John Tillinger News

Westport Country Playhouse announced that Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors of Westport Country Playhouse, will play Abby and Martha Brewster, respectively, in a reading of the comedy classic, 'Arsenic and Old Lace' by Joseph Kesselring, on Monday, July 14, 7 p.m. John Tillinger will direct. The play reading is part of the Playhouse's 'Funny Mondays' series, showcasing both new and vintage comedies and curated by Ms. Keefe.

Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, and Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) will launch 'The Classical Series,' bringing together professional actors to read works by master playwrights. The series premiere will feature Emmy Award winner Jane Curtin, Tony Award winner Joanna Gleason, Obie Award winner Kristine Nielsen and stage, film and television actor Chris Sarandon.

Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) will stage the delicious comedy Time of My Life by Alan Ayckbourn, reuniting author, director and cast members from one of last season's biggest hits, Relatively Speaking.

Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) will stage the delicious comedy Time of My Life by Alan Ayckbourn, reuniting author, director and cast members from one of last season's biggest hits, Relatively Speaking.

Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) has made some revisions in the previously announced 2008 season of productions. Distinguished actor and director Paul Newman will direct the Playhouse's fall production, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck; Timothy Busfield, Emmy Award-winning actor from 'The West Wing,' 'Studio 60' and 'thirtysomething,' will star in the dark comedy Vigil, launching its tri-state area premiere on February 26; and Time of My Life, a comedy by Alan Ayckbourn, reuniting author, director and cast members from one of last season's biggest hits, is newly slated for April production.

The Fenwick, Connecticut home is open as the phenomenal Tovah Feldshuh transforms into the legendary Katharine Hepburn and dishes about her life and times.

Westport Country Playhouse presents the comedy Relatively Speaking, written by Alan Ayckbourn and directed by John Tillinger, July 12 - 28.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium on 'British Comedy Stylings,' following the July 15, 3 p.m. matinee performance of Relatively Speaking, a comedy by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn.

Westport Country Playhouse will present the comedy Relatively Speaking, written by Alan Ayckbourn and directed by John Tillinger, July 12 - 28.

Westport Country Playhouse, led by artistic director Tazewell Thompson and managing director Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, has received its first-ever grant from The National Endowment for the Arts in the category of Access to Artistic Excellence, for $15,000.

The long-running hit comedy Jewtopia, will play its final performance on Sunday, April 29 at 3:00PM. The Off-Broadway show, written by Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, began previews in New York September 28, 2004, and opened on October 21.

The long-running comedy Jewtopia, written by Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, will play its final performance on Sunday, April 29 at 3:00 PM.

Jewtopia, the long-running hit comedy written by Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, now features new cast members.

Westport Country Playhouse has announced that Grammy, Emmy and three-time Tony Award nominee Eartha Kitt, and Tony Award winners Shuler Hensley and Cady Huffman will appear in the new Kander and Ebb musical, All About Us, which opens the Playhouse 2007 season, April 10 through April 28.

The Off-Broadway hit Jewtopia will celebrate its 1,000th Off-Broadway performance on February 20

Patti LuPone and The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee stars Jared Gertner and Jenni Barber are among the nominees of the 2006 Independent Reviewers of New England's (IRNE) Awards.

Frost/Nixon, the new play by Peter Morgan, directed by Michael Grandage, will open on Broadway this spring starring Frank Langella (as President Richard Nixon) and Michael Sheen (as Sir David Frost).