LAByrinth Theatre Company News

Following a critically acclaimed season which included the New York Premiere of Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry and the musical Next to Normal starring Alice Ripley and Brian d'Arcy James, Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard, Executive Director) has announced three of the four plays scheduled for its upcoming 30th Anniversary Season.

MAUDE MAGGART, the critically-acclaimed chanteuse - hailed as 'bewitching' by The New York Times, 'utterly enchanting' by the New York Post and 'stunning' by the Los Angeles Times - will return to THE OAK ROOM of THE ALGONQUIN HOTEL for a six week engagement from April 1 - May 10. Her new show, 'Speaking of Dreams,' will feature John Boswell (April 1 - 12) and Lanny Meyers (April 15 - May 10) on piano and Yair Evnine on cello and guitar. All performances are at the Oak Room (59 West 44th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues). Please call (212) 419-9331 for reservations.

Gawn Grainger, Douglas Henshall, Susan Lynch and Joseph Mawle will be joined by LAByrinth Theatre Company member Ron Cephas Jones in the European premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot directed by Rupert Goold. The Almeida Theatre and Headlong co-production opens on March 28, 2008 with press night on April 3, and is running until May 10.

The Alchemy Theatre Company of Manhattan, Inc presents Umbrella by L. Pontius, Off Broadway at The Kirk Theatre (Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street). It is directed by LAByrinth Theatre Company's Padraic Lillis and stars Christa Kimlicko Jones and Judson Jones. Previews begin April 11 and opens Tuesday, April 15 at 8PM.

Gawn Grainger, Douglas Henshall, Susan Lynch and Joseph Mawle will be joined by LAByrinth Theatre Company member Ron Cephas Jones in the European premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot directed by Rupert Goold. The Almeida Theatre and Headlong co-production opens on March 28, 2008 with press night on April 3, and is running until May 10. Designs are by Anthony Ward, with lighting by Howard Harrison and sound and music by Adam Cork.

The New Group will hold a Gala on Monday October 15 at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers. The event will be a tribute to Ruth and Stephen Hendel and include an appearance by Ethan Hawke along with a performance by Kiki & Herb.

Philip Seymour Hoffman has been cast opposite Meryl Streep in the upcoming big screen adaptation of John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Doubt

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present interviews with actress Daphne Rubin-Vega and executive directors Joseph P. Benincasa and Tom Viola, of The Actors Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, respectively, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway

Cate Blanchett and Philip Seymour Hoffman--both stars of stage and screen--will direct productions for the Sydney Theatre Company in Australia next year

Philip Seymour Hoffman may be returning to Broadway sometime next year

Out of Line Productions will present Cloud Tectonics -- a play by Oscar-nominated screenwriter and two-time Obie-winning playwright José Rivera -- with previews to begin July 13, prior to an official press opening July 18 at The Culture Project

The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Mara Manus announce its 2006-07 Season, exciting new productions that will usher in The Public's next 50 years as one of the nation's leading producers of Shakespeare and new work.

Casting for MCC's upcoming production of Neil LaBute's Some Girl(s) is now complete, with Judy Reyes set to join Eric McCormack, Fran Drescher, Maura Tierney and Brooke Smith

Orfeh, Anastasia Barzee and Jane Krakowski will be among the stars taking part in Love and Revenge, a one-night-only benefit event for LAByrinth Theatre Company taking place on April 24th

The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast live tonight on NBC

Theatre veterans such as Philip Seymour Hoffman, Felicity Huffman, Dame Judi Dench and many more received Golden Globe Award nominations

LAByrinth Theater Company (Co-Artistic Directors Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz and Executive Director Steve Asher) have announced the 2005-06 season, which will include two plays by José Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries).