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WOLF HALL: PARTS 1 & 2 Brings the Tudors to Broadway Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 9, 2015


The Broadway transfer of The Royal Shakespeare Company's Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2 began previews on March 20, 2015 at the Winter Garden Theatre, with an opening set for tonight, April 9, 2015.

AMERICAN PSYCHO Musical Announces Plans for Broadway Opening in Spring 2016!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 2, 2015


American Psycho is heading to Broadway! According to an Equity casting notice, producers David Johnson, Jesse Singer, Jeffrey Richards, and Jerry Frankel plan to begin Broadway previews in mid-February 2016, with a mid-March 2016 opening. Rehearsals will begin in January. Casting has not yet been announced.

David Mamet's CHINA DOLL, Starring Al Pacino, Will Open at Schoenfeld Theatre in November; Fran Kranz Joins Cast
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 2, 2015


Producers Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, and Steve Traxler just announced that AL PACINOwill return to Broadway in the world premiere of CHINA DOLL, a new play by DAVID MAMET. It will begin previews on October 20, 2015, with an official opening on November 19, 2015, at The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street). The play will also feature FRAN KRANZ (You Can't Take It With You, Death of a Salesman, “Dollhouse”). Tony Award-winner PAM MACKINNON (The Heidi Chronicles, Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) will direct. The creative team will include scenic design by Tony Award-winner Derek McLane (Gigi, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, 33 Variations), lighting design by Russell H. Champa (In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)), and costume design by Tony Award-winner Jess Goldstein (Jersey Boys, Proof, The Rivals). Joining Pacino in the play will be Fran Kranz, who most recently starred on Broadway in You Can't Take It With You, as the assistant to Pacino.

Hilary Mantel Signs Books at Broadway's WOLF HALL: PARTS 1 & 2 This Month
by BWW News Desk - Apr 1, 2015


Dame Hilary Mantel, the double Man Booker Prize winner for her acclaimed novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, as well as the author of the Broadway production Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2, is thrilled to say she will be signing books at the Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway, between 50th and 51st Streets) prior to each performance and at intermission, April 1-10.

Hilary Mantel to Sign Books at Broadway's WOLF HALL: PARTS 1 & 2 Next Month
by BWW News Desk - Mar 30, 2015


Dame Hilary Mantel, the double Man Booker Prize winner for her acclaimed novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, as well as the author of the Broadway production Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2, is thrilled to say she will be signing books at the Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway, between 50th and 51st Streets) prior to each performance and at intermission, April 1-10.

Additional Tix Available for BLITHE SPIRIT at National Theatre, Thru March 29
by Sally Henry Fuller - Mar 21, 2015


The producers of Noel Coward's smash hit comedic play BLITHE SPIRIT, starring television legend, Oscar recipient and five-time Tony Award®-winner Angela Lansbury, have announced that additional tickets have been made available for the remaining performances of the engagement at National Theatre now through March 29.

WOLF HALL: PARTS 1 & 2 Begins Previews Tonight on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2015


The Broadway transfer of The Royal Shakespeare Company's Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2 begins previews tonight, March 20, 2015 at the Winter Garden Theatre, with an opening day set for Thursday, April 9, 2015.

WOLF HALL: PARTS 1 & 2 Announces $39 General Rush Tickets; Student Rush for $27
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 19, 2015


The Broadway transfer of The Royal Shakespeare Company's Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2 announced that a same day general rush will be available at the box office of the Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway, between 50th and 51st Streets). Tickets will be available for $39 each, with a limit of two (2) tickets per person.

VIDEO: Jason Biggs on 'HEIDI CHRONICLES': 'It Has A Lot of Important Things to Say'
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 18, 2015


Jason Biggs stopped by this week's THE VIEW on ABC to talk about starring in Broadway's The Heidi Chronicles alongside Elisabeth Moss.

VIDEO: Jason Biggs Talks Broadway's THE HEIDI CHRONICLES on 'Late Night'
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 18, 2015


Jason Biggs stopped by last night's LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS to talk about starring in Broadway's THE HEIDI CHRONICLES alongside Elisabeth Moss.

Angela Lansbury Stars in BLITHE SPIRIT, Coming to D.C.'s National Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 17, 2015


Following the internationally acclaimed production with sold-out engagements on Broadway and London's West End, television legend, Oscar recipient and five-time Tony Award-winner Angela Lansburyreturns to the stage in an exciting North American tour of Noel Coward's smash-hit comedic play, BLITHE SPIRIT. The tour makes its Washington premiere tonight, March 17 through Sunday, March 29 at the National Theatre, where Ms. Lansbury made her first pre-Broadway stage debut nearly 58 years ago to the day in Hotel Paradiso.

VIDEO: Elisabeth Moss Talks Starring Role in Broadway's THE HEIDI CHRONICLES
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 16, 2015


In an all-new feature, 'Mad Men' star Elisabeth Moss discusses the world of Heidi Holland in the Broadway revival of THE HEIDI CHRONICLES, now in previews for a limited engagement.

Broadway's WOLF HALL Offering Separate Tickets to Parts 1 & 2; $27 Student Tix
by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2015


Producers of the Broadway transfer of The Royal Shakespeare Company's Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2 have announced that starting February 27, 2015, patrons will be able to purchase each part of the theatrical event individually.

HEIDI CHRONICLES' Elisabeth Moss: 'I'm Never Happier Than When I'm Crying Onstage'
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 26, 2015


In an interview published in this week's New York Times, Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss talks about starring in Broadway's THE HEIDI CHRONICLES, which began preview performances on February 23, 2015

Broadway's THE HEIDI CHRONICLES, Starring Elisabeth Moss, Begins Previews Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Feb 23, 2015


The first Broadway revival of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Wendy Wasserstein play The Heidi Chronicles begins performances tonight, February 23, 2015, with an official opening on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street).

YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Enters Final Week of Performances on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 17, 2015


You Can't Take It With You, the Pulitzer Prize-winning revival by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, is set to play its final performances this week. The show will play its final performance on Sunday, February 22nd at 3 pm. It will have played 208 performances.

Box Office for Broadway's WOLF HALL Now Open at Winter Garden Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 16, 2015


The box office of the Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway, between 50th and 51st Streets), home of the anticipated Broadway transfer of the Royal Shakespeare Company's critically acclaimed theatrical event Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2 is now open for business.

TV: Behind-the-Scenes With Damian Lewis in AMERICAN BUFFALO
by Christina Mancuso - Feb 16, 2015


Shot at a photo shoot for the play, check out a behind-the-scenes video interview with Damian Lewis discussing the upcoming production of American Buffalo. John Goodman and Tom Sturridge will star alongside Lewis in the production which will play for a strictly limited season at Wyndham's Theatre, with previews from 16 April. Watch it below!

Broadway's THE HEIDI CHRONICLES Offering One-Year Membership to MoMA with Ticket Purchase
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 9, 2015


In keeping with the spirit of art historian Heidi Holland and her adventurous journey through the remarkable decades of 60s, 70s, and 80s art and culture, producers have announced that the first Broadway revival of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Wendy Wasserstein play The Heidi Chronicles will offer a free one-year membership to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) with the purchase of two full price orchestra or front mezzanine tickets to any performance of The Heidi Chronicles through April 16. Tickets must be purchased on or before February 22. Those who are already MoMA members will receive a one-year extension on their membership.

Angela Lansbury-Led BLITHE SPIRIT Becomes Best-Selling Play Revival at the Ahmanson in Over 25 Years
by BWW News Desk - Jan 29, 2015


Following sold-out engagements on Broadway and in London's West End, television legend, Oscar recipient and five-time Tony Award-winner Angela Lansbury enjoyed continued success with Noel Coward's smash-hit comedic play 'Blithe Spirit' in its Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre engagement.

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