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Scenes from Joe's play
...in the absence of spring... are
included in the book, Best Stage Scenes of 2004, published by
Smith and Kraus. Other playwrights included in the volume are John
Patrick Shanley, Donald Marguilies, Richard Greenberg, Adam Rapp, and
Stephen Adly Guirgis. recordings... The Original New York Cast Recording of
Sarah, Plain & Tall, directed off-Broadway by Joe Calarco, is available
through ShowBiz Records. Website and ordering info:
www.sarahplainandtall.net June 21 - July 15, 2006 Joe’s production of The Burnt Part Boys, book by Marianna Elder, Music by Chris Miller, and lyrics by Nathan Tysen has a sold out, critically acclaimed run at Barrington Stage Company. Music direction is by Deborah Abramson and the cast includes Daniel Zaitchik, Charlie Brady, Rob Krecklow, Brandon Ellis, Katherine McClain, Halle Petro, and Tim Ewing. May 30, 20006 Joe’s production of Assassins opens to rave reviews. The run sells out and extends twice. April 24, 2006 Joe directs a reading of the musical Liberty Smith, (book by Eric Cohen and Mark Madnick, music by Michael Weiner, lyrics by Adam Abraham) at Fords Theatre in Washington DC. The cast includes Will Gartshore, Erin Driscoll, Donna Migliaccio, Chris Bloch, Stephen Gregory Smith, Andrew Samonsky, Garrett Long, and Stephen Schmidt. April 15, 2006 Joe’s production of Urinetown wins 8 Helen Hayes Awards including Best Musical, Best Director, Best Choreography (Karma Camp), Best Musical Direction (Jay Crowder), Best Actor (Will Gartshore), Best Actress (Erin Driscoll), Best Supporting Actor (Stephen Schmidt) and Best Supporting Actress (Jenna Sokolowski). April 4, 2006 Joe directs an industry reading of Enid Rudd’s play Dearest Cousin for the Storyline Project. The play starred Judith Ivey as Elizabeth the First and Laila Robins as Mary Queen of Scotts. March 22nd - 28 2006 The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, book by Joe Calarco, music my Chris Miller, lyrics by Nathan Tysen is giving a developmental reading in Aspen Colorado by Theatremasters (Julia Hansen founder.) March 17, 2006 A revival of Sarah Plain and Tall, book by Julia Jordan, Music by Laurence O’Keefe, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, opens at the Lucille Lortel Theatre to more rave reviews. The cast includes Becca Ayers, Kate Wetherhead, Herndon Lackey, Kenneth Boys, Heather Ayers, and Gene Biscontini. February 27, 2006 February 22, 2006 Joe directs a reading of the musical Zanna with music and lyrics by Tim Acito and Book by Adam Bock and Tim Acito. Musical direction by Eddie Robinson. The cast included Mark Price, Anika Larsen, Rob Sapp, Jessica Snow Wilson, Christopher Hanke, Josh Tower, Derrick Baskin, Cutis Holbrook, Emy Basik, Trisha Jeffrey, and Lisa Yuen. February 13, 2006 Joe directs the Drama League’s Annual Benefit Gala at the Rainbow Room. Choreographed by Karma Camp, with musical direction and arrangements by Ron Melrose, performers include: Harry Connick Jr., Kelli O’Hara, Roz Ryan, Julia Murney, the Jersey Boys, Titus Burgess, Liz Callaway, Michael Cerveris, Liz McCarthy, and Rachel York. February 13, 2006 Joe’s play My Vacation in Paris dealing with the issues of slavery and women’s rights on the eve of the French Revolution opens at Signature Theatre in Arlington Virginia. He was commissioned to write it for the theatre’s Signature in the Schools program. The program uses theatre to open the minds and broaden the viewpoints of local teens while engaging them in a positive and creative experience. The program is the recipient of The Washington Post’s prestigious Community Service Award. The program’s director Marcia Gardner says, “I feel strongly that combining history and theatre gives us all a chance to look at the world in a new way, to be more responsible citizens, to think, to empathize. That’s what Signature in the Schools is about.” February 7, 2006 January 27-February 7: Joe will be directing a developmental reading of the musical Meet John Doe by Andrew Gerle (music and book) and Eddie Sugarman (book and lyrics) at the Carousel Dinner Theatre. The cast features Erin Maguire and Greg Stone. Joe directs a developmental reading of the Richard Rodgers Award winning musical Broadcast by Nathan Christensen (book and lyrics) and Scott Murphy (music) for Playwrights Horizons. Will Chase, Mano Felciano, Christopher Hanke, Lisa Howard, Dan Jenkins, Julia Murney, Connor Paolo, and Alison Walla, are in the cast, and Kimberly Grigsby is the music director. October 16, 2005 Joe’s critically acclaimed production of Urinetown closes at Signature Theatre in Arlington Virginia, after a sold out, extended run. October 10, 2005 Meet John Doe performs at NAMT. september 22, 2005 Liberty Smith does two presentations for NYMF resulting in great buzz september 16- 25, 2005 Joe rehearses a reading of Meet John Doe by Andrew Gerle and Eddie Sugarman for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. Donna Lynne Champlin, Michael Rupert, and Greg Stone are featured in the cast.september 16–22, 2005 Joe rehearses a reading of Liberty Smith (book by Eric Cohen and Mark Madnick, music by Michael Weiner, lyrics by Adam Abraham) for The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF). Featured in the cast are Kevin Earley, Stacie Morgain Lewis, Mary Stout, Derrick Baskin, Steve Rosen, Danny Gurwin, Tom Riis Farrell, and Chris Hoch. september 15, 2005 The Mistress Cycle opens. august 22-september 15, 2005 Joe rehearses The Mistress Cycle by Beth Blatt and Jenny Giering for the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF). The cast includes Stephanie Bast, Lisa Bresia, Mary Bond Davis, Sally Wilfert, and Lynne Wintersteller. The design team is Mike Fagin (set), Chris Lee (lights) and Anne Kennedy (costumes). James Sampliner is the musical director. The show is produced by AWOL Theatre Project, PenneySeal Productions, and Van Hill Entertainment.august 22, 2005 Urinetown opens to rave reviews. july 19-august 22, 2005 Joe rehearses Urinetown at Signature Theatre in Arlington Virginia. The cast includes Antony Aloise, Chris Bloch, Michael Bunce, Evan Casey, Steven Cupo, Erin Driscoll, Sherri Edelen, Eleasha Gamble, Will Gartshore, Amy McWilliams, Donna Migliaccio, Phil Olejack, Jeffery Peterson, Stephen Schmidt, Tom Simpson, and Jenna Sokolowski. june 24-july 10, 2005 Joe travels to Ithaca, NY (his home away from home) to do some preliminary writing work on a proposed novel of R&J. may 14-june 4, 2005 Joe is in full tech rehearsals for Twice Charmed on the Disney Magic, cruising from Port Canaveral in Florida, through the Panama Canal, to Los Angeles. april 23-30, 2005 Joe is in “dry tech” rehearsals for Twice Charmed the musical on the Disney Magic, cruising the Caribbean. april 16-18, 2005 Joe goes to DC to hold auditions for Urinetown at Signature Theatre. april 4-8, 2005 Joe travels to L.A., Seattle, and Toronto for the recordings of the score for Twice Charmed. march 31-april 21, 2005 The Audience, conceived and directed by Jack Cummings III for The Transport Group, runs at the Connelly Theatre to critical acclaim. Joe is one of the book writers on the piece. Steven Alper and Sarah Knapp (The Immigrant) wrote the song for their segment. Other contributors to the piece include, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Adam Bock, Jenny Giering, Michael John LaChiusa, Michelle Lowe, and many more. The cast of 46 includes, Becca Ayers, Rita Gardner, Dee Hoty, Robyn Hussa, Herndon Lackey, Sondra Lee, Sean MacLaughlin, Gerry McIntyre, Michele Ragusa, Natalie Toro, and John Wellmann.march 23, 2005 Elegies opens to great reviews in Philadelphia. march 1-22, 2005 Joe rehearses William Finn’s Elegies: a song cycle for The Philadelphia Theatre Company. The cast includes Sherri Edelen, Will Gartshore, Keith Byron Kirk, Donna Migliaccio, and Michael Rupert. Kim Grigsby music directs. february 2-28, 2005 Joe rehearses Twice Charmed: a new twist on the Cinderella story by Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary for Disney Creative Entertainment in Toronto. january 1- february 1, 2005 Joe rehearses the Japanese premiere of R&J in Tokyo. Read his journal or see photos. november 8-16, 2004 august 10-20, 2004 Joe Calarco responds to censorship controversy around a Connecticut production of his play Shakespeare's R&J. read response july 2, 2004 Joe's production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men opens at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, New York. may 5, 2004 Joe’s production of Julia Jordan's new play, Boy, opens at Primary Stages. The cast includes: Kelly AuCoin, Robert Hogan, T.R. Knight. Miriam Shor, and Caitlin O’Connell. march 23, 2004 Joe’s production of William Finn’s Elegies: A Song Cycle opens to critical acclaim at Arlington Virginia’s Signature Theatre. The cast includes Helen Hayes Award-winner Sherri Edelen, two-time Helen Hayes Award-nominee Will Gartshore, Larry Hylton, Helen Hayes Award-winner Donna Migliaccio, and Helen Hayes Award-winner Michael Sharp, with musical direction by Jon Kalbfleisch. january- february 2004 Joe's critically-acclaimed production of Shakespeare's R&J tours the U.K. november 25, 2003 Joe receives an honorable mention from the Evening Standard Awards committee in London in the category of Best Director for R&J. november 17, 2003 The Mysteries of Harris Burdick has an industry reading in New York. The cast includes: Harrison Chad, Bob Dusold, Chad Kimball, Cass Morgan, Julia Murney, and Nicole Van Giesen. november 8, 2003 R&J ends its critically-acclaimed run in London and immediate plans are made to tour the U.K. october 26 - november 8, 2003 The Last Five Years wins the Barrymore Award for Best Musical. october 26 - november 8, 2003 Joe directs a workshop presentation of The Unrepeatable Moment by John Yearley. The cast includes: John Cariani, Andrea Cirie, Anna Cody, Jeff Pucillo, Greg Shamie, Sarah Schoenberg, and P.J. Sosko. october 21 - 22, 2003 The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, (music by Chris Miller, lyrics by Nathan Tysen, book by Joe Calarco), is showcased by Mercury Musicals in London under Joe’s direction. The cast consisted of Sarah Ingram, Vicki Simon, Nigel Richards, Dilys Laye, and Joseph Giacone. october 13 - 17, 2003 Joe workshops a new take on Antigone, which he is tentatively calling The Daughters of Oedipus, at the National Theatre in London with actors Raquel Cassidy and Jodi Watson. september 21 - 22, 2003 Sarah, Plain & Tall was presented at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre on New York's Theatre Row, September 21st and September 22nd. Starring the original Off-Broadway cast, Becca Ayers, Kenneth Boys, Herndon Lackey, Debra Wiseman, Kate Wetherhead, John Lloyd Young, and two new cast members, Eddie Korbich and Jessica Molaskey. Sarah, Plain & Tall was workshopped and expanded Summer 2003 at the O'Neill Center, springboard for such Broadway shows as Nine and the new Broadway hit, Avenue Q. september 2, 2003 R&J begins a limited run in London in the West End receiving critical acclaim. The Independent names it the #1 show to see in London and it remains on their Top 5 list for the show's entire run. august 27 - september 14, 2003 Joe's production of Nijinsky's Last Dance by Norman Allen, starring Jeremy Davidson, runs at the Kennedy Center, August 27 - September 14, 2003. august 20, 2003 The Last Five Years is nominated for 5 Barrymore awards including Best Musical, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Lighting. july 29, 2003 The Philadelphia Inquirer names The Last Five Years the Best Musical of the Year and names Joe Best Director of a Musical. july 16 - august 20, 2003 The Summer of the Swans, by Julia Jordan, runs under Joe's direction to critical acclaim at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off Broadway. The cast includes Angela Bullock, Bethany Butler, Greg Shamie, Dustin Sullivan, Kate Wetherhead, and John Lloyd Young. click for more info on The Summer of the Swans august 12-15, 2003 The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (music by Nathan Tysen, lyrics by Chris Miller, book by Joe Calarco) rehearses for a reading for Lincoln Center Theatre. The cast includes Harrison Chad, Walter Charles, Chad Kimball, Cass Morgan, Julia Murney and Nicole Van Giesen. july 28 - august 10, 2003 Joe goes to the Eugene O'Neill Center in Connecticut to direct workshop readings of an expanded version of Sarah, Plain & Tall by Laurence O'Keefe, Nell Benjamin and Julia Jordan. The cast includes Becca Ayers, Debra Wiseman, Kenny Boys, Stacie Morgan Lewis, Josh Park, Jim Price, Joe Cassidy and Kaitlin Hopkins. The O'Neill Center has served as the springboard for such Broadway musicals as Nine and the new Broadway hit, Avenue Q. july 21-24, 2003 Joe directs a reading of the musical Golden Gate (music and lyrics by Richard Pearson Thomas, book by Joe Calarco) for Second Stage. The cast includes Farah Alvin, Sandy Binion, Anthony Colangelo, Rebecca Eichenberger, Kristy Glass, Ken Marks, James Moye, Julia Murney, John Sloman, Jason Spelbring and Mary Stout. july 10-26, 2003 My Fair Lady opens at the Hangar Theatre to great reviews and sells out its run. june 12, 2003 Joe's production of Norman Allen’s Nijinsky’s Last Dance opens at the Berkshire Theatre Festival starring Jeremy Davidson. Plans are in the works for the show to then play Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center at the end of the Summer. april 13, 2003 The Last Five Years ends its acclaimed run in Philadelphia. april 9, 2003 Joe directs a reading of Julia Jordan’s play, Boy, for the New Group. The cast included Lizzy Cooper Davis, Judy Frank, Robert Hogan, T.R. Knight, and P.J. Sosko. march 19, 2003 The Last Five Years opens to critical acclaim in Philadelphia. march 18, 2003 Shakespeare’s R&J moves to the Belgrade Theater in Coventry, England to more raves. march 11, 2003 Shakespeare’s R&J opens in Bath, England to rave reviews. There is immediate talk of moving the show to the West End in the Fall. march 9-11, 2003 Joe takes a break from tech rehearsals for The Last Five Years and flies to England with lighting designer Chris Lee to tech Shakespeare’s R&J in Bath, England. february 18, 2003 Joe starts rehearsals for Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years staring Nicole Van Giesen and Wayne Wilcox at the Philadelphia Theatre Company. february 17 - march 4, 2003 Shakespeare’s R&J has a series of invited runs of the show for industry and friends before heading to the U.K. february 3, 2003 Joe directs a reading of Tim Douglas Jensen’s Port St. Joe for Double Helix Theatre Company. The cast includes Charlotte Cohn, Beverly Z. Davis, Tim Douglas Jensen, Lisa Germ, Ricky Pettigrew, Greg Shamie, Chris Springer and John Lloyd Young. january 25, 2003 Joe starts rehearsals for Shakespeare’s R&J. The cast is made up of actors Jeremy Beck, Jason Dubin, Matt Sincell, and Jason Michael Spelbring. january 10, 2003 Joe starts rehearsals for the workshop of Julia Jordan’s Summer of the Swans for Theatreworks USA. Cast includes Michelle Federer, Maude Mitchell, Greg Shamie, Kate Wetherhead, and John Lloyd Young. december 28 - january 9, 2003 Joe rehearses the first replacement cast for the tour of Sarah, Plain and Tall. december 4- december 11, 2003 Joe is invited to the Kennedy Center to workshop a new idea for a play: The Pentagon Project based on events surrounding September 11th. |
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