Ted Daniels News

Pianist/composer Lafayette Gilchrist and saxophonist David Murray perform livestream duo concerts, Friday & Saturday, August 28a?'29 at the Village Vanguard.

Three of the 'Garden State's' favorite comics are coming to CT...and soon, they'll be 3 of your favorites as well! MIKE GAFFNEY Mike Gaffney realized early as a kid on the streets of Jersey City, NJ that he wasn't a tough guy so he needed to make friends quickly. He began to use what he knew best, humor, as a defense and social weapon (he has always had a knack for making friends, family and strangers laugh). At the age of 32, after spending his twenty's recovering from addiction and having kids, Mike took his humor to the stage with stellar reviews. With an impeccable sense of timing, a voice that makes you want to listen to him all night and a delivery that turns the mundane hysterical - Mike tells stories like no one else and no one he knows is safe from being the subject of his tales. Mike has found a way to always be funny while rarely being offensive, which is refreshing in these bleak times. You can catch Mike on the 2014 season of 'Last Comic Standing' as well as 'AXS Gotham Live'. His act is also constantly on display at all of NYC's top comedy clubs and he is also a favorite at clubs and colleges around the country.

Sean Daniels, Geva's newly appointed Director of Artistic Engagement/Artist at Large, will head off to Estonia this week for "Stage Island" the International Seminar on Contemporary Playwriting on Hiiumaa Island. The seminar gathers a director, playwright, and dramaturg or literary advisor and team of actors from the USA and each of four Baltic nations: Estonia, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, to develop new scripts from the participating countries and secure English translations for the plays developed during the conference. The conference will also establish new artistic contacts and collaborations between countries.

Seattle Shakespeare Company opens its new season at the Intiman Playhouse with the comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. Director Sheila Daniels, who staged the company's award-winning production of Electra, returns to play with the dark shadows and golden glow of Shakespeare most popular play.

Seattle Shakespeare Company opens its new season at the Intiman Playhouse with the comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. Director Sheila Daniels, who staged the company's award-winning production of Electra, returns to play with the dark shadows and golden glow of Shakespeare most popular play.