WCP Adds More Dates to 'Our Town' Celebration Honoring Newman
by Reynard Loki
- Nov 3, 2008
Westport Country Playhouse announced that due to the exceptional ticket demand for 'Our Town,' a joyful gathering at the Playhouse for the community to celebrate the life of Paul Newman, two extra dates have been added on Thursday, November 20, and Friday, November 21.
Photo Flash: Marvin Hamlisch Honored by Arts Horizons
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 30, 2008
The lights were bright on Broadway on Monday night and the curtains raised at the Hudson Theater with Marvin Hamlisch headlining the Broadway Salutes Arts Horizons 30th Anniversary Gala.
Duncan Sheik and Lauren Pritchard to Perform at Westport Country Playhouse 11/14
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 29, 2008
Tony Award winner and Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter/composer Duncan Sheik will perform selections from his hit musical 'Spring Awakening,' winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards including Best Musical, along with captivating original materials, in a concert on Friday, November 14, 8 p.m.
La MaMa Presents TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD to Benefit Shatigar 10/27
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 27, 2008
A special performance of 'Tibetan Book of the Dead or How Not To Do It Again' by Jean-Claude van Itallie will be presented one night only, October 27, 2008 at La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 66 East Fourth Street, Manhattan, to support the rebuilding of the century-old theater barn at Shantigar, the unique center for theater, meditation and healing located in Rowe, MA.
Steve McQueen Memorabilia to Be Auctioned in LA 10/25
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 26, 2008
Neile McQueen Toffel (aka Neile Adams), the former Mrs. Steve McQueen, will be auctioning memorabilia and personal effects of her late husband, the legendary actor and movie star icon, Steve McQueen, at Bonhams & Butterfields auction, entitled Classic California and the 'King of Cool,' to be held at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 25, 2008. In addition to the auction itself, Neile McQueen Toffel (aka Neile Adams), will also be involved with the 25th Anniversary Love Ride, part of California Bike Week, to be held on Sunday, October 26, 2008, with Jay Leno presiding as Grand Marshal.
Richard Pilbow Wins 2008 Wally Russell Lifetime Achievement Award
by Robert Diamond
- Oct 25, 2008
Esteemed lighting designer, theatre consultant, and author Richard Pilbrow is the winner of the 2008 Wally Russell Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented on Saturday evening, October 25, at the LDI Awards ceremony during LDI2008 in Las Vegas.
James Naughton Guest on XM's 'Downstage Center' This Weekend
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 23, 2008
The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present an interview with Tony Award winner James Naughton, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway (XM Channel 28).
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts Gathering in Honor of Paul Newman 11/22
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 21, 2008
Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, and Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) invites the community to 'Our Town,' a joyful gathering for the community to celebrate the life of Paul Newman followed by the film of Westport Country Playhouse's 2002 production of Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town' with Mr. Newman as the Stage Manager, on Saturday, November 22, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., at the Playhouse.
La MaMa Presents TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD to Benefit Shatigar 10/27
by Reynard Loki
- Oct 20, 2008
A special performance of 'Tibetan Book of the Dead or How Not To Do It Again' by Jean-Claude van Itallie will be presented one night only, October 27, 2008 at La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 66 East Fourth Street, Manhattan, to support the rebuilding of the century-old theater barn at Shantigar, the unique center for theater, meditation and healing located in Rowe, MA.
Steve McQueen Memorabilia to Be Auctioned in LA 10/25
by Reynard Loki
- Oct 14, 2008
Neile McQueen Toffel (aka Neile Adams), the former Mrs. Steve McQueen, will be auctioning memorabilia and personal effects of her late husband, the legendary actor and movie star icon, Steve McQueen, at Bonhams & Butterfields auction, entitled Classic California and the 'King of Cool,' to be held at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 25, 2008. In addition to the auction itself, Neile McQueen Toffel (aka Neile Adams), will also be involved with the 25th Anniversary Love Ride, part of California Bike Week, to be held on Sunday, October 26, 2008, with Jay Leno presiding as Grand Marshal.
Photo Flash: 'Of Mice and Men' at Westport Country Playhouse
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 10, 2008
Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) will stage John Steinbeck's classic drama, 'Of Mice and Men,' directed by Mark Lamos. Peformances began October 7th and will run through November 1. Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962 and the Pulitzer Prize for his 1939 novel 'The Grapes of Wrath.' The production will honor the late Paul Newman, who was married to Westport's Artistic Director Joanne Woodward and who participated in many Westport Playhouse productions.
Aquila Theatre to Present Adaptation of Heller's 'Catch 22' Starting 11/14
by Faetra Petillo
- Oct 6, 2008
AQUILA THEATRE (Peter Meineck, Artistic Director) is proud to announce that John Lavelle will star as Yossarian in the World Premiere of the stage adaptation of Joseph Heller's Catch 22, adapted and directed by Peter Meineck. Performances begin November 14th, with opening night scheduled for November 23rd. This limited engagement continues through December 20th.
'tick, tick…BOOM!' and 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Headline Westport's 2009 Season
by Robert Diamond
- Oct 6, 2008
An adaptation of the renowned novel and film 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and a contemporary musical by the creator of 'Rent' will be part of the six-play 2009 season at Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) in Westport, CT. The historic theatre's 79th season will run April 21 through December 2009.
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