Christopher Durang News

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce full casting for the upcoming the world premiere production of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's BASED ON A TOTALLY TRUE STORY. Directed by Michael Bush, the production begins previews on March 23 and opens on April 11 at New York City Center - Stage II (131 West 55th Street).

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced that Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning star Christine Lahti will make her eagerly-awaited return to the stage in the company's final production of its 2005/2006 35th Anniversary Season,

Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Durang and more will serve as judges in the Second Annual Battle of the Bands competition on March 3rd

On February 6th, Christopher Durang, Andre Bishop, Jane Rosenthal and Frank Rich will honor Wendy Wasserstein on 'The Charlie Rose Show'

On February 16th, an American Theatre Wing seminar on 'Playwriting' will feature Christopher Durang, Lisa Kron, Marsha Norman, John Patrick Shanley and Diana Son discussing their craft

BroadwayWorld presents a gallery of photos of Wendy Wasserstein, the beloved playwright who just passed away at the age of 55

Kristine Nielsen will star alongside Carson Elrod, Erik Heger and Michael Tucker in MTC's Based on a Totally True Story, which opens on April 11th

Michael Vale, who played Fred the Baker in the popular Dunkin' Donuts commericals and who originated the role of Xanthias in The Frogs, has passed away at the age of 83

Kristine Nielsen and Michael Tucker will co-star in MTC's upcoming Based on a Totally True Story

A daffy and loveably cynical Kristine Nielsen stars in Christopher Durang's absurd comedy of reincarnation

Christopher Durang's Miss Witherspoon has extended its run at Playwrights Horizons through January 1sts

Director Doug Hughes and choreographer Christopher Gattelli were presented with Callaway Awards on November 14th

On November 6th, playwright Christopher Durang went on for Michael Rupert in Adrift in Macao when the latter was taken out by sickness

Ethan Hawke, Cynthia Nixon, Rosie Perez, Billy Porter and Anika Noni Rose will perform at a November 3rd benefit performance for the Public Theater

ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE (Curt Dempster, Founder/Artistic Director) will present Klonsky & Schwartz, the off-Broadway premiere of a new play by Romulus Linney, at E.S.T. (549 West 52nd Street).

Michael Rupert will star in the new Christopher Durang musical Adrift in Macao, which will run in Philadelphia from October 19th through November 20th

Acclaimed theater company Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced it will present the return of its unique and second-annual benefit evening 'STORIES ON 5 STORIES' on Monday, November 14.

Casting is now complete for Sarah Schulman's play Manic Flight Reaction, which will open on October 23rd at Playwrights Horizon and play a limited run through November 6th

Casting has been announced for the McCarter Theatre and Playwrights Horizons production of Christopher Durang's new play Miss Witherspoon

Kristine Nielsen has landed the plum title role (of sorts) in Christopher Durang's new play, Miss Witherspoon, which will play the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NH before beginning its Playwright Horizon run on December 1st