Spring onto the stage: from winter's depths to May's renewal, you can warm your heart and revitalize your mind with these hot offerings by and about gays and lesbians.OPEN NOW CAROLINE, OR CHANGE San Francisco, Curran Theatre, January 14-February 20 Tonya Pinkins stars in the compelling musical penned by 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. Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Kushner (music by Jeanine Tesori); a young boy learns about social inequity and racial disharmony in the South in the era of the burgeoning civil rights movement. THE GOAT OR WHO IS SYLVIA? 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. , January 15-February 26 Los Angeles, Mark Taper Forum The Mark Taper Forum is a small thrust stage with 745 seats at the Los Angeles Music Center built by Welton Beckett and Associates. It has presented innovative plays since 1967. The world premiere of Angels In America was produced here. , January 29-March 20 Washington, D.C., Arena Stage, March 4-April 17 San Francisco, American Conservatory Theater American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is a theater company in San Francisco, California, that offers both contemporary and classical theater productions and a wide range of classes. , June 10-July 10 Edward Albee's provocative play (2002 Tony award winner) will shock, outrage, stimulate, and delight audiences as it continues across the country in various productions. MAMBO ITALIANO San Francisco, New Conservatory Theatre Center, January 14-February 20 The U.S. premiere of Steve Galluccio's comedy about coming to terms with being gay in an Italian-Canadian family (basis of the 2003 movie). TAKE ME OUT San Diego, Old Globe, January 15-February 20 Denver, Curious Theatre Company, May 7-July 2 Richard Greenberg's Tony award-winning play is a paean to baseball and a witty drama about celebrity coming-out in America. The San Diego production is directed by Joe Mantello, who received a Tony for his Broadway staging in 2003. DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS 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. , Imperial Theatre, starts January 31, opens March 3 Director Jack O'Brien and choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray) stage David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane's new Broadway musical about two con men on the French Riviera. I AM MY OWN WIFE I Am My Own Wife is a play by Doug Wright which examines the life of German individual Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, born Lothar Berfelde, who killed his father when he was a young boy and survived the Nazi and Communist regimes in East Berlin as a transvestite. Chicago, Goodman Theatre, through February 13 San Francisco, Curran Theatre, May Los Angeles, Geffen Playhouse, June 14-July 10 Doug Wright's witty and moving tribute to East German transvestite Charlotte yon Mahlsdorf, winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama From 1918 to 2006, the Drama Prize was unlike the majority of the other Pulitzer Prizes: during these years, the eligibility period for the drama prize ran from March 2 to March 1, to reflect the Broadway , is touring in the original Tony-winning production directed by Moises Kaufman. HAPPY DAYS New York City, Worth Street Theater Company at Classic Stage Company, February 1-March 13 Two unique queer artists, Lea DeLaria and David Greenspan, star in Samuel Beckett's bleakly funny testament to the human spirit--from the company that produced last year's thrilling revival of The Normal Heart. GHETTO SUPERSTAR: THE MAN THAT I AM New York City, Joe's Pub, February 10-March 27 A spiritual, sexual, and musical memoir from performer and recording artist Billy Porter (left), who recounts his experiences as a black gay man growing up within the confines of the Pentecostal Church. WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Boston, Wilbur Theatre, February 10-March 6 New York City, Longacre Theatre, starts March 12 Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin portray George and Martha George and Martha as an imaginary compensation for their childlessness, pretend they have a son, who would now be twenty-one. [Am. Drama: Edward Albee Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in On Stage, 447] See : Illusion in Edward Albee's twistedly tender and caustic love story. The long-awaited Broadway revival will try out in Boston prior to New York. THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE New York City, Second Stage Theatre, February 7-March 6 Six young people on the edge of puberty strive to become adults in a funny, tender, and sardonic musical from William Finn, Tony-wining composer and lyricist of Falsettos'. ON THE MOUNTAIN New York City, Playwrights Horizons, February 4--March 13 The latest from queer playwright Christopher Shinn focuses on a former rock and roll wild child's struggle to forge a connection with her rebellious daughter even as memories of a rock legend's suicide come back to haunt her. WELL San Francisco, American Conservatory Theater, February 11--March 13 Five Lesbian Brothers alumna Lisa Kron stars in her remarkable autobiographical play about healing, her mother, and the wellness of individuals and community. MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT New York City, Shubert Theatre, starts February 14, opens March 17 Queerness of the silly kind abounds in the new Broadway musical "lovingly ripped off" from the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, directed by Mike Nichols (HBO's Angels in America) and starring David Hyde Pierce David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is a Screen Actors Guild, Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor, best known for his co-starring role as psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier alongside Kelsey Grammer. , Tim Curry, and Hank Azaria. SHOCKHEADED PETER 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. , starts February 11, opens February 22 The Tiger Lillies are a straight musical trio, but their aesthetic is as queer as it gets. (Just ask Kiki and Herb, who pounced on their "Banging in the Nails.") This is another opportunity to catch their delightfully perverse take on gruesome German children's tales. NOT ABOUT NIGHTINGALES Not about Nightingales is a play by Tennessee Williams that was written in 1938 for the Group Theatre in New York City but was rejected and remained unproduced until 1998.[1] The play is a 18-character socially-minded drama set in "a dynamite-proof, escape-proof" U.S. San Francisco, Theatre Rhinoceros, February 17--March 13 The West Coast premiere of an early Tennessee Williams work, based on true-life harrowing events in a Philadelphia County prison in the late 1930s. DESSA ROSE New York City, Lincoln Center Theater, starts February 17, opens March 21 A new musical from Lynn Ahrens and out composer Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime) about the dangerous alliance between a runaway slave and a white woman in the pre-Civil War South. Based on Sherley Anne Williams's novel. THE GLASS MENAGERIE New York City, Barrymore Theater, starts February 24, opens March 15 A new revival of the Tennesee Williams memory play, starring Jessica Lange as Amanda, a character loosely based on the playwright's mother. PLAY WITHOUT WORDS New York City, Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn Academy of Music, performing arts center located in the borough of Brooklyn, N.Y. and popularly known as BAM. Founded in 1859 and opened in 1861, it is the oldest such institution still in operation in the United States. , March 15--April 3 Los Angeles, Ahmanson Theatre, April 14--May 29 A homoerotic dance theater drama devised from the 1963 Joseph Losey movie The Servant by Matthew Bourne, the imaginative director-choreographer of the 1998 all-male Swan Lake. TEN UNKNOWNS Washington, D.C., Signature Theatre, March 15--April 24 Jon Robin Baitz's witty and insightful drama about an artist recluse in Mexico and the efforts of his gay art dealer and young assistant to force his comeback. HOT 'N' THROBBING New York City, Signature Theatre Company, March 28-May 1 The Paula Vogel season concludes with what may be her most controversial work: an unflinching look at domestic violence that features a mother who writes pornography for a living. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE A Streetcar Named Desire may refer to:
New York City, Studio 54, March 26-June 19 The 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). revives the Tennessee Williams classic with Natasha Richardson as Blanche, the fading Southern belle who is pushed over the edge by her brother-in-law, Stanley (The Aviator's John C. Reilly John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor known for his ability to act in a dramatic or comedic role with ease. Biography Personal life ). THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA New York City, Lincoln Center Theater, March 17-June 12 Playwright Craig Lucas (Prelude to a Kiss, Longtime Companion) wrote the book for this new musical by Adam Guettel, based on the novella by Elizabeth Spencer about a mother and daughter in Italy and the younger woman's romance with a handsome Florentine. A BEAUTIFUL CHILD San Francisco, Theatre Rhinoceros, March 31-April 24 A humorous and touching play from Nicky Silver, best known for Raised in Captivity and The Food Chain. His most daring and mature work to date. A NAKED GIRL ON THE APPIAN WAY A Naked Girl on the Appian Way is a play by Richard Greenberg. It was commissioned and originally produced by South Coast Repertory in 2004. It later opened on Broadway October 6 2005. Artists order their works to share their views of human experience. Costa Mesa, Calif., South Coast Repertory South Coast Repertory (SCR) is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California. SCR, founded in 1964 and continuing today under the leadership of Artistic Directors David Emmes and Martin Benson, is widely regarded as one of America’s foremost , April 1-May 8 The return of two children to their American home after a yearlong excursion in Europe triggers a chain reaction of revelations in the latest from award-winning playwright Richard Greenberg (Take Me Out). A DISTANT SHORE Culver City, Calif., 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. , April 24-May 22 A sensuous cross-cultural, multigenerational saga by Chay Yew, author of A Language of Their Own and A Beautiful Country, featuring a gay Asian-American and a Caucasian American whose destinies have been shaped by another life in another time and place. THE PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. LETTER New York City, Roundabout Theatre Company, May 13-August 7 A tragic game of financial and moral betrayal is played against the backdrop of high society in Jon Robin Baitz's 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. WHOOP-DEE-DOO! San Francisco, New Conservatory Theatre Center, May 13--June 25 The prequel to When Pigs Fly When Pigs Fly is an episode from season 3 of the animated TV series Jackie Chan Adventures. Plot Jackie is already onto the next noble animal - The Rooster, Power of Levitation! Unfortunately, the rooster has discovered its unique Power of Levitation and is is another dizzy musical extravaganza whipped up by costume designer extraordinaire Howard Crabtree. DRESS SUITS FOR HIRE New York City, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club For the University of Oxford theatre group, see . La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (La MaMa E.T.C.) is an American not-for-profit cultural organization located in the East Village section of lower Manhattan. , May 19--June 5 Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver, cofounders of Split Britches, revive their popular "lesbian noir" comic pulp drama (written with Holly Hughes) in which clothes do make a woman-and a man. PACIFIC OVERTURES Washington, D.C., Signature Theatre, May 17--July 3 This new revival of Stephen Sondheim's enchanting work (with John Weidman and Hugh Wheeler) about the opening of Japan to the West will present a chamber version of the Kabuki theater-inspired musical. 3F, 4F San Francisco, Magic Theatre, May 21-June 19 The world premiere of a daring new play by Victor Lodato, who is the recipient of multiple awards, including one from the Robert Chesley Foundation for gay and lesbian writing. Raymond writes on theater and film and lives in New York City. |
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