Neil LaBute News

MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) will celebrate the company's 25th anniversary by honoring a host of MCC artists past and present at Miscast 2011. This highly anticipated annual gala will take place on Monday, March 14, 2011 at The Hammerstein Ballroom (311 West 34th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues). Andy Cohen (Host of Bravo TV's 'Watch What Happens Live') will host the evening. David Duchovny (star of the recent MCC Theater hit, The Break of Noon), Téa Leoni, Hugh Dancy (star of yet another recent MCC hit, The Pride) and Claire Danes are this year's honorary chairs. Funds raised from Miscast help MCC Theater produce some of the most talked-about new work Off Broadway and support their Youth Company and in-school partnerships that serve New York City public high school students, as well as their literary development work with emerging playwrights.

In reasons to be pretty, Greg's tight-knit social circle is thrown into turmoil when his offhand remarks about a female coworker's pretty face and his own girlfriend Steph's lack thereof get back to Steph. But that's just the beginning.

Dishing on all pop culture and shining a light on inappropriate water cooler talk 'Kathy Griffin WANTS A TONY' will feature all new material about her hilarious observations and run-ins with celebrities. The show is subject to change nightly depending on what Kathy decides is the news of the day. Let's just say Broadway may never be the same again! Tickets are priced from $61.50 to $121.50 for all performances and are on sale now!

STANDING ON CEREMONY: THE GAY MARRIAGE PLAYS will return to Largo at the Coronet Theatre for a series of Monday night performances beginning March 28 and ending June 20.

Today, in honor of this week's InDepth InterView with Kathy Griffin celebrating her Broadway debut in KATHY GRIFFIN WANTS A TONY - which opens tonight - we are taking a look at the impressive list of comedic talents who will be virtually taking over the Great White Way this Spring. In addition to Griffin, two of the biggest comedians in the country, Dane Cook and Chris Rock, will also be settling in to a Broadway run in Neil LaBute's FAT PIG and Stephen Adly Guirgis's THE MOTHERF*CKER WITH THE HAT, respectively; and two of the biggest actor/comedians on the planet, Ben Stiller and Robin Williams, will be appearing in dramatic roles in the revival of John Guare's THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES and the new play THE BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO, respectively. Perhaps more than any other moment in Broadway history, we're sending in the clowns - in more ways than one! Five, to be precise.

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LOST star Matthew Fox and THE GHOST WRITER's Olivia Williams star in the world premiere production of Neil LaBute's IN A FOREST, DARK AND DEEP. LaBute directs the production, which began previews at the West End Vaudeville theater on March 3, 2011 and opens on March 14, 2011. The show will play 12 weeks.

Producers Joan Stein and Stuart Ross announced today that STANDING ON CEREMONY: THE GAY MARRIAGE PLAYS returns by popular demand to Largo at the Coronet (366 N. La Cienega Blvd.) in West Hollywood.

The Mercy Seat - Vs. Theatre Company presents the Los Angeles premiere of Neil LaBute's scathing, trenchant and caustically funny examination of opportunism in the face of tragedy. Set on September 12, 2001, less than twenty-four hours after terrorists brought down the World Trade Center, The Mercy Seat introduces us to lovers Ben and Abby.

MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) has announced fabulous additions to their all-star line-up for the company's highly anticipated 25th anniversary gala honoring a host of MCC artists past and present at Miscast 2011. Complementing the glittering, previously announced Miscast will be Christian Borle (Angels In America, Legally Blonde), Justin Guarini ('American Idol,' American Idiot, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) and Josh Henry (Scottsboro Boys, American Idiot). Andy Cohen (Host of Bravo TV's 'Watch What Happens Live') will host the evening, which will take place Monday, March 14, 2011 at The Hammerstein Ballroom (311 West 34th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues).

reasons to be pretty begins with what is probably the most intense, expletive-driven, flesh-searing argument in the fiery LaBute canon, delivered by a very, very angry young woman to her soon-to-be ex-boyfriend. But after this first burst of shouting, Mr. LaBute lowers the volume and asks us to listen carefully to the way people speak in the early 21st century and to acknowledge the reflexive,culturally conditioned cruelty in much of what we say.

Fells Point Corner Theatre is thrilled to announce it's 2010 - 2011 season!

Artistic Director Rich Ferraioli of Variations Theatre Group decided to stage the gut wrenching 90 minute play Fool for Love after realizing that Off-Off-Broadway Theatre "needed a bit of an awakening".

LoNyLa, a new space for artists worldwide will launch its first lab with the development of nine scripts. LoNyLa, is a transatlantic lab that helps writers develop material over a 12-week period, by communicating with seasoned artists in three linked hubs, London, New York and Los Angeles, where writers are exposed to different creative approaches and processes.

From March 4 through April 2, 2011, SpeakEasy Stage will proudly present the New England Premiere of Neil LaBute's provocative drama reasons to be pretty.

Profiles Theatre announces the extension of reasons to be pretty by Neil LaBute, directed by Steppenwolf ensemble member Rick Snyder. Due to box office demand, the production will extend by four weeks, through April 10.

LOST star Matthew Fox and THE GHOST WRITER's Olivia Williams will star in the world premiere production of Neil LaBute's IN A FOREST, DARK AND DEEP. LaBute will direct the production as well which is set to begin previews at the West End Vaudeville theater on March 3, 2010 before opening on March 14, 2010. The show will play 12 weeks, and tickets for the first week will be on sale via lastminute.com.

The Mercy Seat by Neil LaBute plays The Bricks Theatre March 3 - 12, 2011. Directed by George Gonzalez, the show stars Molly Vanderlin and Peter Hunt. All tickets are $20 and can be purchased online. The Bricks Theatre is located at 827 East Washington Ave.

MCC Theater today announced that Associate Artistic Director Will Cantler has been promoted to the position of Artistic Director, effective immediately.

Aurora Theatre continues the 2010-2011 GGC Lab Series with the comically brutal Fat Pig by Neil LaBute, which willl close February 27, 2011.