, Jr.), James Eckhouse (Robert McNamara), Peter Jay Fernandez (Roy Wilkins), Christopher Gurr (Senator Strom Thurmond), William Jackson Harper (Stokely Carmichael), Michael McKean (J. Edgar Hoover), John McMartin (Senator Richard Russell), Christopher Liam Moore (Walter Jenkins), Robert Petkoff (Senator Hubert Humphrey), Ethan Phillips (Stanley Levison), Richard Poe (Senator Everett Dirksen), Roslyn Ruff (Coretta Scott King), Susannah Schulman (Lurleen Wallace), Bill Timoney (Senator Karl Mundt) and Steve Vinovich (Rep. Emanuel Celler). The play is directed by Bill Rauch, Artistic Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, where All the Way began its theatrical life.

All the Way takes audiences behind the doors of the Oval Office and inside the first year of Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency, his fight to pass a landmark civil rights bill and his relationship with key political figures, including Martin Luther King Jr., J. Edgar Hoover and Senator Richard Russell.

Tickets are available at at The Neil Simon Theatre Box office (250 West 52nd Street) in New York and are on sale at Ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000.

Performance Schedule:
Week of February 10:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday at 8pm
Saturday at 2pm and 8pm
Sunday at 2pm and 7:30pm
Beginning February 18:
Tuesday through Saturday at 8pm
Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm
Sunday at 3pm
Beginning March 11:
Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm
Wednesday and Friday at 8pm
Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm
Sunday at 3pm

All the Way was commissioned by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s American Revolutions: the United States History Cycle and premiered at OSF in 2012. It then went on to play a sold-out and critically acclaimed run at the A.R.T. from September 13-October 12, 2013 starring Cranston. The play was awarded the 2013 inaugural Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History, established through Columbia University in honor of the late Senator Kennedy, honoring new plays or musicals exploring US history and issues of the day.

Set design is by Christopher Acebo, costume design by Deborah M. Dryden, lighting design by Jane Cox, composition and sound design by Paul James Prendergast, video projections by Shawn Sagady, the projection design consultant is Wendall K. Harrington, hair & wig design is by Paul Huntley, and the sound consultant is Peter Fitzgerald. The Dramaturge is Tom Bryant and casting is by Telsey + Company William Cantler, CSA.

Bryan Cranston won the 2014 Golden Globe® and three consecutive Emmy® Awards for “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series” for his portrayal of Walter White on AMC’s “Breaking Bad”. Cranston holds the honor of being the first actor in a cable series, and the second lead actor in the history of the Emmy® Awards to receive three consecutive wins. His performance has also earned him a fourth Emmy® nomination this year, a Television Critics Association award, three Golden Globe nominations and a Screen Actors Guild award. Cranston will make his Broadway debut playing President Lyndon Johnson in All the Way, by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robert Schenkkan. Cranston received rave reviews for his performance, which just finished a sold out run at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. On the big screen, Cranston won a second Screen Actors Guild award this year for his co-starring role in the 2012 Oscar-winning Best Picture, Argo, essaying the role of CIA operative Jack O’Donnell opposite star-director Ben Affleck. He will next star in Legendary Pictures remake of Godzilla opposite Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen, which will be released by Warner Bros. on May 16, 2014. He will also voice a character in DreamWorks Kung Fu Panda 3. He will then begin production on Jay Roach’s Trumbo playing the title role of Dalton Trumbo, who was one of Hollywood’s most successful screenwriters whose career came to an end when he was blacklisted in the 1940’s for being a communist.

About the Creative Team:
Robert Schenkkan is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of eleven plays, two musicals and a collection of short plays. The Kentucky Cycle (Pulitzer Prize, LA Drama Critics Award and Penn Award) was produced on Broadway where it was nominated for the Tony, Drama Desk, and the Outer Critics’ Circle Awards. His other plays include, A Single Shard, By the Waters of Babylon, Handler, Lewis and Clark Reach the Euphrates, The Marriage of Miss Hollywood and King Neptune, The Devil and Daniel Webster, Heaven on Earth, Tachinoki, Final Passages, and The Dream Thief. He is the co-author of the film, The Quiet American. His film, Hacksaw Ridge, is currently in pre-production to be directed by Randall Wallace later this year. For television he wrote on the HBO miniseries The Pacific, produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, and was nominated for two Emmys and won a WGA Award. He also wrote the miniseries: The Andromeda Strain, Crazy Horse, and Spartacus. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Ensemble Studio Theater and an alumnus of New Dramatists.

Bill Rauch is the Artistic Director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Having spent eleven seasons as director, he has directed three world premieres: Mr. Schenkkan’s All the Way and By the Waters of Babylon, and Bill Cain’s Equivocation; and thirteen other plays including Medea/Macbeth/Cinderella, Measure for Measure, The Pirates of Penzance, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, The Music Man, Romeo and Juliet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Comedy of Errors, Hedda Gabler, and Handler. Among his initiatives at OSF, Mr. Rauch committed to commissioning up to 37 new plays to dramatize moments of change in American history. American Revolutions: the U.S. History Cycle is now in its fourth year of productions. Mr. Rauch is also cofounder of Cornerstone Theater Company, where he directed more than 40 productions and served as its artistic director from 1986 to 2006. He has directed a number of world premieres, including The Clean House at Yale Repertory Theatre; Living Out and For Here or To Go? at the Mark Taper Forum; and My Wandering Boy and The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler at South Coast Repertory. He also directed the New York premiere of The Clean House at the Lincoln Center. Work elsewhere includes productions at South Coast Repertory, Guthrie Theater, Arena Stage, Long Wharf Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, Great Lakes Theater Festival and En Garde Arts. He is the recipient of numerous awards, and is a graduate of Harvard College.

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of theater. Winner of the 2012 and 2013 Tony Awards for Best Musical Revival for its productions of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess and Pippin, the A.R.T. is a leading force in the American theater, producing groundbreaking work in Cambridge and beyond. The A.R.T. was founded in 1980 by Robert Brustein, who served as Artistic Director until 2002, when he was succeeded by Robert Woodruff. In 2008, Diane Paulus became the A.R.T.’s Artistic Director. The A.R.T. is the recipient of numerous other awards including the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theater, the Pulitzer Prize, and many Elliot Norton and I.R.N.E. Awards. Its recent premiere production of Death and The Powers: The Robots’ Opera was a 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist. During its 33-year history, the A.R.T. has welcomed many major American and international theater artists, presenting a diverse repertoire that includes premieres of American plays, bold reinterpretations of classical texts and provocative new music theater productions. The A.R.T. has performed throughout the U.S. and worldwide in 21 cities in 16 countries on four continents. In association with the renowned Moscow Art Theatre School, the A.R.T. is also a training ground for young artists. The Theater’s artistic staff teaches undergraduate classes in acting, directing, dramatic literature, dramaturgy, voice, and design at Harvard University, providing world-class professional training. Since becoming Artistic Director, Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus has enhanced the A.R.T.’s core mission to expand the boundaries of theater by continuing to transform the ways in which work is developed, programmed, produced and contextualized, always including the audience as a partner. Productions such as Pippin, The Glass Menagerie, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Sleep No More, The Donkey Show, Gatz, The Blue Flower, and Prometheus Bound have engaged audiences in unique theatrical experiences. The A.R.T.’s club theater, OBERON, which Paulus calls a second stage for the 21st century, has become an incubator for local and emerging artists, and has also attracted national attention for its innovative programming model.

Established in 1935, the Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival is among the oldest and largest professional regional theatres in the country. Located in Ashland, Oregon, OSF is a cultural and recreational destination for more than 120,000 visitors per year, has a company that numbers more than 550 (including over 100 actors) and an attendance of more than 400,000. As many as nine plays are performed concurrently on three stages. OSF offers a wide-ranging playbill, including Shakespeare, American classics, musicals, contemporary works and world premieres. Plays originating at OSF have gone on to be produced by theatres across the country, including Arena Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Center Theatre Group, Denver Center Theatre Company, Guthrie Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Seattle Repertory Theatre and Yale Repertory Theatre. ALL THE WAY was commissioned through OSF’s American Revolutions: the United States History Cycle, initiated in 2008 to look at moments of change in America’s past. The sequel, THE GREAT SOCIETY, commissioned by and co-produced with Seattle Repertory Theatre, will premiere at OSF in 2014. More information about OSF can be obtained at www.osfashland.org.

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Other Articles about Peter Jay Fernandez:
Sept. 13 – Oct. 12: Bryan Cranston, Brandon J. Dirden, Michael McKean, Reed Birney, Peter Jay Fernandez, Crystal Dickinson and More Set for Robert Schenkkan’s All The Way at A.R.T.
Peter Jay Fernandez, Francois Battiste, Charles Brice, J. Bernard Calloway, Bryan Terrell Clarke, Patrick Cummings, Devin E. Haqq, Billy Eugene Jones, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Cedric Turner, Stephen Tyrone Williams Set for PROJECT1VOICE’s Benefit Staged Reading of A Soldier’s Story at Kumble Theatre on June 17, 2013
James Wallert, Peter Jay Fernandez, Melissa Friedman, Godfrey L. Simmons and More Set for Epic Theatre’s RICHARD III: Born with Teeth at the Pershing Square Signature Center, April 16 – May 4, 2013
Peter Jay Fernandez Set for World Premiere of Catherine Filloux’s LUZ at La MaMa’s First Floor Theatre, September 28-October 14, 2012
Photos: Larry Bryggman, Denise Burse, Peter Jay Fernandez, Tim Hopper, Arliss Howard, Kobi Libii, Mary McCann, Neil Pepe, David Pittu, Steve Rosen, Sheila Tapia, Debra Winger at Atlantic Theatre’s Opening Night of Gabe McKinley’s CQ/CX
Larry Bryggman, Peter Jay Fernandez, Arliss Howard and David Pittu Set for Atlantic Theater Company’s CQ/CX, January 25-March 4, 2012
Denise Burse & Peter Jay Fernandez Featured in INTAR Reading of Andrew Dolan’s The Many Mistresses of Martin Luther King
Multimedia: Zooman and The Sign Opening Night Party
Peter Jay Fernandez and Laura Heisler Star in Too Much Memory

Other articles by Lia Chang:
Photos: Celebrating the Year of the Horse with David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu at Signature, Previews begin February 4, 2014
March 21 – May 4: Arena Stage Presents World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David Starring Tony Award winner Ron Rifkin and Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas
Feb. 7-22: Maggie Alexander and Ciarán Sheehan Star in Michael Weller’s Fifty Words at The Gene Frankel Theatre
Feb. 4 – Mar. 16: Phoebe Strole, Jon Rua, Join Cole Horibe and More for Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu
Peter Scolari, C.J. Wilson, Francois Battiste, Chris Henry Coffey and More in Eric Simonson’s The Bronx Bombers at Circle in the Square Theatre
Where to Celebrate the Lunar New Year -Year of the Horse in New York
Photos: A Suckling Pig and a Lion Dance to Usher in the Year of the Horse at Asia Roma
2014 is the Year of the Horse, Dragons and Lions in The Chinese New Year Parade
Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards
Asian CineVision Auction Items Feature Producer Janet Yang, Kung Fu Playwright David Henry Hwang or a 4 Hour Photography Session with Lia Chang
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits
Jan. 22-31: Photos: Tracey Conyer Lee, Lelund Durond Thompson, Matthew Murumba, and Carmen LoBue set for Camile Darby’s Lords Resistance Featured in The Fire This Time Festival at The Kraine Theater
Signature’s Revival of The Piano Lesson Sweeps AUDELCO’s with 8 Wins including Best Revival, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Roslyn Ruff, Chuck Cooper and Brandon J. Dirden; Also Among 2013 “VIV” Winners – Wild with Happy’s Coleman Domingo and Sharon Washington; and Storyville’s Mercedes Ellington
Photos: André De Shields, Michael Shannon, Rajiv Joseph, Christine Sherrill, Doug Peck, Alexis J. Rogers, Karen Ziemba and More Celebrate 2013 Jeff Equity Awards
Photos: Cheryl Lynn Bruce, André De Shields, Sandra Marquez, Dennis Zacek and More Celebrate Opening Night of Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins at Victory Gardens
Photos: Christine Toy Johnson, Baayork Lee, Jose Llana, Ann Harada, Dodie Pettit and More at Charles Randolph-Wright’s “Three Voices” concert series at Stage 72
Photos: Denise Burse, Michael Genet, Doug Eskew, Tracie Thoms, Sakina Ansari-Wilson and More Celebrate Marcus Gardley’s dance of the holy ghosts Opening Night at Center Stage
Photos: Backstage with Michi Barall and the cast of Regina Taylor’s stop.reset. at Signature Theatre
Febone1960.net Review: Power Play Powerful & Suspenseful
Signature Theatre’s 2013-14 Season Features New Works by Albee, Hwang, Enos, Taylor, Wilson, Clarke and Jacobs-Jenkins
Photos: The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards and After Party
Photos: Yellow Fever Playwright Rick Shiomi Explores New Territory with An All-Female Cast
Photos: Playwright Lonnie Carter Talks TRIM, The Tiger Woods What If Story, The Romance of Magno Rubio and The Lost Boys of Sudan
Celebrating my mom – AN ACTIVE VISION: BEVERLY UMEHARA…LABOR ACTIVIST…1945-1999
Crafting a Career
Photos: All-Access Pass to Disney’s Aladdin at The Muny with Thom Sesma, Francis Jue, Robin De Jesus, John Tartaglia, Jason Graae, Curtis Holbrook, Eddie Korbich, Samantha Massell and Ken Page
Performing Arts Images from the Asian American Pacific Islander Collection on Display at the Library of Congress to Celebrate APA Heritage Month

Lia Chang. Photo by Charles Richard Barboza

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Signature’s Production Photos of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu; Opens February 24, 2014

February 18, 2014, 9:08 am

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Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee. Photo by Joan Marcus

Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee and Phoebe Strole as his wife Linda. Photo by Joan Marcus

The world premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu, directed by Leigh Silverman and featuring choreography by Sonya Tayeh, stars Cole Horibe (“So You Think You Can Dance”) as Bruce Lee, Phoebe Strole (Spring Awakening, “Glee”) as Lee’s wife Linda, and features Francis Jue (M. Butterfly, Thoroughly Modern Millie), Jon Rua (Hands on a Hard Body, In the Heights), Emmanuel Brown (Spiderman Turn Off the Dark), Clifton Duncan (Good Person of Szechwan), Bradley Fong (Deadly She-Wolf Assassin at Armageddon), Peter Kim (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Ari Loeb (Spiderman Turn Off the Dark), Reed Luplau, Kristen Faith Oei (Spiderman Turn Off the Dark) and Christopher Vo.

Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee and the cast of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu. Photo by Joan Marcus

The production began previews on February 4, and has been extended through March 30, 2014, in The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). Opening night is February 24, 2014. Click here to purchase tickets. Check out the production photos by Joan Marcus.

Francis Jue as Lee’s father, Hoi-Chuen. Photo by Joan Marcus

Ari Loeb and Cole Horibe. Photo by Joan Marcus

The creative team also includes Jaime Guan (Chinese Opera Movement Specialist), David Zinn (Scenic Design), Anita Yavich (Costume Design), Ben Stanton (Lighting Design), Darron L West (Sound Design), Darrel Maloney (Projection Design), Du Yun (Composer), Deborah Hecht (Vocal and Dialect Coach), and Joanna C. Lee and Ken Smith (Cultural Consultants). Alan Muraoka is the Assistant Director and David H. Lurie is the Production Stage Manager. Casting by Telsey + Company.

Bradley Fong and Cole Horibe as Brandon Lee and his father Bruce. Photo by Joan Marcus

Tickets to the initial runs of all Signature Productions at The Pershing Square Signature Center are $25, part of the groundbreaking Signature Ticket Initiative: A Generation of Access, a program that guarantees affordable and accessible tickets to every Signature production through 2031. Serving as a model for theatres and performing arts organizations across the country, the Initiative was founded in 2005 and is made possible by lead partner The Pershing Square Foundation. Additional support provided by Founding Sponsor Time Warner Inc., Margot Adams, the Ford Foundation, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Francis Jue and Cole Horibe. Photo by Joan Marcus

Reed Luplau and Cole Horibe. Photo by Joan Marcus

The cast of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu. Photo by Joan Marcus

Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee. Photo by Joan Marcus

David Henry Hwang. Photo by Lia Chang

David Henry Hwang is a Tony Award winner and three-time nominee, a three-time Obie Award winner and a two-time Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Hwang’s plays include Bondage, The Dance and the Railroad (1982 Drama Desk Award nomination), Family Devotions (1982 Drama Desk Award nomination), FOB (1981 Obie Award), Golden Child (1997 Obie Award, 1998 Tony Award nomination), M. Butterfly (1988 Tony Award, 1989 Pulitzer Prize finalist) and Yellow Face (2008 Obie Award, 2008 Pulitzer Prize finalist). Hwang also wrote the libretti for three Broadway musicals: Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida (co-author), Disney’s Tarzan, and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song (revival, 2002 Tony Award nomination). As America’s most-produced living opera librettist, In opera, his works include four pieces with composer Philip Glass – 1000 Airplanes on the Roof, Icarus at the Edge of Time, Sound and Beauty, and The Voyage – as well as Howard Shore’s The Fly, Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar (two 2007 Grammy Awards), and Unsuk Chin’s Alice in Wonderland (Opernwelt 2007 World Premiere of the Year). Hwang penned the feature films Golden Gate, M. Butterfly, and Possession (co-author), and co-wrote the song “Solo” with Prince. Mr. Hwang has been honored with the 2011 PEN/Laura Pels Award for a Master American Dramatist, the 2012 William Inge Award for Distinguished Achievement in the American Theatre, the 2012 Asia Society Cultural Achievement Award, the 2012 China Institute Blue Cloud Award and the 2012 Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award. From 1994-2001, Mr. Hwang served by appointment of President Clinton on the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. He currently sits on the boards of the Dramatists Guild, the American Theatre Wing, the Lark Play Development Center, and recently became President of Young Playwrights Inc.

Francis Jue, David Henry Hwang, Leigh Silverman, Cole Horibe and Alan Muraoka. Photo by Lia Chang

Click here for David Henry Hwang’s youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com blog posts, and below for EW.com‘s exclusive video footage.

EW.com: Kung Fu dancers get a kick in rehearsal from ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ choreographer Sonya Tayeh — VIDEO

Other articles by Lia Chang:
Feb. 22: Lincoln Center Presents Cinderella’s Ann Harada in the American Songbook Series in the Allen Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall
Bryan Cranston Makes Broadway Debut in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre, Opens March 6, 2014
Mar. 1: Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz Presents “LADY” Featuring Lia Chang, Monica Garrido, Carolyn Holmes, Noel Simon’ Wippler, Linda Hudson, Adi Meyerson and Kathleen Doran
March 21 – May 4: Arena Stage Presents World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David Starring Tony Award winner Ron Rifkin and Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas
Feb. 7-22: Maggie Alexander and Ciarán Sheehan Star in Michael Weller’s Fifty Words at The Gene Frankel Theatre
2014 is the Year of the Horse, Dragons and Lions in The Chinese New Year Parade
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits
Peter Scolari, C.J. Wilson, Francois Battiste, Chris Henry Coffey and More in Eric Simonson’s The Bronx Bombers at Circle in the Square Theatre
Photos: André De Shields, Michael Shannon, Rajiv Joseph, Christine Sherrill, Doug Peck, Alexis J. Rogers, Karen Ziemba and More Celebrate 2013 Jeff Equity Awards
Photos: Cheryl Lynn Bruce, André De Shields, Sandra Marquez, Dennis Zacek and More Celebrate Opening Night of Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins at Victory Gardens
Photos: Christine Toy Johnson, Baayork Lee, Jose Llana, Ann Harada, Dodie Pettit and More at Charles Randolph-Wright’s “Three Voices” concert series at Stage 72
Photos: Denise Burse, Michael Genet, Doug Eskew, Tracie Thoms, Sakina Ansari-Wilson and More Celebrate Marcus Gardley’s dance of the holy ghosts Opening Night at Center Stage
Photos: Backstage with Michi Barall and the cast of Regina Taylor’s stop.reset. at Signature Theatre Febone1960.net Review: Power Play Powerful & Suspenseful
Signature Theatre’s 2013-14 Season Features New Works by Albee, Hwang, Enos, Taylor, Wilson, Clarke and Jacobs-Jenkins
Photos: The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards and After Party
Meet the authors of the Pocket Chinese Almanac, Joanna C. Lee and Ken Smith, Museworks, Ltd.
Click here for the Lia Chang Articles Archive and here for the Lia Chang Photography Website.

Lia Chang. Photo by Charles Richard Barboza

Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist. Lia will make her jazz vocalist debut on March 1, 2014, in Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz “LADY” at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York. All text, graphics, articles & photographs: © 2000-2014 Lia Chang Multimedia. All rights reserved. All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Lia Chang. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content. For permission, please contact Lia at liachangpr@gmail.com

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Feb. 22: Lincoln Center Presents Cinderella’s Ann Harada in the American Songbook Series in the Allen Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall

February 18, 2014, 5:20 pm

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Ann Harada

On Saturday, February 22, 2014, Broadway vet Ann Harada take centerstage in the Allen Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th St. in New York at 8:30pm, for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Concert Series. Helmed by frequent collaborator Alan Muraoka, with musical direction by Gary Adler, Harada has invited Kevin Pariseau as a special guest star. The musicians include Brian Koonin (Guitar), Scott Neumann (Drums), Mary Ann McSweeney (Bass) and JJ Johnson (Viola).

Harada is currently giving “a hoot of a performance” (NY 1 News) in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella as the evil stepsister Charlotte, but fans may remember her better as Christmas Eve, the heavily accented Japanese therapist in the hit show, Avenue Q, which she performed on Broadway and in London. Other Broadway credits include 9 TO 5, Madame Thenardier in LES MISERABLES (revival), SEUSSICAL and M. BUTTERFLY. She has appeared in the films ADMISSION, HOPE SPRINGS, FEEL, THE ART OF GETTING BY and HAPPINESS; and recent television credits include “30 ROCK,” “THE BIG C,” “LIPSTICK JUNGLE,” “RESCUE ME,” “THE ELECTRIC COMPANY,” and a recurring role as Linda the stage manager on “SMASH”. Don’t miss the opportunity to sample her wild comedic talents up close on her night off from Cinderella, on The Allen Room stage.

Tickets, starting at $30, are available online at www.AmericanSongbook.org, by calling CenterCharge at 212.721.6500, or at the Avery Fisher, Alice Tully, and Frederick P. Rose Hall box offices.

Alan Muraoka

ALAN MURAOKA (Director) – New York credits include: Kung Fu (Signature Theatre-Assistant Director), Ann Harada: American Songbook (Lincoln Center), Awesomer & Awesomer!!! (Triad Theatre), The King and I (Harbor Lights Theatre Company), Telly Leung: Playlist and What Makes a Man? (54 Below), Who Loves Ya’ Baby? (Laurie Beechman Theatre), Grand Hotel (NYU/Cap 21), Falsettoland (NAATCO), John Tartaglia AD-LIBerty (Joe’s Pub) Karaoke Stories (IMUA Theater Company), Christmas Eve With Christmas Eve 1,2, & 3 (BC/EFA Benefits at the Midtown Theatre) Empty Handed (Musicals Tonight) and cabarets for Tony-nominated actress Stephanie D’Abruzzo and Ann Harada. Regionally: At the Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City, he has directed The King and I, Xanadu, Disney’s High School Musical and Disney’s High School Musical 2. Other regional credits include Disney’s High School Musical (MUNY, Casa Manana), Urinetown (Trinity University), and Associate Director for Up In The Air (Kennedy Center). Television: Alan has directed for “Sesame Street” and for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. Mr. Muraoka is a member of the SSDC and an alumni of the Lincoln Center Director’s Lab. Current projects in development include a musical version of Steven Kluger’s The Last Days Of Summer, an original song cycle of composer Jason Loffredo called Turning The Page. As an actor, Mr. Muraoka has been a cast member of the Emmy-winning television series “Sesame Street” for the past 15 years, where he plays Alan, the proprietor of Hooper’s Store. Mr. Muraoka is a graduate of UCLA, where he received the Carol Burnett Musical Comedy Award for performance. He was also the 2004 recipient of the APEX Inspiration Award and the FCC’s 2007 Role Model of the Year Award opportunity. www.alanmuraoka.net

Other articles about Ann Harada:
Christine Toy Johnson, Thom Sesma, Ali Ewoldt, Jose Llana, Ann Harada, Telly Leung and More Set for The Asian American Composers and Lyricists Project at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre on May 19, 2013
Ann Harada Plays Cinderella’s Stepsister Charlotte in Broadway Premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at the Broadway Theatre
Photos and Video: Daniel Dae Kim, Ann Harada, Greg Watanabe and More at Jeanne Sakata’s Hold These Truths starring Joel de la Fuente
Shinsai: Theaters for Japan Photos: (8pm) with Oskar Eustis, Patti LuPone, Lisa Emery, Ann Harada, Paolo Montalban, Thom Sesma, Sab Shimono, Henry Stram, Richard Thomas, John Weidman and more
Daryl “Chill” Mitchell and Ann Harada to Star in Staged Reading of Internal Bleeding by Christine Toy Johnson on 4/5
Ann Harada stars in “Christmas Eve with Christmas Eve” on 12/14 to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS
Harada, Leung, Llana, Johnson, Takara Sing Once On This Island on May 16 at Theatre at Saint Peter’s

Other articles by Lia Chang:
Mar. 1: Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz Presents “LADY” Featuring Lia Chang, Monica Garrido, Carolyn Holmes, Noel Simon’ Wippler, Linda Hudson, Adi Meyerson and Kathleen Doran
Mar. 21 – May 4: Arena Stage Presents World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David Starring Tony Award winner Ron Rifkin and Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas
Signature’s Production Photos of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu; Opens February 24, 2014
Bryan Cranston Makes Broadway Debut in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre, Opens March 6, 2014
Celebrating the Year of the Horse with David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu at Signature Theatre; Previews begin February 4, 2014
Feb. 4 – Mar. 16: Phoebe Strole, Jon Rua, Join Cole Horibe and More for Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu
Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards Signature Theatre’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu Stars SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE’s Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee
Feb. 7-22: Maggie Alexander and Ciarán Sheehan Star in Michael Weller’s Fifty Words at The Gene Frankel Theatre
2014 is the Year of the Horse, Dragons and Lions in The Chinese New Year Parade
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits
Peter Scolari, C.J. Wilson, Francois Battiste, Chris Henry Coffey and More in Eric Simonson’s The Bronx Bombers at Circle in the Square Theatre
Photos: André De Shields, Michael Shannon, Rajiv Joseph, Christine Sherrill, Doug Peck, Alexis J. Rogers, Karen Ziemba and More Celebrate 2013 Jeff Equity Awards
Photos: Christine Toy Johnson, Baayork Lee, Jose Llana, Ann Harada, Dodie Pettit and More at Charles Randolph-Wright’s “Three Voices” concert series at Stage 72
Photos: Backstage with Michi Barall and the cast of Regina Taylor’s stop.reset. at Signature Theatre Febone1960.net Review: Power Play Powerful & Suspenseful
Signature Theatre’s 2013-14 Season Features New Works by Albee, Hwang, Enos, Taylor, Wilson, Clarke and Jacobs-Jenkins
Photos: The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards and After Party
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Mar. 8 – Jun. 15: LaTanya Richardson Jackson Joins Broadway Revival of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Starring Denzel Washington

February 18, 2014, 9:05 pm

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LaTanya Richardson Jackson

LaTanya Richardson Jackson returns to the Great White Way as Lena Younger opposite Denzel Washington in the upcoming Broadway production of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Kenny Leon. Miss Jackson assumes the role from Diahann Carroll who has withdrawn from the production.

The production will also star Academy Award®-nominee Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) making her Broadway debut as Ruth Younger, Tony Award-winner Anika Noni Rose (Caroline, or Change) as Beneatha Younger, Stephen Tyrone Williams (Lucky Guy) as Joseph Asagai, Jason Dirden (Fences) as George Murchison, and Tony Award®-nominee Stephen McKinley Henderson (Fences) as Bobo. The cast also features David Cromer, who directed and starred in the Obie Award-winning production of Our Town and has also directed acclaimed productions of Tribes, The House of Blue Leaves and The Adding Machine, as Karl Lindner, and 13-year-old Bryce Clyde Jenkins, (The To-Do List, Easy A), who will make his Broadway debut as Travis Younger.

A Raisin in the Sun begins performances on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (247 West 47 Street). Opening night is Thursday, April 3. The 14-week limited engagement run is scheduled through Sunday, June 15.

LaTanya Richardson Jackson made her Broadway debut in the revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. Her off-Broadway credits include Love, Loss and What I Wore, Casanova, For Colored Girls…, Spell #7, Unfinished Woman (NYSF); Elliot Loves (Promenade); The Talented Tenth (MTC); From the Mississippi Delta (Negro Ensemble Co.); Boogie Woogie and Booker T., Perdido, Nonsectarian Conversations…, Dr. Beck (Henry Street). She has appeared in the films Mothers and Daughters, Bolden!, Blackout,Freedomland, The Fighting Temptations, U.S. Marshalls, Lone Star, Losing Isaiah, When A Man Loves a Woman, Sleepless in Seattle, Lorenzo’s Oil, Fried Green Tomatoes, Malcolm X. Her TV credits include “100 Centre Street” (A&E), “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge,” “Unchained Memories: Slave Narratives” (HBO), “Jazz,” “Baseball,” “The Civil War” (PBS), “My Super Sweet 16” (MTV), “The Water is Wide” (Hallmark), “Law & Order,” “Boston Public,” “NYPD Blue,” “Judging Amy,” “Chicago Hope,” “Sesame Street,” “Ally McBeal,” “One Life to Live,” “Nightman.”

Originally produced in 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin In The Sun was the first play written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway, where it won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. The Washington Post has called it “one of a handful of great American dramas. A Raisin in the Sun belongs in the inner circle, along with Death of a Salesman and Long Day’s Journey into Night.” The New York Times has hailed it as “the play that changed American theatre forever”.

Set on Chicago’s South Side, A Raisin In The Sun revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee (Denzel Washington), his wife Ruth (Sophie Okonedo), his sister Beneatha (Anika Noni Rose), his son Travis (Bryce Clyde Jenkins) and matriarch Lena, called Mama (LaTanya Richardson Jackson). When her deceased husband’s money comes through, Mama dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school.The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama.

Scenic design is by Mark Thompson. Costume design is by Ann Roth. Lighting design is by Brian MacDevitt.
A Raisin In The Sun will be produced by Scott Rudin.

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Feb. 4 – Mar. 16: Phoebe Strole, Jon Rua, Join Cole Horibe and More for Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu
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Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards
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Paper Mill Playhouse’s Production Photos: THE OTHER JOSH COHEN, A New Musical, Opens February 23, 2014

February 19, 2014, 8:09 pm

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Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director) continues its 75th Anniversary Season with another new musical The Other Josh Cohen at the Millburn, New Jersey theater from February 19 through March 16, 2014.The official press opening night is Sunday, February 23, 2014, at 7:00pm. Tickets range from $27 to $98. Tickets may be purchased by calling 973.376.4343, at the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online at papermill.org.

The Other Josh Cohen features a book, music and lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen. Ted Sperling (Striking 12, See What I Wanna See) will direct, with musical staging by Andrew Palermo. Vadim Feichtner serves as Music Director. The Other Josh Cohen features Steve Rosen, David Rossmer, Hannah Elless, Vadim Feichtner, Cathryn Salamone, Ken Triwush and Kate Wetherhead.

The Other Josh Cohen at Paper Mill Playhouse: From left to right: Ken Triwush, Kate Wetherhead, Hannah Elless, David Rossmer, Vadim Feichtner, Steve Rosen, and Cathryn Salamone. Photo by Billy Bustamante

The creative team includes David Korins (Scenic Design), Jennifer Caprio (Costume Design), Jen Schriever (Lighting Design), Randy Hansen (Sound Design) and Amanda Miller (Hair and Wig Design).

The Other Josh Cohen at Paper Mill Playhouse: From left to right: Hannah Elless, Kate Wetherhead, Steve Rosen, Ken Triwush, and David Rossmer. Photo by Jerry Dalia

The Off-Broadway production of The Other Josh Cohen was nominated for a 2013 Off Broadway Alliance for Outstanding Musical and a 2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical. It also received nods at the 58th Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Music, Outstanding Lyrics, Outstanding Book of a Musical, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Steve Rosen), Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Kate Wetherhead). The Other Josh Cohen is generously supported by individuals of Paper Mill Playhouse’s Raise the Curtain campaign celebrating Paper Mill Playhouse’s 75th Anniversary.

The Other Josh Cohen at Paper Mill Playhouse: From left to right: Ken Triwush, Steve Rosen, David Rossmer, and Vadim Feichtner. Photo by Jerry Dalia

Synopsis:
Good guy Josh Cohen is caught in a lifelong battle with bad luck. He’s single, broke, and woefully underemployed when his apartment is robbed. But then a mysterious letter arrives that could change his life forever.

“Imagine Seinfeld meets Rodgers and Hart directed by Woody Allen,” remarked Backstage.

The New York Times raves, “Superb and sweetly funny, brisk and satisfying, spandex-tight writing and crackling comic delivery. It’s an endearing and consistently funny crowd pleaser. Buy tickets now.”

Performances for The Other Josh Cohen are Wednesday through Sunday.
Performance Schedule:
Wednesday at 7:30pm
Thursday at 1:30pm and 7:30pm
Friday at 8:00pm
Saturday at 1:30pm and 8:00pm
Sunday at 1:30pm and 7:00pm

Tickets range from $27 to $98.Tickets may be purchased by calling 973.376.4343, at the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online at papermill.org. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express accepted. Groups of ten or more can receive up to a 40% discount on tickets and should call 973.315.1680.

The Other Josh Cohen features a cast of Broadway veterans and Paper Mill Playhouse newcomers. On Broadway, Steve Rosen (Josh Cohen) originated the roles of Sir Bedevere, et al. in Spamalot, Harlan Honn, et al. in Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention and played Benny Southstreet in the 2009 revival of Guys & Dolls. Rosen also played Nathan Detroit on the national tour. Recent Off-Broadway credits include Smee in Peter and the Starcatcher at New World Stages, Jacob Sherman in CQ/CX at the Atlantic Theater Company and Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher at New York Theater Workshop. He is a co-creator of the long-running improvisational- variety benefit Don’t Quit Your Night Job. Film credits include: Arthur, Kevin’s Couch (LA Comedy Film Festival: Best Actor), Storytelling, and the upcoming film The Humbling. On television Rosen appeared on “Person of Interest,” “Psych,” “Law and Order,” “Law and Order: SVU,” “Masters of Sex,” “The Good Wife,” “Kings and Ed”. David Rossmer (Narrator Josh) recently completed his run in the Tony Award-winning Broadway play Peter and the Starcatcher, where he originated the role of Ted. Rossmer is a singer, songwriter and keyboardist for the rock band TheMisconceptions, and has performed extensively on and off-Broadway (Titanic, Fiddler on the Roof); in films (Robots, Loving Leah) and on television shows (“Blue Bloods,” “It Could Be Worse”). Rossmer received a Barrymore Award nomination for Nerds. With collaborator Dan Lipton, Rossmer has penned a number of musicals, including JOE!,notes to MariAnne, Rated P and The Blonde Streak. They also write special material regularly for singers including Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara, who featured their song “They Don’t Let You In the Opera If You’re a Country Star” on her most recent album Always. Rossmer is author of the play When the Dog Comes Knockin’ at Your Door, the screenplay Pariss and is one of the co-creators/hosts of the hit show Don’t Quit Your Night Job. Hannah Elless appeared on Broadway in Godspell (“Bless the Lord”) and the national tour of Mamma Mia!. Other credits include: Baby Case (NYMF), The Giver (NAMT), Private Lives, The Adventures of Pinocchio (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Baby (Lizzie, Actors Theatre Company). Her film credits include: The Lake Effect and About Face. Vadim Feichtner musically directed the Broadway production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Off-Broadway Feichtner’s work was seen in Little Miss Sunshine, Elegies: A Song Cycle, Infinite Joy, The Burnt Part Boys, Ordinary Days, I Sing!. Writing credits include: Lincoln Center Songbook’s Songs of Innocence and Experience and incidental music for New York Public Theatre’s As You Like It (both written with William Finn). Ken Triwush met David Rossmer doing Titanic on Broadway, and they cemented their friendship on the subsequent national tour, where they penned a dozen or so alternative/pop tunes, founding the immensely addictive musical genre known as “Pirate Rock.” Other New York appearances include Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (playing the title role on Broadway and tour) and Crossing Brooklyn for The Transport Group. Triwush also starred in numerous regional and touring productions including Hedwig and the Angry Inch in North Carolina and Annie in Seoul, Korea. Paper Mill Playhouse alum Kate Wetherhead is the co-creator, writer and star of the online series Submissions Only. Wetherhead’s Broadway credits include the original companies of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Legally Blonde. Off-Broadway, Wetherhead was featured in Ordinary Days, Sarah, Plain and Tall, Tatjana in Color and Cam Jansen. At Paper Mill Playhouse Wetherhead was critically acclaimed for her performance as Annelle in the 2008 production of Steel Magnolias. Rounding out the cast is Cathryn Salamone, who is currently playing Luisa in the New York production of The Fantasticks. A recent graduate of Pace University, Salamone has worked with the New York Philharmonic and The Dramatists Guild.

Ted Sperling (Director) won the 2005 Tony and Drama Desk Awards for his orchestrations of The Light in the Piazza, for which he also served as music director. Other Broadway credits include the Tony Award-winning revival of South Pacific, Guys and Dolls, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Full Monty, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Angels in America, My Favorite Year, Falsettos, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Les Misérables, Roza, and Sunday in the Park with George. Sperling was an original cast member of the Broadway musical Titanic. Off-Broadway credits include: A Man of No Importance, Wise Guys, A New Brain, Falsettoland and Romance in Hard Times. Sperling’s work as a stage director includes the world premieres of The Other Josh Cohen, See What I Wanna See, Charlotte: Life? Or Theater? and Striking 12, as well as a revival of Lady in the Dark. Sperling was a recipient of the 2006 Shen Family Foundation Award for leadership in the musical theater and is the Director of the Music Theater Initiative at the Public Theater as well as the Creative Director of the 24-Hour Musicals.

Andrew Palermo (Musical Staging) is the Co-Founding Artistic Director of dre.dance, a contemporary dance company. Theatrical direction and choreography includes: Allegiance (The Old Globe), Kristin Chenoweth at Carnegie Hall, The Frank Loesser Songbook/New York Philharmonic (Lincoln Center), The Mikado (Carnegie Hall), The Aluminum Show (international tour), V-Day (Urban Stages), Journey to the West (37 Arts), Esther Demsack (SPF/The Public Theater), DanceBreak (Joan Weill Center for Dance), Ace (The Old Globe, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Repertory Theater of St. Louis), Bright Lights, Big City (Prince Music Theater), Vices (Theatre Aspen), Aida (Music Theater Wichita), Man of La Mancha (Sacramento Music Circus) and numerous university credits.

The Other Josh Cohen design team includes:

David Korins’ (Scenic Design) Broadway credits include Motown, Annie, Bring It On, Chinglish, An Evening with Patti LuPone & Mandy Patinkin, Magic/Bird, Godspell, The Pee-Wee Herman Show, Lombardi, Passing Strange and Bridge and Tunnel. Korins has worked extensively both Off-Broadway and regionally. In 2011, Korins served as Kanye West’s creative director designing several concerts in the United States and abroad. Korins has been the production designer for several feature films, television specials and series on NBC, CBS, HBO, Bravo TV, IFC, Comedy Central, Lifetime and the Game Show Network. Korins received a Drama Desk Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, three Henry Hewes Awards and the 2009 Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Design. Korins designed the scenery for Godspell and The Diary of Anne Frank at Paper Mill Playhouse.

Jennifer Caprio (Costume Design) designed the costumes for the Broadway production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Off Broadway credits include: In Transit (Primary Stages), Modern Living and Post Modern Living (LaMama ETC), Signs of Life: A Tale of Terezin and Wanda’s World (Amas), Fugitive Songs (Dreamlight Productions), Two Rooms (Theatre Row), Masked (DR2 Theatre), Striking 12 (The Daryl Roth Theatre),Girl’s Room starring Donna McKechnie and Carol Lawrence (Queens Theatre in the Park also LA) and The Atheist (Center Stages, starring Star Trek‘s Chris Pine).

Jen Schriever (Lighting Design) provided lighting design for the Broadway production of Ghetto Klown. Off Broadway credits include: Sunset Baby (LAByrinth), Inner Voices: Solo Musicals (Urban Stages), The Other Josh Cohen (SoHo Playhouse), Conference of the Birds, Taming of the Shrew (Folger, DC), Bullet for Adolf (New World Stages), Triassic Parq (SoHo Playhouse), Hello Again (cap 21), Stuffed and UnStrung (Union Square) and An Evening Without Monty Python (Town Hall). Schriever was nominated for a Russian Golden Mask Award for Lighting Design of Britten’s Midsummer at the Mariinksy Theatre in Saint Petersburg.

Randy Hansen (Sound Design) serves as Paper Mill Playhouse’s resident sound designer. Over the past twenty-five years, Hansen has designed hundreds of musicals, plays, and live events all over the country.

Amanda Miller (Hair and Wig Design) creates custom wigs, hairpieces, facial hair, and hair extensions on commission from her TriBeCa wigshop. Offering full concept design in wigs, hair, and makeup for theater, television, film productions, and red carpet events, Miller recently designed wigs, hair, and makeup for Broadway’s Cyrano de Bergerac and Marie Antionette at Soho Rep. Miller’s wig designs can be seen in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street and David O. Russell’s American Hustle on the big screen, as well as the television series “Unforgettable,” “Blue Bloods,” “Homeland,” “The Following” and “Orange is the New Black”. She is the 2012 New York Women in Film and Television’s Designing Women Hair Design Honoree.

The Production Stage Manager is Gary Mickelson (Broadway’s First Date, Memphis, Gypsy; Paper Mill’s Lend Me a Tenor).

Free Audience Enrichment Activities for The Other Josh Cohen
Wed. February 19, 6:30pm, Art Gallery, Director’s Viewpoint
Enjoy coffee on us as Director Ted Sperling discusses The Other Josh Cohen.
Conversation Club, Learn more about the show you are about to see, led by members of Paper Mill’s Artistic and Education Departments.
Thurs. February 20, 6:30pm, Mezzanine,
Thurs. February 27
Thurs. March 6
Thurs. March 13

Sat. March 15, Following Matinee, Orchestra, Q&A with the Cast
Meet the cast and ask actors questions about the show or the role they are portraying.

PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE, a not-for-profit arts organization, is one of the country’s leading regional theaters. Paper Mill Playhouse programs are made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, A Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Paper Mill Playhouse is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, the Council of Stock Theatres, and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance.

Other articles by Lia Chang:
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Feb. 22: Lincoln Center Presents Cinderella’s Ann Harada in the American Songbook Series in the Allen Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall
Mar. 21 – May 4: Arena Stage Presents World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David Starring Tony Award winner Ron Rifkin and Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas
Signature’s Production Photos of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu; Opens February 24, 2014
Bryan Cranston Makes Broadway Debut in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre, Opens March 6, 2014
Celebrating the Year of the Horse with David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu at Signature Theatre; Previews begin February 4, 2014
Feb. 4 – Mar. 16: Phoebe Strole, Jon Rua, Join Cole Horibe and More for Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu
Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards Signature Theatre’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu Stars SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE’s Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee
Feb. 7-22: Maggie Alexander and Ciarán Sheehan Star in Michael Weller’s Fifty Words at The Gene Frankel Theatre
2014 is the Year of the Horse, Dragons and Lions in The Chinese New Year Parade
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits
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Photos: André De Shields, Michael Shannon, Rajiv Joseph, Christine Sherrill, Doug Peck, Alexis J. Rogers, Karen Ziemba and More Celebrate 2013 Jeff Equity Awards
Photos: Christine Toy Johnson, Baayork Lee, Jose Llana, Ann Harada, Dodie Pettit and More at Charles Randolph-Wright’s “Three Voices” concert series at Stage 72
Photos: Backstage with Michi Barall and the cast of Regina Taylor’s stop.reset. at Signature Theatre Febone1960.net Review: Power Play Powerful & Suspenseful
Signature Theatre’s 2013-14 Season Features New Works by Albee, Hwang, Enos, Taylor, Wilson, Clarke and Jacobs-Jenkins
Photos: The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards and After Party
Click here for the Lia Chang Articles Archive and here for the Lia Chang Photography Website.

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Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist. Lia will make her jazz vocalist debut on March 1, 2014, in Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz “LADY” at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York.
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Lia Chang Photos: Maggie Alexander and Ciarán Sheehan in Michael Weller’s Fifty Words at The Gene Frankel Theatre through February 22, 2014

February 21, 2014, 11:46 pm

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Maggie Alexander and Ciarán Sheehan star in Michael Weller’s Fifty Words at The Gene Frankel Theatre in New York. Photo by Lia Chang

Don’t miss the final performance of LungTree Productions’ FIFTY WORDS by Michael Weller starring Maggie Alexander and Ciarán Sheehan, at The Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond St, New York, NY, on Saturday, February 22, 2014. Performances for this Equity Showcase production, helmed by Graf Mouen, began on February 7, 2014.

Maggie Alexander and Ciarán Sheehan in their curtain call of Michael Weller’s Fifty Words at The Gene Frankel Theatre in New York. Photo by Lia Chang

While their nine-year-old son is away on his first sleep over, Adam and Jan have their first evening alone together since their son was born. What follows is a nightlong roller-coaster ride of revelation, rancor, passion, and humor that explores a modern-day marriage on the verge of either a breakup or deepening love and understanding. Tickets are $18, and can be purchased online at fiftywords.brownpapertickets.com For more information, email LungTreeProductions@gmail.com Please note: Due to mature themes and strong language, this play is NOT recommended for anyone under the age of 16.

Ciarán Sheehan. Photo by Lia Chang

Ciarán Sheehan (Adam) – is a native of Dublin, Ireland. New York – The Phantom of the Opera (The Phantom & Raoul), Les Miserables (Babet, u/s Marius), Grandchild of Kings (Tom, dir. Hal Prince), The Irish…and how they got that way (Ciarán/The Irish Rep), The Hostage (Shaughnessy/The Irish Rep). Broadway Concerts – Finian’s Rainbow (Woody), Brigadoon (Harry Beaton), Camelot (Sir Dinadan opposite Jeremy Irons). Toronto -The Phantom of the Opera (The Phantom). Regional – The Seagull (dir. Bobby Lewis), The Molly Maguires (James McKenna & Creative Producer). Television – “The Irish…and how they got that way,” “From Galway to Broadway,” “Ciarán, an Evening with Friends,” “Late Night,” “Law & Order,” “One Life to Live,” “Another World”. Vocal Performances – Carnegie Hall, Yankee Stadium, Giants Stadium, Continental Arena, IZOD Center, The National Concert Hall, The Cleveland Pops, and other various orchestras in the US, Canada, and Ireland. Various recordings. www.ciaransheehan.com Maggie Alexander (Jan) is the founder of LungTree Productions. She is also a current board member/resident actress at New Mercury Theatre. She has her BFA from UC Santa Barbara. Credit highlights include: OFF OFF B’WAY- Rabbit Hole (Izzy), Deuteranomoly (Cassandra) COLORADO- Proof (Katherine), Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (Georgeanne), Big Electric Superhero Hands (Julie), King Lear (Regan) CALIFORNIA- Boys’ Life (Lisa), Independence (Kess), Trooper (Taylor) FILM- Midnight Delight, The Impostor, Buffalo Diamonds, Action Girl TV- “Deadly Sins,” “Evil I” www.maggiealexander.net Graf Mouen (Director) Directed 15 plays and operas in regional and NY theater (Minnesota Opera, American Ibsen Theater, Yale School of Music, Wonderhorse Theater, The New Theater of Brooklyn). He has been Assistant Professor of Theater at Marymount College and at Fordham University, Lincoln Center and has an MFA in Directing from the Yale School of Drama. Gwen Eagleton (Assistant Director) Gwen is a member of AEA and a graduate of Stanford University. She appeared in the cast of The Phantom of the Opera Third National Tour for 3 and 1/2 years covering and performing the role of Madame Giry. She is honored to be assisting Director Graf Mouen and to be working with fellow alums from the Terry Schreiber Studio where she studied and was AD for The Last Days of Judas Iscariot.

Michael Weller. Photo by Lia Chang

Michael Weller (playwright) studied classical music composition at Brandeis University under Irving Fine, Harold Shapiro and Martin Boykin and earned his living as a jazz pianist before taking his graduate degree in theater at the University of Manchester, England. His plays have been performed at major theatres in America and around the world. Best known are Moonchildren, Fishing, Loose Ends, Spoils of War, and What the Night is For, (which had a production in the West End starring Gillian Anderson and Roger Allam) His films include Hair and Ragtime (for Milos Forman) and Lost Angels (for Hugh Hudson), and a television film based on his play Spoils of War. He was a writer/producer on the acclaimed television series “Once and Again,” and is now developing a series for Showtime based on his trilogy of two-character plays Loving, Longing, Leaving. Based on private mentoring over his career, he designed and developed the acclaimed Mentor Project for of the Cherry Lane Theatre, and served for it’s first ten years ten years as it’s Supervising Mentor. His play Beast was developed with the New York Stage and Film reading series in July 2008, and opened at the New York Theatre Workshop in September ’08, directed by Jo Bonney. A second new play of his, 50 Words opened ten days later at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, starring Elizabeth Marvel and Norbert Leo Butz, directed by Austin Pendleton. His most recent play, Side Effects, will premier at the Lucille Lortel in May, 2011, under the direction of playwright-director David Auburn. A musical based on the Boris Pasternak novel Dr Zhivago, for which he wrote the book (Des McAnuff to direct, Lucy Simon music, Amy Powers and Michael Korie lyrics), opened in Sydney Australia in February, 2011. He is currently completing (with Taylor Hackford) a musical (Rumors) centered around the making of Fleetwood Mac’s two legendary breakthrough albums. His work has won an Academy Award nomination, an N.A.A.C.P. Outstanding Contribution Award, Critics Outer Circle Award, a Rockefeller Foundation Grant and a Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays Award, and he has been honored by The Broken Watch Theatre Company, which names their playhouse in his honor. He is President of the Foundation of Writer’s Guild of America, east, and serves on the counsel of the Dramatists Guild of America. He has taught playwriting at the Toynbee School and Goldsmiths Teacher Training College in London, and at New York University, the Bay Area Playwright’s Festival, the Kennedy Center Summer Playwriting Intensive and has also taught screenwriting at N.Y.U.

Lia Chang. Photo by Charles Richard Barboza

Other Articles by Lia Chang:
Paper Mill Playhouse’s Production Photos: THE OTHER JOSH COHEN, A New Musical, Opens February 23, 2014
Mar. 1: Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz Presents “LADY” Featuring Lia Chang, Monica Garrido, Carolyn Holmes, Noel Simon’ Wippler, Linda Hudson, Adi Meyerson and Kathleen Doran
Feb. 22: Lincoln Center Presents Cinderella’s Ann Harada in the American Songbook Series in the Allen Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall
Mar. 21 – May 4: Arena Stage Presents World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David Starring Tony Award winner Ron Rifkin and Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas
Signature’s Production Photos of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu; Opens February 24, 2014
Bryan Cranston Makes Broadway Debut in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre, Opens March 6, 2014
Celebrating the Year of the Horse with David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu at Signature Theatre; Previews begin February 4, 2014 Feb. 4 – Mar. 16: Cole Horibe, Francis Jue, Peter Kim and More Set for Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards Signature’s Revival of The Piano Lesson Sweeps AUDELCO’s with 8 Wins including Best Revival, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Roslyn Ruff, Chuck Cooper and Brandon J. Dirden; Also Among 2013 “VIV” Winners – Wild with Happy’s Coleman Domingo and Sharon Washington; and Storyville’s Mercedes Ellington Click here for the Lia Chang Articles Archive and here for the Lia Chang Photography Website. All text, graphics, articles & photographs: © 2000-2014 Lia Chang Multimedia. All rights reserved. All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Lia Chang. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content. For permission, please contact Lia at liachangpr@gmail.com

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Lia Chang Photos: Harriet Harris, John Tartaglia, Christine Toy Johnson, Alan Muraoka, James Saito and More celebrate Ann Harada’s Debut at Lincoln Center in the American Songbook Series

February 25, 2014, 11:48 pm

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Ann Harada in rehearsal, J J Johnson on viola in background in The Allen Room in New York on February 22, 2014. Photo by Lia Chang

Last Saturday, Broadway vet Ann Harada was simply spectacular in the Allen Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York, where she performed as part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Concert Series.

Ann Harada with special guest Kevin Pariseau in rehearsal. Photo by Lia Chang

Helmed by frequent collaborator Alan Muraoka, with musical direction by Gary Adler, Harada was joined by long time pal Kevin Pariseau, with whom she sang a series of Judy Garland duets.

Scott Neumann (drums), Kevin Pariseau, Brian Koonin (guitar), MaryAnn McSweeney (bass), Ann Harada, JJ Johnson (viola), Gary Adler (musical director), backstage in the star dressing room. Photo by Lia Chang

Her musicians included Gary Adler (Keys), Brian Koonin (Guitar), Scott Neumann (Drums), Mary Ann McSweeney (Bass) and JJ Johnson (Viola).

Director Alan Muraoka gives Ann Harada notes in dress rehearsal. Photo by Lia Chang

Alan Muraoka and Ann Harada backstage in the star dressing room. Photo by Lia Chang

Ann Harada and Harriet Harris. Photo by Lia Chang

Harriet Harris, with whom Harada appeared in Cinderella on Broadway, Christine Toy Johnson and James Saito were among the many guests who packed the Green Room after the show to wish her well. There was even a mini Avenue Q/”Sesame Street” reunion with John Tartaglia and Phoebe Kreutz in the house.

Avenue Q/Sesame Street reunion with John Tartaglia, Gary Adler, Ann Harada, Alan Muraoka and Phoebe Kreutz. Photo by Lia Chang

Ann Harada in concert. Photo by Lia Chang

Setlist:

GEE, BUT IT’S GOOD TO BE HERE – music by Harold Karr, lyrics by Matt Dubey

THE GENTLEMAN IS A DOPE – music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH – music and lyrics by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley

GARLAND DUETS MEDLEY:
Be a Clown – music and lyrics by Cole Porter

When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam – music and lyrics by Irving Berlin

You Wonderful You – music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Jack Brooks and Saul Chaplin

I Wish I Were in Love Again – music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart

For Me and My Gal – Music by George W. Meyer, lyrics by Edgar Leslie and E. Ray Goetz

SONG OF THE FULL REFRIGERATOR – music by Will Aronson, lyrics by William Finn

IF I WERE A BELL – music and lyrics by Frank Loesser

MIND OF A TURKEY – music by Gary Adler, lyrics by Phoebe Kreutz

A LAST CONFESSION –music by Steve Marzullo, lyrics by W. B. Yeats

OK, THAT’S TEN/ THEY JUST KEEP MOVING THE LINE –music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman

THERE’S A FINE, FINE LINE – music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

FINE – music and lyrics by Adam Gwon NOW – music by Brad Ross, lyrics by Joe Keenan

LOVE IS THE WAY THAT WE LIVE – music by Neil Radisch, lyrics by James Milton and David Goldstein Encore:

I HAPPEN TO LIKE NEW YORK—music and lyrics by Cole Porter

Ann Harada on stage with Gary Adler, JJ Johnson and MaryAnn McSweeney. Photo by Lia Chang

Scott Neumann, Ann Harada and Brian Koonin. Photo by Lia Chang

Alan Muraoka, Ann Harada and Jon Nakagawa, Director, Contemporary Programming at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Photo by Lia Chang

Other articles about Ann Harada:
Feb. 22: Lincoln Center Presents Cinderella’s Ann Harada in the American Songbook Series in the Allen Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall
Christine Toy Johnson, Thom Sesma, Ali Ewoldt, Jose Llana, Ann Harada, Telly Leung and More Set for The Asian American Composers and Lyricists Project at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre on May 19, 2013
Ann Harada Plays Cinderella’s Stepsister Charlotte in Broadway Premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at the Broadway Theatre
Photos and Video: Daniel Dae Kim, Ann Harada, Greg Watanabe and More at Jeanne Sakata’s Hold These Truths starring Joel de la Fuente
Shinsai: Theaters for Japan Photos: (8pm) with Oskar Eustis, Patti LuPone, Lisa Emery, Ann Harada, Paolo Montalban, Thom Sesma, Sab Shimono, Henry Stram, Richard Thomas, John Weidman and more
Daryl “Chill” Mitchell and Ann Harada to Star in Staged Reading of Internal Bleeding by Christine Toy Johnson on 4/5
Ann Harada stars in “Christmas Eve with Christmas Eve” on 12/14 to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS
Harada, Leung, Llana, Johnson, Takara Sing Once On This Island on May 16 at Theatre at Saint Peter’s

Alan Muraoka, Gary Adler, Lia Chang, Christine Toy Johnson, Ann Harada and James Saito.

Ann Harada with special guest Kevin Pariseau in rehearsal. Photo by Lia Chang

Other articles by Lia Chang:
Mar. 1: Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz Presents “LADY” Featuring Lia Chang, Monica Garrido, Carolyn Holmes, Noel Simon’ Wippler, Linda Hudson, Adi Meyerson and Kathleen Doran
Mar. 21 – May 4: Arena Stage Presents World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David Starring Tony Award winner Ron Rifkin and Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas
Signature’s Production Photos of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu; Opens February 24, 2014
Bryan Cranston Makes Broadway Debut in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre, Opens March 6, 2014
Celebrating the Year of the Horse with David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu at Signature Theatre; Previews begin February 4, 2014
Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits

Photos: André De Shields, Michael Shannon, Rajiv Joseph, Christine Sherrill, Doug Peck, Alexis J. Rogers, Karen Ziemba and More Celebrate 2013 Jeff Equity Awards
Photos: Christine Toy Johnson, Baayork Lee, Jose Llana, Ann Harada, Dodie Pettit and More at Charles Randolph-Wright’s “Three Voices” concert series at Stage 72
Photos: Backstage with Michi Barall and the cast of Regina Taylor’s stop.reset. at Signature Theatre
Febone1960.net Review: Power Play Powerful & Suspenseful
Photos: The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards and After Party
Click here for the Lia Chang Articles Archive and here for the Lia Chang Photography Website.

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Lia Chang Photos: Steve Rosen, David Rossmer, Hannah Elless, Vadim Feichtner, Cathryn Salamone, Ken Triwush and Kate Wetherhead Celebrate The Other Josh Cohen Opening Night

February 26, 2014, 4:24 pm

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Ken Triwush, Hannah Elless, Steve Rosen, Kate Wetherhead, David Rossmer, Vadim Feichtner and Cathryn Salamone during the curtain call for Paper Mill Playhouse’s production of The Other Josh Cohen in Millburn, NJ on February 23, 2014. Photo by Lia Chang

The Off-Broadway hit musical comedy The Other Josh Cohen, which opened on Sunday, February 23, 2014, is currently playing a limited run at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey through March 16, 2014. Check out the opening night photos below.

Ken Triwush, Steve Rosen, Hannah Elless and Kate Wetherhead during the curtain call for Paper Mill Playhouse’s production of The Other Josh Cohen in Millburn, NJ on February 23, 2014. Photo by Lia Chang

The Other Josh Cohen features a book, music and lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen. Helmed by Ted Sperling with musical staging by Andrew Palermo, and musical direction by Vadim Feichtner. The Other Josh Cohen features Steve Rosen, David Rossmer, Hannah Elless, Vadim Feichtner, Cathryn Salamone, Ken Triwush and Kate Wetherhead.

Steve Rosen, Hannah Elless, Kate Wetherhead, David Rossmer and Vadim Feitchner. Photo by Lia Chang

The creative team includes David Korins (Scenic Design), Jennifer Caprio (Costume Design), Jen Schriever (Lighting Design), Randy Hansen (Sound Design) and Amanda Miller (Hair and Wig Design).

Paper Mill Playhouse in Milburn, NJ. Photo by Lia Chang

Todd Schmidt, Managing Director, Paper Mill Playhouse, co-producers Kevin McCollum and Lily Fan, and Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director, Paper Mill Playhouse. Photo by Lia Chang

Mark S, Hoebee, Ted Sperling, Kevin McCollum and Lily Fan join the cast-Hannah Elless, Vadim Feichtner, Steven Rosen, David Rossmer, Cathryn Salaone, Ken Triwush and Kate Wetherhead_photo by Lia Chang

Vadim Feichtner, Steve Rosen, Kate Wetherhead, David Rossmer, Cathryn Salamone, Hannah Elless and Ken Triwush. Photo by Lia Chang

Kate Wetherhead, Cathryn Salamone and Hannah Elless. Photo by Lia Chang

Co-producers Lily Fan and Kevin McCollum. Photo by Lia Chang

Co-stars and co-writers Steve Rosen and David Rossmer. Photo by Lia Chang

Andrew Palermo (Musical Staging), Victor Maog, Co-producer Lily Fan, Noah Waxman and director Ted Sperling. Photo by Lia Chang

Steve Rosen and Hannah Elless. Photo by Lia Chang

Lily Fan, Jennifer Caprio (Costume Design) and Jen Schriever (Lighting Design). Photo by Lia Chang

Ken Triwush and his wife Dana Triwush. Photo by Lia Chang

David Rossmer, Mark S. Hoebee and Steve Rosen. Photo by Lia Chang

Kate Wetherhead and her husband, lighting designer Jeff Croiter. Photo by Lia Chang

Co-star and co-writer Steve Rosen is surrounded by his family on opening night of The Other Josh Cohen at Charlie Brown's in Milburn, NJ on February 23, 2014. Photo by Lia Chang

The Other Josh Cohen Articles:
broadwayworld.com: Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Paper Mill Playhouse’s THE OTHER JOSH COHEN
theatermania.com: David Rossmer and Steve Rosen’s The Other Josh Cohen Opens at the Paper Mill Playhouse
northjersey.com: Theater review: ‘The Other Josh Cohen’ at Paper Mill Playhouse
nj.com:’The Other Josh Cohen’ opens at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn

Other articles by Lia Chang:
Paper Mill Playhouse’s Production Photos: THE OTHER JOSH COHEN, A New Musical, Opens February 23, 2014
Mar. 1: Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz Presents “LADY” Featuring Lia Chang, Monica Garrido, Carolyn Holmes, Noel Simon’ Wippler, Linda Hudson, Adi Meyerson and Kathleen Doran
Photos: Harriet Harris, John Tartaglia, Christine Toy Johnson, Alan Muraoka, James Saito and More celebrate Ann Harada’s Debut at Lincoln Center in the American Songbook Series
Mar. 21 – May 4: Arena Stage Presents World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David Starring Tony Award winner Ron Rifkin and Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas
Signature’s Production Photos of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu; Opens February 24, 2014
Bryan Cranston Makes Broadway Debut in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre, Opens March 6, 2014
Celebrating the Year of the Horse with David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu at Signature Theatre; Previews begin February 4, 2014
Feb. 4 – Mar. 16: Phoebe Strole, Jon Rua, Join Cole Horibe and More for Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu
Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards Signature Theatre’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu Stars SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE’s Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits
Photos: André De Shields, Michael Shannon, Rajiv Joseph, Christine Sherrill, Doug Peck, Alexis J. Rogers, Karen Ziemba and More Celebrate 2013 Jeff Equity Awards
Photos: Christine Toy Johnson, Baayork Lee, Jose Llana, Ann Harada, Dodie Pettit and More at Charles Randolph-Wright’s “Three Voices” concert series at Stage 72
Photos: Backstage with Michi Barall and the cast of Regina Taylor’s stop.reset. at Signature Theatre Febone1960.net Review: Power Play Powerful & Suspenseful
Photos: The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards and After Party
Click here for the Lia Chang Articles Archive and here for the Lia Chang Photography Website.

Lia Chang. Photo by Charles Richard Barboza

Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist. Lia will make her jazz vocalist debut on March 1, 2014, in Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz “LADY” at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York.
All text, graphics, articles & photographs: © 2000-2014 Lia Chang Multimedia. All rights reserved. All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Lia Chang. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content. For permission, please contact Lia at liachangpr@gmail.com

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Feb. 20-Mar. 16: Gordana Rashovich, Mia Dillon and Brian Murray Set for Hartford Stage’s A SONG AT TWILIGHT

February 27, 2014, 12:53 am

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Gordana Rashovich Photo by Lia Chang

Gordana Rashovich, Mia Dillon and Brian Murray are currently appearing in Hartford Stage’s revival of Noël Coward’s A Song at Twilight, directed by former Artistic Director, Mark Lamos, who returns to celebrate the company’s 50th Anniversary Season. The co-production with Westport Country Playhouse began performances on February 20, and will continue through March 16.

Yale School of Drama graduate Nicholas Carriere is also featured in Coward’s poignant comedy, which plays only 27 performances at Hartford Stage before the Westport run begins on April 29.

One of the playwright’s last works (1966), A Song at Twilight takes place in a luxurious Swiss hotel, where a famous writer and his embittered wife await the arrival of his old flame – and her stack of incriminating letters. Coward’s brave and bittersweet tale examines the consequences of living a lie.

Sir Noël Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called “a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise”. His most famous works include the plays Hay Fever, Design for Living, Private Lives, and Blithe Spirit; the films Cavalcade and This Happy Breed; and the musicals Sail Away and The Girl Who Came to Supper.

Gordana Rashovich, Nicholas Carrière and Brian Murray. Photo by T. Charles Erickson

Actor, director and 2004 American Theatre Hall of Fame inductee Murray’s many Broadway credits include three Tony Award-nominated performances: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in 1968, The Little Foxes in 1997, and The Crucible in 2002. He also appeared in 2003′s Edgardo Mine at Hartford Stage. Dillon, winner of the 1982 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Crimes of the Heart, also appeared on Broadway in Da, Hay Fever, The Miser, Our Town, and Agnes of God. Carriere, who appeared at Yale Rep in All’s Well That Ends Well and The Cherry Orchard, most recently toured nationally in The Lion King.

Mia Dillon and Gordana Rashovich. Photo by T. Charles Erickson

A longtime veteran of Hartford Stage, where she appeared in Othello, Light Up the Sky, Richard III, and Woyzeck, among many others, Rashovich’s Broadway credits include Conversations with My Father, Cymbeline and Old Acquaintances. One of her most acclaimed performances was in Hartford Stage’s production of A Shayna Maidel, which transferred to rave reviews Off-Broadway in New York. She won the Obie and Theatre World awards for the role.

Presently Artistic Director at Westport Country Playhouse, Mark Lamos served as Artistic Director at Hartford Stage from 1980 to 1998. His New York credits include two Hartford Stage transfers, The Gershwin’s Fascinating Rhythm and Our Country’s Good (Tony Award nomination), and numerous Lincoln Center Theater productions, including Cymbeline, The Rivals, Measure for Measure (Lortel Award) and the Hartford Stage transfer of Seascape.

Hartford Stage received the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre during Lamos’ tenure. To view a video of Lamos and other artistic and managing directors discussing the 50th Anniversary, visit www.50.hartfordstage.com.

Designers for A Song at Twilight are Alexander Dodge, Set Designer (The Tempest and Bell, Book and Candle at Hartford Stage; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, both in Hartford currently on Broadway); Fabio Toblini, Costume Designer (Hedda Gabler, The Tempest, and Bell, Book and Candle, Harford Stage); Matthew Richards, Lighting Designer (La Dispute, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, and Bell, Book and Candle, Hartford Stage); and John Gromada, Sound Designer (The Orphans’ Home Cycle, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Christmas Carol, and many more for Hartford Stage).

The 50th Anniversary Season is made possible, in part, by Legacy Sponsors Travelers, United Technologies, and The Hartford. The anniversary season is also sponsored by the Greater Hartford Arts Council and the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development.

Hartford Stage is especially pleased to announce that the 50th Anniversary Season is made possible, in part, by the extraordinarily generous Legacy Sponsorship of $250,000 from Travelers. Travelers has been a generous funder since the early years of Hartford Stage, generously supporting annual productions, educational programs, capital campaigns and other special events.

Lia Chang. Photo by Charles Richard Barboza

Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist. Lia will make her jazz vocalist debut on March 1, 2014, in Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz “LADY” at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York. Lia recently starred as Carole Barbara in Lorey Hayes’ Power Play at the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, N.C., with Pauletta Pearson Washington, Roscoe Orman, Lorey Hayes, Marcus Naylor and Phynjuar.

Other articles about Gordana Rashovich:
Photos: Brandon Uranowitz, Gordana Rashovich, Todd Lawson, Sarah Grace Wilson and More Star in Superb Revival of Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy, Extended through October 27, 2013
A night out with Gordana Rashovich, Flora Goforth in The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore
Photos: Alan Cumming, Sutton Foster, David Pittu, Jarlath Conroy and Gordana Rashovich at Charles Busch’s Judith of Bethulia

Other articles by Lia Chang:
Mar. 1: Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz Presents “LADY” Featuring Lia Chang, Monica Garrido, Carolyn Holmes, Noel Simon’ Wippler, Linda Hudson, Adi Meyerson and Kathleen Doran
Photos: Steve Rosen, David Rossmer, Hannah Elless, Vadim Feichtner, Cathryn Salamone, Ken Triwush and Kate Wetherhead Celebrate The Other Josh Cohen Opening Night
Photos: Harriet Harris, John Tartaglia, Christine Toy Johnson, Alan Muraoka, James Saito and More celebrate Ann Harada’s Debut at Lincoln Center in the American Songbook Series
Mar. 21 – May 4: Arena Stage Presents World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David Starring Tony Award winner Ron Rifkin and Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas
Signature’s Production Photos of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu; Opens February 24, 2014
Bryan Cranston Makes Broadway Debut in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre, Opens March 6, 2014
Celebrating the Year of the Horse with David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu at Signature Theatre; Previews begin February 4, 2014
Feb. 4 – Mar. 16: Phoebe Strole, Jon Rua, Join Cole Horibe and More for Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu
Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits
Photos: André De Shields, Michael Shannon, Rajiv Joseph, Christine Sherrill, Doug Peck, Alexis J. Rogers, Karen Ziemba and More Celebrate 2013 Jeff Equity Awards
Photos: Backstage with Michi Barall and the cast of Regina Taylor’s stop.reset. at Signature Theatre
Febone1960.net Review: Power Play Powerful & Suspenseful
Photos: André De Shields, Mary Zimmerman, Akash Chopra, Richard M. Sherman, Kevin Carolan, Larry Yando, Nehal Joshi and More Celebrate The Jungle Book Opening Night at Huntington Theatre in Boston
Photos: The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards and After Party
Click here for the Lia Chang Articles Archive.

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Lia Chang Photos: Backstage and Opening Night of Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu

February 28, 2014, 6:29 pm

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The cast of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu at their opening night curtain call on the Irene Diamond Stage at Signature Theatre Company’s Pershing Square Signature Center in New York on February 24, 2014. Photo by Lia Chang

The world premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu, directed by Leigh Silverman and featuring choreography by Sonya Tayeh, opened on The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). The production began previews on February 4, and has been extended through March 30, 2014. I had an all-access pass to the opening night festivities.

Kung Fu‘s opening night began backstage at 5:15pm, where cultural consultants Joanna C. Lee and her husband, Ken Smith, had arranged a roast suckling pig, duck, chicken, clementines and incense for good luck.

The Kung Fu company was honored to meet Bruce Lee’s widow, Linda Lee Cadwell,their daughter Shannon Lee and their granddaughter, Wren Lee.

Oskar Eustis, Sutton Foster, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Michi Barall and her husband playwright Charles Mee, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Regina Taylor, Sheldon Best, Matthew Rauch, Matthew Maher, May Adrales, Patricia McGregor, January LaVoy were among the opening night guests.
Click to view slideshow.
Cole Horibe (“So You Think You Can Dance”) makes his New York stage debut as Bruce Lee in David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu, opposite Phoebe Strole (Spring Awakening, “Glee”) as Lee’s wife Linda, and Francis Jue (M. Butterfly, Thoroughly Modern Millie) as his father, Lee Hoi-Chuen, a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and film actor.
The cast also features Jon Rua (Hands on a Hard Body, In the Heights), Emmanuel Brown (Spiderman Turn Off the Dark), Clifton Duncan (Good Person of Szechwan), Bradley Fong (Deadly She-Wolf Assassin at Armageddon), Peter Kim (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Ari Loeb (Spiderman Turn Off the Dark), Reed Luplau, Kristen Faith Oei (Spiderman Turn Off the Dark) and Christopher Vo.

The cast and creative team of David Henry Hwang’s celebrate at their opening night party at Signature Theatre Company’s Pershing Square Signature Center in New York on February 24, 2014. Photo by Lia Chang

An exhilarating portrait of international icon Bruce Lee’s journey from troubled Hong Kong youth to martial arts legend, Kung Fu blends dance, Chinese opera, martial arts and drama into a bold new theatrical form. This World Premiere production follows Lee in America as he struggles to prove himself as a fighter, a husband, a father, and a man.

The creative team also includes Jaime Guan (Chinese Opera Movement Specialist), David Zinn (Scenic Design), Anita Yavich (Costume Design), Ben Stanton (Lighting Design), Darron L West (Sound Design), Darrel Maloney (Projection Design), Du Yun (Composer), Deborah Hecht (Vocal and Dialect Coach), and Joanna C. Lee and Ken Smith (Cultural Consultants). Alan Muraoka is the Assistant Director and David H. Lurie is the Production Stage Manager. Casting by Telsey + Company.

Click here to purchase tickets. Tickets to the initial runs of all Signature Productions at The Pershing Square Signature Center are $25, part of the groundbreaking Signature Ticket Initiative: A Generation of Access, a program that guarantees affordable and accessible tickets to every Signature production through 2031. Serving as a model for theatres and performing arts organizations across the country, the Initiative was founded in 2005 and is made possible by lead partner The Pershing Square Foundation. Additional support provided by Founding Sponsor Time Warner Inc., Margot Adams, the Ford Foundation, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

The Signature Theatre Company Bookstore is currently stocking Bruce Lee themed merchandise including Bruce Lee DVD sets, Bruce Lee Dolls and Bruce Lee/Kung Fu themed T-shirts. Photo by Lia Chang

Click here for David Henry Hwang’s youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com blog posts, and below for EW.com‘s exclusive video footage.

EW.com: Kung Fu dancers get a kick in rehearsal from ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ choreographer Sonya Tayeh — VIDEO

Other articles by Lia Chang:
Mar. 1: Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz Presents “LADY” Featuring Lia Chang, Monica Garrido, Carolyn Holmes, Noel Simon’ Wippler, Linda Hudson, Adi Meyerson and Kathleen Doran
Photos: Harriet Harris, John Tartaglia, Christine Toy Johnson, Alan Muraoka, James Saito and More celebrate Ann Harada’s Debut at Lincoln Center in the American Songbook Series
Photos: Steve Rosen, David Rossmer, Hannah Elless, Vadim Feichtner, Cathryn Salamone, Ken Triwush and Kate Wetherhead Celebrate The Other Josh Cohen Opening Night
Bryan Cranston Makes Broadway Debut in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre, Opens March 6, 2014
March 21 – May 4: Arena Stage Presents World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David Starring Tony Award winner Ron Rifkin and Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas
2014 is the Year of the Horse, Dragons and Lions in The Chinese New Year Parade
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits
Photos: André De Shields, Michael Shannon, Rajiv Joseph, Christine Sherrill, Doug Peck, Alexis J. Rogers, Karen Ziemba and More Celebrate 2013 Jeff Equity Awards
Photos: Cheryl Lynn Bruce, André De Shields, Sandra Marquez, Dennis Zacek and More Celebrate Opening Night of Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins at Victory Gardens
Photos: Christine Toy Johnson, Baayork Lee, Jose Llana, Ann Harada, Dodie Pettit and More at Charles Randolph-Wright’s “Three Voices” concert series at Stage 72
Photos: Denise Burse, Michael Genet, Doug Eskew, Tracie Thoms, Sakina Ansari-Wilson and More Celebrate Marcus Gardley’s dance of the holy ghosts Opening Night at Center Stage
Photos: Backstage with Michi Barall and the cast of Regina Taylor’s stop.reset. at Signature Theatre Febone1960.net Review: Power Play Powerful & Suspenseful
Signature Theatre’s 2013-14 Season Features New Works by Albee, Hwang, Enos, Taylor, Wilson, Clarke and Jacobs-Jenkins
Photos: The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards and After Party
Meet the authors of the Pocket Chinese Almanac, Joanna C. Lee and Ken Smith, Museworks, Ltd.
Click here for the Lia Chang Articles Archive and here for the Lia Chang Photography Website.

Lia Chang. Photo by Charles Richard Barboza

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Signature’s Production of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu, starring Cole Horibe, Phoebe Strole and Francis Jue, extends through April 6, 2014

March 4, 2014, 10:21 am

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The world premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu, directed by Leigh Silverman and featuring choreography by Sonya Tayeh, which opened on The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues) on February 24, 2014, has been extended again through April 6, 2014. Click here to purchase tickets. All tickets for performances through March 16 are $25. Tickets for performance beginning March 18 are $75.

Phoebe Strole and Cole Horibe. Photo by Lia Chang

Cole Horibe (“So You Think You Can Dance”) makes his New York stage debut as Bruce Lee in David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu, opposite Phoebe Strole (Spring Awakening, “Glee”) as Lee’s wife Linda, and Francis Jue (M. Butterfly, Thoroughly Modern Millie) as his father, Lee Hoi-Chuen, a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and film actor.

The cast also features Jon Rua (Hands on a Hard Body, In the Heights), Emmanuel Brown (Spiderman Turn Off the Dark), Clifton Duncan (Good Person of Szechwan), Bradley Fong (Deadly She-Wolf Assassin at Armageddon), Peter Kim (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Ari Loeb (Spiderman Turn Off the Dark), Reed Luplau, Kristen Faith Oei (Spiderman Turn Off the Dark) and Christopher Vo.

Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee. Photo by Joan Marcus

Francis Jue and Cole Horibe. Photo by Joan Marcus

Ari Laub and Cole Horibe. Photo by Joan Marcus

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Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee and the cast of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu. Photo by Joan Marcus

Click here for David Henry Hwang’s youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com blog posts, and below for EW.com‘s exclusive video footage.

EW.com: Kung Fu dancers get a kick in rehearsal from ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ choreographer Sonya Tayeh — VIDEO

The Signature Theatre Company Bookstore is currently stocking Bruce Lee themed merchandise including Bruce Lee DVD sets, Bruce Lee Dolls and Bruce Lee/Kung Fu themed T-shirts. Photo by Lia Chang

Other articles by Lia Chang:
Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz Presents “LADY” Featuring Lia Chang, Monica Garrido, Carolyn Holmes, Noel Simon’ Wippler, Linda Hudson, Adi Meyerson and Kathleen Doran
Photos: Harriet Harris, John Tartaglia, Christine Toy Johnson, Alan Muraoka, James Saito and More celebrate Ann Harada’s Debut at Lincoln Center in the American Songbook Series
Photos: Steve Rosen, David Rossmer, Hannah Elless, Vadim Feichtner, Cathryn Salamone, Ken Triwush and Kate Wetherhead Celebrate The Other Josh Cohen Opening Night
Bryan Cranston Makes Broadway Debut in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre, Opens March 6, 2014
Mar. 21 – May 4: Arena Stage Presents World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David Starring Tony Award winner Ron Rifkin and Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas
2014 is the Year of the Horse, Dragons and Lions in The Chinese New Year Parade
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits
Photos: André De Shields, Michael Shannon, Rajiv Joseph, Christine Sherrill, Doug Peck, Alexis J. Rogers, Karen Ziemba and More Celebrate 2013 Jeff Equity Awards
Photos: Cheryl Lynn Bruce, André De Shields, Sandra Marquez, Dennis Zacek and More Celebrate Opening Night of Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins at Victory Gardens
Photos: Christine Toy Johnson, Baayork Lee, Jose Llana, Ann Harada, Dodie Pettit and More at Charles Randolph-Wright’s “Three Voices” concert series at Stage 72
Photos: Denise Burse, Michael Genet, Doug Eskew, Tracie Thoms, Sakina Ansari-Wilson and More Celebrate Marcus Gardley’s dance of the holy ghosts Opening Night at Center Stage
Photos: Backstage with Michi Barall and the cast of Regina Taylor’s stop.reset. at Signature Theatre Febone1960.net Review: Power Play Powerful & Suspenseful
Signature Theatre’s 2013-14 Season Features New Works by Albee, Hwang, Enos, Taylor, Wilson, Clarke and Jacobs-Jenkins
Photos: The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards and After Party
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Click here for the Lia Chang Articles Archive and here for the Lia Chang Photography Website.

David Henry Hwang Articles:
Photos: Backstage and Opening Night of Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu
Signature’s Production Photos of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu, Opens February 24, 2014
Celebrating the Year of the Horse with David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu at Signature Theatre; Previews begin February 4, 2014
Feb. 4 – Mar. 16: Phoebe Strole, Jon Rua, Join Cole Horibe and More for Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu
Feb. 4 – Mar. 16: Cole Horibe, Francis Jue, Peter Kim and More Set for Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu
Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards Signature Theatre’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu Stars SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE’s Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee
David Henry Hwang to Receive the 2012 Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award at the 5th Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards on October 29, 2012
Signature Theatre’s Revival of David Henry Hwang’s The Dance and The Railroad Set for Wuzhen Theatre Festival in Wuzhen, China, May 9-12, 2013
Photos: David Henry Hwang’s The Dance and The Railroad Opening Night at Signature Theatre Photos: Partying with the Cast of David Henry Hwang’s Golden Child; Extended Run Ends December 16, 2012
Photos: David Henry Hwang, Oskar Eustis, BD Wong, Brian d’Arcy James, Francis Jue, Jennifer Lim and Leigh Silverman at WNYC’s The Greene Space
Filmmaker Justin Lin Acquires Film Rights to David Henry Hwang’s Critically Acclaimed Broadway Comedy Chinglish
David Henry Hwang Set as Signature Theatre’s Residency One Playwright for the 2012-2013 Season David Henry Hwang to Receive 2012 William Inge Distinguished Achievement in the American Theatre Award
Broadwayworld.com Photo Flash: Library of Congress’ IN REHEARSAL Exhibit
Nothing is Sacred in David Henry Hwang’s Comedy of Mistaken Racial Identity
Francis Jue, At Home on the Stage
The Making of the Flower Drum Song Cast Album Flower Drum Song, An American Story
The Literary Legacy of C.Y. Lee Click here for more articles on David Henry Hwang.

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Mar. 21-May 4: Richard Thomas, Ron Rifkin, Hallie Foote and Khaled Nabaway Set for Arena Stage’s World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David

March 4, 2014, 11:05 am

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Richard Thomas. Photo by Lia Chang

Arena Stage is presenting the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright’s historical drama Camp David, starring Tony Award winner Ron Rifkin (“Alias,” Broadway’s Cabaret) and Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas (“The Waltons”) as Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and President Jimmy Carter, respectively, at the Mead Center for American Theater. The cast also features Tony nominee Hallie Foote as Rosalynn Carter and Khaled Nabaway as Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Helmed by artistic director Molly Smith, Camp David runs March 21-May 4, 2014 in the Kreeger Theater.

Ron Rifkin received the Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway revival of Cabaret. Additional Broadway credits include Wrong Mountain, A Month in the Country and Broken Glass. He originated the role of Isaac Geldhart in Jon Robin Baitz’s Substance of Fire and was recently seen off-Broadway in The Twenty-Seventh Man and The Paris Letter. Film credits include The Words, Peep World, The Sum of All Fears, Dragonfly, The Majestic, Boiler Room, Keeping the Faith, The Negotiator, L.A. Confidential, Husbands and Wives, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Last Summer in the Hamptons, Wolf and JFK. Ron starred as Arvin Sloane on ABC‘s “Alias” and as Saul Holden on ABC‘s “”Brothers & Sisters. Additional TV credits include “Law & Order: SVU,” “One Day at a Time,” “The Trials of Rosie O’Neill,” “Sex and the City,” “ER,” “Nero Wolfe” and “The Outer Limits”.
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Richard Thomas received an Emmy Award for his role as John Boy on the TV series “The Waltons”. He was recently seen on Broadway in An Enemy of the People and Race. Richard’s theater career began at age seven on Broadway with Sunrise at Campobello and has continued with such shows as Fifth of July, The Seagull, The Front Page, Tiny Alice, Peer Gynt, Richard II, Richard III, Hamlet, The Stendhal Syndrome, Democracy and A Naked Girl on the Appian Way. He is currently appearing on the hit FX series “The Americans” and previously appeared on “Just Cause,” “It’s a Miracle” and “Swiss Family Robinson”. Film credits include The Wonder Boys, Battle Beyond the Stars, The Todd Killings, Red Sky at Morning and Taking Woodstock.

Click here to purchase tickets. For complete season information, visit arenastage.org/shows-tickets/the-season.

Performance Schedule:

Fri 3/21/14 8:00PM
Sat 3/22/14 8:00PM Sold Out!
Sun 3/23/14 2:00PM
Sun 3/23/14 7:30PM
Tue 3/25/14 7:30PM
Wed 3/26/14 7:30PM
Thu 3/27/14 8:00PM Post Show Discussion
Fri 3/28/14 8:00PM
Sat 3/29/14 2:00PM
Sat 3/29/14 8:00PM
Sun 3/30/14 2:00PM Sold Out!
Sun 3/30/14 7:30PM
Tue 4/1/14 7:30PM
Wed 4/2/14 7:30PM Piano Bar Post-show Event
Thu 4/3/14 8:00PM Red Carpet Premiere
Fri 4/4/14 8:00PM
Sat 4/5/14 2:00PM
Sat 4/5/14 8:00PM
Sun 4/6/14 2:00PM
Sun 4/6/14 7:30PM
Tue 4/8/14 12:00PM Post Show Discussion
Wed 4/9/14 12:00PM Post Show Discussion
Thu 4/10/14 8:00PM
Fri 4/11/14 8:00PM
Sat 4/12/14 2:00PM
Sat 4/12/14 8:00PM
Sun 4/13/14 2:00PM
Sun 4/13/14 7:30PM
Tue 4/15/14 7:30PM Post Show Discussion
Wed 4/16/14 12:00PM Post Show Discussion
Wed 4/16/14 7:30PM
Thu 4/17/14 8:00PM
Fri 4/18/14 8:00PM
Sat 4/19/14 2:00PM Audio Describe
Sat 4/19/14 8:00PM
Sun 4/20/14 6:00PM
Tue 4/22/14 7:30PM
Wed 4/23/14 7:30PM Open Caption
Thu 4/24/14 8:00PM Open Caption
Fri 4/25/14 8:00PM
Sat 4/26/14 2:00PM
Sat 4/26/14 8:00PM
Sun 4/27/14 2:00PM
Sun 4/27/14 7:30PM
Tue 4/29/14 7:30PM
Wed 4/30/14 7:30PM
Thu 5/1/14 8:00PM
Fri 5/2/14 8:00PM
Sat 5/3/14 2:00PM
Sat 5/3/14 8:00PM
Sun 5/4/14 2:00PM
Sun 5/4/14 7:30PM

Lia Chang. Photo by Charles Richard Barboza

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2014 is the Year of the Horse, Dragons and Lions in The Chinese New Year Parade
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits
Video: Award Winning Playwrights Rajiv Joseph and Tarell Alvin McCraney, the focus of PBS Film, Playwright: From Page to Stage
Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards
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Photos: Christine Toy Johnson, Baayork Lee, Jose Llana, Ann Harada, Dodie Pettit and More at Charles Randolph-Wright’s “Three Voices” concert series at Stage 72
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Mar. 7-Apr. 6: André De Shields, Adam Chanler-Berat, Kyle Beltran, Kevin Mambo and More Set for DTC’s World Premiere Musical The Fortress of Solitude, A Co-Production with The Public Theater

March 5, 2014, 2:29 pm

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André De Shields. Photo by Lia Chang

Dallas Theater Center’s world premiere new musical The Fortress of Solitude, a co-production with The Public Theater in New York City, begins previews on March 7 and runs through April 6. Opening night is Friday, March 14 at 8:00 p.m. The Fortress of Solitude is based on the nationally best-selling novel of the same name by 2005 MacArthur Fellow Jonathan Lethem. The musical is conceived and directed by Daniel Aukin, with a book by Itamar Moses, and music and lyrics by Michael Friedman. Tickets to The Fortress of Solitude, are on sale at www.DallasTheaterCenter.org and by phone at (214) 880-0202.

Aukin has previously directed critically acclaimed productions at New York’s Roundabout Theatre Company, Lincoln Center and Manhattan Theatre Club.

“The notion of adapting this gorgeous novel into a musical was terrifying and thrilling and, finally, inescapable,” says Aukin. “I met with Jonathan Lethem and, in a shockingly wonderful show of faith and generosity, he granted permission to give this idea a go.”

Friedman, the composer and lyricist of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, was also drawn to the story. “It’s always tricky to find material that really wants to be musicalized,” he says. “Jonathan’s novel is full of music, both imagined and remembered.”

Friedman and Moses adapted the novel together. “It has always been a kind of recursive process of responding to each other, supporting each other, following each other in whatever direction feels most useful and effective,” says Moses.

The result is a heartbreakingly beautiful tale of the childhood friendship between Dylan Ebdus and Mingus Rude, set against the backdrop of the musical landscape of the end of the twentieth century. It is a story of 1970s Brooklyn and beyond – of black and white, soul and rap, block parties and blackouts, friendship and betrayal, comic books and 45s.

Adam Chanler-Berat, who originated the role of Henry in Broadway’s Next to Normal and of Peter in Broadway’s Peter and the Starcatcher, plays the role of Dylan Ebdus. Kyle Beltran, who recently starred in Tarell McCraney’s Choirboy at Manhattan Theatre Club, and who also appeared in the Broadway production of In the Heights, is Mingus Rude. The boys, both abandoned by their mothers and left in the care of difficult fathers, bond over comic books, LPs, and graffiti. Emmy Award®-winning and Tony Award®-nominated actor Andre De Shields comes to Dallas Theater Center for the first time ever as Barrett Rude Senior, Mingus’ grandfather. De Shields has appeared in countless Broadway productions including The Wiz, Ain’t Misbehavin’ and The Full Monty. Kevin Mambo, who appeared as the title character in the Broadway production of Fela! and in the national tour of The Book of Mormon as Mafala, plays Barrett Rude, Jr., Mingus’ father and the lead singer of the soul group the Subtle Distinctions.

DTC Brierley Resident Acting Company member Alex Organ, recently in Fly By Night and A Christmas Carol, plays Dylan’s father Abraham. Local musical theater star Patty Breckenridge plays the roles of Rachel, Dylan’s mom, and Mrs. Lomb. Etai Benshlomo from the Broadway production of Wicked appears as Arthur; Nick Christopher from the Broadway production Motown as the neighborhood bully Robert; Jeremy Dumont from DTC’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat and A Christmas Carol as Gabe; Carla Duren from the Broadway production of 110 in the Shade, and Dallas Theater Center’s Give it Up!, is Lala and Abby; local actress Alison Hodgson, who has appeared on stage at Circle Theatre and Jubilee Theatre, plays Liza; Helen Hayes Award nominee Jahi Kearse appears as Henry and Raf; and local actress Traci Lee, who appeared in DTC’s production of Cabaret, plays Marilla. Britton Smith, who has appeared at Lincoln Center; Akron Watson, who has appeared locally at Dallas Theater Center, Theatre Three and WaterTower Theatre; and Juson Williams, from Encore’s The Wiz round out the cast as the members of the Subtle Distinctions.

The Fortress of Solitude marks the return to Dallas of legendary set designer, Eugene Lee, for the first time in more than two decades. The three-time Tony Award®-winning designer was DTC’s resident designer from 1984-1991. His work at DTC included legendary productions of All the King’s Men, Galileo and The Tempest, as well as his design for the Arts District Theater, where DTC produced productions from 1984-2005, when it was torn down for the construction of the AT&T Performing Arts Center. Lee’s many national credits include serving as the resident scenic designer for NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” since its inception, and his groundbreaking designs for Broadway musicals, including Wicked, Sweeney Todd, and Candide.

Tyler Micoleau returns to DTC as lighting designer for The Fortress of Solitude. His previous DTC productions include A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Who’s Tommy, among others. Making her DTC debut is Jessica Pabst (The Whale and Moses’ Nobody Loves You) as costume designer. Also returning to DTC is Tony Award®-winning sound designer Robb Kaplowitz (Fela!), who previously designed DTC’s It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman.

Southern Methodist University alumnus Kimberly Grigsby, who was the music supervisor for DTC’s It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman, returns to Dallas to be the show’s musical director. Grigsby’s recent Broadway credits include Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and Spring Awakening. Rounding out the creative team is Camille A. Brown as choreographer. Brown is the artistic director and choreographer of the award winning Dance Company, Camille A. Brown & Dancers.

“The Fortress of Solitude is an emotionally moving musical filled with breathtaking songs and beautifully crafted characters,” says DTC Artistic Director Kevin Moriarty. “It is an honor to welcome back to Dallas so many long-time friends and collaborators for this production, including Eugene Lee, a man who helped create this organization’s artistic identity and whose work has served as a constant source of inspiration for Dallas theatergoers for several decades.”

Tickets for The Fortress of Solitude are on sale now. Ticket prices start at $15 and are available online at www.DallasTheaterCenter.org or by phone at (214) 880-0202. The Fortress of Solitude opens with previews on Friday, March 7 at 8:00 p.m. with a Pay-What-You-Can performance. Tickets to this performance will be available for purchase online at www.DallasTheaterCenter.org beginning Monday, March 3. Any unsold tickets to the PWYC performance will be available for purchase at the Wyly Theatre box office the night of the show beginning at 6:30 p.m. DTC’s Come Early sponsored by Wells Fargo will take place one hour before every performance and will be led by Alex Organ. Patrons will have the opportunity to learn about the play prior to viewing the production. DTC’s Dr. Pepper Snapple Stay Late will take place after each performance. Patrons will have the opportunity to engage with artists, learn about the production and share insights about the play in a lively discussion, which will be moderated by Alex Organ. Details for Come Early and Stay Late are available online.

ABOUT DALLAS THEATER CENTER:
One of the leading regional theaters in the country, Dallas Theater Center (DTC) performs to an audience of more than 120,000 North Texas residents
annually. Founded in 1959, DTC is now a resident company of the AT&T Performing Arts Center and presents its Mainstage season at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, designed by REX/OMA, Joshua Prince-Ramus and Rem Koolhaas and at its original home, the Kalita Humphreys Theater, the only freestanding theater designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Kevin Moriarty and Managing Director Heather M. Kitchen, DTC produces a seven-play subscription series of classics, musicals and new plays and an annual production of A Christmas Carol; extensive education programs, including the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award-winning Project Discovery, SummerStage and partnerships with Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts and Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts; and community outreach efforts including leading the DFW Foote Festival and recent collaborations with the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Public Library, Dallas Holocaust Museum, North Texas Food Bank, Dallas Opera, and Dallas Black Dance Theater. Throughout its history, DTC has produced many new works, including The Texas Trilogy by Preston Jones in 1978, Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men, adapted by Adrian Hall, in 1986, and recent premieres of FLY by Rajiv Joseph, Bill Sherman and Kirstin Childs; Fly by Night by Kim Rosenstock, Michael Mitnick and Will Connolly; Giant by Michael John LaChiusa and Sybille Pearson; The Trinity River Plays by Regina Taylor; the revised It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Charles Strouse and Lee Adams; Give It Up! (now titled Lysistrata Jones and recently on Broadway) by Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn; Sarah, Plain and Tall by Julia Jordan, Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin; and The Good Negro by Tracey Scott Wilson.

ABOUT THE PUBLIC THEATER AT ASTOR PLACE:
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham, The Public Theater is the only theater in New York that produces Shakespeare, the classics, musicals, contemporary and experimental pieces in equal measure. The Public continues the work of its visionary founder, Joe Papp, by acting as an advocate for the theater as an essential cultural force, and leading and framing dialogue on some of the most important issues of our day. Creating theater for one of the largest and most diverse audience bases in New York City for nearly 60 years, today the Company engages audiences in a variety of venues—including its landmark downtown home at Astor Place, which houses five theaters and Joe’s Pub; the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, home to its beloved, free Shakespeare in the Park; and the Mobile Unit, which tours Shakespearean productions for underserved audiences throughout New York City’s five boroughs. The Public’s wide range of programming includes free Shakespeare in the Park, the bedrock of the Company’s dedication to making theater accessible to all; Public Works, a new initiative that is designed to cultivate new connections and new models of engagement with artists, audiences and the community each year; new and experimental stagings at The Public at Astor Place, including Public Lab; and a range of artist and audience development initiatives including its Public Forum series, which brings together theater artists and professionals from a variety of disciplines for discussions that shed light on social issues explored in Public productions. The Public Theater is located on property owned by the City of New York and receives annual support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; and in October 2012 the landmark building downtown at Astor Place was revitalized to physically manifest the Company’s core mission of sparking new dialogues and increasing accessibility for artists and audiences, by dramatically opening up the building to the street and community, and transforming the lobby into a public piazza for artists, students, and audiences. Key elements of the revitalization included infrastructure updates to the 158-year old building, as well a construction of new exterior entry stair and glass canopy; installation of ramps for improved accessibility; an expanded and refurbished lobby; the addition of a mezzanine level with a new restaurant lounge, The Library at The Public, designed by the Rockwell Group. The LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust provides leadership support for The Public Theater’s year-round activities. www.publictheater.org

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André De Shields, Kevin Carolan, Usman Ally, Mary Zimmerman, Doug Peck Among 10 IRNE Nominations for Huntington’s World Premiere of The Jungle Book, a co-production with The Goodman

March 5, 2014, 10:30 pm

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Anjali Bhimani, André De Shields, NIkka Graff Lanzarone, Monique Haley, Geoff Packard, Akash Chopra, Ed Kross and Govind Kumar in The Jungle Book at The Huntington Theatre in Boston on September 5, 2013. Photo by Lia Chang

The world premiere adaptation of Disney’s The Jungle Book, Huntington Theatre Company’s co-production with Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, written and directed by Mary Zimmerman, has garnered ten award nominations in the Large Theatre category by Boston’s Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE).

Larry Yando (Shere Khan), Mary Zimmerman (Director/Playwright), André De Shields (Akela/King Louie) and Anjali Bhimani (Mother Wolf). Photo by Lia Chang

The award nominations including Best Musical; Best Ensemble; Best Director – Musical; Mary Zimmerman, Best Music Director; Doug Peck, Best Choreography; Christopher Gattelli, Best Set Design; Daniel Ostling, Best Costume Design; Mara Blumenfeld, Best Actor – Musical; Usman Ally, Best Supporting Actor – Musical; André De Shields and Best Supporting Actor – Musical; Kevin Carolan.

L to R: Doug Peck (orchestrator/arranger/conductor), Andre De Shields (Akela/King Louie), and Kevin Carolan (Baloo) with Monica Lopez, who co-starred in The Goodman Theatre’s production of Camino Reale. Photo by Lia Chang

The 18th Annual IRNE Awards Ceremony will take place at Boston Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts on Monday, April 7, 2014 at 7:30pm. The Pre-Ceremony Reception begins at 7:00pm and is open to the public – no tickets are required.

The Huntington production of The Jungle Book featured the entire original cast including Two-time Tony Award nominee André De Shields (Full Monty, Play On!, Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Wiz) as King Louie, Kevin Carolan as Baloo, Larry Yando (Candide) as Shere Kahn, Thomas Derrah (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) as Kaa, Usman Ally as Bagheera and Akash Chopra and Roni Akurati as Mowgli.

Nikka Graff Lanzarone (Peacock & Others), Alka Nayyar (Doe, Insect, and Monkey), Timothy Wilson (Wolf and others), Victor Wisehart (Wolf & Others), Govind Kumar (Wolf, Vulture, and others), Nehal Joshi (Rama (a wolf and others), Anjali Bhimani (Raksha (a wolf and others), Monique Haley (Insect and others), Jeremy Duvall (Insect and others), Ed Kross (Colonel Hathi and others), Geoff Packard (Lieutenant George, Giddha (a vulture), and others), Glory Curda (Little Girl), Nebi Berhane (Ensemble) round out the cast.

Wholly reimagined for the stage by Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman (Candide) is based on Nobel Laureate Rudyard Kipling’s 1893 collection of stories set in the Indian jungle and Walt Disney’s 1967 animated film. Zimmerman’s adaptation is a music-and movement-filled adventure of young Mowgli’s coming-of-age in the animal kingdom featuring the movie’s best-loved songs in wholly new Indian-inspired arrangements. Legendary Academy Award and Grammy winner Richard M. Sherman — whose numerous songwriting credits with brother Robert B. Sherman include the motion pictures The Jungle Book, Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The AristoCats — collaborates on this production, providing Music Director Doug Peck access and permission to adapt songs that Sherman and his brother wrote for the film, plus never-before-heard material. Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Gattelli with Indian dance consultant Hema Rajagopalan combine elements of classical Indian dance forms with jazz, tap, and more to enhance the storytelling.

ABOUT THE HUNTINGTON
Since its founding in 1982, the Huntington Theatre Company has developed into Boston’s leading theatre company. Bringing together superb local and national talent, the Huntington produces a mix of groundbreaking new works and classics made current. Led by Artistic Director Peter DuBois and Managing Director Michael Maso, the Huntington creates award-winning productions, runs nationally renowned programs in education and new play development, and serves the local theatre community through its operation of the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. The Huntington is in residence at Boston University. For more information, visit huntingtontheatre.org.

About the IRNE Awards:
The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Awards were founded by Beverly Creasey of the Journal Newspapers and Larry Stark of the TheaterMirror in 1997. The IRNE Awards recognize the extraordinary wealth of talent in the Boston theatre community.

The IRNE reviewers include:
Jules Becker, Sheila Barth, Kay Bourne, Shanni Brown, Beverly Creasey, Kathi Scrizzi Driscoll, Shirley Esthimer, Rich Fahey, Tom Garvey, Guy Giampapa, Norm Gross, Nancy Grossman, Robert Israel, Becca Kidwell, Bryce Lambert, Kilian Malloy, and Larry Stark.

Congrats to all of the nominees listed below:
2014 IRNE Small Theater Nominations

Best New Play
WINDOWMEN by Steven Barkhimer (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre)
OPERATION EPSILON by Alan Brody (The Nora Theatre Company)
SPLENDOR by Kirsten Greenidge (Company One)
PAPER CITY PHOENIX by Walt McGough (Boston Actors Theater)
THE RAG DOLL by David Reiffel & Silvia Graziano (Blue Spruce Theatre)
FROM DENMARK WITH LOVE by John J. King (Vaquero Playground)

Best Set Design
Matthew Woods HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)
Jenna McFarland Lord DISTANT MUSIC (Stoneham Theatre)
Luke Sutherland THE LOVER (Bridge Repertory Theater)
Janie E. Howland OPERATION EPSILON (The Nora Theatre Company)
Christina Todesco TRIBES (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Best Lighting Design
Chris Bocchiaro HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)
Karen Perlow IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
Jeff Adelberg DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE (Stoneham Theatre)
Michael Clark Wonson THE NORMAL HEART (Zeitgeist Stage Company)
Ian King THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Simple Machine)

Best Projection Design
Kelly Leigh David THE AFTER DINNER JOKE (Whistler in the Dark Theatre)
Garrett Herzig TRIBES (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
Shawn Boyle 33 VARIATIONS (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)
Michael Flowers THE NORMAL HEART (Zeitgeist Stage Company)
Seaghan McKay ON THE TOWN (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)
Johnathan Carr BY THE WAY MEET VERA STARK (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)

Best Costume Design
Cotton Talbot-Minkin HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)
Angela Huff THE LIBERTINE (Bridge Repertory Theater & Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company)
Tyler Kinney HENRY VIII (Actors’ Shakespeare Project)
Frances Nelson McSherry AMADEUS (New Repertory Theatre)
Scott Martino MILDRED FIERCE (The Gold Dust Orphans)

Best Sound Design
Arshan Gailus TRIBES (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
Ed Young THE LOVER (Bridge Repertory Theater)
Andrew Duncan Will SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME (Bad Habit Productions)
Dewey Dellay OPERATION EPSILON (The Nora Theatre Company)
Sam Beebe HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)
Nathan Leigh DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE (Stoneham Theatre)

Best Choreography
Jodi Leigh Allen SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)
Larry Sousa IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
Kiki Samko HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)
Meredith Langton (Merry Death) PORNOCCHIO (The Gold Dust Orphans)

Best Solo Performance
Colin Hamell JIMMY TITANIC (Tir Na Theatre @ New Repertory Theatre)
Neil McGarry A CHRISTMAS CAROL (The Bay Colony Shakespeare Company)
Noah Tobin PORNSTAR (Heart & Dagger Theatre Company)
Daniel Alexander Jones JOMAMA JONES RADIATE (The Theater Offensive)

Best Ensemble (Midsize)
CLYBOURNE PARK (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)
OPERATION EPSILON (The Nora Theatre Company)
IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Best Ensemble (Small/Fringe)
WINDOWMEN (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre)
CLOSER (Bad Habit Productions)
PUNK ROCK (Zeitgeist Stage Company)
A SOLDIER’S PLAY (Roxbury Repertory Theater)
THE NORMAL HEART (Zeitgeist Stage Company)
HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)
THE MEMORANDUM (Flat Earth Theatre)
THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES (Happy Medium Theatre)

Best Supporting Actress In A Play (Small/Fringe)
Sarah DeLima CEMETARY CLUB (Next Door Center for the Arts)
Angela Smith LIFE OF RILEY (Zeitgeist Stage Company)
Charlotte Peed DANCING AT LUGHNASA (Wellesley Summer Theatre)
Stacy Fischer THE SEAGULL (Harbor Stage Company)
Angela Bilkic HOLIDAY (Wellesley Summer Theatre)

Best Supporting Actress In A Play (Midsize)
Marvelyn McFarlane CLYBOURNE PARK (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
Erica Spyres TRIBES (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
Liz Hayes ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR (The Nora Theatre Company)
Esme Allen DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE (Stoneham Theatre)
Nicole Prefontaine SPLENDOR (Company One)

Best Supporting Actor In A Play (Midsize) John Davin ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)
Maurice Parent ROMEO AND JULIET (Actors’ Shakespeare Project)
Will Lyman OPERATION EPSILON (The Nora Theatre Company)
Alexander Platt DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE (Stoneham Theatre)
Tim Spears AMADEUS (New Repertory Theatre)
Russell Garrett AMADEUS (New Repertory Theatre)

Best Supporting Actor In A Play (Small/Fringe)
Joey Pelletier PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (Happy Medium Theatre)
Michael Underhill HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)
Mikey DiLoreto THE NORMAL HEART (Zeitgeist Stage Company)
Brooks Reeves CLOSER (Bad Habit Productions)
Steven DeMarco FROM WHITE PLAINS (Apollinaire Theatre Company)
Ed Peed THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Moonbox Productions)
Jeff Mahoney SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME (Bad Habit Productions)

Best Actress In A Play
McCaela Donovan THE LOVER (Bridge Repertory Theater)
Anna Waldron THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Simple Machine)
Caroline L. Price PAPER CITY PHOENIX (Boston Actors Theater)
Linda Goetz MACBETH (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)
Lindsay Crouse DRIVING MISS DAISY (Gloucester Stage Company)
Aimee Doherty NORTH SHORE FISH (Gloucester Stage Company)
Paula Plum 33 VARIATIONS (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)

Best Actor In A Play (Midsize)
Johnny Lee Davenport DRIVING MISS DAISY (Gloucester Stage Company)
Neil A. Casey ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)
Michael Ryan Buckley DISTANT MUSIC (Stoneham Theatre)
Tim Spears THE ELEPHANT MAN (New Repertory Theatre)
James Caverly TRIBES (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Best Actor In A Play (Small/Fringe)
Joseph W. Rodriguez THE LIBERTINE (Bridge Repertory Theater & Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company)
Stephen Libby THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Simple Machine)
Daver Morrison A SOLDIERS PLAY (Roxbury Repertory Theatre)
Gregory Balla SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME (Bad Habit Productions)
Phil Gillen PUNK ROCK (Zeitgeist Stage Company)
Kevin Fennessey ALMOST BLUE (Theatre On Fire)
Brandon Whitehead WINDOWMEN (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre)
Dave Rich MACBETH (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)

Best Supporting Actress In A Musical
Stephanie Granade THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Stoneham Theatre)
Carolyn Saxon IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
Marissa Haddad IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
Amelia Broome SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)
M. Lynda Robinson OLIVER (Wheelock Family Theatre)
Michele A. DeLuca ON THE TOWN (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)

Best Supporting Actor In A Musical
Athan Mantalos CHESS (Longwood Players)
Ross Mumford SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)
Robert D Murphy CAMELOT (NewRep)
Jared Walsh ASSASSINS (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)
Jared Dixon IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
Jorge Barranco IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
Andrew Giordano THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Stoneham Theatre)

Best Actress In A Musical
Ephie Ardema THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Stoneham Theatre)
Jane Staab OLIVER (Wheelock Family Theatre)
Erica Spyres CAMELOT (New Repertory Theatre)
Jackie Coco SWEENEY TODD (Next Door Center for the Arts)
Melody Madarasz SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)
Santina Umbach IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Best Actor In A Musical
Benjamin Evett CAMELOT (New Repertory Theatre)
Peter S. Adams SWEENEY TODD (Next Door Center for the Arts)
Ryan Vona CURSE OF THE CRYING HEART (The Circuit Theatre Company)
Phil Tayler SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)
Tom Shoemaker A NEW BRAIN (Moonbox Productions)

Best Music Director
Catherine Stornetta SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)
Steven Bergman ASSASSINS (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)
Stephen Peters CHESS (Longwood)
Nicholas James Connell IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
Jonathan Goldberg ON THE TOWN (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)

Best Director of a Musical
Joey DeMita ASSASSINS (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)
Kaitlyn Chantry CHESS (LONGWOOD)
Eric Engel SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)
Paul Daigneault IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
Russell Garrett CAMELOT (New Repertory Theatre)

Best Director of a Play (Small/Fringe)
Matthew Woods and Michael Underhill HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)
A. Nora Long SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME (Bad Habit Productions)
Brett Marks WINDOWMEN (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre)
Shana Gozansky THE LOVER (Bridge Repertory Theater)
Susanna Harris Noon CLOSER (Bad Habit Productions)
David Miller THE NORMAL HEART (Zeitgeist Stage Company)
Eric Tucker THE LIBERTINE (Bridge Repertory Theater & Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company)
Darren Evans PARTY TIME (Theatre On Fire)

Best Director of a Play (Midsize)
Jim Petosa THE ELEPHANT MAN (New Repertory Theatre)
M. Bevin O’Gara TRIBES (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
Andy Sandberg OPERATION EPSILON (The Nora Theatre Company)
Benny Sato Ambush DRIVING MISS DAISY (Gloucester Stage Company)
Courtney O’Connor STONES IN HIS POCKETS (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)
Robert Walsh NORTH SHORE FISH (Gloucester Stage Company)

Best Visiting Production
OTHELLO: Actors From the London Stage (Wellesley Summer Theatre)
THE NINA VARIATIONS (Brown Box Theatre Project)
MY MOTHER’S ITALIAN, MY FATHER’S JEWISH AND I’M IN THERAPY (Regent Theatre)

Best Musical
CHESS (Longwood Players)
ASSASSINS (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)
SPRING AWAKENING (Gloucester Stage Company)
IN THE HEIGHTS (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Best Play (Small/Fringe)
HAIRY TALES (Imaginary Beasts)
SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME (Bad Habit Productions)
THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Simple Machine)
THE LOVER (Bridge Repertory Theater
CLOSER (Bad Habit Productions)
THE VALENTINE TRILOGY (The Circuit Theatre Company)
WINDOWMEN (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre)
THE NORMAL HEART (Zeitgeist Stage Company)

Best Play (Midsize)
OPERATION EPSILON (The Nora Theatre Company)
ELEPHANT MAN (New Repertory Theatre)
TRIBES (SpeakEasy Stage Company)
DRIVING MISS DAISY (Gloucester Stage Company)
STONES IN HIS POCKETS (Lyric Stage Company of Boston)
CLYBOURNE PARK (SpeakEasy Stage Company)

Most Promising Young Performer
Sirena Abalian PIPPI LONGSTOCKING (Wheelock Family Theatre)
Alec Shiman DISTRACTED (The Nora Theatre Company)
Charlie Clinton OLIVER (Wheelock Family Theatre)
Cecilia Cipullo DRAWIN’ ON THE WALL (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)
Isaac Haber DRAWIN’ ON THE WALL (The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company)

2014 IRNE Large Theater Nominations

Best New Play
ALL THE WAY by Robert Schenkkan (American Repertory Theater)
SOCIAL CREATURES by Jackie Sibblies Drury (Trinity Repertory Company)
STELLA AND LOU by Bruce Graham (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)
THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD by David Farr and Poor Old Shine (American Repertory Theater)

Best Set Design
Eugene Lee HOUSE AND GARDEN (Trinity Repertory Company)
Allen Moyer THE COCKTAIL HOUR (Huntington Theatre Company)
Borkur Jonsson THE HEART OF ROBINHOOD (American Repertory Theater)
Bob Crowley THE GLASS MENAGERIE (American Repertory Theater)
Clint Ramos A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)
Bill Clarke STELLA AND LOU (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)
Daniel Ostling THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)

Best Lighting Design
Natasha Katz THE GLASS MENAGERIE (American Repertory Theater)
Mary Louise Geiger INVISIBLE MAN (Huntington Theatre Company)
John Ambrosone THE GRAPES OF WRATH (Trinity Repertory Company)
Deb Sullivan RYAN LANDRY’S M (Huntington Theatre Company)
Jane Cox ALL THE WAY (American Repertory Theater)
Rui Rita THE POWER OF DUFF (Huntington Theatre Company)

Best Costume Design
Mara Blumenfeld THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)
Dominique Lemieux PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)
Emma Ryott THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD (American Repertory Theater)
Paula Peasley-Ninestein THE WIZARD OF OZ (North Shore Music Theatre)
Marcia Zammarelli LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (North Shore Music Theatre)

Best Sound Design
David Remedios RYAN LANDRY’S M (Huntington Theatre Company)
Jonathan Deans THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD (American Repertory Theater
J Hagenbuckle TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company)
Clive Goodwin THE GLASS MENAGERIE (American Repertory Theater)
Michael Eisenberg MISS SAIGON (North Shore Music Theatre)
Martin Desjardins/Andre Pluess COLUMBINUS (American Theater Company @ Arts Emerson)

Best Choreography
Chet Walker PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)
Christopher Gattelli THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)
Michael Lichtefeld LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (North Shore Music Theatre)
Richard Stafford CATS (North Shore Music Theatre)

Best Solo Performance
Seana McKenna SHAKESPEARE’S WILL (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)
Dennis O’Hare AN ILIAD (Arts Emerson)

Best Ensemble
THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)
ALL THE WAY (American Repertory Theater)
PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)
A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)
HOUSE AND GARDEN (Trinity Repertory Company)
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)
THE GRAPES OF WRATH (Trinity Repertory Company)

Best Supporting Actress In A Play
Crystal A. Dickinson ALL THE WAY (American Repertory Theater)
Betsy Aidem ALL THE WAY (American Repertory Theater)
Ashley Everage A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)
Celia Keenan-Bolger THE GLASS MENAGERIE (American Repertory Theater)
Janice Duclos VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE (Trinity Repertory Company)

Best Supporting Actor In A Play
Johnny Lee Davenport INVISIBLE MAN (Huntington Theatre Company)
Christopher Sieber THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD (American Repertory Theater)
Brendan Griffin THE POWER OF DUFF (Huntington Theatre Company)
Dakin Matthews ALL THE WAY (American Repertory Theater)
Joe Paulik THE POWER OF DUFF (Huntington Theatre Company)
Todd Licea GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)

Best Actress In A Play
Cherry Jones THE GLASS MENAGERIE (American Repertory Theater)
Kinberly Scott A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)
Anne Scurria THE GRAPES OF WRATH (Trinity Repertory Company)
Karen MacDonald RYAN LANDRY’S M (Huntington Theatre Company)
Keira Keeley PROOF (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)
Christina Bennett Lind THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD (American Repertory Theater)
Jan Neuberger MRS. MANNERLY (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)

Best Actor In A Play
Bryan Cranston ALL THE WAY (American Repertory Theater)
Teagle F. Bougere INVISIBLE MAN (Huntington Theatre Company)
LeRoy McClain A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)
Mark Zeisler RED (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)
Peter Cambor TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company)

Best Supporting Actress In A Musical
Andrea Martin PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)
Jacquelynn Fontaine THE SOUND OF MUSIC (North Shore Music Theatre)
Charlotte D’Amboise PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)
Shana Dirik THE LITTLE PRINCESS (Fiddlehead Theatre Company)
Bridget Beirne THE LITTLE PRINCESS (Fiddlehead Theatre Company)

Best Supporting Actor In A Musical
Peter Mill CHICAGO (Reagle Music Theatre)
Kevin Carolan THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)
David Carney LES MISERABLES (Reagle Music Theatre)
David Coffee THE WIZARD OF OZ (North Shore Music Theatre)
James Beaman THE SOUND OF MUSIC (North Shore Music Theatre)
Terrence Mann PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)
Andre De Shields THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)

Best Actress In A Musical
Lisa O’Hare SOUND OF MUSIC (North Shore Music Theatre)
Patina Miller PIPPIN(American Repertory Theater)
Jennifer Paz MISS SAIGON (North Shore Music Theatre)
Danielle Bowen THE WIZARD OF OZ (North Shore Music Theatre)

Best Actor In A Musical
Usman Ally THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)
Rick Pessagno CHICAGO (Reagle Music Theatre)
Jonathan Hammond LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (North Shore Music Theatre)
Francis Jue MISS SAIGON (North Shore Music Theatre)
Ivan Rutherford LES MISERABLES (Reagle Music Theatre)

Best Music Director
Doug Peck THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)
Charlie Alterman PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)
Dan Rodriguez CHICAGO (Reagle Music Theatre)
Andrew Bryan MISS SAIGON (North Shore Music Theatre)
Dale Rieling LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (North Shore Music Theatre)

Best Director of a Musical
Mary Zimmerman THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)
Diane Paulus PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)
Richard Stafford MISS SAIGON (North Shore Music Theatre)
Charles Repole LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (North Shore Music Theatre)

Best Director of a Play
Bill Rauch ALL THE WAY (American Repertory Theater)
Liesl Tommy A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)
Charles Towers GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)
Brian McEleney HOUSE AND GARDEN (Trinity Repertory Company)
Maria Aitken THE COCKTAIL HOUR (Huntington Theatre Company)
John Tiffany THE GLASS MENAGERIE (American Repertory Theater)

Best Visiting Production
The Hypocrites PIRATES OF PENZANCE (American Repertory Theater)
ODYSSEO (Cavalia)
MIES JULIE (Baxter Theatre Centre @ Arts Emerson)
WAITING FOR GODOT(Gare St. Lazare Players @ Arts Emerson)
A CHRISTMAS STORY: The Musical (Broadway In Boston)
METAMORPHOSIS (Vesturport Theatre @ Arts Emerson)

Best Visiting Performer
John Bolton A CHRISTMAS STORY: The Musical (Broadway In Boston)
Hilda Cronje MIES JULIE (Baxter Theatre Centre @ Arts Emerson)
Gisli Orn Gardarsson METAMORPHOSIS (Vesturport Theatre @ Arts Emerson)
Stefanie Powers LOOPED (Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College)
Samantha Marie Ware THE BOOK OF MORMON (Broadway In Boston)

Best Musical
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (North Shore Music Theatre)
LES MISERABLES (Reagle Music Theatre)
PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)
THE JUNGLE BOOK (Huntington Theatre Company)
CHICAGO (Reagle Music Theatre)
MISS SAIGON (North Shore Music Theatre)

Best Play
ALLTHE WAY (American Repertory Theater)
A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)
HOUSE AND GARDEN (Trinity Repertory Company)
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Merrimack Repertory Theatre)
THE GLASS MENAGERIE (American Repertory Theater)
THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD (American Repertory Theater)

Most Promising Young Performer
Sirena Abalian THE LITTLE PRINCESS (Fiddlehead Theatre Company)
Andrew Cekala PIPPIN (American Repertory Theater)
Cory Janvier A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Huntington Theatre Company)
Jake Lucas and Luke Spring A CHRISTMAS STORY: The Musical (Broadway In Boston)

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Photos: Harriet Harris, John Tartaglia, Christine Toy Johnson, Alan Muraoka, James Saito and More celebrate Ann Harada’s Debut at Lincoln Center in the American Songbook Series
Photos: Steve Rosen, David Rossmer, Hannah Elless, Vadim Feichtner, Cathryn Salamone, Ken Triwush and Kate Wetherhead Celebrate The Other Josh Cohen Opening Night
Bryan Cranston Makes Broadway Debut in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre, Opens March 6, 2014
Celebrating the Year of the Horse with David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu at Signature Theatre; Previews begin February 4, 2014
Photos: Backstage Q & A with Thom Sesma and the cast of Signature’s Miss Saigon
Jan. 22-31: Photos: Tracey Conyer Lee, Lelund Durond Thompson, Matthew Murumba, and Carmen LoBue set for Camille Darby’s Lords Resistance Featured in The Fire This Time Festival at The Kraine Theater
2014 is the Year of the Horse, Dragons and Lions in The Chinese New Year Parade
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits
Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards
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André De Shields to receive 2014 Making Waves Award; will perform “Frederick Douglass: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory” at Florida Atlantic University
Nov. 16: Conversations with the Divine with Owais Ahmed, Baize Buzan, Kathryn Cesarz, Kamal Hans, Brian Grey, Donica Lynn, Patrese McClain and Miranda Zola at Chicago’s Victory Gardens Theater
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André De Shields Delivers Keynote at the International Conference of Fine Arts Deans in New Orleans
Photos: André De Shields, Mary Zimmerman, Akash Chopra, Richard M. Sherman, Kevin Carolan, Larry Yando, Nehal Joshi and More Celebrate The Jungle Book Opening Night at Huntington Theatre in Boston
Click here for more articles on André De Shields.

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Bryan Cranston, Brandon J. Dirden, Michael McKean, Peter Jay Fernandez, Roslyn Ruff and More Open in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre on March 6, 2014

March 5, 2014, 11:19 pm

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The cast of All The Way. Photo by Evgenia Eliseeva

Bryan Cranston, Brandon J. Dirden and Richard Poe. Photo by Evgenia Eliseeva

Tickets are available at at The Neil Simon Theatre Box office (250 West 52nd Street) in New York and are on sale at Ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000.

Michael McKean, Bryan Cranston and Brandon J. Dirden. Photo by Evgenia Eliseeva

Performance Schedule:
Beginning February 18: Tuesday through Saturday at 8pm Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm Sunday at 3pm
Beginning March 11: Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm Wednesday and Friday at 8pm Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm Sunday at 3pm.

Brandon J. Dirden, Roslyn Ruff. Photo by Evgenia Eliseeva

All the Way is produced by Jeffrey Richards, Louise Gund, Jerry Frankel, Stephanie P. McClelland, Double Gemini Productions, Rebecca Gold, Scott M. Delman, Barbara H. Freitag, Harvey Weinstein, Gene Korf, William Berlind, Luigi Caiola, Gutterman Chernoff, JAM Theatricals, Gabrielle Palitz, Cheryl Wiesenfeld and Will Trice. Set design is by Christopher Acebo, costume design by Deborah M. Dryden, lighting design by Jane Cox, composition and sound design by Paul James Prendergast, video projections by Shawn Sagady, the projection design consultant is Wendall K. Harrington, hair & wig design is by Paul Huntley, and the sound consultant is Peter Fitzgerald. The Dramaturge is Tom Bryant and casting is by Telsey + Company William Cantler, CSA.

Bill Rauch, Artistic Director, Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Photo by Lia Chang

http://www.AllTheWayBroadway.com
Facebook.com/AllTheWayBroadway
Twitter.com/AllTheWayBroadway (@AllTheWayBway)

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Other Articles about Peter Jay Fernandez:
Bryan Cranston Makes Broadway Debut in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre, Opens March 6, 2014
Sept. 13 – Oct. 12: Bryan Cranston, Brandon J. Dirden, Michael McKean, Reed Birney, Peter Jay Fernandez, Crystal Dickinson and More Set for Robert Schenkkan’s All The Way at A.R.T.
Peter Jay Fernandez, Francois Battiste, Charles Brice, J. Bernard Calloway, Bryan Terrell Clarke, Patrick Cummings, Devin E. Haqq, Billy Eugene Jones, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Cedric Turner, Stephen Tyrone Williams Set for PROJECT1VOICE’s Benefit Staged Reading of A Soldier’s Story at Kumble Theatre on June 17, 2013
James Wallert, Peter Jay Fernandez, Melissa Friedman, Godfrey L. Simmons and More Set for Epic Theatre’s RICHARD III: Born with Teeth at the Pershing Square Signature Center, April 16 – May 4, 2013
Peter Jay Fernandez Set for World Premiere of Catherine Filloux’s LUZ at La MaMa’s First Floor Theatre, September 28-October 14, 2012
Photos: Larry Bryggman, Denise Burse, Peter Jay Fernandez, Tim Hopper, Arliss Howard, Kobi Libii, Mary McCann, Neil Pepe, David Pittu, Steve Rosen, Sheila Tapia, Debra Winger at Atlantic Theatre’s Opening Night of Gabe McKinley’s CQ/CX
Larry Bryggman, Peter Jay Fernandez, Arliss Howard and David Pittu Set for Atlantic Theater Company’s CQ/CX, January 25-March 4, 2012
Denise Burse & Peter Jay Fernandez Featured in INTAR Reading of Andrew Dolan’s The Many Mistresses of Martin Luther King
Multimedia: Zooman and The Sign Opening Night Party Peter Jay Fernandez and Laura Heisler Star in Too Much Memory

Other articles by Lia Chang:
André De Shields, Kevin Carolan, Usman Ally, Mary Zimmerman, Doug Peck Among 10 IRNE Nominations for Huntington’s World Premiere of The Jungle Book, a co-production with The Goodman
Photos: Backstage and Opening Night of Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu
Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz Presents “LADY” Featuring Lia Chang, Monica Garrido, Carolyn Holmes, Noel Simon’ Wippler, Linda Hudson, Adi Meyerson and Kathleen Doran
Photos: Harriet Harris, John Tartaglia, Christine Toy Johnson, Alan Muraoka, James Saito and More celebrate Ann Harada’s Debut at Lincoln Center in the American Songbook Series
Photos: Steve Rosen, David Rossmer, Hannah Elless, Vadim Feichtner, Cathryn Salamone, Ken Triwush and Kate Wetherhead Celebrate The Other Josh Cohen Opening Night
March 21 – May 4: Arena Stage Presents World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David Starring Tony Award winner Ron Rifkin and Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas
Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits
Jan. 22-31: Photos: Tracey Conyer Lee, Lelund Durond Thompson, Matthew Murumba, and Carmen LoBue set for Camile Darby’s Lords Resistance Featured in The Fire This Time Festival at The Kraine Theater Signature’s Revival of The Piano Lesson Sweeps AUDELCO’s with 8 Wins including Best Revival, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Roslyn Ruff, Chuck Cooper and Brandon J. Dirden; Also Among 2013 “VIV” Winners – Wild with Happy’s Coleman Domingo and Sharon Washington; and Storyville’s Mercedes Ellington
Photos: André De Shields, Michael Shannon, Rajiv Joseph, Christine Sherrill, Doug Peck, Alexis J. Rogers, Karen Ziemba and More Celebrate 2013 Jeff Equity Awards
Photos: Cheryl Lynn Bruce, André De Shields, Sandra Marquez, Dennis Zacek and More Celebrate Opening Night of Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins at Victory Gardens
Photos: Christine Toy Johnson, Baayork Lee, Jose Llana, Ann Harada, Dodie Pettit and More at Charles Randolph-Wright’s “Three Voices” concert series at Stage 72
Photos: Denise Burse, Michael Genet, Doug Eskew, Tracie Thoms, Sakina Ansari-Wilson and More Celebrate Marcus Gardley’s dance of the holy ghosts Opening Night at Center Stage
Photos: Backstage with Michi Barall and the cast of Regina Taylor’s stop.reset. at Signature Theatre
Febone1960.net Review: Power Play Powerful & Suspenseful Signature Theatre’s 2013-14 Season Features New Works by Albee, Hwang, Enos, Taylor, Wilson, Clarke and Jacobs-Jenkins
Photos: The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards and After Party
Photos: Yellow Fever Playwright Rick Shiomi Explores New Territory with An All-Female Cast
Photos: Playwright Lonnie Carter Talks TRIM, The Tiger Woods What If Story, The Romance of Magno Rubio and The Lost Boys of Sudan
Celebrating my mom – AN ACTIVE VISION: BEVERLY UMEHARA…LABOR ACTIVIST…1945-1999 Crafting a Career
Photos: All-Access Pass to Disney’s Aladdin at The Muny with Thom Sesma, Francis Jue, Robin De Jesus, John Tartaglia, Jason Graae, Curtis Holbrook, Eddie Korbich, Samantha Massell and Ken Page Performing Arts Images from the Asian American Pacific Islander Collection on Display at the Library of Congress to Celebrate APA Heritage Month

Lia Chang. Photo by Charles Richard Barboza

Click here for the Lia Chang Articles Archive and here for the Lia Chang Photography Website. Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist. All text, graphics, articles & photographs: © 2000-2014 Lia Chang Multimedia. All rights reserved. All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Lia Chang. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content. For permission, please contact Lia at liachangpr@gmail.com

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Lia Chang Photos: Bryan Cranston, Peter Jay Fernandez, Roslyn Ruff, Brandon J. Dirden, Denise Burse, Tamara Tunie, Leslie Uggams, Ruben Santiago-Hudson Celebrate All The Way Opening Night

March 8, 2014, 4:06 pm

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Opening night for All The Way at The Neil Simon in New York on March 6, 2014. Photo by Lia Chang

All the Way, the new play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan (The Kentucky Cycle) starring “Breaking Bad”‘s Bryan Cranston in a self-assured Broadway debut as Lyndon B. Johnson, opened on Thursday, March 6, 2014, at The Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street) in New York. The play is directed by Bill Rauch, Artistic Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, where All the Way began its theatrical life.

Peter Jay Fernandez and Bryan Cranston. Photo by Lia Chang

Brandon J. Dirden backstage at The Neil Simon Theatre on opening night of All The Way on March 6, 2014. Photo by Lia Chang

The tight ensemble cast features Eric Lenox Abrams (Bob Moses), Betsy Aidem (Lady Bird Johnson), J. Bernard Calloway (Ralph Abernathy), Rob Campbell (Governor George Wallace), Brandon J. Dirden (Martin Luther King, Jr.), James Eckhouse (Robert McNamara), Peter Jay Fernandez (Roy Wilkins), Christopher Gurr (Senator Strom Thurmond), William Jackson Harper (Stokely Carmichael), Michael McKean (J. Edgar Hoover), John McMartin (Senator Richard Russell), Christopher Liam Moore (Walter Jenkins), Robert Petkoff (Senator Hubert Humphrey), Ethan Phillips (Stanley Levison), Richard Poe (Senator Everett Dirksen), Roslyn Ruff (Coretta Scott King), Susannah Schulman (Lurleen Wallace), Bill Timoney (Senator Karl Mundt) and Steve Vinovich (Rep. Emanuel Celler).

Peter Jay Fernandez, Crystal Dickinson and Brandon J. Dirden. Photo by Lia Chang

Performances are Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm Wednesday and Friday at 8pm Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm Sunday at 3pm. Tickets are available at at The Neil Simon Theatre Box office (250 West 52nd Street) in New York and are on sale at Ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000.

I attended the opening night performance as a guest of cast member Peter Jay Fernandez and his wife Denise Burse. All of the opening night attendees were spirited to The Restaurants at Rockefeller Center in UBER cars, a co-sponsor with AMC for the All The Way opening night party. Once ensconced at Rockefeller Center, we dined on macaroni and cheese, fried chicken, salmon, whipped sweet potatoes, chili and jalepeno cord bread.

Jeremiah Abiah, MaameYaa Boafo, Denise Burse, Peter Jay Fernandez. Photo by Lia Chang

Roslyn Ruff, Leslie Uggams, Peter Jay Fernadez, Grahame_Pratt. Photo by Lia Chang

Roslyn Ruff, Leslie Uggams, Peter Jay Fernandez and Grahame Pratt. Photo by Lia Chang

Dramaturge Tom Bryant, Denise Burse, Peter Jay Fernandez and Diane Paulus. Photo by Lia Chang

http://www.AllTheWayBroadway.com
Facebook.com/AllTheWayBroadway
Twitter.com/AllTheWayBroadway (@AllTheWayBway)

Denise Burse, Peter Jay Fernandez and Lia Chang. Photo by MaameYaa Boafo

Lia Chang is an actor, a performance and fine art botanical photographer, and an award-winning multi-platform journalist. Lia recently starred as Carole Barbara in Lorey Hayes’ Power Play at the 2013 National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, N.C., with Pauletta Pearson Washington, Roscoe Orman, Lorey Hayes, Marcus Naylor and Phynjuar, and made her jazz vocalist debut in Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz “LADY” at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York. She is profiled in Jade Magazine.

Other Articles about Peter Jay Fernandez:
Bryan Cranston, Brandon J. Dirden, Michael McKean, Peter Jay Fernandez, Roslyn Ruff and More Open in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre on March 6, 2014
Bryan Cranston Makes Broadway Debut in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre, Opens March 6, 2014
Sept. 13 – Oct. 12: Bryan Cranston, Brandon J. Dirden, Michael McKean, Reed Birney, Peter Jay Fernandez, Crystal Dickinson and More Set for Robert Schenkkan’s All The Way at A.R.T.
Peter Jay Fernandez, Francois Battiste, Charles Brice, J. Bernard Calloway, Bryan Terrell Clarke, Patrick Cummings, Devin E. Haqq, Billy Eugene Jones, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Cedric Turner, Stephen Tyrone Williams Set for PROJECT1VOICE’s Benefit Staged Reading of A Soldier’s Story at Kumble Theatre on June 17, 2013
James Wallert, Peter Jay Fernandez, Melissa Friedman, Godfrey L. Simmons and More Set for Epic Theatre’s RICHARD III: Born with Teeth at the Pershing Square Signature Center, April 16 – May 4, 2013
Peter Jay Fernandez Set for World Premiere of Catherine Filloux’s LUZ at La MaMa’s First Floor Theatre, September 28-October 14, 2012
Photos: Larry Bryggman, Denise Burse, Peter Jay Fernandez, Tim Hopper, Arliss Howard, Kobi Libii, Mary McCann, Neil Pepe, David Pittu, Steve Rosen, Sheila Tapia, Debra Winger at Atlantic Theatre’s Opening Night of Gabe McKinley’s CQ/CX
Larry Bryggman, Peter Jay Fernandez, Arliss Howard and David Pittu Set for Atlantic Theater Company’s CQ/CX, January 25-March 4, 2012
Denise Burse & Peter Jay Fernandez Featured in INTAR Reading of Andrew Dolan’s The Many Mistresses of Martin Luther King
Multimedia: Zooman and The Sign Opening Night Party
Peter Jay Fernandez and Laura Heisler Star in Too Much Memory

Other articles by Lia Chang:
André De Shields, Kevin Carolan, Usman Ally, Mary Zimmerman, Doug Peck Among 10 IRNE Nominations for Huntington’s World Premiere of The Jungle Book, a co-production with The Goodman
Photos: Backstage and Opening Night of Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu
Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz Presents “LADY” Featuring Lia Chang, Monica Garrido, Carolyn Holmes, Noel Simon’ Wippler, Linda Hudson, Adi Meyerson and Kathleen Doran
Photos: Harriet Harris, John Tartaglia, Christine Toy Johnson, Alan Muraoka, James Saito and More celebrate Ann Harada’s Debut at Lincoln Center in the American Songbook Series
Photos: Steve Rosen, David Rossmer, Hannah Elless, Vadim Feichtner, Cathryn Salamone, Ken Triwush and Kate Wetherhead Celebrate The Other Josh Cohen Opening Night
March 21 – May 4: Arena Stage Presents World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David Starring Tony Award winner Ron Rifkin and Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas
Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits
Signature’s Revival of The Piano Lesson Sweeps AUDELCO’s with 8 Wins including Best Revival, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Roslyn Ruff, Chuck Cooper and Brandon J. Dirden; Also Among 2013 “VIV” Winners – Wild with Happy’s Coleman Domingo and Sharon Washington; and Storyville’s Mercedes Ellington
Photos: André De Shields, Michael Shannon, Rajiv Joseph, Christine Sherrill, Doug Peck, Alexis J. Rogers, Karen Ziemba and More Celebrate 2013 Jeff Equity Awards
Photos: Denise Burse, Michael Genet, Doug Eskew, Tracie Thoms, Sakina Ansari-Wilson and More Celebrate Marcus Gardley’s dance of the holy ghosts Opening Night at Center Stage
Photos: Backstage with Michi Barall and the cast of Regina Taylor’s stop.reset. at Signature Theatre
Febone1960.net Review: Power Play Powerful & Suspenseful Signature Theatre’s 2013-14 Season Features New Works by Albee, Hwang, Enos, Taylor, Wilson, Clarke and Jacobs-Jenkins
Photos: The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards and After Party
Celebrating my mom – AN ACTIVE VISION: BEVERLY UMEHARA…LABOR ACTIVIST…1945-1999 Crafting a Career
Click here for the Lia Chang Articles Archive and here for the Lia Chang Photography Website.

All text, graphics, articles & photographs: © 2000-2014 Lia Chang Multimedia. All rights reserved. All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Lia Chang. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content. For permission, please contact Lia at liachangpr@gmail.com

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Mar. 16: New Federal Theatre to Honor Voza Rivers at 44th Anniversary Gala at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center

March 8, 2014, 8:48 pm

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Lia Chang and Voza Rivers. Photo by Will Chang

Woodie King, Jr.’s New Federal Theatre will honor Voza Rivers, founding member of New Heritage Repertory Theatre, at the 44th Anniversary Gala on Sunday, March 16, 2014, at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center (199 Chambers Street). Danny Glover and Debbi Morgan will co-host this special event saluting NFT, which kicks off at 4pm, and features performances from Daniel Beaty, Impact Repertory Theater (Academy Award Nominee, “Raise It Up” from the film August Rush), Chuck Jackson, and Valerie Simpson. Honorary Chairmen are Harry Belafonte and Hon. Mayor David N. Dinkins.

Voza Rivers is an accomplished theatre, music, film and events producer and is recognized as one of the country’s leading African American theatre producers. Rivers’ involvement in the theatre dates back to 1964 when he met Roger Furman, a playwright/ director, and a member of the American Negro Theatre (1940-1949), which included Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, Gertrude Jeannette, and Fred O’Neil among many others. Furman launched New Heritage 50 years ago on the philosophy and mission of his beloved American Negro Theatre. Rivers joined New Heritage with Furman’s encouragement and guidance which left an indelible impression on the importance of black theater and the role it played then and now in mirroring the lives of people of color around the world. Rivers became Executive Director of New Heritage upon Furman’s death in 1983. In 1973 Furman directed a staged revival of the American Negro’s Theatre’s 1940′s production of Striver’s Row, starring Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis. Under River’s leadership New Heritage produced, in tribute to Furman, a 1984 production of Strivers Row, which earned New Heritage lavish praise and many awards. The successful impact of Striver’s Row inspired Rivers to look beyond the African American experience and reach across the world to introduce Harlem to the works of Black South African playwrights and actors. In 1984, as Executive Producer of New Heritage, Rivers and his team convinced the producers of a two character South African play, Woza Albert!, featuring Mbongeni Ngema and Percy Mtwa, and directed by Barney Simon, at the Lucille Lortel Theater in New York City to allow New Heritage to transfer and produce Woza Albert!, this extraordinary and powerful play about apartheid, at New Heritage’s theater in Harlem. The success of Woza Albert!, an example of agitprop theater, initiated a historic relationship between New Heritage,Mbongeni Ngema and Black South African artists that has fostered such major productions such as Ngema’s Asinamali! and Sarafina! the Musical – both shows went to Broadway. The relationship between New Heritage’s team (Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Andre Robinson, and Duma Ndlovu) continues to this day. In 1988, New Heritage presented the stage production of Sarafina! in Harlem at Aaron Davis Hall for two presentations; one for 750 Harlem students and the second for the community. Also in 1988, Rivers received the FEDAT (Foundation for the Extension and Development of the American Professional Theatre, supported by the League of American Theatres and Producers) award for his work on Sarafina! That same year Rivers received the United Nations Medal for Peace, also for Sarafina! and in 1989, a banner year, he received a Grammy nomination, as one of the producers of the Sarafina! cast album and co-produced with Lincoln Center Theater a musical concert featuring Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masakela and the Sarafina! cast at Radio City Music Hall.

Actor, producer and humanitarian Danny Glover has been a commanding presence on screen, stage and television for more than 25 years. As an actor, his film credits range from the blockbuster Lethal Weapon franchise to smaller independent features, some of which Glover also produced. He co-starred in the critically acclaimed feature Dreamgirls directed by Bill Condon and in Po’ Boy’s Game for director Clement Virgo. He appeared in the hit feature Shooter for director Antoine Fuqua and can be seen in Honeydripper for director John Sayles and Be Kind, Rewind for director Michel Gondry. Glover has also gained respect for his wide-reaching community activism and philanthropic efforts, with a particular emphasis on advocacy for economic justice, and access to health care and education programs in the United States and Africa. For these efforts, Glover received a 2006 DGA Honor. Internationally, Glover has served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Program from 1998-2004, focusing on issues of poverty, disease, and economic development in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, and currently serves as UNICEF Ambassador. In 2005, Glover co-founded Louverture Films dedicated to the development and production of films of historical relevance, social purpose, commercial value and artistic integrity. A native of San Francisco, Glover trained at the Black Actors’ Workshop of the American Conservatory Theater. It was his Broadway debut in Fugard’s Master Harold…and the boys, which brought him to national recognition and led director Robert Benton to cast Glover in his first leading role in 1984′s Oscar®-nominated Best Picture Places in the Heart. The following year, Glover starred in two more Best Picture nominees: Peter Weir’s Witness and Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple. In 1987, Glover partnered with Mel Gibson in the first Lethal Weapon film and went on to star in three hugely successful Lethal Weapon sequels. Glover has also invested his talents in more personal projects, including the award-winning To Sleep With Anger, which he executive produced and for which he won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor; Bopha!; Manderlay; Missing in America; and the film version of Athol Fugard’s play Boesman and Lena. On the small screen, Glover won an Image Award and a Cable ACE Award and earned an Emmy nomination for his performance in the title role of the HBO movie Mandela. He has also received Emmy nominations for his work in the acclaimed miniseries “Lonesome Dove” and the telefilm “Freedom Song.” As a director, he earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for Showtime’s “Just a Dream.”

Debbi Morgan at the 2013 National Black Theatre Festival Gala in Winston-Salem, NC, on July 29, 2013. Photo by Lia Chang

Debbi Morgan was born in Dunn, North Carolina and raised in the South Bronx. Morgan appeared in several commercials before joining the New Federal Theatre Company. Her theatrical career includes roles in the Broadway hit What the Wine Sellers Buy, Off-Broadway production of Does the Tiger Wear a Necktie? and Los Angeles productions of My Sister, My Sister and Once in a Wifetime. Ms. Morgan’s career over the past thirty years has been filled with colorful and deeply captivating roles such as the controversial film, Color of The Cross where Morgan portrayed Mary, the Mother of Jesus. She co-starred in the provoking film, Woman Thou Art Loosed along with Loretta Divine and the Reverend TD Jakes. She appeared opposite Samuel L. Jackson in the feature film Coach Carter, and co-starred along with Alfre Woodard, Omar Epps, and Dennis Haysbert in the popular Love and Basketball. Morgan also co-starred opposite Denzel Washington in Norman Jewison’s The Hurricane, which won her a Best Actress nomination for an NAACP Image Award. However, it was in Kasi Lemmons’ critically acclaimed feature Eve’s Bayou that Debbi made her unforgettable big screen debut. Her performance garnered her an Independent Film Project Spirit Award and a Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as Best Supporting Actress nominations from the NAACP Image Awards and the Golden Satellite Awards. Morgan has guest starred on numerous primetime series, and starred in her own series opposite Lea Thompson on the Lifetime series “For the People”. She also starred in the short lived FX televsion series, “Touching Evil”. Other notable primetime appearances include re-curring guest-star roles as Darrin DeWitt Henson’s ne’er- do-well mother on Showtime’s popular family drama “Soulfood”, for which she won an NAACP Image Award, and as the mystical Seer on the WB supernatural drama “Charmed.” But it was in the role of Angie Hubbard on the popular daytime drama “All My Children,” which catapulted Morgan into public consciousness in 1989, where she became the first, and only thus far, African American actress to win an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress. But one of her biggest award highlights was in 2009 when Debbi received the prestigious Gracie Award honoring women who’ve made enormous strides in television. Currently, in addition to her other commitments, Debbi has mounted a one-woman show “The Monkey on My Back!” based on her memoir of the same title. It has been playing to standing room only audiences and is the first of a series of such performances. And the actress’s production company, Dam Entertainment is working in conjunction with Goldline Productions to bring to reality TV “All About The Benjamin’s”, a family’s journey in dealing with two young adult sons, one with Autism, and the other with Asperger’s syndrome. Debbi also just joined the cast of the new series “Power” for the Starz network, playing the recurring role of Estelle, executive produced by 50 Cent and slated to begin airing in 2014. And capping off the end of the 2013 Debbi was offered a book deal with Simon & Schuster for penning her personal memoir The Monkey on My Back, scheduled for release next year.

Woodie King, Jr. at the 2013 National Black Theatre Festival Gala in Winston-Salem, NC, on July 29, 2013. Photo by Lia Chang

Founded by Woodie King, Jr. in 1970, New Federal Theatre has gone on to international acclaim for its bold mission to integrate minorities and women into the mainstream of American theater by training artists for the profession and by presenting plays by minorities and women to integrated, multicultural audiences – plays which evoke the truth through beautiful, artistic recreations of ourselves. Specializing in minority drama, New Federal Theatre has brought the joy of the living stage to not only the minority community living on the Lower East Side near NFT’s home at Henry Street Settlement’s Abrons Arts Center, but to audiences from all over the metropolitan area. NFT has provided emerging playwrights with the opportunity to have their works produced; it has brought minority actors, directors and designers to national attention and sponsored numerous ethnic theater groups and events. NFT’s vocational training workshops continue to prepare minority people for employment in theater and related fields. Most importantly, NFT provides the multi-ethnic Lower East Side, as well as the New York Metro area, with theater of the highest caliber that relates to the interest of different cultural groups. The impact of NFT is nothing less than extraordinary. Writers first presented at NFT are now part of the literary fabric of the American mainstream. Many plays attained national significance and reached much wider audiences by having been showcased at NFT. The alumni list of NFT productions reads like a Who’s Who of American theater, film and television: Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Debbie Allen, Phylicia Rashad, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jackee Harry, Laurence Fishburne, Dick Anthony Williams, Taurean Blacque, Debbie Morgan, Robert Downey, Jr. Garrett Morris, Lynn Whitfield, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Ruby Dee, Leslie Uggams, Samuel L. Jackson and many more. Under Woodie King, Jr.’s stewardship, NFT presented over 280 productions in the last four decades including: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf, What the Winesellers Buy, Reggae, The Taking of Miss Janie and The Dance and The Railroad. His directorial credits are extensive and include work in film as well as in theater. He has directed at the most prominent theaters across the country and has been the recipient of numerous awards from AUDELCO, The NAACP, Drama Critics Circle and an Obie Award for Sustained Achievement.

Tickets for the Gala (from $100 to $300 including pre-event reception) may be purchased by calling New Federal Theatre at 212/353-1176 or by email at newfederal@aol.com.

Lia Chang. Photo by Charles Richard Barboza

Other articles by Lia Chang:
Jose Llana, Ruthie Ann Miles, Melody Butiu, Conrad Ricamora and More Return for Here Lies Love; Previews Begin April 14, 2014
Photos: Bryan Cranston, Peter Jay Fernandez, Roslyn Ruff, Tamara Tunie, Leslie Uggams, Ruben Santiago-Hudson Celebrate All The Way Opening Night
Mar. 7-Apr. 6: André De Shields, Adam Chanler-Berat, Kyle Beltran, Kevin Mambo and More Set for DTC’s World Premiere Musical The Fortress of Solitude, A Co-Production with The Public Theater
Mar. 21-May 4: Richard Thomas, Ron Rifkin, Hallie Foote and Khaled Nabaway Set for Arena Stage’s World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David
Photos: Backstage and Opening Night of Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu
Bryan Cranston, Brandon J. Dirden, Michael McKean, Peter Jay Fernandez, Roslyn Ruff and More Open in Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way at The Neil Simon Theatre on March 6, 2014
André De Shields, Kevin Carolan, Usman Ally, Mary Zimmerman, Doug Peck Among 10 IRNE Nominations for Huntington’s World Premiere of The Jungle Book, a co-production with The Goodman
Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz Presents “LADY” Featuring Lia Chang, Monica Garrido, Carolyn Holmes, Noel Simon’ Wippler, Linda Hudson, Adi Meyerson and Kathleen Doran
Photos: Harriet Harris, John Tartaglia, Christine Toy Johnson, Alan Muraoka, James Saito and More celebrate Ann Harada’s Debut at Lincoln Center in the American Songbook Series
Photos: Steve Rosen, David Rossmer, Hannah Elless, Vadim Feichtner, Cathryn Salamone, Ken Triwush and Kate Wetherhead Celebrate The Other Josh Cohen Opening Night
March 21 – May 4: Arena Stage Presents World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David Starring Tony Award winner Ron Rifkin and Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas
Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits
Signature’s Revival of The Piano Lesson Sweeps AUDELCO’s with 8 Wins including Best Revival, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Roslyn Ruff, Chuck Cooper and Brandon J. Dirden; Also Among 2013 “VIV” Winners – Wild with Happy’s Coleman Domingo and Sharon Washington; and Storyville’s Mercedes Ellington
Photos: André De Shields, Michael Shannon, Rajiv Joseph, Christine Sherrill, Doug Peck, Alexis J. Rogers, Karen Ziemba and More Celebrate 2013 Jeff Equity Awards
Photos: Denise Burse, Michael Genet, Doug Eskew, Tracie Thoms, Sakina Ansari-Wilson and More Celebrate Marcus Gardley’s dance of the holy ghosts Opening Night at Center Stage
Photos: Backstage with Michi Barall and the cast of Regina Taylor’s stop.reset. at Signature Theatre
Febone1960.net Review: Power Play Powerful & Suspenseful Signature Theatre’s 2013-14 Season Features New Works by Albee, Hwang, Enos, Taylor, Wilson, Clarke and Jacobs-Jenkins
Photos: The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards and After Party
Celebrating my mom – AN ACTIVE VISION: BEVERLY UMEHARA…LABOR ACTIVIST…1945-1999 Crafting a Career
Click here for the Lia Chang Articles Archive and here for the Lia Chang Photography Website.

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Jose Llana, Ruthie Ann Miles, Melody Butiu, Conrad Ricamora and More Return for Here Lies Love; Previews Begin April 14, 2014

March 8, 2014, 10:27 pm

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Melody Butiu, Jose Llana, Ruthie Ann Miles and Conrad Ricamora backstage at The Public on June 10, 2013. Photo by Lia Chang

The Public Theater’s production of David Byrne and Alex Timbers’ smash hit musical, Here Lies Love, starring 2013 world premiere principal cast members Ruthie Ann Miles and Jose Llana as Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos, and Conrad Ricamora as Ninoy Aquino, begins performances on April 14, 2014 with an opening night set for May 1st at The Public Theater’s LuEsther Hall (425 Lafayette Street, New York City) for an open-ended commercial run. This run is being produced by Joey Parnes Productions and EMURSIVE (Jonathan Hochwald, Arthur Karpati, and Randy Weiner, principals).

Under the direction of Alex Timbers, Here Lies Love played a critically raved-about, sold-out run last year at the same space, which was extended by popular demand four times. Here Lies Love was conceived by David Byrne, and features lyrics by Byrne, music by Byrne and Fatboy Slim, additional music by Tom Gandey and J Pardo, and choreography by Annie-B Parson. Tickets for Here Lies Love will go on sale March 10th and range from $99-$139. For more info, visit www.herelieslove.com beginning March 10th.

Ruthie Ann Miles (center) as Imelda Marcos and Jose Llana (on staircase) as Ferdinand Marcus. Photo by Joan Marcus

Here Lies Love features, in alphabetical order: Renee Albulario, Carol Angeli, Melody Butiu, Natalie Cortez, Debralee Daco, Jose Llana, Kelvin Moon Loh, Jaygee Macapugay, Jeigh Madjus, Ruthie Ann Miles, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Conrad Ricamora, George Salazar, and Janelle Velasquez.

Sung Rno, Daniel Dae Kim and Jeanne Sakata in the green room with the cast of Here Lies Love at The Public Theater in New York on June 10, 2013.

Within a pulsating dance club atmosphere, David Byrne and Fatboy Slim deconstruct the astonishing journey of Filipina First Lady Imelda Marcos retracing her meteoric rise to power and subsequent descent into infamy and disgrace at the end of the People Power Revolution. Here Lies Love is neither a period piece nor a biography, neither a play nor a traditional musical but an immersive theatrical event combining songs influenced by four decades of dance music, adrenaline-fueled choreography, and a remarkable 360-degree scenic and video environment to go beyond Imelda’s near-mythic obsession with shoes and explore the tragic consequences of the abuse of power. Here Lies Love is a 90-minute theatrical experience. Set within a dance club atmosphere, audiences will stand and move with the actors. Comfortable shoes and clothing are recommended. Dancing is encouraged.

“There was an overwhelming desire, both by the fans of this work and those of us who are committed to it, to get it back to New York this season,” said producer Joey Parnes. “We spent of a lot of time looking for the perfect space to remount it, so when its original home became available, it created a perfect opportunity.”

Here Lies Love articles:
Nov. 25: David Byrne and the Cast of The Public Theater’s HERE LIES LOVE including Jose Llana, Ruthie Ann Miles, Conrad Ricamora, Melody Butiu and More to Host Benefit Concert for the Philippines at Terminal 5
Jaygee Macapugay to appear as Imeda Marcos in Here Lies Love at The Public, July 5-7, 2013
Here Lies Love, Starring Jose Llana and Ruthie Ann Miles, Extends at The Public through July 28, 2013
Christine Toy Johnson, Thom Sesma, Ali Ewoldt, Jose Llana, Ann Harada, Telly Leung and More Set for The Asian American Composers and Lyricists Project at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
Christine Toy Johnson and Raul Aranas Lead the Cast of the National Asian Artists Project’s (NAAP) Benefit Presentation of Hello Dolly!, at The Pershing Square Signature Center on April 29 and May 6 Jose Llana, Ruthie Ann Miles, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Conrad Ricamora, Kelvin Moon Loh and More Set for World Premiere of David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s Here Lies Love at The Public, April 2 – May 19, 2013

Other articles by Lia Chang:
Photos: Bryan Cranston, Peter Jay Fernandez, Roslyn Ruff, Tamara Tunie, Leslie Uggams, Ruben Santiago-Hudson Celebrate All The Way Opening Night
Mar. 7-Apr. 6: André De Shields, Adam Chanler-Berat, Kyle Beltran, Kevin Mambo and More Set for DTC’s World Premiere Musical The Fortress of Solitude, A Co-Production with The Public Theater
André De Shields, Kevin Carolan, Usman Ally, Mary Zimmerman, Doug Peck Among 10 IRNE Nominations for Huntington’s World Premiere of The Jungle Book, a co-production with The Goodman
Mar. 21-May 4: Richard Thomas, Ron Rifkin, Hallie Foote and Khaled Nabaway Set for Arena Stage’s World Premiere of Lawrence Wright’s Camp David
Photos: Backstage and Opening Night of Signature’s World Premiere of David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu
Rome Neal’s Banana Puddin’ Jazz Presents “LADY” Featuring Lia Chang, Monica Garrido, Carolyn Holmes, Noel Simon’ Wippler, Linda Hudson, Adi Meyerson and Kathleen Doran
Photos: Harriet Harris, John Tartaglia, Christine Toy Johnson, Alan Muraoka, James Saito and More celebrate Ann Harada’s Debut at Lincoln Center in the American Songbook Series
Photos: Steve Rosen, David Rossmer, Hannah Elless, Vadim Feichtner, Cathryn Salamone, Ken Triwush and Kate Wetherhead Celebrate The Other Josh Cohen Opening Night
Celebrating the Year of the Horse with David Henry Hwang’s Kung Fu at Signature Theatre; Previews begin February 4, 2014
Q & A with Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play’s Garth Kravits Photos: David Henry Hwang, Annie Baker and Rajiv Joseph honored at Sixth Annual Steinberg Playwright “Mimi” Awards
Photos: Christine Toy Johnson, Baayork Lee, Jose Llana, Ann Harada, Dodie Pettit and More at Charles Randolph-Wright’s “Three Voices” concert series at Stage 72
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Lia Chang. Photo by Charles Richard Barboza

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