David Lindsay-Abaire News

Upcoming Events at DC Arts Center- Looking for a break from a cold and dreary winter? Escape this January into artist Adam de Boer's highly anticipated show, Memory Meets Imagination Halfway.

Goblins, ghouls and ghosts of the 1980s haunt SCR's latest world premiere, Doctor Cerberus, which makes its debut April 11 - May 2 on the Julianne Argyros Stage.

Silver Spring Stage presents Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman, directed by Jacy D'Aiutolo and produced by Matt Berman, an award winning political thriller, drawn from the author's native Chile, where roles are reversed between the torture survivor turns the table on her suspected oppressor. Death and the Maiden will perform weekends January 15 to February 7.

Award-winning stars are aligning for the annual Gala Benefit supporting the Ojai Playwrights Conference on Saturday, January 30, 2010 in Ojai, California.

Auditions for Kimberly Akimbo, by David Lindsay-Abaire will be held at the Dayton Theatre Guild, 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH 45410 on Monday and Tuesday, January 11 & 12, 2010, at 7 PM (both nights). Performance dates are Friday-Sunday, February 26-March 14, 2010. This production will be directed by Saul Caplan.

Silver Spring Stage presents Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman, directed by Jacy D'Aiutolo and produced by Matt Berman, an award winning political thriller, drawn from the author's native Chile, where roles are reversed between the torture survivor turns the table on her suspected oppressor. Death and the Maiden will perform weekends January 15 to February 7.

Auditions for Kimberly Akimbo, by David Lindsay-Abaire will be held at the Dayton Theatre Guild, 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH 45410 on Monday and Tuesday, January 11 & 12, 2010, at 7 PM (both nights). Performance dates are Friday-Sunday, February 26-March 14, 2010. This production will be directed by Saul Caplan.

In a story in Saturday's edition of the Wall Street Journal, drama critic Terry Teachout compiles a list of the 11 plays that rendered the most productions between 2000-01 and 2009-2010.

Fences, August Wilson's powerful story of a fractured African-American family in 1950s Pittsburgh, comes to South Coast Repertory's Segerstrom Stage January 22 through February 21.

Auditions Jan. 5 and 6, 7pm. This 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winner was written by David Lindsay-Abaire. It charts a family's bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.

Auditions Jan. 5 and 6, 7pm. This 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winner was written by David Lindsay-Abaire. It charts a family's bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.

SHREK THE MUSICAL®, the Tony Award®-winning production, played its final performance on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 following 441 performances and 37 previews.

Auditions for Kimberly Akimbo, by David Lindsay-Abaire will be held at the Dayton Theatre Guild, 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH 45410 on Monday and Tuesday, January 11 & 12, 2010, at 7 PM (both nights). Performance dates are Friday-Sunday, February 26-March 14, 2010. This production will be directed by Saul Caplan.

Beginning November 10th, Ben Crawford has been performing the title role of ‘Shrek'. Crawford replaces Tony Award® nominee Brian d'Arcy James, who departed after the performance on Sunday, November 8th to appear in Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Time Stands Still.

The cast and crew of SHREK THE MUSICAL, the Tony Award-winning production, celebrated the show's one year anniversary on Broadway with a reception on stage at the Broadway Theatre on Sunday, November 8th after the matinee performance. Cupcakes were provided to the cast by CRUMBS Bake Shop. The production also said goodbye to original 'SHREK' star Brian d'Arcy James who played his final performance in the title role yesterday as well.

Shrek The Musical - opened up on Sunday, December 14, 2008 and BroadwayWorld and Broadway Beat were at Opening Night to capture all the excitement!

Ordinary Days, Adam Gwon's charming musical ode to New York, will kick off the new year at South Coast Repertory. Fresh from a successful run at the Roundabout Theatre Company, Ordinary Days will make its West Coast debut Jan. 3-24 on the Julianne Argyros Stage.

SHREK THE MUSICAL®, the Tony Award®-winning production, will play its final performance on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway) on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. following 441 performances and 37 previews. SHREK THE MUSICAL® will launch a national tour at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre for a limited engagement, July 13 - September 5, 2010.

Theatre Southwest will present their production of David Lindsey-Abaire's play, WONDER OF THE WORLD, beginning December 31st with a special New Years Gala. The show will run through January 23rd. The cast for the production will include James Reed, Stacy A. Spaeth, Ananka Kohnitz, Cheryl Tanner, Brian Heaton, Jeanette Sebesta, and John Kaiser. The show is directed by David Holloway.

Auditions Jan. 5 and 6, 7pm. This 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winner was written by David Lindsay-Abaire. It charts a family's bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.