Richard Greenberg News

Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg's new play, Breakfast at Tiffany's will soon open at the Cort Theatre (138 W 48th Street). Directed by Sean Mathias, Breakfast at Tiffany's begins preview performances on Monday, March 4, 2013 and officially opens on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. This stage adaption of Truman Capote's classic novella will star Emilia Clarke (HBO's 'Game of Thrones') in the iconic role of 'Holly Golightly,' Cory Michael Smith as 'Fred,' and George Wendt as 'Joe Bell.' The cast and creative team met the press earlier today and you can check out a photo preview below. Be sure to check back later for full coverage!

Manhattan Theatre Club presents the world premiere production of Richard Greenberg's THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES. Directed by MTC's award-winning Artistic Director Lynne Meadow, the cast features Tony nominee Jessica Hecht, Tony and Emmy Award winner Judith Light, Tony Award nominee Jeremy Shamos, Obie Award winner Mark Blum, Lauren Blumenfeld (We Are Proud to Present...), Alex Dreier (Billy Elliot), Jake Silbermann ('As The World Turns'), and Jonathan Walker (The Divine Sister). The limited engagement of THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES will begin previews Thursday, March 21, 2013 and open Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). The cast and creative team met the press earlier today and BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there to chat will the whole gang about the new play. Check out what they had to say below!

Manhattan Theatre Club presents the world premiere production of Richard Greenberg's THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES. Directed by MTC's award-winning Artistic Director Lynne Meadow, the cast features Tony nominee Jessica Hecht, Tony and Emmy Award winner Judith Light, Tony Award nominee Jeremy Shamos, Obie Award winner Mark Blum, Lauren Blumenfeld (We Are Proud to Present...), Alex Dreier (Billy Elliot), Jake Silbermann ('As The World Turns'), and Jonathan Walker (The Divine Sister). The limited engagement of THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES will begin previews Thursday, March 21, 2013 and open Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). The cast and creative team met the press earlier today and you can check out a photo preview below!

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Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) and Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) have announced casting for their World Premiere co-production of THE CALL, a new play by Tanya Barfield (Blue Door at Playwrights Horizons/PH).

The world premiere of Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg's new play, Breakfast at Tiffany's, just held a casting call to find the perfect cat to take on the iconic role of 'Cat.' Felines with Broadway dreams were encouraged to submit a photo and were invited to a casting session yesterday. Check out photos of the contenders below!

The box office for the world premiere of Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg's new play, Breakfast at Tiffany's, is officially open for business at the Cort Theatre (138 W 48th Street). Directed by Sean Mathias, Breakfast at Tiffany's begins preview performances on Monday, March 4, 2013 and officially opens on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. This stage adaption of Truman Capote's classic novella will star Emilia Clarke (HBO's 'Game of Thrones') in the iconic role of 'Holly Golightly,' Cory Michael Smith as 'Fred,' and George Wendt as 'Joe Bell.' You can check out the marquee at the Cort Theatre below!

Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere production of Richard Greenberg's THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES begins rehearsal today, February 11. Directed by MTC's award-winning Artistic Director Lynne Meadow, the cast features Tony nominee Jessica Hecht, Tony and Emmy Award winner Judith Light, Tony Award nominee Jeremy Shamos, Obie Award winner Mark Blum, Lauren Blumenfeld (We Are Proud to Present...), Alex Dreier (Billy Elliot), Jake Silbermann ('As The World Turns'), and Jonathan Walker (The Divine Sister).

The box office for the world premiere of Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg's new play, Breakfast at Tiffany's, officially opens for business at the Cort Theatre (138 W 48th Street) at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, February 11, 2013. Directed by Sean Mathias, Breakfast at Tiffany's begins preview performances on Monday, March 4, 2013 and officially opens on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. This stage adaption of Truman Capote's classic novella will star Emilia Clarke (HBO's "Game of Thrones") in the iconic role of 'Holly Golightly,' Cory Michael Smith as 'Fred,' and George Wendt as 'Joe Bell.'

Playwrights Horizons begins accepting entries today, Friday, February 8, for its popular LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to the World Premiere of THE FLICK, a new play by Obie Award winner Annie Baker (Circle Mirror Transformation at Playwrights Horizons/PH, The Aliens, her recent adaptation of Uncle Vanya), directed by Obie Award winner Sam Gold (Circle Mirror Transformation, Kin and The Big Meal at PH; Seminar and the current Picnic on Broadway). The LIVEforFIVE lottery for THE FLICK will be for tickets to the first preview on Friday evening, February 15 at 8PM at Playwrights Horizons' Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street).

The world premiere of Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg's new play, Breakfast at Tiffany's, will hold a casting call to find the perfect cat to take on the iconic role of "Cat." Felines with Broadway dreams are encouraged to submit a photo and owner contact information to kittygolightly@oandmco.com. A casting session will be held during the week of February 11, 2013 to groom the candidates for Broadway stardom.

Manhattan Theatre Club announces complete casting for its upcoming production of THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES, the world premiere play by Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg, directed by MTC's award-winning Artistic Director Lynne Meadow. The cast features Tony nominee Jessica Hecht, Tony and Emmy Award winner Judith Light, Tony Award nominee Jeremy Shamos, Obie Award winner Mark Blum, Lauren Blumenfeld (We Are Proud to Present…), Alex Dreier (Billy Elliot), Tony Award nominee Sam Robards, and Jake Silbermann ('As The World Turns').

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) proudly announces the launch of AVTiki, an innovative online sales channel that will give theater patrons the ability to purchase tickets without leaving Facebook. The theater company becomes the very first in New York to offer ticket sales - with the added option to make additional reservations for friends - through this unique distribution channel for social ticketing.

The Ustinov Studio is delighted to announce casting for Richard Greenberg's The American Plan, the first production in Laurence Boswell's American Season, the anticipated fourth season of new commissions and UK premieres. The season runs Thursday 7th March - Saturday 15th June. Previous seasons have been criticaThe Ustinov Studio has announced casting for Richard Greenberg's The American Plan, the first production in Laurence Boswell's American Season, the anticipated fourth season of new commissions and UK premieres. The season runs Thursday 7th March - Saturday 15th June. Previous seasons have been critically acclaimed, with last year's In the Next Room winning Best New Play at the Theatre Awards UK 2012.lly acclaimed, with last year's In the Next Room winning Best New Play at the Theatre Awards UK 2012.

Good news for the day! A statement from the production has just revealed that 'Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's is ON. The producers have successfully secured funding for the Broadway production and rehearsals will continue in preparation for first preview on March 4. Audiences will indeed get to fall in love with Capote's most iconic character, Holly Golightly, live and in person this Spring.'

According to the New York Times, the producers of the upcoming world premiere of Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg's new play, Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's, are trying to raise funds for the show after an investor dropped out last minute. The cast, currently in rehearsals, was told that the production would be 'in jeopardy' if the necesary $1 million is not quickly raised.

Complete casting has been announced for the world premiere of Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg's new play,Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's, which begins preview performances on Monday, March 4, 2013 with an opening night of Wednesday, March 20, 2013.Directed by Sean Mathias, it will play the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street).

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will star on Broadway in a limited season repertoire of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, directed by Sean Mathias, in the fall of 2013.

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of THE OTHER PLACE, the new play by Sharr White, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, has been extended by one week due to popular demand. Tickets to the limited engagement, which opened to critical acclaim last week at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street) are now on sale through Sunday, March 3.