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Opened: January 12, 1979
Closing: April 08, 1979

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Cantone, Macchio, Doherty Lead A ROOM OF MY OWN Industry Reading 9/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 2, 2010


On Monday, September 20th at 8:00pm, the Bleecker Street Theater Company will present a reading of Charles Messina's astoundingly hilarious new Broadway-bound comedy, 'A ROOM OF MY OWN' as part of that theater's Play Development Series.

Joe's Pub Announces The Secret Sisters And More
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 24, 2010


Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.

Macchio, Doherty Lead A ROOM OF MY OWN Industry Reading 9/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 23, 2010


On Monday, September 20th at 8:00pm, the Bleecker Street Theater Company will present a reading of Charles Messina's astoundingly hilarious new Broadway-bound comedy, 'A ROOM OF MY OWN' as part of that theater's Play Development Series.

Wildhorn's WONDERLAND Heads to Broadway Apr. 17, 2011; Gregory Boyd Directs
by Jessica Lewis - Aug 3, 2010


WONDERLAND: A New Alice. A New Musical Adventure will open on Broadway Sunday, April 17, 2011 and performances will begin Monday, March 21, at a Nederlander theatre to be announced. The musical will be directed by Gregory Boyd, the artistic director of the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas, with a book by Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy (The Civil War -Tony nomination) and lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde - Grammy nomination, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Civil War - Tony nomination, Dracula, Victor/Victoria) and choreography by Marguerite Derricks (Fame, Emmy Awards for '3rd Rock From The Sun' and 'Fame LA'). WONDERLAND: A New Alice. A New Musical Adventure will play a pre-Broadway engagement at the Ferguson Hall at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (Judy Lisi, President and CEO) in Tampa, Florida January 4 through January 16, 2011.

National Jazz Museum Harlem Announces August Schedule
by BWW News Desk - Aug 2, 2010


The National Jazz Museum in Harlem announces its August 2010 Schedule. This month of public programs presented by the National Jazz Museum in Harlem features retrospectives (Louis Armstrong and Hank Jones), discussions with two of the most prominent and influential contemporary saxophonists (Joe Lovano and Steve Coleman) as well as a talk with top jazz journalist Bill Milkowski, and live performances that riff on the connection between visual art and jazz, by trumpeter Marcus Printup and trombonist Ryan Keberle at the Rubin Museum of Art, and the NJMH All Stars at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Whether your taste leans toward the historical and traditional, or to the futuristic and cutting edge, you'll find it this month. Mark your calendar and bring some friends!

National Jazz Museum Harlem Announces August Schedule
by Nicolas Coburn - Jul 28, 2010


The National Jazz Museum in Harlem announces its August 2010 Schedule. This month of public programs presented by the National Jazz Museum in Harlem features retrospectives (Louis Armstrong and Hank Jones), discussions with two of the most prominent and influential contemporary saxophonists (Joe Lovano and Steve Coleman) as well as a talk with top jazz journalist Bill Milkowski, and live performances that riff on the connection between visual art and jazz, by trumpeter Marcus Printup and trombonist Ryan Keberle at the Rubin Museum of Art, and the NJMH All Stars at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Whether your taste leans toward the historical and traditional, or to the futuristic and cutting edge, you'll find it this month. Mark your calendar and bring some friends!

Earth, Wind & Fire tour the UK in July, Kicks Off July 20
by BWW News Desk - Jul 20, 2010


Earth, Wind & Fire is one of the most important, influential, innovative and commercially omnipotent contemporary funk pop music bands of the 20th century. Those three elementary words mean good vibes, sing-a-long hits and boogie dancing.

Redgrave & Jones Open DRIVING MISS DAISY at John Golden Theatre on Broadway Oct. 7, 2010
by Jessica Lewis - Jun 29, 2010


Producers Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich announced today that Tony Award-winners James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave will return to the New York stage this Fall to star opposite one another in the Broadway Premiere of Alfred Uhry‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Driving Miss Daisy. Directed by David Esbjornson (The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?), Driving Miss Daisy will begin performances on October 7, 2010, at the John Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street), with an official opening on Monday, October 25, 2010.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM Announces June Line-Up
by BWW News Desk - Jun 18, 2010


The National Jazz Museum's June line-up includes discussions with musical artists Paquito D'Rivera and Craig Harris for Harlem Speaks; a talk with a living literary legend, Peter Straub, at Jazz for Curious Readers; and our adult education series, Jazz for Curious Listeners, features instrumentalists Jeremy Pelt, Nicholas Payton and Orrin Evans taking the reins of discourse on jazz in the 21st century. For more information visit http://jazzmuseuminharlem.org/

King Center Announces Their 2010-2011 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 15, 2010


Steven Janicki, Executive Director of the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts, is pleased to announce the 2010-2011 Performing Arts Season with 25 sensational shows.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM Announces June Line-Up
by Elisabeth Nebeker - May 26, 2010


The National Jazz Museum's June line-up includes discussions with musical artists Paquito D'Rivera and Craig Harris for Harlem Speaks; a talk with a living literary legend, Peter Straub, at Jazz for Curious Readers; and our adult education series, Jazz for Curious Listeners, features instrumentalists Jeremy Pelt, Nicholas Payton and Orrin Evans taking the reins of discourse on jazz in the 21st century. For more information visit http://jazzmuseuminharlem.org/

Peter Nero & Philly Pops Present Winding Around the ’60s and ’70s 5/12-16
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2010


From Broadway to Hollywood. On stage and on screen. There is no other voice like the phenomenal Maureen McGovern. With a voice that is a beacon for American song, Ms. McGovern returns to join Peter Nero and the Philly Pops to wind her way around the songs of the 1960s and 1970s.

Rubicon Theatre Co Continues Season With CRIMES OF THE HEART, Concludes 5/16
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2010


Rubicon Theatre Company continues its 2009-2010 Season with a revival of BETH HENLEY's Pulitzer Prize-winning play CRIMES OF THE HEART. Set in Mississippi in 1974 (five years after Hurricane Camille), this sweet, sexy comedy follows the travails of the three Magrath sisters, who come together at the family home in Hazelhurst when the youngest Babe is charged with shooting her husband 'cause she didn't like his looks.'

Peter Nero & Philly Pops Present Winding Around the ’60s and ’70s 5/12-16
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2010


From Broadway to Hollywood. On stage and on screen. There is no other voice like the phenomenal Maureen McGovern. With a voice that is a beacon for American song, Ms. McGovern returns to join Peter Nero and the Philly Pops to wind her way around the songs of the 1960s and 1970s.

Peter Nero & Philly Pops Present Winding Around the ’60s and ’70s Through 5/16
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2010


From Broadway to Hollywood. On stage and on screen. There is no other voice like the phenomenal Maureen McGovern. With a voice that is a beacon for American song, Ms. McGovern returns to join Peter Nero and the Philly Pops to wind her way around the songs of the 1960s and 1970s.

Peter Nero & Philly Pops Present Winding Around the ’60s and ’70s 5/12-16
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2010


From Broadway to Hollywood. On stage and on screen. There is no other voice like the phenomenal Maureen McGovern. With a voice that is a beacon for American song, Ms. McGovern returns to join Peter Nero and the Philly Pops to wind her way around the songs of the 1960s and 1970s.

Peter Nero & Philly Pops Present Winding Around the ’60s and ’70s 5/12-16
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 5, 2010


From Broadway to Hollywood. On stage and on screen. There is no other voice like the phenomenal Maureen McGovern. With a voice that is a beacon for American song, Ms. McGovern returns to join Peter Nero and the Philly Pops to wind her way around the songs of the 1960s and 1970s.

The Holmes Brothers Bring Soulful Gospel to Temple Theater 5/1
by BWW News Desk - May 1, 2010


The Holmes Brothers bring their gospel-style R&B and blues to Des Moines as part of the Civic Center's new concert series 'LIVE AT THE TEMPLE. Your Music. Up Close.' on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Center's Temple Theater. All concerts in the LIVE AT THE TEMPLE concert series are a presentation of the Prairie Meadows Temple Theater Series.

Brandon Victor Dixon to Lead UNCHAIN MY HEART as 'Ray Charles' on Bway; Opens Nov. 7
by Jessica Lewis - Apr 29, 2010


The cast of UNCHAIN MY HEART, The Ray Charles Musical, will be lead by Brandon Victor Dixon (2010 Lortel, Drama League & Outer Critics Circle nominee for The Scottsboro Boys, 2006 Tony nominee for The Color Purple) starring as 'Ray Charles' and Nikki Renée Daniels (Promises, Promises, Nine) as 'Della'.

The Holmes Brothers Bring Soulful Gospel to Temple Theater 5/1
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 26, 2010


The Holmes Brothers bring their gospel-style R&B and blues to Des Moines as part of the Civic Center's new concert series 'LIVE AT THE TEMPLE. Your Music. Up Close.' on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Center's Temple Theater. All concerts in the LIVE AT THE TEMPLE concert series are a presentation of the Prairie Meadows Temple Theater Series.

Earth, Wind & Fire tour the UK in July, Kicks Off July 20
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 26, 2010


Earth, Wind & Fire is one of the most important, influential, innovative and commercially omnipotent contemporary funk pop music bands of the 20th century. Those three elementary words mean good vibes, sing-a-long hits and boogie dancing.

Peter Nero and the Philly Pops End Celebration of Mario Lanza 4/25
by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2010


'Be My Love'-and be there as Peter Nero and the Philly Pops pays tribute to Philadelphia's favorite son, Mario Lanza, with The Great American Tenor. From his wild, fiery Philadelphia youth to his MGM Hollywood blockbusters, Lanza's tenor was one in ten million.

Rubicon Theatre Co Continues Season With CRIMES OF THE HEART, Opens April 24
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2010


Rubicon Theatre Company continues its 2009-2010 Season with a revival of BETH HENLEY's Pulitzer Prize-winning play CRIMES OF THE HEART. Set in Mississippi in 1974 (five years after Hurricane Camille), this sweet, sexy comedy follows the travails of the three Magrath sisters, who come together at the family home in Hazelhurst when the youngest Babe is charged with shooting her husband 'cause she didn't like his looks.'

Peter Nero and the Philly Pops celebrates Mario Lanza 4/21-25
by BWW News Desk - Apr 21, 2010


'Be My Love'-and be there as Peter Nero and the Philly Pops pays tribute to Philadelphia's favorite son, Mario Lanza, with The Great American Tenor. From his wild, fiery Philadelphia youth to his MGM Hollywood blockbusters, Lanza's tenor was one in ten million.

Rubicon Theatre Co Continues Season With CRIMES OF THE HEART, Previews 4/21-23
by BWW News Desk - Apr 21, 2010


Rubicon Theatre Company continues its 2009-2010 Season with a revival of BETH HENLEY's Pulitzer Prize-winning play CRIMES OF THE HEART. Set in Mississippi in 1974 (five years after Hurricane Camille), this sweet, sexy comedy follows the travails of the three Magrath sisters, who come together at the family home in Hazelhurst when the youngest Babe is charged with shooting her husband 'cause she didn't like his looks.'

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My Old Friends - 1979 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1979 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor - Musical Peter Walker
1979 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Maxine Sullivan

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