Elliot Scott News

The New Group presents the U.S. premiere of Kevin Elyot's Mouth to Mouth directed by Mark Brokaw as the first production in its 2008-2009 season. Slated for a limited Off-Broadway engagement from October 21 - December 27, this production features New Group artist David Cale, Lisa Emery and Elizabeth Jasicki. Mouth to Mouth will have its Official Opening on Thursday, November 6 @ 7:00 PM at The New Group @ Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street).

The New Group will present the U.S. premiere of Ayub Khan-Din's Rafta, Rafta… in a limited Off-Broadway run from April 18 - June 21.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) announced New York premiere of Lisa Loomer's Distracted, directed by Mark Brokaw with Cynthia Nixon as 'Mama.' Distracted will begin performances in February 2009 at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (111 West 46th Street). This will be a limited engagement.

The New Group proudly presents the US premiere of Mike Leigh's Two Thousand Years, set for a limited Off-Broadway engagement through March 8; officially opening tonight Thursday February 7 at 7PM at The Acorn Theatre (Theatre Row) at. Scott Elliott directs.

The New Group proudly presents the US premiere of Mike Leigh's Two Thousand Years, set for a limited Off-Broadway engagement from January 15 - March 8. Directed by Scott Elliott, the production will have its Official Opening Night on Thursday, February 7 @ 7:00 PM at The New Group @ Theatre Row (The Acorn Theatre/410 West 42nd Street).

An impressive collection of Broadway and screen stars arrived for the officially opening of the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Pygmalion on Thursday, October 18 at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street). This new Broadway production of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion is directed by David Grindley and stars Claire Danes in her Broadway debut as 'Eliza Doolittle' with Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays as 'Henry Higgins', Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines as 'Colonel Pickering' and Jay O. Sanders as 'Alfred Doolittle.' This is a limited engagement through Sunday, December 16.

Ethan Hawke, who recently received a Tony Award nomination for his work as Bakunin in the three-part epic The Coast of Utopia, will soon make his Off-Broadway directing debut,

Frost/Nixon, the new play by Peter Morgan, directed by Michael Grandage, will open on Broadway this spring starring Frank Langella (as President Richard Nixon) and Michael Sheen (as Sir David Frost).

The New Group will present the final production of its 2005-2006 mainstage season, Everythings Turning Into Beautiful, from Monday, July 17 - Saturday , September 2 at The New Group at Theatre Row

The Roundabout Theatre Company's star-studded revival of The Threepenny Opera opened at Studio 54 on April 20th

The Gypsy Robe for The Threepenny Opera went to Romain Fruge, whose previous Broadway credits include The Full Monty, Titanic, and The Who's Tommy.

The stars of the upcoming Barefoot in the Park revival--Amanda Peet, Patrick Wilson, Jill Clayburgh and Tony Roberts--gathered to pose for pictures

Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, has extended at the Acorn Theatre through April 8th; Wallace and Allen Shawn's The Music Teacher will now move to the Minetta Lane Theatre

BroadwayWorld was there on Tuesday night, April 26th to capture the star-studded red carpet at A Streetcar Named Desire.

In a first-time co-production, The New Group and The Play Company are pleased to present the American premiere of Terrorism. Written by the Presnyakov Brothers and directed by Will Frears, Terrorism will play a limited Off-Broadway engagement Monday, May 9th through Sunday, June 26th at The Clurman Theater/Theatre Row.