Andrew McCarthy News

13P (Thirteen Playwrights, Inc.), the OBIE Award-winning theater company comprised of 13 playwrights, will present the world premiere of Ann Marie Healy's (P#6) Have You Seen Steve Steven?, to be directed by 2007 OBIE Award-winning director Anne Kauffman

The Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of John van Druten's comedy Old Acquaintance, starring Margaret Colin as 'Katharine Markham' and Tony Award-winner Harriet Harris as 'Mildred Watson Drake,' opened on Thursday, June 28th

The Geffen Playhouse has added an additional two weeks of performances to the West Coast premiere of Neil LaBute's Fat Pig at its Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater.

Ensemble Studio Theatre will present Marathon 2007, E.S.T.'s 29th festival of new one-act plays, at E.S.T. (549 West 52nd Street). Performances begin Thursday May 31st, and continue through Sunday, June 30th.

The Irish Repertory Theatre will host a New Works Reading Series to support new plays and emerging playwrights.

Jo Bonney (SubUrbia), who also directed the 2004 World premiere production in New York, heads for the left coast and helms the West Coast premiere of Fat Pig

Ensemble Studio Theatre will present Project 35, a festival celebrating the Ensemble Studio Theatre's 35th Anniversary season

More stars have been assembled for 'The 6th Annual 24 Hour Plays on Broadway,' which will take place on Monday, October 23rd at the American Airlines Theatre

Eric Bogosian's SubUrbia opened Off-Broadway at Second Stage on September 28th

On Monday September 25th, an all-star reading of Love's Fire benefited the future expansion of Opening Act, an innovative nonprofit that provides free after-school theater programming to New York City's most underserved public high schools

Working Playground, in association with Moxie Pictures and Gran Centenario Tequila, presents a 24 Hour Company Production of THE 6TH ANNUAL 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY on Monday, October 23rd at the American Airlines Theatre. To date, participating actors include Emmy Award winner Jennifer Aniston, Elizabeth Berkley (Hurly Burly) 'Saturday Night Live's Rachel Dratch, Oscar nominee Rosie Perez (Frankie & Johnny), and two-time Tony Award nominee Patrick Wilson (Oklahoma!, The Full Monty).

Daniel Reichard, Keith Bryon Kirk and more will star in the benefit reading Love's Fire on September 25

As a 10th Anniversary celebration of both 'The 24 Hour Plays' and FringeNYC, the 24 Hour Company is remounting 24 classic shows for the first time ever; the cast will include Rachel Dratch, Elizabeth Berkley, Matthew Lillard and more

Andrew McCarthy will direct a benefit of Love's Fire, with a starry cast to be announced, on September 25th

Ensemble Studio Theatre bills itself as 'The Major Forum for One-Act Plays in America.' Having not surveyed too many of the minor forums, I can't necessarily second it. But if its 28th Festival of One-Act Plays 'Series C' is any indication, the company can pride itself on presenting intriguing work by artists more than skilled in the craft of one-act playwriting-and even the writing of musicals

ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE (Curt Dempster, Founder/Artistic Director) will present MARATHON 2006, E.S.T.'s 28th annual festival of new one-act plays, at E.S.T. (549 West 52nd Street). Performances begin Friday, May 23rd and continue through Sunday, June 25th.

As an actress, Isabel Rose starred both off-Broadway and regionally in Beau Jest and played the role of Tess Kittridge in the national tour of Six Degrees of Separation with Marlo Thomas. In addition, she co-wrote and starred in the successful 2003 film 'Anything But Love,' opposite Andrew McCarthy and Eartha Kitt. The film won Audience Awards and Best Film awards at numerous festivals; Rose even picked up the Best Up and Coming Actress award. She performs frequently all over New York City, selling out Joe's Pub, Opia, Makor and Helen's. Rose is working on her debut CD, 'Boy Wanted,' which is due out in stores this October. Now, this multi-talented performer can add author to her many credits and talents. Her first novel, The J.A.P. Chronicles, was published in May, 2005; the paperback is due out on May 9th. Not only did she write this novel, but has turned it into a musical, composed the music and adapted the lyrics from the book. The result is J.A.P. Chronicles, the Musical.

On December 5th, The 24 Hour Plays will return to New York in a new production at the Peter Norton Space

On Monday, October 24th at Bryant Park Hotel's Cellar Bar, an after-reception was held to celebrate the 5th Annual New York Benefit of The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway and BroadwayWorld was there!

On October 24th, dozens of stars such as Adam Pascal, Rosie Perez, Cady Huffman, Amanda Peet, as well as a number of prominent writers and directors will take part in the 24 Hour Plays at the American Airlines Theatre