Lynn Nottage News

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) presents 'Liberty City,' written by Jessica Blank and April Yvette Thompson, performed by Thompson, and directed by Blank; to begin performances Friday, February 15, at NYTW. Opening night is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4 at 7PM. The production will run through Sunday, March 16.

The Fire Dept will present an expanded and updated version of its acclaimed At War: American Playwrights Respond to Iraq, an evening of alternately moving, haunting, and funny material by noted and emerging American playwrights, woven together to present a kaleidoscope of views on the war.

With some of the strongest reviews of the season for a new play, the Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15 Street) has announced a 2-week extension of Julia Cho's play The Piano Teacher starring Elizabeth Franz, now set to play through December 23.

LAByrinth Theater Company, in its fifth season of residency at The Public Theater, has announced the lineup for two development festivals of free staged-readings!

The Public Theater will continue its fall season with the world premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's new play The Brothers Size, directed by Tea Alagic, and produced in association with The Foundry Theatre who brought The Brothers Size to The Public's 2007 Under the Radar Festival earlier this year where it was the breakout hit of the festival. It will have a full production at The Public Theater October 23 to December 23 with an official press opening on Tuesday, November 6 at 7 PM.

Opening the Tony Award-winning Vineyard Theatre's 2007-08 Season will be the Off-Broadway premiere of The Piano Teacher, a new play by Julia Cho, author of Durango, with previews to begin October 30, prior to its official press opening November 18 at The Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street). Kate Whoriskey directs.

Playwright Lynn Nottage has received a MacArthur Foundation 'Genius Award'. She was one of 24 recipients chosen for their creativity, originality and potential and will receive $100,000 annually for the next five years.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today named 24 new MacArthur Fellows for 2007. The new Fellows work across a broad spectrum of endeavors. They include a biomedical scientist, a blues musician, a forensic anthropologist, an inventor, a medieval historian, and a spider silk biologist. All were selected for their creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future. This past week, the recipients learned in a phone call from the Foundation that they will each receive $500,000 in 'no strings attached' support over the next five years.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today the Nominating Committee for the 2007-2008 Broadway season

The Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of John van Druten's comedy Old Acquaintance, starring Margaret Colin as 'Katharine Markham' and Tony Award-winner Harriet Harris as 'Mildred Watson Drake,' opened on Thursday, June 28th

The New York Theatre Barn will present a double bill of concerts showcasing the music of Brian Feinstein and Joe Iconis at the D-Lounge on Monday, June 11th.

The Yale School of Drama, under the leadership of James Bundy, Dean, and Victoria Nolan, Deputy Dean, will present the Carlotta Festival of New Plays, May 11 - 20.

Richard Greenberg, Donald Margulies, and Jose Rivera are all featured playwrights in South Coast Repertory's 10th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival.

Click in for reviews of Avenue Q: The Book, The Audrey Hepburn Treasures, Mamma Mia! How Can I Resist You?, The Alchemy of Theatre, We Bombed in New London, Somewhere: The Life of Jerome Robbins, Stop The Show, In Their Company: Portraits of American Playwrights, Fantasia: Life is Not a Fairy Tale and The Entertainment Sourcebook 2007.

Cast to feature Peter Weller as Frank Lloyd Wright, Harris Yulin as Louis Sullivan, Chris Henry Coffey, Holley Fain, Mary Beth Fisher, Maggie Siff, Jeremy Strong and Jay Whittaker

Eight acclaimed playwrights have been chosen by the Lucille Lortel Foundation as the recipients of eight $50,000 fellowships

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Joanna Gleason and David Henry Hwang will be among the members of the 2006-2007 Tony Award Nominating Committee

In this edition: Local audiences treated to a variety of great theatre – Shakespeare in Ellicott City, Gay Boys in Mt. Vernon (Surprise!), Flappers in Columbia, 80’s Teens in Baltimore! Plus acclaimed runs end this week at Fell’s Point Corner Theatre and CenterStage and classics continue at Everyman and Vagabonds! Plus new Broadway reviews added to list.

Inside this edition: Kids free for Shakespeare in the park! New shows at Spotlighters and Vagabond Players! Acclaimed runs continue at Mobtown and Fell’s Point Corner Theatre! Stage Management Workshop offered! New York reviews for Baltimore audiences!