WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FEST Hosts Cabaret With James and Greg Naughton 8/2

Williamstown Theatre Festival is excited to announce a special one-night only Main Stage benefit cabaret featuring James and Greg Naughton. This father-son duo are Williamstown Theatre Festival family members and have graced the WTF stage for years. This special benefit cabaret performance will be held on Monday, August 2, 2010 at 7:oo p.m.

James and Greg Naughton have been performing together for decades. They started singing together at the 1896 House in the 1980s; they sang together at the White House in the 1990s. Williamstown Theatre Festival is thrilled to welcome them back this summer to our house, on the Main Stage for an evening full of great entertainment.

James Naughton is a two-time Tony Award winner for Best Actor in a Musical for his performances in the revival of Chicago and City of Angels. 2010 marks Mr. Naughton's 15th season at Williamstown Theatre Festival. His acting credits on the WTF stage include The Chekhov Cycle, The Skin of Our Teeth, The Show-Off, and The Night of the Iguana. He has also directed Filumena, Johnny on a Spot, and The Price, which later transferred to Broadway. He has been seen in many films such as The Devil Wears Prada, First Wives Club, The Good Mother, The Glass Menagerie, The Paper Chase, as well as on TV in "Gossip Girl," "Ally McBeal," and "Planet of the Apes." No stranger to the cabaret setting, Mr. Naughton has performed in his own one-man cabaret show James Naughton: Street of Dreams as well as WTF's Cabaret and Main.

Sharing the stage is James' son, Greg, also a Festival veteran. Greg has performed in Misha's Party, Filumena, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, among others. He is the founder of the OBIE Award winning Blue Light Theater in New York where he has served as Artistic Director. Currently, Greg works primarily as a singer-songwriter, performing solo and with his two bands The Stark Naked Sole and The Sweet Remains.

The Naughtons in Concert will be held on one night only, Monday, August 2, at 7PM on the Main Stage of the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance on the Williams College campus. Tickets are $50 orchestra/ $40 first balcony/ $25 second balcony.

TICKETS ____

Tickets for the 2010 Williamstown Theatre Festival season can be purchased online at www.wtfestival.org and by phone at (413) 597-3400 or in person at the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance, 1000 Main St (Route 2), Williamstown, MA 02167.

Williamstown Theatre Festival
For over half a century, the Williamstown Theatre Festival, recipient of the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, has brought America's best established and emerging theatre artists to the Berkshires for a vibrant summer festival celebrating the greatest classic and new works in the theatrical canon. This season, our 56th, is presented in the glorious ‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance on the beautiful campus of Williams College, our generous hosts. In addition to our acclaimed productions, the Festival is home to unmatched training and professional development programs for the next generation of actors, writers, directors, designers, and managers. We are proud of our rich history and are committed to creating an environment where both experienced and developing artists can practice and refine their craft in collaboration with a loyal and sophisticated audience.

Williamstown Theatre Festival 2010 SEASON SUMMARY

MAIN STAGE

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart
Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Jessica Stone
Choreography by Denis Jones
June 30 - July 11

SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION
By John Guare
Directed by Anne Kauffman
July 14 - 25

OUR TOWN
By Thornton Wilder
Directed by Nicholas Martin
July 28 - August 8

FIFTH OF JULY
By Lanford Wilson
Directed by Terry Kinney
August 11 - 22

NIKOS STAGE

IT'S JEWDY'S SHOW: MY LIFE AS A SITCOM
By Judy Gold and Kate Moira Ryan
Original music by Judy Gold
Lyrics by Kate Moira Ryan and Judy Gold
Additional material Eric Kornfeld and Bob Smith
Directed by Amanda Charlton
June 23 - July 4

SAMUEL J. AND K.
By Mat Smart
Directed by Justin Waldman
July 7 - 18

AFTER THE REVOLUTION
By Amy Herzog
Directed by Carolyn Cantor
July 21 - August 1

THE LAST GOODBYE
A Musical Adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Conceived and Adapted by Michael Kimmel
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Buckley
Directed by Michael Kimmel
Orchestrations, Music Direction and Arrangements by Kris Kukul
Choreography by Sonya Tayeh
August 5 - 20

www.wtfestival.org

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