Naughtons, Kelli O'Hara, Blythe Danner and More Cast in Westport Country Playhouse's THE PHILADELPHIA STORY Reading, 12/10
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 13, 2012
Members of the Naughton Family - two-time Tony Award winner and Weston, Connecticut resident James Naughton, daughter Keira Naughton, son Greg Naughton, and Greg's wife Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara - plus Blythe Danner, Jordan Coughtry, Edward Herrmann, Chad Kinsman, Jake Robards, Mark Shanahan, and Dana Steingold are cast in Westport Country Playhouse's Script in Hand playreading of "The Philadelphia Story," the romantic comedy classic by Philip Barry, set for one-night-only on Monday, December 10, 7 p.m. Director is Anne Keefe, Playhouse artistic advisor.
New Yorker's John Lahr to End Run as Critic; Begin Profiles
by Robert Diamond
- Nov 13, 2012
The New Yorker has just announced that after twenty years as the publication's chief theatre critic, John Lahr will give up regular reviewing to focus on the profiles he also contributes to the magazine, as well as book projects.
Soulpepper and the Young Centre Announce 2013 Events
by Kelsey Denette
- Nov 7, 2012
Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company and General Director of the Young Centre for the Performing Arts today announced a full year's slate of artistic and community-based activity for Soulpepper and the Young Centre in 2013. Over 700 performances representing the remarkable artistic and cultural diversity of the city will happen under the Young Centre's roof next year, including festivals, cabarets, and community partnerships. Soulpepper Theatre Company's repertory season features fifteen plays including two marathon-style theatrical events to be staged in their entirety: Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning Angels in America (Part One: Millennium Approaches & Part Two: Perestroika) and Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests (Table Manners, Living Together & Round and Round the Garden). Soulpepper's season includes adaptations of plays from the classical canon (Beaumarchais/Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Schnitzler's La Ronde, and Dickens' Great Expectations) alongside twentieth-century gems by Tom Stoppard, Joe Orton, Sam Shepard and Canada's John Murrell.
Nancy Opel and More Set for ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE, 11/5
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 29, 2012
Joe Orton's ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE will be directed by Daniel Goldstein and produced by Anne Kaufman and will star Nancy Opel (Kath) John Behlmann (Sloane) Paxton Whitehead (Kemp) and Marc Vietor (Ed).
THE LADYKILLERS Embark on UK Tour from Today, September 14
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 14, 2012
Graham Linehan's hit adaptation of the classic 1955 Ealing comedy The Ladykillers, directed by Sean Foley, will embark on a 26 week tour of Ireland and the UK in 2012, beginning today, 14 September at Theatre Royal Plymouth. The production will then tour to Canterbury, Sheffield, Birmingham, Southampton, Cambridge, Nottingham, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Malvern and Bath in 2012, with further dates for 2013 to be announced.
Patrick Wilson, Alec Baldwin to Star in CAUGHT STEALING
by Caryn Robbins
- Sep 7, 2012
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Patrick Wilson and Alec Baldwin are set to star in the mystery thriller CAUGHT STEALING. The film, based on the first novel of Charlie Huston's The Henry Thompson Triology, was scripted by David Hayter.
Westport Country Playhouse Announces 2013 Season
by Kelsey Denette
- Aug 7, 2012
Westport Country Playhouse announces its 2013 season of five productions, playing next year from April through October. The series ranges in style from 'wild farce to dark humor to charming sentiment, all centered on predicaments, conflicts, and bonds surrounding families.' Under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos, 2013 will mark the Connecticut professional theater's 83rd season.
British Stage and Screen Actor Simon Ward Dies at 70
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 22, 2012
According to the BBC News, stage and screen actor Simon Ward died on July 20, 2012, after a long illness. He was 70. As reported by the BBC, 'a statement released by his agent said he passed away peacefully with his wife Alexandra and daughters at his bedside.'
GOD OF CARNAGE, NEXT FALL and More Set for Astonrep Season
by Kelsey Denette
- Jul 16, 2012
AstonRep Theatre Company will present God of Carnage and the Chicago Premiere of Next Fall by Geoffrey Nauffts which captured the 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New American Play and a Tony Award nomination for Best Play. In June, AstonRep will conclude the season with the 5th Annual Writer's Series.
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