Robert Wierzel News

REVIEW: CENTERSTAGE's starry revival of A Little Night Music opens triumphantly in Baltimore.

New York City Opera's 64th season comes to a close with its final performing weeks, beginning with the revival of Bernstein's Candide opening on Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30PM. Mark Lamos' production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly continues with Yunah Lee as Cio-Cio San on Wednesday, March 26 at 7:30PM.

Henry Purcell's King Arthur, with libretto by John Dryden, premieres on Wednesday, March 5 at 7PM, opening the company's spring season with a gala to follow.

The Signature Theatre Company 2006-2007 season productions of August Wilson's Two Trains Running and King Hedley II have been nominated for 16 AUDELCO Awards, which recognize excellence in black theatre. The winners will be announced on November 19 at a ceremony held at Aaron Davis Hall.

Westport Country Playhouse will present The Turn of the Screw, a thriller adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the story by Henry James, directed by Loy Arcenas, October 11 through October 27.

A world premiere play based on a true story about a college professor who stood up in defense of the freedom of speech and the price he paid for his courage will be staged at Westport Country Playhouse

Arena Stage will present a major revival of the award-winning contemporary comedy The Heidi Chronicles in loving tribute to the late Wendy Wasserstein.

Casting has been announced for the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon and Michael Korie's adaptation of the classic John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath.

The Signature Theatre Company's flawless production is as good an evening of drama as you're currently bound to get anywhere in New York

Signature Theatre Company has once again extended August Wilson's Two Trains Running, this time through January 14th, 2007

Signature Theatre Company will extend August Wilson's Two Trains Running one additional week since the originally scheduled run is already sold out

Casting has been announced for Two Trains Running, which will be presented by Signature Theatre Company as the second entry of its current August Wilson tribute season

Linda Mugleston will star in the American Conservatory Theatre's production of the Weill-Brecht musical Happy End in San Francisco this June; the production will feature choreography by John Carrafa

Ricky Ian Gordon's musical theatre/opera/dance piece Orpheus and Euridice will premiere at the Frederick P. Rose Hall on October 5th, 7th and 8th

Turn-of-the-century figures inspired recent works at Merrimack and Seacoast Reps

West End leading man Michael Ball will make his New York City Opera Debut on September 10th in Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience

The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia boasts a current membership of more than 75 organizations and 180 individual artists. 35 theaters participated in this year's nominations for their outstanding work in acting, directing, sound, lighting, costumes, musical direction, choreography and overall outstanding performance.