David Lindsay-Abaire News

We are kicking off 2011 in true Hollywood style, by showcasing and reviewing a number of films coming out this Oscar season - in theaters and on DVD/Instant Watch - with a particular emphasis on the films featuring stage talents - such as Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Liev Schreiber and more - and what to watch out for on Oscar night. From black swans to boating to rabbit holes and just everyday life, there is sure to be something here to strike even the ficklest of fancies.

Steven Drukman's The Prince of Atlantis will have a staged reading January 10 at 7:30 p.m. as part of South Coast Repertory's NewSCRipts series. The Prince of Atlantis is the 113th play to receive a staged reading in SCR's venerable play reading program.

Last season's biggest Off-Broadway hit, Circle Mirror Transformation, will have its West Coast premiere on SCR's Julianne Argyros Stage Jan. 9 - 30.

American Repertory Theater will present THE BLUE FLOWER by Jim and Ruth Bauer at the Loeb Drama Center December 1, 2010 - January 8, 2011. The production will be directed by Will Pomerantz, with movement by Tom Nelis, and music direction by Mark Rubenstein.

William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of the Bard's most joyous comedies, and director Mark Rucker is taking that joy and running with it in South Coast Repertory's moon-drenched production, which runs Jan. 21 through Feb. 20 on the Segerstrom Stage.

DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd. are pleased to announce that Shrek The Musical with book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori, directed by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford, will play Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre for one week only, February 1-6, 2011.

The Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere production of GOOD PEOPLE, a new American play by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan begins rehearsals today.

Silent Sky, Lauren Gunderson's new play about a real-life female astronomer whose research in the early 1900s altered everything we knew about the universe, will fill the final slot in South Coast Repertory's 2010-11 season.

South Coast Repertory and Hal Landon, Jr. will celebrate their 31st season of A Christmas Carol Nov. 27 through Dec. 26.

Steven Drukman's The Prince of Atlantis will have a staged reading January 10 at 7:30 p.m. as part of South Coast Repertory's NewSCRipts series. The Prince of Atlantis is the 113th play to receive a staged reading in SCR's venerable play reading program.

The Ross Valley Players kicks off it's new season with David Mamet's political comedy 'November,' opening on Sept. 17. James Dunn directs this play about U.S. President Charles 'Chucky' Smith nearing the end of his first term and dealing with the unfavorable prospects that he will be elected for a second term.

David Fincher's 'The Social Network' earned eight nominations from the Chicago Film Critics Association, according to their 2010 awards list which was released on Friday.

Last season's biggest Off-Broadway hit, Circle Mirror Transformation, will have its West Coast premiere on SCR's Julianne Argyros Stage Jan. 9 - 30.

New Line Theatre, 'the Bad Boy of Musical Theatre,' will open the company's season of rock theatre in October 2011 with the St. Louis premiere of PASSING STRANGE, the all-black Broadway musical about a young man searching for meaning and authenticity in our contemporary world.

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) announced that Tony and Emmy Award winner Tyne Daly will return to Manhattan Theatre Club as Maria Callas in a new Broadway production of Terrence McNally's award-winning play MASTER CLASS directed by Stephen Wadsworth.

The following information for Reel Talk with Stephen Farber has just been announced:

Bay Street Players will hold auditions for Rabbit Hole on Saturday, December 11th from 5-7pm at 109 N. Bay Street, Eustis.

Juilliard's Drama Division announced the complete schedule for its 2010-2011 season of fully-staged productions featuring students in their fourth and final year of acting training at Juilliard. This season's plays include Lorraine Hansberry's A RAISIN IN THE SUN, directed by Jade King Carroll, October 20-24; David Auburn's PROOF, directed by Harris Yulin, November 11-15; and Chekhov's THE SEAGULL, directed by Richard Feldman, December 9-13.

Green Beetle Productions is thrilled to present a newly revised version of a hilarious new play from the co-writer of JEWTOPIA, PLAY DATES, written by Sam Wolfson, directed by Jennifer Chambers and produced by Kristen Lee Kelly.

DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd. are pleased to announce that SHREK THE MUSICAL with book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori, directed by Jason Moore and Rob Ashford, will play Tennessee Performing Arts Center , January 25 through 30.