Stephen Sondheim Receives 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Obama presented the nation’s highest civilian honor to 17 recipients; among those were theatre artists Sondheim, Barbra Streisand, Emilio Estefan, and Gloria Estefan.
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President Obama presented the nation’s highest civilian honor to 17 recipients; among those were theatre artists Sondheim, Barbra Streisand, Emilio Estefan, and Gloria Estefan.
A season of musical comedies will include one world premiere and the return of three popular hits.
The slate includes another chapter of Arlene Hutton’s Nibroc trilogy, two American premieres, Clarence Darrow, and a campy sci-fi musical.
The festival closed its sixth season of performance by handing out 40 competitive awards, plus an honorary award to James Lecesne.
The grants, made possible by playwright Robert Askins, will be awarded to Lucy Gillespie, Paul Cameron Hardy, Martyna Majok, among others.
The co-artistic director of Pig Iron Theatre has received a fellowship that includes travel to Spain and Russia.
The Minneapolis theatre will present new works from Tanya Barfield, Christina M. Ham, and Michael Elyanow.
A year-long, peer-based process of voting recognizes theatres and performers in the Bay Area.
The San Francisco theatre will program new plays by Dipika Guha, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, and Young Jean Lee.
The festival lineup includes new work from Steven Dietz, Laura Jacqmin, Hansol Jung, Sarah Ruhl, and Jen Silverman.