Jean Kerr News

The original cast of Joe DiPietro's Conscience has come together again for a virtual version of the play with George Street Playhouse. Due to the shutdown of theaters throughout the state in March, the world-premiere of the production was canceled just days after it opened.

The original cast of Joe DiPietro's Conscience will come together again for a virtual version of the play with George Street Playhouse this October. Due to the shutdown of theaters throughout the state in March, the world-premiere of the production was canceled just days after it opened.  

Bangalore Little Theatre will host virtual auditions for its upcoming production of Mary Mary.

See 'Conscience,' a gripping world premiere play by Joe DiPietro. It is being performed through March 29th at GSP housed in NBPAC. With the exceptional direction of the Playhouse's Artistic Director, David Saint and featuring an outstanding cast of four thespians, 'Conscience' presents a slice of history, one that will resonate with a modern audience.

Joe DiPietro's new play, Conscience will be performed at George Street Playhouse (GSP) in the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) from March 3 to March 29.

Tony Award-winning actress Harriet Harris (Broadway's Thoroughly Modern Millie and Cinderella; Frasier; Desperate Housewives) will star as real-world Senator Margaret Chase Smith opposite Lee Sellars (Netflix's House of Cards and Luke Cage) as Senator Joseph McCarthy in the world-premiere of Tony-Award winner Joe Pietro's new play Conscience at George Street Playhouse.

Robert ('Bob') Ullman (left), the legendary theatre press agent, whose career included Ethel Merman and Mary Martin: Together on Broadway, A Chorus Line (from workshop to Public Theater to Broadway), Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in The Visit, Lauren Bacall in Cactus Flower, The Dining Room, Driving Miss Daisy, Sunday in the Park with George, and over 150 additional Broadway and off-Broadway plays and musicals, died on July 31, 2019 in Bayshore, Long Island, New York. He was 97. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. Bob's death was announced by Rev. Joshua Ellis, a long-time Ullman friend, a former Broadway press agent, and now, an Interspiritual minister.

Rock of Ages is now open at Pittsburgh CLO! What did the critics think? Read all the reviews!

Retro Productions critically acclaimed revival of Jean Kerr's Mary, Mary, enters its final weekend of performances at the Gene Frankel Theatre. Shay Gines who previously directed Retro's revival of And Mrs. Reardon Drinks A Little, directs.

Award-winning Retro Productions kicks off its 2019 season with one of the longest running Broadway comedies of the 1960's, Mary, Mary written by Jean Kerr. The witty revival runs May 3 - 18 at the Gene Frankel Theatre in SoHo. Shay Gines who previously directed Retro's revival of And Mrs. Reardon Drinks A Little, directs. Opening night is slated for Friday, May 3.

Award-winning Retro Productions kicks off its 2019 season with one of the longest running Broadway comedies of the 1960's, Mary, Mary written by Jean Kerr. The witty revival runs May 3 - 18 at the Gene Frankel Theatre in SoHo. Shay Gines who previously directed Retro's revival of And Mrs. Reardon Drinks A Little, directs.

On Today, January 12th, Oliver Conant (Author/Director) and Justyna Kostek (Author/Star) will host a One Night Only performance of their one-woman tour-de-force musical, DIETRICH RIDES AGAIN, about the life and times of Marlene Dietrich.

On Friday, January 12th, Oliver Conant (Author/Director) and Justyna Kostek (Author/Star) will host a One Night Only performance of their one-woman tour-de-force musical, DIETRICH RIDES AGAIN, about the life and times of Marlene Dietrich.

On Thursday, August 31, Oliver Conant (Author/Director) and Justyna Kostek (Author/Star) will host the World Premiere of their anticipated one-woman tour-de-force musical, DIETRICH RIDES AGAIN, about the life and times of Marlene Dietrich.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of the romantic comedy "Lunch Hour" by Jean Kerr, on Monday, April 24, at 7 p.m.  The reading will be directed by Anne Keefe, Playhouse associate artist and curator of the playreading series. Tickets are $20 each. 

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of the romantic comedy/drama, "Lobby Hero" by Kenneth Lonergan, 2017 Academy Award winner for Best Original Screenplay for "Manchester by the Sea," on Monday, March 13, at 7 p.m. 

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of the comedy, "The Supporting Cast" by George Furth, on Monday, February 6, at 7 p.m.  The reading will be directed by Anne Keefe, Playhouse associate artist and curator of the playreading series. Tickets are $20 each. 

Prospect Theater Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Cara Reichel and Managing Director Melissa Huber, presentsARCHETYPE, a collection of six new mini-musicals, the culminating production of Prospect's 2016 Musical Theater Lab (the company's 10th lab production).  ARCHETYPE will play from July 27 - 31 at The Theater at the 14th Street Y (344 East 14th Street @ 1st Ave., NYC).

?Cape May Stage (CMS), Cape May's premiere professional not-for-profit Equity theatre, has announced its exciting 2015 Season.

Georgette Timoney, the veteran New Jersey actress, will bring to life firebrand columnist and satirist Molly Ivins, the late Texas journalist and best-selling author, in the New Jersey premiere of Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins. The play opens on May 21 at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse, a restored 1853 landmark theater, in Cape May.