Christopher Hampton News

The League Of Off-Broadway Theatres And Producers is proud to announce the nominations for THE 20TH ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OFF-BROADWAY, which will be presented on Monday, May 2nd at Dodger Stages (340 West 50th Street) at 7 PM. A late night supper will follow at Ruth's Chris Steak House (148 West 51st Street). A cocktail reception to congratulate all of the nominees will be held on April 18th at Ruby Foo's Uptown (2182 Broadway at 77th Street).

National Actors Theatre's (Tony Randall, founder) and its OFF THE PAGE Reading Series (Heather Randall, Steven Ditmyer co-producers) will present Christopher Hampton's TALES FROM HOLLYWOOD, on Monday, March 14th, 2005 at 7:30pm. The OFF THE PAGE Reading Series presentation will be held at the Michael Schimmel Center For The Arts At Pace University.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey announced that subscriptions to its 2005 Main Stage and Outdoor Stage season will go on sale to the public starting Friday, March 11 .

Prompted by the wildly enthusiastic response of audiences and theatre critics, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is producing their cast recording of Illyria, a new musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel.

Lincoln Center Theater's Platform Series, a forum for public discussion between Lincoln Center Theater artists and interested theatergoers, continues its sixth season with pre-performance talks tomorrow (Wed., Nov. 17) with Martha Clarke and Charles L. Mee, the co-creators of the new work about Toulouse-Lautrec, Belle Epoque.' Belle Epoque is part of Lincoln Center Theater's 20th Anniversary Season.

Tony Award nominees Tom Hewitt and Melissa Errico, stars of DRACULA, THE MUSICAL, will be interviewed on XM-28 On Broadway, XM Satellite Radio as follows:

Tony Award nominee Tom Hewitt, and Kelli O'Hara, stars of DRACULA, THE MUSICAL, will appear at the Chelsea Barnes & Noble (675 Sixth Avenue at 22nd Street) on Friday, October 29 from 11:00am to 12:00pm.

Tony® Award nominee Tom Hewitt who stars as Count Dracula in DRACULA, THE MUSICAL, will perform and be interviewed by Scott & Todd and the morning crew on WPLJ Radio (95.5 FM) on Friday, October 29 in the 8:30am half-hour.

Tony® Award nominees Tom Hewitt and Melissa Errico, stars of DRACULA, THE MUSICAL, will appear at the Greenwich Village Barnes & Noble (396 Sixth Avenue at 8th Street) on Saturday, October 23 from 11:00am to 12:00pm. Celebrating Halloween, Tom (who plays Count Dracula) and Melissa (who plays his love interest Mina Murray) will read selections from Bram Stoker's Dracula, do a question & answer session and sign autographs.

Des McAnuff's production can't bring this anemic material to life.

Photos from the new production which opens Thursday August 19th.

Frank Wildhorn is no stranger to the music world and neither are his tunes. His music has been heard all over the world on stages, at national and international special events, and on all-star recordings. Read on for the latest about Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde in Concert and more...

Christopher Hampton's latest play, 'The Talking Cure,' in its American Premiere last evening at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, under the direction of Gordon Davidson, has much more interesting and fascinating production notes in the program than any of the action on stage would suggest.

See what you can expect to see on-stage in the coming year in Los Angeles and throughout Southern California!