Martha Plimpton News

On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, Tony® and Emmy® Award winning actor Mandy Patinkin will receive the coveted Prince Rainier III Award for his outstanding contribution to the arts at the Princess Grace Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, the Princess Grace Foundation-USA will host the Princess Grace Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City and present Awards to emerging artists in theater, dance, and film, as well as two Princess Grace Statue Awards to Brian Kulick and Gillian Murphy, artists who have previously won Awards and have shown achievement and growth in their respective fields. Every year, the Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA) proudly awards these grants at its annual Awards Gala to support its mission of providing crucial support to emerging artists in America.

Stage star Martha Plimpton will make a guest appearance on CBS's The Good Wife tonight, October 20, in an episode entitled: Alicia and Will have 72 Hours to Prove that a Train Company, and Not the Engineers, is Responsible for a Freight Train Crash, and Secure the Widows their Husbands' Pensions. The episode airs on CBS at 10:00-11:00 PM, EST.

James Macdonald returns to the Almeida to direct the world premiere of Christopher Hampton's new version of Ödön von Horváth's Judgment Day. Judgment Day will run at the Almeida from 3 September - 17 October 2009, with press night on 10 September. Set designs are by Miriam Buether with costume design is by Moritz Junge, lighting by Neil Austin, sound by Chris Shutt and music by Matthew Herbert.

On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, Tony® and Emmy® Award winning actor Mandy Patinkin will receive the coveted Prince Rainier III Award for his outstanding contribution to the arts at the Princess Grace Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

Peter Gerety, Martha Plimpton, Samantha Soule, and Adam Rothenberg will read from Kara Manning's dark romantic comedy, Killing Swans, on October 10 at Rattlesick Playwrights Theatre. The reading will be directed by Ethan McSweeny.

LAByrinth Theater Company (Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell & Yul Vázquez, Artistic Directors and Marieke Gaboury Producing Director) continues its fall season with two annual festivals of free staged readings, the Barn Series (October 6 - October 30, 2009) and Live Nude Plays (October 31 - November 3) the Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street) and is pleased to announce award-winning stage veterans David Morse and Martha Plimpton will appear onstage in readings in October.

On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, the Princess Grace Foundation-USA will host the Princess Grace Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City and present Awards to emerging artists in theater, dance, and film, as well as two Princess Grace Statue Awards to Brian Kulick and Gillian Murphy, artists who have previously won Awards and have shown achievement and growth in their respective fields. Every year, the Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA) proudly awards these grants at its annual Awards Gala to support its mission of providing crucial support to emerging artists in America.

Peter Gerety, Martha Plimpton, Samantha Soule, and Adam Rothenberg will read from Kara Manning's dark romantic comedy, Killing Swans, on October 10 at Rattlesick Playwrights Theatre. The reading will be directed by Ethan McSweeny.

Tony nominee Martha Plimpton is among the artists slated to take part in the upcoming 'Cabinet of Wonders', October 7 and November 18 at Le Poisson Rouge.

Wishful Drinking at Broadway's Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street) celebrated its official opening last night, Sunday, October 4th, 2009. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras captured the celebrated crowd as they arrived to cheer Carrie Fisher on!

Tony nominee Martha Plimpton is among the artists slated to take part in the upcoming 'Cabinet of Wonders', October 7 and November 18 at Le Poisson Rouge.

Tony nominee Martha Plimpton and Christy Carlson Romano will join Tony and Emmy winner Elaine Stritch at the Sept. 24 reading of 'White's Lies' at the Snapple Theatre Centre in NYC.

Tony nominee Martha Plimpton and Christy Carlson Romano will join Tony and Emmy winner Elaine Stritch at the Sept. 24 reading of 'White's Lies' at the Snapple Theatre Centre in NYC.

John Waters will perform his new one-man show, A JOHN WATERS CHRISTMAS, to B.B. Kings at 8pm on Tuesday, December 22.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) in association with Sonia Friedman Productions and Ostar Productions announces the dates and theatre for the American premiere of playwright Patrick Marber's drama After Miss Julie, directed by Mark Brokaw. Making her Broadway debut, Sienna Miller will star as 'Miss Julie.'

James Macdonald returns to the Almeida to direct the world premiere of Christopher Hampton's new version of Ödön von Horváth's Judgment Day. Judgment Day will run at the Almeida from 3 September - 17 October 2009, with press night on 10 September. Set designs are by Miriam Buether with costume design is by Moritz Junge, lighting by Neil Austin, sound by Chris Shutt and music by Matthew Herbert.

DON'T QUIT YOUR NIGHT JOB, the acclaimed comic evening, featuring a revolving cast of Broadway's brightest performing without a net, returned to the stage on Thursday, August 20th at to its new venue, Julia Miles Theater (424 W 55th St/9th Ave).

Don't Quit Your Night Job, featuring a revolving cast of Broadway's brightest performing without a net, returns on Thursday, August 20 at 11:30pm at the Julia Miles Theater (424 W 55th St/9th Ave). Tickets are $20 and proceeds go to benefit the Theatre Development Fund's Open Doors Program.

Don't Quit Your Night Job, featuring a revolving cast of Broadway's brightest performing without a net, returns on Thursday, August 20 at 11:30pm at the Julia Miles Theater (424 W 55th St/9th Ave). Tickets are $20 and proceeds go to benefit the Theatre Development Fund's Open Doors Program.