David Mamet News

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.

Six-time Emmy Award nominee Jeffrey Tambor ('Arrested Development,' 'The Larry Sanders Show') will make his Broadway musical debut as Georges opposite four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein as Albin in the Tony Award-winning revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. Tambor and Fierstein will begin performances on Tuesday, February 15 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). Five-time Emmy Award winner Kelsey Grammer and 2010 Tony Award winner Douglas Hodge, the current stars of LA CAGE, will play their final performance on Sunday, February 13.

According to EW.com, Tony Award-winning playwright David Mamet will be lending his voice to THE SIMPSONS for an episode in which he will playing an animated version of himself. In the episode, Mamet is 'a writer on Thicker Than Waters, a hokey '80s family sitcom that Homer becomes obsessed with. In a scene that winks at Mamet's penchant for using profanity, Homer winds up watching a documentary about the fictional comedy, which features old footage of Mamet getting an earful from one of the Thicker actors.'

Vintage Hitchcock meets Monty Python in Florida Studio Theatre's production of The 39 Steps, opening December 8 in the Gompertz Theatre.

This winter, Diana Amsterdam's Carnival Round the Central Figure brings the macabre back to New York City.

Yesterday, December 6, Patti LuPone visited Borders in New York City to promote her new Memoir, Patti LuPone: A Memoir. Click below to hear LuPone read sections of her work in her own words!

Five people struggle with greed, hope, desire and integrity in the wake of an emailed plea for money that promises big returns.

On Monday, February 7, 2011, The Drama League will present its 27th annual all-star gala, 'A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF BROADWAY.' This year's black-tie event, to be held in the Grand Ballroom at The Pierre New York (2 East 61st Street at 5th Avenue), will honor two-time Tony Award winner and celebrated Broadway actress-singer Patti LuPone.

The Broadway production of David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre, starring Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight closed on November 28, 2010. The show opened on October 12th at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Its limited engagement was scheduled to play through January 2nd, 2011. Now back home in London, Patrick Stewart spoke to the UK Independent about what he calls 'extraordinarily difficult' ticket sales, saying that he knows of 'between eight and a dozen other productions imminently facing the axe.' Stewart went on to say that ' London is now 'the capital of theatre'. He explained: 'There is always a huge choice that is constantly available and revivals too. There is a theatre-going habit which is really entrenched in this country.'

Theatre Exile presents the Philadelphia premiere of That Pretty Pretty; or, The Rape Play by Sheila Callaghan. Directed by Joe Canuso, Exile's producing artistic director, That Pretty Pretty runs November 11th through December 5th at the newly renovated Christ Church Neighborhood House, with the press opening Wednesday, November 17th at 8pm.

Marin Theatre Company announces the West Coast premiere of Happy Now? by British playwright Lucinda Coxon. Happy Now? received rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic in London and New York. Jasson Minadakis directs Happy Now? in the Boyer Theatre November 11 through December 5, 2010.

Two veteran Los Angeles companies, Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA and Circle X Theatre Co., have banded together to develop a new performing arts center at the Atwater Village Theatre and will offer a joint season in 2011.

North Coast Repertory Theatre Presents: NEVERMORE- An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe

Brand-new plays from six contemporary, diverse voices of the American theater come together for two weekends in Goodman Theatre's 2011 New Stages Series, January 14 - 23, 2011.

Bad Habit Productions, one of Boston's Top Small Theatres according to WBZ, presents an evening of Christopher Durang comedies in the hilarious theatrical mash-up DURANG/DURANG December 2 through 12 (Press performance on December 3 at 8pm.) The New York Times raved that 'these works have so many good lines that quoting them could enliven a week's worth of dull dinner parties.' Eccentric characters travel through wild situations in this night of short plays by the 'prodigiously gifted playwright' (The New York Times)

The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Andrew D. Hamingson, Executive Director) is proud to announce the complete line-up for the fourth Public Forum event of the 2010, "Afghanistan After America, America After Afghanistan," held at New York University's Skirball Center on Tuesday, December 14 at 8 p.m.

Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities and Executive Producer James A. Blackman III proudly closes their 19th season with Walton Jones' musical holiday tribute to the swing era.

Atlantic Theater Company's critically acclaimed production of THE COLLECTION & A KIND OF ALASKA: TWO PLAYS BY HAROLD PINTER has been extended in through Sunday, December 19 2010 Off-Broadway at Classic Stage Company (136 East 13th Street).

WESTPORT COMMUNITY THEATRE Announces AUDITIONS for Mauritius

Stamp collecting is far more risky than you think. After their mother's death, two estranged half-sisters discover a book of rare stamps that may include the crown jewel for collectors.