Chris Chalk News

The Summer Play Festival announces casting for the eagerly anticipated Summer Play Festival (SPF) now celebrating its fifth season in New York. Casts include Annie Golden, former lead singer for 'The Shirts' who has appeared in the movie HAIR; Marin Hinkle from CBS' TWO AND A HALF MEN; Annie Parisse from NBC's LAW & ORDER; Jenny Ikeda from MTC's acclaimed production of TOP GIRLS; and Dan Lauria from the long running series THE WONDER YEARS. Singer, songwriter and Tony Award winning Stew from the musical PASSING STRANGE will also be writing new music for one of the plays.

On Monday, February 18 LAByrinth Theater Company, in residence at The Public Theater, officially opened the second production of their 2007-2008 season: the world premiere of UNCONDITIONAL by Brett C. Leonard with direction of Mark Wing-Davey. The After Party was held in Colors Restaurant

LAByrinth Theater Company, in residence at The Public Theater, presents the second production of their 2007-2008 season: the world premiere of UNCONDITIONAL by Brett C. Leonard with direction of Mark Wing-Davey; Opening Night is Monday, February 18.

LAByrinth Theater Company (John Ortiz, Artistic Director; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Co-Artistic Director; John Gould Rubin, Co-Artistic Director & Executive Director), in residence at The Public Theater, has announced the addition of extra performances to the limited engagement of the second production of their 2007-2008 season: the world premiere of UNCONDITIONAL by Brett C. Leonard now extended through Sunday, March 9, 2008.

LAByrinth Theater Company has announced final casting for the second production of their 2007-2008 world premiere of UNCONDITIONAL by Brett C. Leonard.

LAByrinth Theater Company, in residence at The Public Theater, has announced dates and partial casting for the second production of their 2007-2008 season: the world premiere of UNCONDITIONAL by Brett C. Leonard with direction by Mark Wing-Davey. Preview performances begin Thursday, February 7, 2008 at The Public Theater for a limited engagement through Sunday, March 2, 2008. Opening night is set for Monday, February 18, 2008 at 7PM.

Roundabout Theatre Company's limited engagement of The Overwhelming will play its final performance on Sunday, December 23 at 2PM.

Roundabout Theatre Company's off-Broadway production of The Overwhelming opens tomorrow, Tuesday, October 23 at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre.

Roundabout Theatre Company presents the American premiere of The Overwhelming, written by J.T. Rogers, directed by Max Stafford-Clark, opening Tuesday October 23 through December 23.

Roundabout Theatre Company is pleased to announce a post-show talkback series 'Rwanda: Past, Present and Future' at their American premiere production of The Overwhelming. The series will take place over a number of Tuesday evenings this fall (October 2, 30 & November 13), following the performance. The series will feature speakers from the International Rescue Committee (IRC), members of The Overwhelming creative team and Roundabout teaching artists.

LAByrinth Theater Company's Seventh Annual Barn Series Festival has announced casting for its upcoming performances.

Brutality of Fact, a new play by Keith Reddin, opened at Off-Broadway's Urban Stages on August 19th

Anthony Rapp, Alan Cumming, Barrett Foa, Peter Sarsgaard and more will star in a benefit reading of Joe DiPietro's Men at Ars Nova on June 19th

The Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere production of John Patrick Shanley's Defiance begins its final weekend of performances tonight at New York City Center - Stage I

DOUBT and DEFIANCE playwright John Patrick Shanley will be this year's inductee into the Lucille Lortel Theatre's Playwrights' Sidewalk.

John Patrick Shanley's play Defiance has been extended at MTC for a third time through June 4th

John Patrick Shanley's play Defiance has been extended for a second time through May 7th

BroadwayWorld was there for the opening night party of Defiance, the new John Patrick Shanley drama that opened on February 28th

John Patrick Shanley's play Defiance will open tonight, February 28th

Defiance, the newest play by John Patrick Shanley, has been extended at Manhattan Theatre Club through April 30th