F Brown News

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) announces the full cast for The Language of Trees, a new play by Steven Levenson, directed by Alex Timbers. The Language of Trees will feature Maggie Burke as 'Kay Danley,' Natalie Gold as 'Loretta Trumble-Pinkerstone,' Michael Hayden as 'Denton Pinkerstone,' Gio Perez as 'Eben Trumble-Pinkerstone' and Michael Warner as 'Bill Clinton.'

Producer Jacobsen Entertainment, in association with Lionsgate and Magic Hour Productions, of the international hit Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage is pleased to announce full casting for the upcoming pre-Broadway U.S. premiere.

Today Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced that 15 young people from across the nation - including three natives of the Bay Area - have been selected for the highly coveted slots in its annual internship program.

Producer Jacobsen Entertainment, in association with Lionsgate and Magic Hour Productions, of the international hit Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage is pleased to announce principal casting for the upcoming pre-Broadway U.S. premiere.

Bertie Carvel will take on the role of falsely accused Leo Frank in Jason Robert Brown's Tony Award-winning 1998 musical, Parade, which will make its London premiere this September at the Donmar Warehouse

Contrary to previous reports, Signature Theatre's American Premiere production of The Witches of Eastwick, starring Emily Skinner, Christiane Noll, Jacquelyn Piro-Donovan and Marc Kudisch, will not be extended an additional week.

The SHN-SF 2007-08 Best of Broadway season includes 'The Color Purple,' 'The Wiz,' 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' and 'The Drowsy Chaperone.'

Laura Benanti, Alice Ripley and Tituss Burgess will join the previously announced Jason Robert Brown for the upcoming Strathmore Center production of Brown's acclaimed song cycle Songs for a New World

Marc Kudisch has been cast as devilish Darryl Van Horne in Signature Theatre's American Premiere production of the musical The Witches from Eastwick.

La Jolla Playhouse has announced a two-week extension of Des McAnuff's re-imagination of the Tony Award-winning classic, The Wiz

The eagerly anticipated La Jolla Playhouse reimagining of The Wiz began previews on September 26th and opens on October 11th

The eagerly anticipated La Jolla Playhouse revival of The Wiz begins previews on September 26th for an October 11th opening

Members of Performance & Cocktails, a young professionals group designed for those seeking a retreat from the usual night out, will be able to see The Wiz at San Diego's La Jolla Playhouse for a discount price

Due to scheduling conflicts, Wayne Brady has withdrawn from the eagerly anticipated La Jolla Playhouse revival of The Wiz; Rashad Naylor has replaced him as Scarecrow

Variety reports the casting for the upcoming La Jolla production of The Wiz, directed by Des McAnuff. The show will feature Wayne Brady (Scarecrow), David Alan Grier (the Wizard), Nikki M. James, (Dorothy), Tituss Burgess (the Lion) and Michael Benjamin Washington (Tin Man).

On his website, Tituss Burgess--currently on Broadway in Jersey Boys--has announced his casting in the La Jolla Playhouse's upcoming revival of The Wiz, which is possibly Broadway-bound.

Patrick Swayze joins Guys and Dolls, Michael Gambon returns to the London stage in a silent role, Cabaret announces dates and Avenue Q and Evita open for previews..

The highly anticipated Broadway-bound revival of The Wiz will premiere at San Diego's La Jolla Playhouse this fall, and the new musical Zhivago as well as a new Aaron Sorkin play will also be a part of the line-up

The highly anticipated revival of The Wiz will bow at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego this spring; Zhivago and a new Aaron Sorkin play will also be part of the season line-up