Peter Melnick: Drifting from Macao to Off-Broadway
by Maya Cantu
- Feb 10, 2007
The characters and conventions of film noir get flamboyantly comical facelifts in Adrift in Macao, a new musical by Peter Melnick and Christopher Durang that, as presented by Primary Stages, will open at 59E59 Theaters on February 13th. Melnick has previously written musicals and has scored many films and TV shows, and Adrift in Macao is the talented composer's most high-profile project to date.
Leachman, Etc. Set for TCM's Marlon Brando Documentary
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 31, 2007
Angie Dickinson, Dennis Hopper, Cloris Leachman, Quincy Jones, Edward Norton and John Turturro are among additions to the line-up of peers, family members and childhood friends featured in Brando, a new original two-part documentary premiering May 1-2, that sifts through the mystery behind one of Hollywood's most-respected and celebrated practitioners of the art and craft of acting.
Curt Dempster, Founding Director of E.S.T., Dies at 71
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 19, 2007
Curt Dempster, Founding Artistic Director of Ensemble Studio Theatre, was found dead at his home in New York City today (January 19, 2007). The cause remains undetermined at this time.