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...
I Fell In Love with Hope by Lancali
Announcing the release of I Fell In Love with Hope by Lancali at Simon & Schuster. The heart-wrenching TikTok sensation about a group of terminally ill patients who vow to live the rest of their lives to the fullest and find a love that transforms and transcends. Against the unforgiving landscape of a hospital,...
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),...