For the first time in almost 50 years, New York City’s Ensemble Studio Theatre is getting a facelift. The 545–549 W. 52 St., Manhattan home will see a complete renovation, adding offices and rehearsal spaces to its second floor facilities in addition to fixing up its long-running performance space, the Curt Dempster Theatre. The building’s ground floor will see an all-new, 99-seat mainstage performance space along with a lobby, restrooms, and dressing rooms for talent. These renovations come thanks to generous funding from the New York City Council and the Office of the Mayor of New York City and its Department of Cultural Affairs. An additional funding commitment from the late Himan Brown’s Radio Drama Network will see the City’s pledge increased even further to nearly $3 million. Read: “How to Become a Playwright in NYC” “The Ensemble Studio Theatre is joyously, eternally grateful to Mayor Bill DeBlasio, to cultural...
- 7/22/2016
- backstage.com
Nominated in four categories at tonight’s Academy Award ceremony, including Best Picture, Director, and Best Original Screenplay, now is a great time to be a Woody Allen fan. The legendary director has been keeping himself incredibly busy these past few weeks and is hard at work with projects for both stage and screen.
First up, Sony Pictures Classics has set a Us release date of June 22nd for Allen’s upcoming movie ‘Nero Fiddled’. Set in Italy ’Nero’ comprises of four separate vignettes and features Allen in his first starring role since ‘Scoop’ in 2006.
The movie also stars Penelope Cruz, Ellen Page, Roberto Benigni, Alec Baldwin and Jesse Eisenberg, a typically electric mix of thesps who Allen has put together in this boiling pot that he himself has described as a broad comedy. I’m really looking forward to this movie and given the success of ‘Midnight in Paris...
First up, Sony Pictures Classics has set a Us release date of June 22nd for Allen’s upcoming movie ‘Nero Fiddled’. Set in Italy ’Nero’ comprises of four separate vignettes and features Allen in his first starring role since ‘Scoop’ in 2006.
The movie also stars Penelope Cruz, Ellen Page, Roberto Benigni, Alec Baldwin and Jesse Eisenberg, a typically electric mix of thesps who Allen has put together in this boiling pot that he himself has described as a broad comedy. I’m really looking forward to this movie and given the success of ‘Midnight in Paris...
- 2/26/2012
- by Tom Ryan
- Obsessed with Film
On this date in...
1947: Detective drama The Affairs Of Peter Salem debuted on Mutual Radio. The show starred Santos Ortega and was produced by Himan Brown.
2002: ABC pulled the Todd Manning rag doll from its online store after being criticized for creating and releasing a doll based on a character who was a rapist. The Todd doll cost $19.95 and was described like this: "Todd is an all-cloth doll with brown felt hair and blue eyes. He is 20 inches standing. He wears a blue shirt and black pants."
Celebrating a birthday today are:
John Ingle (Edward, General Hospital; ex-Mickey, Days Of Our Lives) - 83
Robin Strasser (Dorian, One Life To Live; ex-Rachel, Another World; ex-Hecuba, Passions) - 66
Peter Reckell (Bo, Days Of Our Lives) - 56
Micheal E. Knight (Tad, All My Children) - 52
Justin Melvey (ex-Colin, Days Of Our Lives; ex-Harry, Home And Away) - 42...
1947: Detective drama The Affairs Of Peter Salem debuted on Mutual Radio. The show starred Santos Ortega and was produced by Himan Brown.
2002: ABC pulled the Todd Manning rag doll from its online store after being criticized for creating and releasing a doll based on a character who was a rapist. The Todd doll cost $19.95 and was described like this: "Todd is an all-cloth doll with brown felt hair and blue eyes. He is 20 inches standing. He wears a blue shirt and black pants."
Celebrating a birthday today are:
John Ingle (Edward, General Hospital; ex-Mickey, Days Of Our Lives) - 83
Robin Strasser (Dorian, One Life To Live; ex-Rachel, Another World; ex-Hecuba, Passions) - 66
Peter Reckell (Bo, Days Of Our Lives) - 56
Micheal E. Knight (Tad, All My Children) - 52
Justin Melvey (ex-Colin, Days Of Our Lives; ex-Harry, Home And Away) - 42...
- 5/7/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
The soap world lost a number of greats both in front of and behind the camera this year. Here is the annual We Love Soaps TV tribute to those who passed away in 2010 including Michael Gene Adams, Danny Aiello III, Himan Brown, Dixie Carter, Christopher Cazenove, Jill Clayburgh, Gary Coleman, Jacqueline Courtney, John Forsythe, David Froman, James Gammon, Harold Gould, Carl Gordon, Suzanne Grossman, Park Yong Ha, Peter Haskell, June Havoc, Carol Pfander Henderson, Bernard Kates, Larry Keith, Antonie Kamerling, Mick Lally, Simon MacCorkindale, Nan Martin, Kevin McCarthy, Rue McClanahan, Caroline McWilliams, Werner Michel, James Mitchell, Gordon Mulholland, Roger Newman, Michelle Nicastro, Leslie Nielsen, Vince O'Brien, Niek Pancras, Nancy Pinkerton, Addison Powell, Carla Princi, Bob Rappaport, Frances Reid, Lynn Redgrave, Rosa Rio, Zelda Rubinstein, Paul Ryan Rudd, Jean Simmons and Helen Wagner.
- 1/2/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Himan Brown worked the radio industry from the late 1920s, and went on to produce such radio and television series as Inner Sanctum, Lights Out, and CBS Radio Mystery Theater.
Brown was born on July 21, 1910, the son of Russian immigrants from the Ukraine. He began working in radio in the late 1920s, reading newspapers for a New York station. He continued to work as a radio actor while beginning to produce programs. Brown oversaw over 30,000 radio programs during his eight-decade career, including The Adventures of the Thin Man, Inner Sanctum, The Affairs of Peter Salem, Bulldog Drummond, Dick Tracy, Flash Gordon, The Private Files of Rex Saunders, Terry and the Pirates, and Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator. He also directed episodes of many of the shows he produced. He moved into television in the late 1940s, producing the syndicated series Lights Out, Inner Sanctum, and The Chevy Mystery Show.
Brown died...
Brown was born on July 21, 1910, the son of Russian immigrants from the Ukraine. He began working in radio in the late 1920s, reading newspapers for a New York station. He continued to work as a radio actor while beginning to produce programs. Brown oversaw over 30,000 radio programs during his eight-decade career, including The Adventures of the Thin Man, Inner Sanctum, The Affairs of Peter Salem, Bulldog Drummond, Dick Tracy, Flash Gordon, The Private Files of Rex Saunders, Terry and the Pirates, and Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator. He also directed episodes of many of the shows he produced. He moved into television in the late 1940s, producing the syndicated series Lights Out, Inner Sanctum, and The Chevy Mystery Show.
Brown died...
- 6/22/2010
- by Harris Lentz
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Radio drama producer Himan Brown has died, aged 99.
He passed away at his Manhattan, New York home on Friday. Details regarding his cause of death had not been released as WENN went to press.
Brown created and voiced popular radio dramas including Dick Tracy, Flash Gordon, The Gumps, Grand Central Station and Inner Sanctum Mysteries during his long-running career.
He also wrote scripts and directed stars including Orson Welles, Gregory Peck and Frank Sinatra.
Brown is survived by a son, Barry, a daughter, Hilda, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He passed away at his Manhattan, New York home on Friday. Details regarding his cause of death had not been released as WENN went to press.
Brown created and voiced popular radio dramas including Dick Tracy, Flash Gordon, The Gumps, Grand Central Station and Inner Sanctum Mysteries during his long-running career.
He also wrote scripts and directed stars including Orson Welles, Gregory Peck and Frank Sinatra.
Brown is survived by a son, Barry, a daughter, Hilda, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
- 6/8/2010
- WENN
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