Get thee to a theater.*SEPTEMBER* The Oldest Profession New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. : Signature Theatre Company, through October 10 Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel returns to the dawn of the Reagan era in this witty drama about five aging prostitutes. This production marks the start of a full season devoted to the work of our most eminent lesbian playwright. Little Shop of Horrors Los Angeles: Ahmanson Theatre, through October 17; national tour to follow The tour of the recent Broadway revival stars out actor Anthony Rapp (Rent) as the botanically smitten nerd who sells his soul to an evil plant. Tour continues in Portland, Ore., October 19-24; Salt Lake City, October 26-31; Seattle, November 2-7; San Francisco, November 10-December 5; and San Diego, December 6-12. Symphonie Fantastique New York City: Dodger Stages, opens September 16 Queer puppeteer Basil Twist (who worked on the Dementors in the latest Harry Potter movie) reprises his totally unique, whimsical aquatic extravaganza set to the music of Hector Berlioz in a water tank double the size of that in the original 1988 production. US New York: P.S. 122, September 9-19 Out performance artist Tim Miller talks about his love affair with Broadway, same-sex marriage, and his self-imposed exile from America in a funny and provocative new solo show. Pageant San Francisco: New Conservatory Theatre Center, September 10-October 17 Six wacky beauty queens vie to be crowned Miss Glamouresse at an annual cosmetic products bash in a revival of the hilarious drag musical by Bill Russell, Frank Kelley, and Albert Evans. Take Me Out Los Angeles: Geffen Playhouse, September 14-October 24 Seattle: Seattle Repertory Theatre  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , November 6-December 4 Separate West Coast premieres of out playwright Richard Greed berg's Tony-winning drama about a baseball superstar who casually announces he's gay. The Seattle show will be staged by the original director, Joe Mantello. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels San Diego: Old Globe, September 15-October 24 This new Broadway-bound musical involves two of the theater's brightest gay talents: Hairspray director Jack O'Brien and choreographer Jerry Mitchell. Based on the movie about two con men living in the French Riviera, the show has music and lyrics by David Yazbek (The Full Monty) and a book by Jeffrey Lane. Farm Boys New York City: Blue Heron Arts Center, September 19-October 10 Out actor David Drake, best known for his solo works, plays the choreographer lover of a man (Thomas James O'Leary) who inherits a farm in the rural Midwest. The play is adapted by Dean Gray and Amy Fox from Will Fellows's book of oral histories of gay men in the rural Midwest. Reckless New York City: Manhattan Theatre Club About Manhattan Theatre Club This season marks Manhattan Theatre Club’s 37th anniversary as one of the country’s leading nonprofit producers of contemporary theatre. and Second Stage, previews September 23, opens October 14 Out playwright Craig Lucas's bittersweet 1980s comedy, about a woman who runs away from her family, arrives on Broadway in a new revival starring Mary Louise-Parker (HBO's Angels in America Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is an award winning play in two parts by American playwright Tony Kushner. It has been made into both a television miniseries of the same name and an opera by Peter Eötvös. ), Debra Monk, and Rosie Perez. Directed by Mark Brokaw. Bare: A Pop Opera New York City: Dodger Stages, previews September 22 A gay love story set in a Catholic high school [see page 62]. Single Spies San Francisco: Theatre Rhinoceros, September 23-October 77 A pair of droll comedies about two members of the notorious gay Cambridge spy ring of the 1950s: alcoholic Guy Burgess, who fled in disgrace to Moscow, and art historian Anthony Blunt, who became surveyor of the queen's pictures The office of the Surveyor of the King's/Queen's Pictures, in the Royal Collection Department of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, is responsible for the care and maintenance of the royal collection of pictures owned by the Sovereign in an official . The Matchmaker Washington, D.C.: Ford's Theatre, September 24-October 24 Gay director Mark Lamos (who performed in Longtime Companion) marks the 50th anniversary of the classic play by Thornton Wilder with a new revival starring Andrea Martin (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) as Dolly Levi. Peter and Jerry New York City: Little Shubert Theatre The Little Shubert Theatre is located in New York City, on Broadway. The Little Shubert is the first Off-Broadway theatre in New York built from the ground up, and the first to be owned by the Shubert Organization. , September 29 Gay playwright Edward Albee combines The Zoo Story, his career-making work of 1958 about two strangers who meet in New York City's Central Park, with a new first act called "Homelife," about the morning before that fateful encounter. (Stay tuned for Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin in a revival of Albee's classic Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? slated for Broadway in the spring.) Spatter spatter, n droplets of airborne particulate matter larger than 50 μm that fall to the ground. Pattern (Or, How I Got Away With It) New York City: Playwrights Horizons, September 30-October 24 A trio of gay artist--Playwright Neal Bell (On the Bum and Therese Raquin), director Michael Greif (Rent), and actor Peter Frechette (Paul Rudnick's Valhalla)--give us a psychological thriller that explores the motives behind a grisly murder. *OCTOBER* Anna in the Tropics Anna in the Tropics is a Pulitzer Prize-winning (2003) play by Nilo Cruz. When Cuban immigrants brought the cigar-making industry to Florida in the 19th Century, they carried with them another tradition. Seattle: Seattle Repertory Theatre, October 2-30 The poetic romantic drama about love and betrayal, set in a Florida cigar factory in the 1920s, for which Cuban-born gay playwright Nilo Cruz received the 2003 Pulitzer Prize. Gemini, The Musical Philadelphia: Prince Music Theater, October 9-31 A musical version of Albert Innaurato's poignantly funny coming-of-age tale about a gay boy growing up in 19705 Philadelphia. Music by Charles Gilbert. Sin: A Cardinal Deposed New York City: The New Group at Theatre Row, October 11-December 4 Woven from trial depositions, this documentary play questions the complicity of Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston in hiding the sexual abuse by priests in his parish. Laugh Whore New York City: Cort Theatre, previews October 17 Out comic Mario Cantone (Sex and the City's gay wedding stylist) gives his acerbic views on current events and well-known personalities and offers snippets from his life in a new Broadway show directed by Joe Mantello. Four by Tenn New York City: Manhattan Theatre Club, previews October 19, opens November 11 Four newly discovered one-act plays by Tennessee Williams, starring Kathleen Chalfant (Broadway's Angels in America). A prelude to a new revival of Streetcar streetcar, small, self-propelled railroad car, similar to the type used in rapid-transit systems, that operates on tracks running through city streets and is used to carry passengers. slated for the spring. A Chorus Line Houston: Theatre Under the Stars, October 21-November 7 The legendary 1975 musical conceived by Michael Bennett, celebrating the unsung heroes of the musical theater. The Highest Yellow Arlington, Va.: Signature Theatre, October 26-December 12 A new musical by out composer Michael John LaChuisa about the painter Vincent van Gogh, starring Judy Kuhn. Scrooge: The Holiday Musical Chicago: Ford Center for the Performing Arts Ford Center for the Performing Arts can refer to:
Recently out star Richard Chamberlain will play Dickens's famous curmudgeon cur·mudg·eon n. An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions. [Origin unknown.] cur·mudg in a new show based on the 1970 Leslie Bricusse movie musical. Other fall dates will include Minneapolis, November 9-14; Appleton, Wis., November 16-21; Wallingford, Conn., November 30-December 5. *NOVEMBER* Doubt New York City: Manhattan Theatre Club, previews November 3, opens November 22 Starring the incandescent Cherry Jones--need we say more?--as a formidable nun concerned about a Catholic priest's keen interest in the lives of his young male students. A provocative new drama from John Patrick Shanley John Patrick Shanley (born in 1950) is a playwright from the Bronx. He was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers and the Sisters of Charity. He is famous for insisting in his contract that not a single word can be changed in the screenplays that he writes. . Significant Others San Francisco: New Conservatory Theatre Center, November 5-December 12 San Francisco playwright Tom W. Kelly celebrates romance between men in five one-act plays. The Long Christmas Ride Home Denver: Curious Theatre Company Curious Theatre Company is a company of artists located in Denver, Colorado. It was founded in 1997. Curious has built a reputation on producing regional and world premieres for Denver audiences. , November 6-December 18 The regional premiere of Paula Vogel's most recent play. La Cage Aux Folios New York City: Marquis Theatre, previews November 7, opens December 9 The first big gay Broadway musical returns. The Mystery of Irma Vep New Haven, Conn.: Long Wharf Theatre Long Wharf Theatre started life in a warehouse alongside the harbor of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1965, the brainchild of 2 alumni of Yale University, Jon Jory and Harlan Kleiman, intent on creating a resident professional theatre company. , November 10-December 12 Charles Ludlum's classic never dies: In this all-queer production, James Lecesne and Jeffery Roberson (a.k.a. Varla Jean Merman Varla Jean Merman is a character originated and portrayed by Jeffery Roberson, an American actor, singer and drag performer. Varla's fictitious pedigree boasts that Ernest Borgnine is her father and Ethel Merman is her mother. ) perform the hilarious melodrama under Michael Wilson's direction. The importance of Being Earnest Washington, D.C.: Arena Stage, November 12-December 26 Ridiculous Theatrical Company stalwart Everett Quinton directs Oscar Wilde's delicious comedy of manners comedy of manners Witty, ironic form of drama that satirizes the manners and fashions of a particular social class or set. Comedies of manners were usually written by sophisticated authors for members of their own social class, and they typically are concerned with social . Pacific Overtures New York City: Roundabout Theatre Company The Roundabout Theatre Company is the largest non-profit theatre company based in New York City. They own two Broadway theatres (Studio 54 and the American Airlines Theatre) and one Off-Broadway theatre (the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Arts). at Studio 54, previews November 12, opens December 2 The first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's landmark musical about Commodore Matthew Perry's arrival in Japan. Featuring B.D. Wong (M. Butterfly). Rodney's Wife New York City: Playwrights Horizons, November 12-December 19 A new work by Richard Nelson (James Joyce's The Dead James Joyce's The Dead is a Broadway musical by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey based upon James Joyce's short story of the same name. Originally presented Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons with an opening night cast that included Blair Brown, Paddy Croft, Brian ) reveals an unexpected American lesbian affair in 1962 Rome. The Baltimore Waltz New York City: Signature Theatre, November 16-January 9 Paula Vogel's breakthrough 1992 play, celebrating the life of her brother who died from AIDS-related complications, returns to New York in a season dedicated to her work. The Kinsey Sicks: Oy Vey In a Manger San Francisco: New Conservatory Theatre Center, November 24-January 1 You can count on the fabulous Dragapella Beauty Shop Quartet, the Kinsey Sicks, to stamp out to put an end to by sudden and energetic action; to extinguish; as, to stamp out a rebellion s>. See also: Stamp the holiday season with their perennial extravaganza featuring new songs and more raunchy raun·chy adj. raun·chi·er, raun·chi·est Slang 1. a. Obscene, lewd, or vulgar: "[He] mischief. *DECEMBER* The Paris Letter Culver City, Calif.: The Center Theatre Group at the Kirk Douglas Theatre The Kirk Douglas Theatre is located in Culver City, California and in 2004, was acquired by the famed Center Theatre Group. The theatre is the most intimate of the groups 3 stages and seats 317 patrons at max occupancy. , December 5-January 2 Broadway bound for spring, the latest from Jon Robin Baitz Jon Robin Baitz (born November 4, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is an American playwright, screenwriter, television producer and sometime actor. The son of an executive of the Carnation Company, Baitz was raised in Brazil and South Africa before the family returned to , the author of The Substance of Fire and Ten Unknowns, is a witty and enthralling en·thrall tr.v. en·thralled, en·thrall·ing, en·thralls 1. To hold spellbound; captivate: The magic show enthralled the audience. 2. To enslave. exploration of gay mentorship and friendship, love and repression, played against the seductive and scary backdrop of New York high society. Raymond writes on theater and film and lives in New York City. |
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