Paul Howard News

The Black Ensemble Theater will make history when it opens the new Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center at 4450 N. Clark Street on Friday, November 18 at 8 p.m.

Think of your most pompous Ivy League frat-boy, then take away any intellectual smarts, add a paunch and an Irish accent and you've got Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, a laddish but lovable bloke whose exploits are currently on display in the new play 'Between Foxrock and a Hard Place'.

Little Bear, the Queensland Healer Dog of Former First Lady Nancy Reagan and the late President Ronald Reagan will make his cinematic debut in the role of "Teddy the First Dog" in producer, writer and director, Bryan Michael Stoller's film, "First Dog," starring Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Eric Roberts, with original songs written and performed by Grammy Award and People's Choice Award winning, and Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Emmy Award and Tony Award nominated composer, Dolly Parton.

A couple of years ago I went to The Flea Theater and had a fun time with A.R. Gurney's then newest play, Post Mortem. It was a clever little piece taking place in the future about a college student writing his thesis on a long-forgotten playwright named A.R. Gurney, and was filled with self-referential zingers based on his reputation for writing 'middle class comedies of manners' that made him popular with WASP theatergoers.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director, Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce three of its 2009-2010 season productions. The main stage season at the Linda Gross Theater will mark premieres from Atlantic co-founder David Mamet and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Sam Shepard, while Bekah Brunstetter makes her Off Broadway debut at Stage 2 with the world premiere of a new comedy.

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Sunday, December 28, 2008.

Jackie Taylor, founder and executive director of Chicago's Black Ensemble Theater, is proud to announce the World Premiere presentation of I Am Who I Am (The Story of Teddy Pendergrass). Produced, written and directed by Taylor, and featuring three new songs penned by Pendergrass and co-writer Bill Jolly, I Am Who I Am, begins previews March 7 at the Black Ensemble Theater, 4520 N. Beacon Street, with an official press opening on Saturday, March 15, at 8PM. Of note, a special Gala Opening benefit performance, with Teddy Pendergrass in attendance, will take place Sunday, March 16, at 3PM.