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Thursday, July 11, 2013

Interview - Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj of "The Little Rock Nine Project" by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne Harrison After reading about the upcoming Little Rock Nine Project, I spoke with Red Shirt Entertainment's Producing Artistic Director Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj to find out more. …

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:46PM
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

News Roundup - Schwimmer, Pippin and an amazing looking Macbeth by Byrne Harrison

This is the kind of news we love to hear.  A high school drama club from Alice, Texas visits New York, sees some shows, including Peter and the Starcatcher, Newsies and Matilda. D…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:46PM

Red Shirt Entertainment Announces New Concert Piece - "The Little Rock Nine Project" by Byrne Harrison

Red Shirt Entertainment, in association with Camp AmeriKids, Be.Do.Fly! and the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, is announcing a new concert piece entitled “The Little Rock Nine Project.” The event…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:21PM
Tuesday, July 9, 2013

News Roundup - Encores!, Zombies, Mary Ann and Well Strung by Byrne Harrison

City Center's Encores! series to tackle Off-Broadway musicals. After staffing changes, John Pollano's Small Engine Repair to open Off-Broadway this fall.  Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dea…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 04:49PM

The Public Theater Announces Benefit Concerts Featuring Sting by Byrne Harrison

The Public Theater announced today that, for the first and only time, Sting will perform songs from his new album, The Last Ship, for 10 concerts to benefit The Public Theater in their intim…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 03:07PM

Varla Jean Merman to Premiere New Show in Provincetown This Summer by Byrne Harrison

Photo courtesy of The Art House Varla Jean Merman (aka Jeffery Roberson) has been the acknowledged entertainment Queen of P-town for the past decade. Each summer brings the anticipated pre…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 01:10PM

String Quartet "Well Strung" Returns to Provincetown for Summer by Byrne Harrison

Well-Strung: the Singing String Quartet will return to Provincetown’s Art House theater this season. Since the group’s 3-month run at the venue last summer, they’ve been on a roll - wi…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 01:07PM
Monday, July 8, 2013

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces 2013-2014 Season by Byrne Harrison

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College announces its 59th season of music, dance, theater, and family programming reflecting the multicultural diversity of Brooklyn.&nbs…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:02PM

Metropolitan Room Celebrates Broadcast Legend Joe Franklin in an Irreverent Evening of Reverence by Byrne Harrison

Joe Franklin, who invented the television talk show format in 1950, relives some of the magic of the Golden Age of Television in a unique stage show at the Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd&nb…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:31PM

News Roundup - Snoo Wilson, Puppets, and a new podcast by Byrne Harrison

New Jersey artists featured in this year's New York Musical Theatre Festival. American Ballet Theater presents Sleeping Beauty. Playwright Snoo Wilson dies at 64. Today in theatre history…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:02PM
Sunday, July 7, 2013

News Roundup - Little Miss Sunshine, Mad Men, and one dedicated usher by Byrne Harrison

Batman '66 launches.  DC Comics does a retrospective of the highlights of '66 including "It's a Bird!  It's a Plane! It's Superman!" which opened that year. Julee Antonellis and P…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:01PM

Naked Boys Improvising - Saturday Nights by Byrne Harrison

Hot Summer Nights: Naked Boys Improvising The Improvisation News Team Presents: HOT SUMMER NIGHTS "You'll Laugh Your Pants Off" Improvisational Theater like you've never seen before... 5…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 04:51PM

Midtown International Theatre Festival Launch Party Tonight by Byrne Harrison

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) presents their Fourteenth Anniversary Season LAUNCH PARTY on Sunday, July 7, 2013 at 8pm at Gonzalez y Gonzalez, 192 Mercer Street, NYC (bet…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 12:41PM

Planet Connections Review - "Velvet Rope" by Byrne Harrison

By Jose Solis Whenever trying to turn issues into compelling drama, artists usually tend to take the preachy route and forget all notions of nuance. The postcard and synopsis for Velve…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:59AM
Saturday, July 6, 2013

Planet Connections Review - "Catch the Spider" by Byrne Harrison

By Jose Solis In Catch the Spider, playwright Sara Ilyse Jacobson intends to weave a complex relation between memory, unrequited love and Celtic mythology, but the results end up having…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:57PM

Theater for the New City to Present a New Musical Adaptation of "Tom Jones" by Byrne Harrison

Theater for the New City has announced the upcoming production of a new musical adaptation of Henry Fielding's novel, "Tom Jones," written and composed by John Taylor Thomas (Pride and Preju…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 05:49PM

Classical Tassels - Fine Art Meets Burlesque by Byrne Harrison

Shelly Watson & Thirsty Girl Present CLASSICAL TASSELS An Evening of Live Chamber Music, Art, Songs, Opera, Ballet & Burlesque! Friday July 12 @ The Cutting Room Featuring:…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 04:43PM

Hotsy Totsy Burlesque Presents "Harry Potter and the Boobies of Fire" by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne Harrison It's nearly time for another trip to the Home for Wayward Girls and Fallen Women.  Hotsy Totsy Burlesque is ready for their next evening of salacious strippers and …

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 04:23PM
Friday, July 5, 2013

News Roundup - Mermaids, Manilow and Murder by Byrne Harrison

The New York Times profiles the mermaid shows at the Newton Perry Underwater Theater in Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida. New book "Afrocentric Theatre" by Carlton W. Molette and Barbara J. M…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:12PM
Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Interview - Luke Leonard of "Bum Phillips," an opera based on the life of the former Oilers coach by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne Harrison Luke Leonard (center) withBum and Debbie Phillips Luke Leonard is a director and artist living in New York. He is a founding member and the Producing Artistic Direc…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 05:24PM
Saturday, June 29, 2013

"Annie: It's the Hard Knock Life, From Script to Stage" by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne Harrison Photo courtesy of WNET John Godfrey Saxe once talked about laws and sausages and how it's best never to see how either is made.  Now me, I find such things fascinatin…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:27PM

"Frankenstein Upstairs" - The monster is in the eye of the beholder by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne Harrison Mac Rogers' latest production, Frankenstein Upstairs, is a retelling of Mary Shelley's classic horror tale.  Rogers, whose adaptation of Karel Capek's R.U.R. (…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 06:55PM
Monday, June 24, 2013

"Venice" - Broadway in the cards! by Byrne Harrison

By Judd Hollander Photos by Joan Marcus While the new rock musical Venice (book by Eric Rosen, music by Matt Sax, lyrics by Matt Sax and Eric Rosen, additional music by Curtis Moore) isn�…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:55PM
Saturday, June 22, 2013

Coney Island Mermaid Parade Today by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne Harrison Today is the 31st Annual Mermaid Parade in Coney Island.  I know many members of the NYC theatre community who participate in this annual event (any excuse to show of…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:57AM
Friday, June 21, 2013

Everybody Rise! – I’d Like to Propose a Toast to Signature Theater’s "Company" by Byrne Harrison

By Mark A. Newman Photos by Scott Suchman After a 2012 – 2013 season that got off to a less-than-stellar start with Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, all is forgiven after Signature Theat…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:31PM

TOSOS Benefit a Loving Tribute to Doric Wilson by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne Harrison Last night's benefit performance of "Street Theater" was a fitting and touching tribute to playwright and TOSOS founder Doric Wilson.  Wilson, who passed away in 2011…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:19AM
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Planet Connections Review - "The Procedure" by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne Harrison Immigration, gay marriage and privacy are  very hot topics right now, with very vocal advocates and critics of each flooding the media with their opinions.  Whil…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:49PM
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

TOSOS to present a special performance of Doric Wilson's "Street Theater" by Byrne Harrison

On Thursday, June 20th at 7:30 PM, TOSOS and the LGBT Center will present a a special presentation of Doric Wilson's award-winning satire about Stonewall, Street Theater. A participant in…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:47PM
Monday, June 17, 2013

Interview with Robbie Robertson of "Satan in High Heels" by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne Harrison Robbie Robertson is a playwright and screenwriter and a graduate of both the University of South Carolina and UCLA’s professional program in screenwriting. Robertson…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:21PM
Sunday, June 16, 2013

Planet Connections Interview - Roi Escudero of "Artaud..mon mômo" by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne Harrison Photo of Roi Escudero by Valentin Ewan Production photo by James Ewan Name: Roi Escudero Show: Artaud...mon mômo Relationship to production: Producer/performer/writer/des…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:46PM

Planet Connections Interview - Balint Varga of "Dangersparkle and the Lion" by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne Harrison Name: Balint Varga Show: Dangersparkle and the Lion Relationship to production: Music Director/Music Arranger Website: www.balintvarga.com Balint Varga is a compos…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:56PM

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