Lee Blessing News

Naughty Prep School Stories will be presented as part of the 10th New York International Fringe Festival- FringeNYC, running from August 12th through August 27th at Classic Stage Company

Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Kathryn Lipuma, Executive Director) announces complete casting for SEVEN GUITARS, the first play of its 2006-2007 three-play tribute to the works of August Wilson.

Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Kathryn Lipuma, Executive Director) announced today that Beth Whitaker has been promoted to Associate Artistic Director after seven years with the company. In a newly created position, Jennie Greer has joined the staff as Director of Theatre Advancement.

Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Kathryn Lipuma, Executive Director) announces complete casting for SEVEN GUITARS, the first play of its 2006-2007 three-play tribute to the works of August Wilson.

A weekly theater column for the Baltimore/Washington area

A Weekly Theater Column for the Baltimore/Washington Area.

Langley and Homer Collyer - renowned for their New York brownstone packed with 136 tons of collectibles, including 14 pianos, an X-ray machine, chandeliers, a horse-drawn carriage and a labyrinth of newspapers -- bring their bravado, intrigue and clutter to Barrington Stage Company.

Although Landscape of the Body, starring Lili Taylor and Sherie Rene Scott opens at Signature Theatre Company on April 16th, an early opening night party was held on April 13th

Everyman Theatre is a professional Equity theatre company with a resident ensemble of artists from the Baltimore/Washington area dedicated to presenting high quality plays that are affordable and accessible to everyone.

On April 1st, the American Theatre Critics Association presented ACTA Awards to Lee Blessing, Adam Rapp and the late August Wilson at the renowned Humana Festival in Louisville, KY

Sandy Duncan will star in Lee Blessing's A Body of Water at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre from February 11th through March 19th

Signature Theatre Company's acclaimed production of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful will be extended for six weeks through February 29th, 2006

The Trip to Bountiful, for which tickets are $15, will open on December 4 after beginning previews on November 15th

Suzanne Bradbeer's play The Roof runs off-Broadway through October 1st in its New York premiere

Red Bull Theater, Artistic Director Jesse Berger, the company that brought us the critical smash hit of Shakespeare's Pericles in 2003, announces their fall season with the return of Revelation Readings, a popular reading series exploring new plays of heightened language and neglected Jacobean plays.

The 20th Anniversary Lucille Lortel Awards will be hosted by Julie Halston and Bruce Vilanch on May 2nd at Dodgers Stages

The League Of Off-Broadway Theatres And Producers is proud to announce the nominations for THE 20TH ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OFF-BROADWAY, which will be presented on Monday, May 2nd at Dodger Stages (340 West 50th Street) at 7 PM. A late night supper will follow at Ruth's Chris Steak House (148 West 51st Street). A cocktail reception to congratulate all of the nominees will be held on April 18th at Ruby Foo's Uptown (2182 Broadway at 77th Street).