Lincoln Center Festival News

The Japanese premiere of RUDOLF: THE LAST KISS, a musical composed by Frank Wildhorn, written by Jack Murphy, directed by Amon Miyamoto and produced by Toho. Co., Ltd. opened to an enthusiastic audience at the prestigious Imperial Theatre on Wednesday, May 6 in Tokyo.

Lincoln Center Festival 2008 presents an eclectic lineup of music this summer.

Producer Eric Falkenstein has confirmed that John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Patrick Wilson, and Katie Holmes will star in a new Broadway production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons directed by Simon McBurney scheduled to open on Broadway this fall. Theatre and dates to be announced.

One of show business's most eclectic talents is taking on a new role. Stage and film star Alan Cumming will host the upcoming season of MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!, making his first appearance when the series premieres on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 9pm ET on PBS.

After saying 'Good Night Alice' last April, a transformed Alice Tully Hall, designed by architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro in association with FX Fowle, will open on February 22, 2009 with the Alice Tully Hall Opening Nights Festival, an exciting two-week celebration designed to highlight the artistic range of Alice Tully Hall's primary tenants, and showcase the Hall's prominence as one of New York City's premier concert venues.

The US premiere of David Greig's 'Damascus', part of Brits Off Broadway at 59E59 Theaters, postpones first and second previews.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the Traverse Theatre Company (Edinburgh, Scotland) to Brits Off Broadway with the NYC premiere of David Greig's DAMASCUS, directed by Philip Howard and starring Ewen Bremner. DAMASCUS, which plays in Theater A, begins performances on Tuesday, May 6 for a limited engagement through Sunday, June 1.

The all-new fully renovated HERE Arts Center proudly reopens its doors this Spring with Arias with a Twist, a premiere production from New York favorites Joey Arias and Basil Twist. Arias with a Twist marks the 10th Anniversary of the Dream Music Puppetry Program and the Dorothy B. Williams Theatre at HERE Arts Center. The production is presented as part of HERE's 2007-2008 season of new multi-disciplinary productions spanning theatre, dance, puppetry and multimedia work, which includes Dream Music programming. Arias with a Twist will run Thursday, June 12 - Saturday, July 13 at HERE Arts Center (145 Sixth Avenue).

Nigel Redden, Festival Director, today announced the presentations for Lincoln Center Festival 08. The Festival opens on July 2 with The National Theatre of Scotland's acclaimed production of Euripides' The Bacchae starring Alan Cumming as Dionysus and ends July 27 with the Gate | Beckett marathon of Beckett dramas performed by Ralph Fiennes, Barry McGovern, and Liam Neeson. In all, there will be 57 Festival performances and events by artists and ensembles from nine countries, with three premieres. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 28 for all events.

Jennifer Ikeda and Ana Reeder join the cast of the MTC upcoming Broadway production of Caryl Churchill's 'Top Girls'

Silver Whale Gallery will present the world premiere of a new play by the late playwright/performer Lee Nagrin and puppeteer/performer Basil Twist

Behind the Lid will begin performances June 12th and continue, for 30 performances only, through July 13th at Silver Whale Gallery

Silver Whale Gallery will present the world premiere of a new play by playwright/performer Lee Nagrin and puppeteer/performer Basil Twist

Silver Whale Gallery is announcing the world premiere of a new play by playwright/performer Lee Nagrin (La Mama's Valley of Iao, Women's Interart Center's Bird/Bear, Silver Whale's Angels Elegy) and puppeteer/performer Basil Twist (Lincoln Center Festival's La Bella Dormente Nel Bosco, director, The Dream Music Puppetry Program at HERE Arts Center).

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today nominated Olga Garay to serve as the City's next General Manager of the Department of Cultural Affairs...

The complete schedule for Lincoln Center Festival 2007, which will run July 10-29 and include 93 performances and events by artists and ensembles from 14 countries, has been announced.

Rupert Murray, lighting designer and events producer, died Thursday August 17th in Dublin, Ireland

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, artistic director; Barry Grove, executive producer) is pleased to announce full casting for the American premiere of Simon Mendes da Costa's LOSING LOUIE at the Biltmore Theatre. Previews for LOSING LOUIE begin Thursday, September 21 for a Thursday, October 12 opening.

On August 4th, Tony Award-winner Garry Hynes will be featured on 'Downstage Center'