Samuel Beckett News

The Irish Arts Center, in association with Performance Space 122, proudly presents Mimic, a one-man play written and performed by 'one of Ireland's most exciting new theatrical voices' Raymond Scannell, and directed and designed by Tom Creed, 'one of the most accomplished and productive Irish theatre-makers of the decade', who last month directed the Gate production of Samuel Beckett's Watt at New York's Public Theater.

As Sheffield Theatres prepares to stage its David Hare Season, Artistic Director, Daniel Evans, announces the final plays of his second season.

The New York premiere of the acclaimed The Nonsense Company's Storm Still will take place Saturday, February 19th.

Highlights Include the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Natalie Cole, Michael Feinstein, Dudu Fisher, Kathy Griffin, Shirley MacLaine, Jackie Mason, Peking Acrobats, Itzhak Perlman, The Temptations & The Four Tops, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, Spring Awakening, Tango Inferno, West Side Story & the World Premiere Screening of Steven Caras: See Them Dance

For more information on any of the listings, visit www.wexfordopera.com, www.wexfordopera.com/news/blog, or www.wexfordoperahouse.ie.

On Tuesday, March 22, New York City Opera's spring season opening features Donizetti's The Elixir of Love in a revival of Jonathan Miller's production.

Highlights Include the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Natalie Cole, Michael Feinstein, Dudu Fisher, Kathy Griffin, Shirley MacLaine, Jackie Mason, Peking Acrobats, Itzhak Perlman, The Temptations & The Four Tops, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, Spring Awakening, Tango Inferno, West Side Story & the World Premiere Screening of Steven Caras: See Them Dance

The Castillo Theatre (Dan Friedman, artistic director, Diane Stiles, managing director) held the first full cast rehearsal today for Fred Newman's MR. HIRSCH DIED YESTERDAY, which runs Friday, January 21 to Sunday, February 20 with an official press preview on Thursday, January 20. Directed by Woodie King, Jr. (founder and producing director of the New Federal Theatre).

Three Bronx women, with nowhere else to go, end up in a bar taking stock of their lives in John Patrick Shanley's comedy Savage in Limbo. This passionate and touching tale of lost souls dealing with both hope and hopelessness is presented by Rosalind Productions, Inc. & The Platform Group at The Drilling Company Theatre, located at 236 West 78th Street. Directed by Brian Tom O'Connor, the play is being produced in association with The Drilling Company. Please note: the show is not open for review, but press coverage and listings are welcome.

The Castillo Theatre (Dan Friedman, artistic director, Diane Stiles, managing director) held the first full cast rehearsal today for Fred Newman's MR. HIRSCH DIED YESTERDAY, which runs Friday, January 21 to Sunday, February 20 with an official press preview on Thursday, January 20. Directed by Woodie King, Jr. (founder and producing director of the New Federal Theatre).

Following the critical acclaim of last fall's inaugural White Light Festival, Lincoln Center is poised to launch White Light's sister festival, Tully Scope, February 22 through March 18.

For more information on any of the listings, visit www.wexfordopera.com, www.wexfordopera.com/news/blog, or www.wexfordoperahouse.ie.

According to Telecharge.com, Ethan Hawke, Julia Stiles, Billy Crudup, Wallace Shawn, Louie CK, Alessandra Nivola, Mario Cantone, Emily Mortimer and Jonathan Marc Sherman are set to star in a reading of THE ODD COUPLE at Cherry Lane Theatre. The event will benefit PS 3 and will take place on January 9 at 7 PM.

Cutting Ball Theater welcomes the spring with the Bay Area Premiere of LADY GREY (in ever lower light) and other plays, three short plays by acclaimed contemporary playwright Will Eno. Hailed by The New York Times as 'a Samuel Beckett for the Jon Stewart generation,' Eno is the inaugural recipient of the Horton Foote Prize for Promising New American Play.

According to Telecharge.com, Ethan Hawke, Julia Stiles, Billy Crudup, Wallace Shawn, Louie CK, Alessandra Nivola, Mario Cantone, Emily Mortimer and Jonathan Marc Sherman are set to star in a reading of THE ODD COUPLE at Cherry Lane Theatre. The event will benefit PS 3 and will take place on January 9 at 7 PM.

Highlights Include Michael Bolton, Vic Damone, Michael Feinstein, Roberta Flack, Dudu Fisher, Whoopi Goldberg, Shirley MacLaine, Peking Acrobats, Don Rickles & Joan Rivers, Jake Shimabukuro, The Temptations & The Four Tops, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Forever Plaid, Tango Inferno, NETworks Presents Disney's Beauty & The Beast & The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson), Producer Mark Russell and The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP President and CEO Sandra Gibson) will begin performances for the 2011 UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL on Wednesday, January 5. This highly-anticipated 12-day festival, running through January 16, is committed to tracking new theater from across the U.S. and around the world.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson), Producer Mark Russell and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP President and CEO Sandra Gibson) announce the line-up for UNDER THE RADAR 2011, running January 5-16 at The Public Theater as well as at partner venues around the city.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson), Producer Mark Russell and The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP President and CEO Sandra Gibson) will begin performances for the 2011 UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL on Wednesday, January 5. This highly-anticipated 12-day festival, running through January 16, is committed to tracking new theater from across the U.S. and around the world.

Dicht gepackt mit zwei österreichischen Erstaufführungen, zwei internationalen Gastspielen und prominenten Gästen startet das Landestheater Niederösterreich im Neuen Jahr 2011.