Christopher Durang News

The Alchemy Theatre Company of Manhattan, Inc. will present The Vietnamization of New Jersey (A American Tragedy) by Christopher Durang Off-Broadway at The Beckett Theatre

Primary Stages has announced casting for the New York premiere of Adrift in Macao, a new musical with book and lyrics by Christopher Durang and music by Peter Melnick

Legendary director Robert Altman has died at the age of 81

Richardson Theatre Centre presents Christopher Durang's irreverent Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge, a wacky look at the Holiday Season.

The Flea Theater and The Chelsea Art Museum will present the world premiere of 'Twas the Night Before, featuring ten-minute works by playwrights Christopher Durang, Len Jenkin, Roger Rosenblatt, Elizabeth Swados and Mac Wellman

The New York premiere of Southern Comforts by Kathleen Clark, presented by Primary Stages, will ends its limited engagement Saturday evening, November 4 at 8:00PM

The 2006 Barrymore Awards, celebrating achievement in Philadelphia-area theatre, were announced on October 23rd at the Merriam Theatre

17 year old Dallas student Travis Mayo makes debut as professional playwright in local production.

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio will present an interview with Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and the book writer for the musical The Color Purple, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway

The American Conservatory Theatre's Master of Fine Arts program presents Christopher Durang's 'Baby With The Bathwater' and Charles Busch's 'Red Scare on Sunset,' playing in repertory October 18 through November 4 at the Zeum Theater.

The new book In Their Company: Portraits of American Playwrights features dozens of portraits of great dramatists

Stage veteran Christine Estabrook, well-known for her work in TV's 'Desperate Housewives,' will take on the adult female lead role of Spring Awakening, the new Broadway musical that was previously a hit at the Atlantic Theater Company

Daniel Goldfarb anxiously describes a bit of the process, his inspirations, and the creation of the musical, 'Party Come Here.'

The world premiere of the new play Indian Blood by A.R. Gurney, presented by Primary Stages, will end its limited engagement Saturday evening, September 2 at 8:00PM

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! welcomes Pearce Bunting, Carolee Carmello, Michael Mastro and David McDonald to Broadway at the Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway at 50th Street). MAMMA MIA!'s fifth anniversary will be marked by a special performance and celebration on Wednesday, October 18th at 7PM.

Christopher Durang, Frank Wildhorn, Lauren Kennedy and Jarrod Emick were among those who scored Barrymore Award nominations

Single tickets for all of ACT's 2006-07 subscription and non-subscription Geary Theater and Zeum Theater productions will be available to the public beginning on August 6 at noon. Tickets, which range in price from $12 to $80.

Tony Award-winner Bill Irwin's new work The Happiness Lecture will be developed by the Philadelphia Theatre Company, which has been awarded a $160,000 grant that will go towards honing the piece

The Flea Theatre's 2006-2007 season will include premieres by A.R. Gurney, Charles L. Mee and more

Opening the 22nd season at Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) is the world premiere of the new play Indian Blood by A.R. Gurney.