DRAMA LEAGUE EVENTS FOR NON-MEMBERS
NEW PROGRAMMING AT THE DRAMA LEAGUE…
The 2012-2013 season promises many exciting changes at The Drama League. As we work to build artists and audiences for the American theater, we constantly seek out new and vital ways to better serve you, the members and supporters who make our endeavors possible. In the coming year, The Drama League will embrace a new home in the TriBeCa arts district, gaining the ability to support a plethora of programming and artists’ endeavors. Each quarterly Program Guide publication announces upcoming Drama League events, grouped into the following six distinct series. We look forward to exploring with you.
Non-members may RSVP and/or purchase tickets to most Drama League events and performances. However, Drama League Members get the deepest discounts, and we will continue to offer exclusive Members-Only events. Members will continue to receive monthly notices of updates and additions to this season schedule.
TO ORDER OR REGISTER FOR EVENTS BY PHONE, CALL 212-244-9494, EXT. 25.
EVENT SERIES INCLUDE…
DRAMA LEAGUE NIGHTS OUT: Special Drama League discounted performances of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows
** indicates a TheatrePlus Event such as a post-show talkback, backstage tour or social gathering designed to enhance your theatre experience.
DRAMA LEAGUE DAY TRIPS: These special excursions, exclusively for Drama League members and their guests, take us to theaters outside New York City by chartered bus to enjoy superb performances and the company of other members
CLOSEUP SERIES: Intimate, live discussions with the world’s greatest theatre artists
INDUSTRY INSIDERS SERIES: Live discussions focusing on the inner workings of the business of theatre
GREAT PLAYS SERIES: Monthly reading group exploring classic and modern masterpieces, hosted by Member Services Manager Tom Sime, with occasional special guests
COFFEE CLUB SERIES Monthly discussion of current theater trends, topics, and news, hosted by Member Services Manager Tom Sime
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TO BECOME A MEMBER, ORDER TICKETS OR REGISTER FOR EVENTS BY PHONE CALL 212-244-9494.
The 79th Annual
DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS
FRIDAY, MAY 17TH | 12 PM
MARRIOTT MARQUIS TIMES SQUARE, 1535 BROADWAY
Don’t miss the star-studded finale to the Drama League year! Join the brightest stars of the season to honor the best plays, musicals, and actors of 2012-13…chosen by you! Ticket price includes a Cocktail Reception, 3-course Luncheon, and Awards Ceremony. Held in the elegant Marriott Marquis Broadway Ballroom, stars from stage, screen, television and music will come together to vie for the prestigious Distinguished Performance Award, as well as special accolades for lifetime achievements.
VIP SEAT(S) $475.00*
*Includes VIP Reception, VIP Gift Bag & VIP seating
MID-BALLROOM SEAT(S) $350.00
REAR BALLROOM SEAT(S $250.00
PARTERRE SEAT(S) $200.00
PARTERRE SEATING IS AVAILABLE AT A DISCOUNT FOR DRAMA LEAGUE MEMBERS ONLY THROUGH APRIL 1. BECOME A MEMBER HERE AND SAVE
PURCHASE HERE
TABLE PRICES (seating for 10):
VIP TABLES $4,500.00
MID-BALLROOM TABLES $3,500.00
REAR BALLROOM TABLES $2,500.00
PARTERRE TABLES: $2,000.00
Call 212-244-9494, ext. 25 to purchase a table
INDUSTRY INSIDER: THEATER PROFESSIONALS SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE
COMPOSING DUO BENJ PASEK & JUSTIN PAUL
BMI STUDIOS, 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are the award-winning musical theatre composing team behind A Christmas Story, which toured nationwide and opened on Broadway in November 2012. They also wrote the music and lyrics for last year’s Off-Broadway hit musical Dogfight, and their original songs are featured on Season 2 of “Smash.” Graduates of the University of Michigan BFA Musical Theatre program, the duo made their debut with the widely acclaimed song cycle Edges. Join the Drama League and students from the BMI Lehman Engle Musical Theatre Workshop for a night of songs, laughs, and insight into the process of musical theatre songwriting!
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 7 PM
FREE FOR DRAMA LEAGUE MEMBERS AND GUESTS
NON MEMBERS SUGGESTED DONATION $15
CALL 212-244-9494 OR EMAIL AUDIENCEPROJECT@DRAMALEAGUE.ORG TO REGISTER
DRAMA LEAGUE NIGHTS OUT: DISCOUNTED PERFORMANCES ON AND OFF BROADWAY
KINKY BOOTS
AL HIRSCHFELD THEATRE, 302 WEST 45TH ST
Cyndi Lauper wrote the music and lyrics and Harvey Fierstein the book of this new musical about a drag queen singer who takes over a failing British shoe factory and converts it into a popular maker of fetish footwear. Directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde).
TUESDAY, MAY 14, 7 PM
FULL PRICE $137.00
DRAMA LEAGUE MEMBER PRICE $97.00
NON MEMBER PRICE $120.00
SOLD OUT
MACBETH
ETHEL BARRYMORE THEATRE, 243 WEST 47TH ST
In this National Theatre of Scotland adaptation of Shakespeare’s violent tragedy, Tony winner Alan Cumming (Cabaret) plays a tormented denizen of a psychiatric ward, acting out all the roles himself in a swirl of memory and fantasy. The actor is surrounded by video cameras following his every move, turning the solo play into a multimedia experience. Co-directed by John Tiffany (Once) and Andrew Goldberg.
FRIDAY, MAY 3, 8 PM
FULL PRICE $135.00
DRAMA LEAGUE MEMBER PRICE $101.00
NON MEMBER PRICE $120.00
SOLD OUT
PIPPIN
MUSIC BOX THEATRE, 239 WEST 45TH ST
Directors Project alum and Tony Award nominee Diane Paulus (The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess) directs the first Broadway revival of this 1972 hit, featuring music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Stephen Schwartz (Wicked).
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013
FULL PRICE $138.00
DRAMA LEAGUE MEMBER PRICE $90.00
NON MEMBER PRICE $125.00
SOLD OUT
TALLEY’S FOLLY
LAURA PELS THEATRE, 111 WEST 46TH ST
Lanford Wilson’s 1980 Pultizer Prize-winning comedy-drama gets an acclaimed revival from Roundabout Theatre Company. Tony nominee Danny Burstein (Golden Boy, Follies) and Sarah Paulson (Collected Stories, The Glass Menagerie) star in this story of the wary but heartfelt courtship between two seemingly mismatched people who had thought it was too late to find love. Directed by Michael Wilson (Gore Vidal’s The Best Man).
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 7:30 PM
FULL PRICE $91.00
DRAMA LEAGUE MEMBER PRICE $56.00
NON MEMBER PRICE $71.00
SOLD OUT
THE TESTAMENT OF MARY
WALTER KERR THEATRE, 219 WEST 48TH ST
The widely acclaimed team of actress Fiona Shaw and director Deborah Warner (who previously collaborated on Medea on Broadway) take on Colm Toibin’s solo play, based on his own novel, which takes place after the Crucifixion. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is in the city of Ephesus where she is both guarded and protected. As two of her son’s followers set about giving shape to Jesus’ story, Mary tells her own story, the one which has not been heard.
TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 7 PM
FULL PRICE $125.00
DRAMA LEAGUE MEMBER PRICE $94.00
NON MEMBER PRICE $110.00
SOLD OUT
