The timely new play began its run with a benefit performance supporting the Writers Guild of America. By Margaret Hall, Logan Culwell-Block for Playbill.com Pay the Writer, a timely new play from Tawni O’Dell (Back Roads), officially opens Off-Broadway August 21, after beginning performances August 13. The production plays through September 30 at The Alice...
Barrington Stage bringing back ‘Happiest Man on Earth’ by Mark St. Germain
Season-opening show returning for performances from Sept. 22 to Oct. 8 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Longtime TV and film actor Kenneth Tigar will return to the role of a 100-year-old Holocaust survivor in Barrington Stage Company’s production of the one-character play “The Happiest Man on Earth,” running Sept. 22 to Oct. 8 on BSC’s intimate the...
AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT IFA BAYEZA IS IN NORTHEAST OHIO WRITING AN ORIGINAL DRAMA ABOUT THE HISTORICAL OBERLIN-WELLINGTON RESCUE THAT SHEDS LIGHT ON THE JOURNEY, CHALLENGES, AND ULTIMATE FREEDOM OF RUNAWAY SLAVE JOHN PRICE
Trio of free Staged Readings directed by Tony F. Sias of Karamu House held at Oberlin College’s Irene and Alan Wurtzel Theater on June 23, 24, and 25 As communities across the country, and in Northeast Ohio begin the many celebrations surrounding Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, nationally...
New version of ‘The Wiz’ will be led by Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. sharing the title role
By MARK KENNEDY for the Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two men who stepped into 6-inch heels for “Kinky Boots” on Broadway will play the title character behind the curtain when “The Wiz” tours the U.S. starting this fall and lands on Broadway in 2024 — Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. “Me...
Paris Ray Dozier Receives 2022 Jonathan Larson Grants
The honorees will each receive an unrestricted grant of $15,000, as well as additional support in the form of residencies, concerts and recording grants.? By: Chloe Rabinowitz for Broadway World The American Theatre Wing has revealed the recipients of the 2022 Jonathan Larson Grant. This year’s honorees – Christie Baugher (Music, Lyrics & Book),...