Lanford Wilson News

Artistic Directors August Viverito and T L Kolman announce the Los Angeles return of Lanford Wilson's ANGELS FALL. This heartwarming drama was just extended through Janury 12 at the company's The Lex Theatre, 6760 Lexington Ave., Hollywood, Calif.

Florida Repertory Theatre has announced the opening of Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic comedy, Talley's Folly.

Welcome to middle age... proceed with caution! Diane Cary, Jane Kaczmarek and Sharon Sharth star as three successful women who challenge themselves to find love and personal fulfillment in the middle years of life. Steven Robman directs the ensemble cast, which also includes Gregory Harrison, James Lancaster and Joel Polis, in the world premiere of The Snake Can by Kathryn Graf (Hermetically Sealed). Performances run January 19 through February 24, presented by Indie Chi Productions at the Odyssey Theatre in West Los Angeles.

West Palm Beach's only professional multi-award-winning resident theatre, Palm Beach Dramaworks, presents its 6th annual Master Playwrights Series featuring the work of Lanford Wilson, Jean Genet and Wendy Wasserstein beginning today, December 10th with additional dates in February and April at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre (201 Clematis Street).

If you're looking for heart-warming fare this holiday season, then look no further than The New Jewish Theatre's splendid production of playwright Lanford Wilson's work, TALLEY'S FOLLY. This is a romantic and touching play that features two wonderful performances and masterly direction. It's a perfect contrast to some of the more edgy productions currently playing in town, and it's ideal fit for couples looking for something that's engaging, entertaining, and brimming with hope. For me, this is a great example of must-see theatre.

Former Tanghalang Pilipino actor Jay Españo has taken assistant director and movement coordinator responsibilities in the recently opened 'At the Flash,' a one-actor, five-character play that condenses LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) history from the 1960s to the 2000s.

If an evening of quiet laughter, tears, and sweet romance is what you're looking for, then the Florida Rep's current offering of Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winning play, Talley's Folly is for you. Set in 1944 rural Missouri, Talley's Folly tells the story of Sally Talley (Rachel Burttram) and Matt Friedman (Chris Clavelli), two unmarried and middle-aged lovers who are reunited one summer evening after a 7 day courtship that occurred one year prior.

Florida Repertory Theatre has announced the opening of Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic comedy, Talley’s Folly. Playing tonight, Nov. 30 to Dec. 16 with discounted previews Nov. 27, 28 and 29, Talley’s Folly is the touching story of the unlikely courtship of young Sally Talley and her much older, Jewish suitor, Matt Friedman.

BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance presents LOS NUTCRACKERS: A CHRISTMAS CARAJO, written by Charles Rice-Gonzalez, directed by Mark Finley, and choreographed by Richard Rivera. The play, returning to BAAD!'s stage for the ninth exciting year, interweaves two holiday classics, The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol, and creates a queer, Latino play about a gay couple who go on a psychedelic trip through their lives one Christmas Eve. The play will be presented tonight, November 30, December 1, 6, 7, 8, 14 and 15 at 8pm at BAAD!, 841 Barretto Street in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx.

Playhouse on the Square announces its 2012-2013 season of plays and musicals. Reservations and ticket information can be found at http://www.playhouseonthesquare.org/boxoffice/ or by calling (901) 726-4656. The Box Office is located inside Playhouse on the Square at 66 South Cooper Street, Memphis, TN 38104. Ken Ludwig's TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Plays The Playhouse on the Square Today Thru 12/30. Check out what else is coming up!

Florida Repertory Theatre has announced the opening of Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic comedy, Talley's Folly.

The Dramatists Guild of America offers the public archived audio featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony nominated playwright Lanford Wilson with fellow DG Council member Jeffrey Sweet as part of their In the Room podcast series, available today, November 19th.

The Dramatists Guild of America offers the public archived audio featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony nominated playwright Lanford Wilson with fellow DG Council member Jeffrey Sweet as part of their In the Room podcast series, available Monday, November 19th.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting's Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company is excited to announce the New York City premiere of Michael Milligan's Mercy Killers. Milligan's one-man play is inspired by horror stories of the uninsured, many of whom suffer financial tragedies on top of chronic illnesses.

BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance presents LOS NUTCRACKERS: A CHRISTMAS CARAJO, written by Charles Rice-Gonzalez, directed by Mark Finley, and choreographed by Richard Rivera. The play, returning to BAAD!'s stage for the ninth exciting year, interweaves two holiday classics, The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol, and creates a queer, Latino play about a gay couple who go on a psychedelic trip through their lives one Christmas Eve. The play will be presented on November 30, December 1, 6, 7, 8, 14 and 15 at 8pm at BAAD!, 841 Barretto Street in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx.

Tickets go on sale today for Roundabout Theatre Company's new production of Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winning play Talley's Folly, directed by Michael Wilson, feature Danny Burstein as "Matt Friedman" and Sarah Paulson as "Sally Talley."