Dougal Irvine News

The Summer Play Festival (SPF) announces casting for the eagerly anticipated 2009 Festival in New York City. Casts include stage and screen actress Ally Sheedy; Ari Graynor, recently seen in NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLST; Maulik Pancholy, regular on the Showtime hit WEEDS and NBC's 30 ROCK; Katherine Waterston, who broke out in THE BABYSITTERS; Aya Cash, recently seen in Manhattan Theater Club's FROM UP HERE; and Eddie Kay Thomas, from the AMERICAN PIE movie series.

The Summer Play Festival announced today that tickets are now on-sale for the annual theater festival. For the second year, SPF will be held at The Public Theater on Lafayette Street in New York City. The festival runs from Tuesday, July 7th - Sunday, August 2nd 2009.

The Summer Play Festival (SPF) announces casting for the eagerly anticipated 2009 Festival in New York City. Casts include stage and screen actress Ally Sheedy; Ari Graynor, recently seen in NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLST; Maulik Pancholy, regular on the Showtime hit WEEDS and NBC's 30 ROCK; Katherine Waterston, who broke out in THE BABYSITTERS; Aya Cash, recently seen in Manhattan Theater Club's FROM UP HERE; and Eddie Kay Thomas, from the AMERICAN PIE movie series.

The Summer Play Festival announced today that tickets are now on-sale for the annual theater festival. For the second year, SPF will be held at The Public Theater on Lafayette Street in New York City. The festival runs from Tuesday, July 7th - Sunday, August 2nd 2009.

The Summer Play Festival announced today that tickets are now on-sale for the annual theater festival. For the second year, SPF will be held at The Public Theater on Lafayette Street in New York City. The festival runs from Tuesday, July 7th - Sunday, August 2nd 2009.

Eight productions have been announced for the eagerly anticipated 2009 Summer Play Festival (SPF). For its upcoming season, SPF will again be presented at The Public Theater. SPF 2009 will run from July 7 to August 2 and, as in years past, is expected to serve as a highlight of the summer theatre season by showcasing a line-up of new talent.

In a year when new musical theatre productions in London consisted of juke box transfers, classic revivals, whimsical adventure stories and majestic failures, one might be forgiven for thinking that the age of great new musicals exists merely in days of Auld Lang Syne. So let's pause and think back over the year's musical fayre.

From Monday 16 July 2007 the record-breaking musical Wicked at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre will star: Kerry Ellis (Elphaba), Dianne Pilkington (Glinda), Oliver Tompsett (Fiyero), Susie Blake (Madame Morrible), Nigel Planer (The Wizard), James Gillan (Boq), Andy Mace (Doctor Dillamond) and Katie Rowley Jones (Nessarose).

New cast changes from Monday 16th July 2007 for Wicked at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre

Kerry Ellis (Elphaba), Susie Blake (Madame Morrible), Nigel Planer (The Wizard), James Gillan (Boq) and Katie Rowley Jones (Nessarose) have all extended their contracts in the hit musical Wicked at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre from Monday, July 16, onwards.

Bonnie Langford stars in Chicago, Wicked sets box office records, The Crucible transfers and casting is confirmed for the UB40 musical

'Anna-Jane Casey will now headline the cast of Not(es) from New York at the Duchess Theatre on Sunday 19 March, alongside Dougal Irvine, Julie Atherton and Paul Spicer. Casey, who has recently won rave reviews for her performance as Dot in the revival of Sunday in the Park with George, replaces Joanna Riding who has reluctantly been forced to withdraw from her role due to unforeseen personal circumstances.'