Mark Lamos News

Westport Country Playhouse will present the enchanting musical, 'Skippyjon Jones,' on Sunday, September 25, at 1 and 4 p.m.

Many of Broadway's best and brightest talents performed in Westport Country Playhouse's one-night-only fundraising gala, 'Playing Our Songs: Celebrating 80 Years of Musical Theater,' a fully orchestrated and choreographed retrospective of musicals that have been produced at The Playhouse since its founding in 1931, last night, September 19.

Mary Tyler Moore will present Bernadette Peters with Westport Country Playhouse's Distinguished Dedication and Service to the American Musical Theater Award at the historic theater's annual gala on Monday evening, September 19.

Westport Country Playhouse will stage Shakespeare's beguiling comic masterpiece, 'Twelfth Night, or What You Will,' directed by Playhouse artistic director Mark Lamos, playing October 11 through November 5. Laughter and melancholy, gorgeous poetry and song, and endlessly delightful romantic entanglements abound in this fresh and inventive production of a timeless classic. It is the fifth of five productions in the historic theater's 80th year.

From post-performance discussions to an LGBT Night, Westport Country Playhouse will offer several special events and opportunities surrounding its Tennessee Williams centennial production, 'Suddenly Last Summer,' written by Williams and directed by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director.

In celebration of the Tennessee Williams centennial, Westport Country Playhouse will stage Tennessee Williams' poetic, sensual and evocative drama, 'Suddenly Last Summer,' directed by Playhouse associate artistic director David Kennedy, playing August 23 - September 10.

Westport Country Playhouse will present the enchanting musical, 'Skippyjon Jones,' on Sunday, September 25, at 1 and 4 p.m.

In celebration of Tennessee Williams' centennial year, Westport Country Playhouse will stage a special performance by acclaimed actor Richard Thomas in 'A Distant Country Called Youth,' based on a collection of lively and evocative letters written by a young Tennessee Williams, on Monday, August 29, 7 p.m.

Set in the New Orleans' Garden District in 1935, 'Suddenly Last Summer' tells of a handsome poet who has died under mysterious circumstances.

Mary Tyler Moore will present Bernadette Peters with Westport Country Playhouse's Distinguished Dedication and Service to the American Musical Theater Award at the historic theater's annual gala on Monday evening, September 19.

From post-performance discussions to an LGBT Night, Westport Country Playhouse will offer several special events and opportunities surrounding its Tennessee Williams centennial production, 'Suddenly Last Summer,' written by Williams and directed by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director.

From post-performance discussions to an LGBT Night, Westport Country Playhouse will offer several special events and opportunities surrounding its Tennessee Williams centennial production, 'Suddenly Last Summer,' written by Williams and directed by David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director.

In celebration of the Tennessee Williams centennial, Westport Country Playhouse will stage Tennessee Williams' poetic, sensual and evocative drama, 'Suddenly Last Summer,' directed by Playhouse associate artistic director David Kennedy, playing August 23 - September 10.

Westport Country Playhouse has released a video, taped in rehearsal, offering a look at the upcoming Tennessee Williams' play, 'Suddenly Last Summer,' on stage August 23 - September 10. The video provides insight on the play from Mark Lamos, Westport Country Playhouse artistic director; David Kennedy, director of the production and Playhouse associate artistic director; and cast members Annalee Jefferies and Liv Rooth.

Audiences will be captivated by Pittsburgh CLO's production of Jesus Christ Superstar, August 2-14 at the Benedum Center! This powerful rock opera takes viewers on an emotional journey through the final days of Jesus of Nazareth.

The Westport Country Playhouse has added A RAISIN IN THE SUN, THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING and a world premiere by Tony Award nominee Chad Beguelin to its 2012 season.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Carey Perloff announced that A.C.T. core acting company member Gregory Wallace has accepted a much-coveted tenured associate professor of acting position at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and will step down from his position at A.C.T.