MCC Theater News

South Coast Repertory's first NewSCRipts reading of the 2007-08 season will be John Kolvenbach's Goldfish. Commissioned by SCR, Goldfish is the 102nd play to receive a staged reading as part of its venerable play reading program. The NewSCRipts reading of Goldfish will take place on October 22 at 7:30PM on the Julianne Argyros Stage.

Annabella Sciorra will lead as Barbara in the coming MCC Theatre production of Jim Knable's romantic comedy 'Spain'

MCC Theater has announced programming for the MCC Theater Youth Company's third annual FreshPlay Festival, which is set to take place at Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre

MCC Theater today announced that Lynn Redgrave will star in the New York premiere of Mick Gordon and AC Grayling's Grace, which will play the Lucille Lortel Theatre, January 23 - March 8, 2008

The Geffen Playhouse has added an additional two weeks of performances to the West Coast premiere of Neil LaBute's Fat Pig at its Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater.

Frederic Weller has replaced film star Jason Patric in MCC's world premiere production of Neil LaBute's In a Dark Dark House

The Irish Repertory Theatre will host a New Works Reading Series to support new plays and emerging playwrights.

Ron Livingston, Louisa Krause and Jason Patric arrived April 17 at Roundabout Studios in New York for their first day of rehearsal of playwright Neil LaBute's world premiere new play, 'In a Dark Dark House' with the MCC Theatre.

The MCC Theater Youth Company 's 6th annual Uncensored, the Company's Acting Lab's annual spring perfomance, will take place at Baruch Performing Arts Center's Rose Nagelberg Theatre, 55 Lexington Ave.

Ron Livingston and Jason Patric have been signed to star in the World Premiere of Playwright Neil LaBute's play, In a Dark Dark House at MCC Theater

MCC Theater has announced the three productions comprising its upcoming 2007-8 season at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. The season will include MCC's first-ever full-scale musical production.

Jo Bonney (SubUrbia), who also directed the 2004 World premiere production in New York, heads for the left coast and helms the West Coast premiere of Fat Pig

MCC Theater has announced that Blake West has been named the company's new Executive Director, effective immediately. West, who was previously the Director of Development at MCC, succeeds John Schultz, who left in October.

The American Theatre Wing assembles a quartet of the industry's busiest casting directors on its upcoming 'Working in the Theatre' on CUNY TV on Sunday, March 18 at 5 p.m.

MCC Theater presented an all-star line-up for the theater's annual Gala, which was held Monday, March 12, 2007 at The Hammerstein Ballroom

According to the Hollywood Reporter, acclaimed playwright and filmmaker Neil LaBute may soon be directing a new movie.

MCC Theater has announced that costume designer and TV personality Isaac Mizrahi will serve as host of its annual Gala, 'Miscast 2007,' to be held next Monday, March 12, 2007 at The Hammerstein Ballroom

MCC Theater has announced an all-star line-up for the theater's annual Gala, to be held Monday, March 12, 2007 at The Hammerstein Ballroom

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Northwestern University has announced that award- winning Broadway director Michael Greif has replaced Oskar Eustis as the director of the American Music Theatre Project's (AMTP) fourth new musical, The Boy in the Bubble.