Joe Mantello News

Blackfriars Theatre, a not-for-profit mid -sized professional theatre on Rochester's 'Theatre Row' is pleased to announce the opening of 'The Santaland Diaries,' a comedy by nationally acclaimed author David Sedaris (adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello), returning to the Blackfriars stage by popular demand.

LCT3, Lincoln Center Theater's programming initiative devoted to producing the work of new artists and developing new audiences, will present the 4000 Miles a new play by Amy Herzog, directed by Daniel Aukin, as the third production of its 2010-2011 season.

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater continues its 16th season with the world premiere of The Hallway Trilogy, three full length plays set fifty years apart (1953, 2003, 2053) by Adam Rapp.

Lincoln Center Theater production of Jon Robin Baitz' OTHER DESERT CITIES, directed by Joe Mantello, begins previews Thursday, December 16 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 W. 65 Street.).

Oklahoma City-Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre (CityRep) presents the slyly subersive, THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello.

In Other Desert Cities, Brooke Wyeth (Elizabeth Marvel), a once promising novelist, returns home after a six year absence to celebrate Christmas in Palm Springs with her parents (Stockard Channing and Stacy Keach), former members of the Reagan inner-circle, her brother (Thomas Sadoski), and her aunt (Linda Lavin).

This weekend only, after you've had all the turkey you can stand, come on down to CityRep for a heaping helping of TUNA! THIS WEEKEND ONLY (Nov. 26-28) CityRep is offering TWO FOR ONE ADMISSIONS FOR 'A TUNA CHRISTMAS.'

Lincoln Center Theater (under the direction of André Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer) wil present Thomas Sadoski, Stockard Channing, Stacy Keach, Linda Lavin and Elizabeth Marvel in OTHER DESERT CITIES, a new play by Jon Robin Baitz, directed by Joe Mantello. Performances begin Thursday, December 16 at 8pm. Opening night is Thursday, January 13 at 6:45 pm.

A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held daily for WICKED, which will be performing from December 15 through January 1 at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre.

Lincoln Center Theater production of Jon Robin Baitz' OTHER DESERT CITIES, directed by Joe Mantello, begins previews Thursday, December 16 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 W. 65 Street.).

Lincoln Center Theater, under the direction of Andre Bishop (Artistic Director) and Bernard Gersten (Executive Producer), has announced that Stockard Channing, Stacy Keach, Linda Lavin and Elizabeth Marvel will be featured in the cast of its upcoming production of OTHER DESERT CITIES, a new play by Jon Robin Baitz, directed by Joe Mantello, beginning performances Thursday, December 16 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 W. 65 Street.) Opening night is Thursday, January 13 at 6:45pm.

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater continues its 16th season with the world premiere of There Are No More Big Secrets written by Obie Award-winner Heidi Schreck and directed by Kip Fagan.

Oklahoma City-Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre (CityRep) presents the slyly subersive, THE SANTALAND DIARIES by David Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello.

This season, along with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas, which runs on the Hubbard Stage, the Alley Theatre will once again present a second holiday production, David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries on the Neuhaus Stage. Alley Artist Todd Waite will reprise his role as 'Crumpet the Elf' in the outlandish, and true, chronicles of David Sedaris' experience as a worker in Macy's SantaLand display. Also this season, for select performances Alley Artist Paul Hope will appear as 'Crumpet the Elf': December 8 at 7:30 PM, December 9 at 7:30 PM, December 10 at 6:00 PM and Saturday, December 11 at 2:30 PM.

In Other Desert Cities, Brooke Wyeth (Elizabeth Marvel), a once promising novelist, returns home after a six year absence to celebrate Christmas in Palm Springs with her parents (Stockard Channing and Stacy Keach), former members of the Reagan inner-circle, her brother (Thomas Sadoski), and her aunt (Linda Lavin).

A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held daily for WICKED, which will be performing from December 15 through January 1 at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre.

This season, along with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas, which runs on the Hubbard Stage, the Alley Theatre will once again present a second holiday production, David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries on the Neuhaus Stage. Alley Artist Todd Waite will reprise his role as 'Crumpet the Elf' in the outlandish, and true, chronicles of David Sedaris' experience as a worker in Macy's SantaLand display. Also this season, for select performances Alley Artist Paul Hope will appear as 'Crumpet the Elf': December 8 at 7:30 PM, December 9 at 7:30 PM, December 10 at 6:00 PM and Saturday, December 11 at 2:30 PM.

The Broadway smash WICKED, which ran October 21 - November 28 at Toronto's Canon Theatre, shattered its own house record five times. For the week ending November 28th, the musical grossed $1,986,319 making it the highest-grossing week for a touring Broadway show in Canadian history. Over its sold-out, 6-week engagement, WICKED took in $11,459,475, grossing over $1,900,000 in 3 of those weeks.

David Sedaris' snarky holiday comedy, The Santaland Diaries, is back onstage at Florida Rep for a special engagement, playing Dec. 9-23 in the New Studio Theatre. Starring Florida Rep regular, Jason Parrish, The Santaland Diaries follows the outrageous exploits of an unemployed writer who desperately takes a job as a Macy's Elf, and exposes the underside of the Christmas season.

The Wilton Playshop will present a special evening of beautiful music when Ray Hornblower, lyric tenor and bel canto specialist, takes to the stage singing songs and arias of Scarlatti, Gluck, Handel, Schubert, Bellini and Mozart.