Peter Melnick News

Primary Stages will present the New York premiere of Adrift in Macao, a new musical with book and lyrics by Christopher Durang and music by Peter Melnick. Adrift in Macao begins performances Tuesday evening, January 23, 2007 for a limited engagement through Sunday afternoon, March 4, 2007 at 59E59 Theaters

In lieu of the world premiere of Terrence McNally's Deuce, Primary Stages will present the New York premiere of Athol Fugard's Exits and Entrances this spring

Primary Stages has announced casting for the New York premiere of Adrift in Macao, a new musical with book and lyrics by Christopher Durang and music by Peter Melnick

The New York premiere of Southern Comforts by Kathleen Clark, presented by Primary Stages, will ends its limited engagement Saturday evening, November 4 at 8:00PM

The 2006 Barrymore Awards, celebrating achievement in Philadelphia-area theatre, were announced on October 23rd at the Merriam Theatre

A number of Broadway performers have signed on to the York Theatre Company's upcoming readings of The Last Smoker in America and Patter for the Floating Lady, both of which will be presented on November 6th at 7:30 PM as part of the Developmental Reading Series

More musicals have been announced for the York Theatre Company's Developmental Reading series

The world premiere of the new play Indian Blood by A.R. Gurney, presented by Primary Stages, will end its limited engagement Saturday evening, September 2 at 8:00PM

Christopher Durang, Frank Wildhorn, Lauren Kennedy and Jarrod Emick were among those who scored Barrymore Award nominations

Opening the 22nd season at Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) is the world premiere of the new play Indian Blood by A.R. Gurney.

On May 7th and June 4th at 7 PM at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre, Nick Cearley and friends will revisit a colorful decade in 'Born & Bred: The 80's.'

Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) has announced casting for the first production of its 2006-2007 season: the world premiere of Indian Blood by A.R. Gurney.

Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina will play their last performance of The Most Overdone Songs Ever on Sunday, April 2nd; in his cabaret debut, Cearley performs alongside Sweeney Todd's Molina at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre

Nick Cearley, in his cabaret debut, will perform alongside Sweeney Todd's Lauren Molina in The Most Overdone Songs Ever at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre (61 Christopher Street) on the first Sunday of every month from now through June 4th

Primary Stages' 2006-2007 season will feature works by Christopher Durang, Terrence McNally and A.R. Gurney, as well as performances by stars such as Marian Seldes, Hal Holbrook and Dixie Carter

Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina will sing The Most Overdone Songs ever at the Duplex from now through June with performances at the first Sunday of every month

Christopher Durang's Miss Witherspoon has extended its run at Playwrights Horizons through January 1sts

On December 5th and 12th in Ventura, CA, Alice Ripley will headline a free reading featuring three new musicals by Bill Russell and Peter Melnick

Director Doug Hughes and choreographer Christopher Gattelli were presented with Callaway Awards on November 14th

On November 6th, playwright Christopher Durang went on for Michael Rupert in Adrift in Macao when the latter was taken out by sickness