Iris Love

BroadwayHD, the premier streaming service for live theater productions, exclusively streamed ANN, the critically acclaimed play written and performed by Emmy Award winning actress Holland Taylor and directed by Benjamin Endsley Klein, beginning yesterday, June 14. The special screening event was also held last night, and featured the show's star Holland Taylor. BroadwayWorld was in attendance, and you can check out photos below!

In a world with so many peddling-and profiting from--faux inspiration, SILENT NO MORE: A THEATRICAL DOCUMENTARY offers the real thing. Directed by Michele Christie, Ed.D., Executive Director and Founder of No Limits, SILENT NO MORE is by turns heartbreaking and hilarious as it traces the struggles and successes of courageous men and women variously affected by hearing loss. Some three decades after Children of a Lesser God, the conflict rages on in the deaf community between those who (only) sign and those who speak. A major theme of of SILENT NO MORE is that those in and beyond the deaf community need to support, rather than criticize the choices of those with partial or full hearing loss.

On Monday, May 13 Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for Theatre honored Ruth and Stephen Hendel and Ming Cho Lee at their Gala Evening. The evening was held at the Angel Orensanz Foundation (172 Norfolk Street) in New York City, cocktails started at 6pm and dinner started at 7pm. Jessica Hecht was the emcee of the evening; the Gala co-chairs were playwright Lydia R. Diamond and interior designer Jasmine M. Keller. The Gala honorary chairs were Anne Kaufman, Obie award-winning director; Nelle Nugent, Broadway producer; Judith O. Rubin, chairman of the board of Playwrights Horizons; and Liz Smith, gossip columnist. The event hosted 200 guests and surpassed its financial goal. Scroll down for photos from the gala!

Abingdon Theatre Company - which has produced more than 77 new American plays in its 20-year history - just held its 20th Anniversary Gala and dinner, last night, November 19 at Espace (635 West 42nd Street). BroadwayWorld was there for the celebration and we bring you photo coverage below!

On Friday, November 4th, The American Songbook Project held its annual signature event, their 'Name That Tune' benefit at the historic Hudson Theater in New York. Their mission is to preserve the American Songbook by bringing professional singers in the NYC schools. This year they honored Broadway composer Jerry Herman and Guild Hall (East Hampton), both of whom celebrated their 80th birthdays this year. Liz Smith emceed the Jerry Herman tribute and her passionate, loving remarks about her friend included 'It is said by show biz insiders that Jerry is so universal the you just hear a song of his once and you can hum it or sing it. And you probably can't stop. That is pretty damned great. He is universal in the musical theater, the songsmith of modern American life.' Mr. Herman's tribute included performances by James Darrah recreating his role of Ambrose Kemper from the last Carol Channing revival of Hello Dolly singing 'It Only Takes a Moment;' Meredith Patterson and Jeffry Denman performing 'Tap Your Troubles Away' from Mack and Mabel; and Andrea McArdle singing 'If He Walked into My Life Today' from Mame accompanied movingly by nine-year old Kyrian Friedenberg on trumpet.

Artistic Associate Regina Taylor Regina Taylor Regina Taylor kicks off 2011 at Goodman Theatre with her most ambitious work to date, the critically-acclaimed The Trinity River Plays.

Due to anticipated severe weather conditions, Goodman Theatre will cancel its Wednesday, February 2 performance of The Trinity River Plays at 7:30pm. All ticket holders will be contacted by the theater in order to exchange tickets for another date. Subscribers only can exchange online: visit www.GoodmanTheatre.org. Patrons can also contact the box office at 312.443.3800 with any questions or concerns.

Artistic Associate Regina Taylor Regina Taylor Regina Taylor kicks off 2011 at Goodman Theatre with her most ambitious work to date, the critically-acclaimed The Trinity River Plays.

Artistic Associate Regina Taylor Regina Taylor Regina Taylor kicks off 2011 at Goodman Theatre with her most ambitious work to date, the critically-acclaimed The Trinity River Plays.

Artistic Associate Regina Taylor Regina Taylor Regina Taylor kicks off 2011 at Goodman Theatre with her most ambitious work to date, the critically-acclaimed The Trinity River Plays.

Goodman Theatre and Dallas Theater Center's world-premiere co-production of The Trinity River Plays by Goodman Artistic Associate ReGina Taylor is directed by Ethan McSweeny. The trilogy includes Jarfly, Rain and Ghoststory and spans nearly half a century in the life of Iris Sparks and her matriarchal Texas family. Karen Aldridge (The Good Negro, The Cook) leads the ensemble cast of The Trinity River Plays as Iris; stage and screen star Penny Johnson Jerald (The Larry Sanders Show, What's Love Got to Do With It) plays Iris' protective mother Rose; Jacqueline Williams (The Story, The Brother/Sister Plays) is Rose's sister Daisy, Christiana Clark (59E59: Pure Confidence) portrays Iris' rebellious cousin Jasmine; Jefferson A. Russell (The Wire) is Jasmine's stepfather, Ray Earl, in Jarfly, and Iris' ex-husband, Frank, in Rain and Ghoststory; and Samuel Ray Gates (McCarter: The Brother/Sister Plays) is Jack, Iris' love interest, in Ghoststory. The Trinity River Plays runs January 15 - February 20, 2011 in the Goodman's Albert Theatre following an engagement at Dallas Theater Center, November 5 - December 5, 2010.

Goodman Theatre and Dallas Theater Center announce the cast for the world-premiere co-production of The Trinity River Plays by Goodman Artistic Associate Regina Taylor. Director Ethan McSweeny makes his Goodman directorial debut with this powerful new trilogy (Jarfly, Rain and Ghoststory) that spans nearly half a century in the life of Iris Sparks and her matriarchal Texas family. Karen Aldridge (The Good Negro, The Cook) leads the ensemble cast of The Trinity River Plays as Iris; stage and screen star Penny Johnson Jerald (The Larry Sanders Show, What's Love Got to Do With It) plays Iris' protective mother Rose; Jacqueline Williams (The Story, The Brother/Sister Plays) is Rose's sister Daisy, Christiana Clark (59E59: Pure Confidence) portrays Iris' rebellious cousin Jasmine; Jefferson A. Russell (The Wire) is Jasmine's stepfather, Ray Earl, in Jarfly, and Iris' ex-husband, Frank, in Rain and Ghoststory; and Samuel Ray Gates (McCarter: The Brother/Sister Plays) is Jack, Iris' love interest, in Ghoststory. The Trinity River Plays runs January 15 - February 20, 2011 in the Goodman's Albert Theatre following an engagement at Dallas Theater Center, November 5 - December 5, 2010.