The Broadway-bound comedy Fat Ham and Shakespeare in the Park’s Merry Wives are among this year’s recipients of the 66th Obie Awards honoring Off and Off-Off Broadway productions.
Presented by the American Theatre Wing, the Obies will be handed out Monday evening in a ceremony at Manhattan’s Terminal 5 venue. Sustained and Lifetime Achievement winners will accept their awards during the ceremony, while remarks of all other winners will premiere on the the American Theatre Wing’s YouTube channel.
The most recent Obies ceremony was virtual and premiered on the Wing’s YouTube channel on July 14, 2020.
“For this Obies, the judges reviewed over 400 productions over the last three seasons including digital and audio works made during the pandemic,” said Heather Hitchens, President & CEO, in a statement. “We look forward to finally gathering in person to celebrate the artistic excellence and resilience of the amazing artists and theatre companies...
Presented by the American Theatre Wing, the Obies will be handed out Monday evening in a ceremony at Manhattan’s Terminal 5 venue. Sustained and Lifetime Achievement winners will accept their awards during the ceremony, while remarks of all other winners will premiere on the the American Theatre Wing’s YouTube channel.
The most recent Obies ceremony was virtual and premiered on the Wing’s YouTube channel on July 14, 2020.
“For this Obies, the judges reviewed over 400 productions over the last three seasons including digital and audio works made during the pandemic,” said Heather Hitchens, President & CEO, in a statement. “We look forward to finally gathering in person to celebrate the artistic excellence and resilience of the amazing artists and theatre companies...
- 2/24/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Enrico Colantoni, the Veronica Mars regular with a role in the upcoming Tom Hanks’ Mister Rogers film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, has been cast in the world premiere of Fear, an Off Broadway psychological drama written by Roseanne and Home Improvement creator Matt Williams.
Also starring will be Obi Abili (Billions) and and Alexander Garfin (2015’s The Peanuts Movie).
Fear, directed by Tea Alagić, will begin Tuesday, Oct. 15 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, with an opening night of Thursday, Oct. 24. The limited engagement will run through Dec. 8.
The synopsis: Fear follows a little girl’s disappearance as it prompts a tense confrontation among a plumber, college professor and teenage boy. In this psychological drama, three neighbors discover how far they are willing to go to defend the values that define them.
The creative team will include Andrew Boyce, scenic designer; D.M. Wood, lighting designer; Oana Botez, costume designer; Jane Shaw,...
Also starring will be Obi Abili (Billions) and and Alexander Garfin (2015’s The Peanuts Movie).
Fear, directed by Tea Alagić, will begin Tuesday, Oct. 15 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, with an opening night of Thursday, Oct. 24. The limited engagement will run through Dec. 8.
The synopsis: Fear follows a little girl’s disappearance as it prompts a tense confrontation among a plumber, college professor and teenage boy. In this psychological drama, three neighbors discover how far they are willing to go to defend the values that define them.
The creative team will include Andrew Boyce, scenic designer; D.M. Wood, lighting designer; Oana Botez, costume designer; Jane Shaw,...
- 9/12/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Baruch Performing Arts Center Bpac amp Tgw Acting Studio present The Taming Of The Shrew from July 10 - August 3, 2014, at the Rose Nagelberg Theatre amp directed by Thomas G. Waites. Assistant to the director is Lisa Greenberg, Fight Choreographer is David Brimmer, with Set amp Lighting Design by Jasmine Nicole Roberts, Costume Design by Rebecca Welles amp Stage Management by Kayla Santos. Featured in the production will be live music by Juilliard Alumni.
- 7/9/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Teal Sherer is an actor. She also uses a wheelchair, on stage, on screen, and in real life. That fact "adds a layer of vulnerability" to a production of "Proof" at the NoHo Arts Center in Los Angeles "that brings the play to life," a reviewer wrote in La Weekly. David Auburn's Tony Award–winning play doesn't specifically call for an actor in a wheelchair to play Catherine, the troubled daughter of a deceased mathematician. "Nobody cares," Sherer said about audience response to her nontraditional embodiment of the role. Her acting is what they notice. "Make no mistake," the La Weekly review continues, "Sherer's accomplished performance stands on its own; it's the material that's been enriched."While Sherer's been on the boards out west, Abigail Breslin has been taking two hours of physical training daily in New York City to learn how to portray a deaf and blind person,...
- 2/10/2010
- backstage.com
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