Horton Foote News

The Broadway revival of Horton Foote's beloved classic, The Trip to Bountiful, opens tonight, April 23, at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 W 43rd St). Directed by Michael Wilson, the cast features Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award-winning actress Cicely Tyson, Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding, Jr, Emmy Award nominee and recording star Vanessa Williams, and Tony Award nominee Condola Rashad. Let's see what the critics had to say...

Steve LaRocque follows his critically-acclaimed appearance in 'A Walk in the Woods' at Quotidian Theatre Company with three free performances of his one-man WWII play, Byline: Ernie Pyle on April 25. LaRocque plays war correspondent Ernie Pyle, recounting the major events of World War II in Pyle's own words. The actor becomes the reporter, appalled at the tragic waste of war and the brutal conditions it imposes on the men who fight it, and personally committed to going back to it, again and again, until the end.

New York Knick All-Star TYSON CHANDLER and KIMBERLY CHANDLER have joined the Broadway producing team of THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, Horton Foote's classic play which opens on Broadway on April 23rd. This is the Chandlers' first venture in Broadway producing.

The Drama League (Executive Director, Gabriel Shanks) has announced the 2013 Drama League Awards Nominees for Distinguished Play, Distinguished Revival of a Play, Distinguished Musical, Distinguished Revival of a Musical, and Distinguished Performance Award. The nominations were announced at a ceremony hosted by Patina Miller and Michael Urie this morning at Sardi's Restaurant which were streamed live online at www.BroadwayWorld.com.

The Broadway revival of Horton Foote's beloved classic, The Trip to Bountiful, opens tonight at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 W 43rd St).

Horton Foote's beloved classic, The Trip to Bountiful, starring Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams, Condola Rashad and Tom Wopat is currently in previews at The Stephen Sondheim Theatre . Directed by Michael Wilson, The Trip to Bountiful will play a 14-week limited engagement, opening Tuesday, April 23rd. BroadwayWorld brings you phtoos of the cast in action below!

Pulitzer Prize- winning playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes unveils The Happiest Song Plays Last-the latest and last play of her acclaimed 'Elliot Trilogy'-at Goodman Theatre, produced in association with Teatro Vista. The Happiest Song Plays Last appears now through May 12 in the Owen Theatre. Opening Night is Monday, April 22. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Critically praised actress Cicely Tyson has often chosen the roles she's played during a long career for what they contributed to the national dialogue on Civil Rights, she says in an interview for CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH Charles Osgood to be broadcast today, April 14, 2013 (9:00 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.

Critically praised actress Cicely Tyson has often chosen the roles she's played during a long career for what they contributed to the national dialogue on Civil Rights, she says in an interview for CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD to be broadcast April 14, 2013 (9:00 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.

Hartford Stage presents Abundance by Beth Henley, directed by Jenn Thompson, on stage, now through April 28. Opening night is at 8 p.m. tonight, April 12.

Producing Artistic Director Michael Menendian and Co-Artistic Director JoAnn Montemurro announce Raven Theatre's 2013/2014 season which includes The Trip to Bountiful by Horton Foote, Vieux Carre by Tennessee Williams, Good Boys and True by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and The Playboy of the Western World by John M. Synge.

How many times have you reached the end of a great book or play or film and found yourself wishing that you could find out what happened to the characters next? The current trend in film is to take that emotional investment and parlay it into a sequel, often just a new iteration of the same events we saw the first time around. This premise has made billions of dollars for a variety of superhero franchises, simply swapping in a new villain each time around.

Join playwright Beth Henley and Hartford Stage Senior Dramaturg & Director of New Play Development ElizaBeth Williamson as they discuss Henley's play, Abundance, immediately following the 8 p.m. performance tonight, April 5. Henley will only be in Connecticut for this one performance.

The Arvada Center will open the regional premiere of Dividing the Estate, a sardonic comedy by Pulitzer Prize winner author, Horton Foote on April 30, 2013. Dividing the Estate directed by A. Lee Massaro runs in the intimate Black Box Theater April 30 - May 26. Previews are April 26 - 28 at 7:30 p.m. nightly.

Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts, today announced the cast of Abundance by Beth Henley, directed by Jenn Thompson, on stage from tonight, April 4 through April 28.

NEW DRAMATISTS, Tony Honor recipient and the nation's premiere playwright development workshop, has announced that they will honor entertainment lawyer and New Dramatists Chairman of the Board Seth Gelblum with their 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award at its 64th Annual Spring Luncheon tribute, to be held Tuesday, May 21 at the New York Marriott Marquis. Among those performing tributes will be Tony Award nominee Keith Carradine (Hands on a Hardbody, The Will Rogers Follies) and Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins (Caroline, or Change; Jelly's Last Jam). The event co-chairs are Roger Berlind, Roy Furman, and Barry and Fran Weissler.

West Palm Beach's only professional, multi-award-winning resident theatre, Palm Beach Dramaworks, will launch its 14th Season with John Steinbeck's classic 'Of Mice and Men' on Friday, October 11th (8PM) at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre (201 Clematis Street). The season will continue with a distinguished roster of plays including 'The Lion in Winter' by James Goldman, 'Old Times' by Harold Pinter, 'Dividing the Estate' by Horton Foote, and 'Tryst' by Karoline Leach.