Stephen McKinley Henderson News

The Broadway debut production of Stephen Adly Guirgis' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Between Riverside and Crazy opens tonight, directed by Austin Pendleton and starring Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winner Common. Read the reviews!

Common appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to discuss making his Broadway debut in Between Riverside and Crazy. Common also discussed what he keeps in his dressing room and reveals why he has to show up early for the show every night. Watch the new video interview now!

In this video, Common and the company of Between Riverside and Crazy meet the press ahead of the show's arrival on Broadway on Wednesday, November 30. The play will officially open on Monday, December 19, 2022 at Second Stage's Hayes Theater.

See photos of the company of Between Riverside and Crazy meeting the press! BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY will begin previews Wednesday, November 30th and will officially open on Monday, December 19, 2022 at Second Stage's Hayes Theater.

Second Stage Theater's Broadway production of Stephen Adly Guirgis' play, Between Riverside and Crazy, directed by Austin Pendleton begins previews  tonight, Wednesday, November 30th. Meet the cast here!

Tickets will go on sale for Second Stage Theater's simulcast performances of its Broadway production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ play, BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY, directed by Austin Pendleton on Friday, November 11 at 12pm EST. 

Among the members who signed the statement of support for the CROWN Act are Audra McDonald, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kerry Washington, and dozens of other performers. In the letter, members assert, “Discrimination based on hair style or texture is a destructive practice that has alienated and caused irreparable harm to Black Americans.” 

Second Stage will offer simulcasts of its upcoming Broadway production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY, directed by Austin Pendleton, for the final two weeks of its run, January 31 – February 12, 2023, allowing theater fans who aren’t able to attend in person the opportunity to witness a live Broadway performance from home.

Watch the video trailer for 'Causeway,' a new film directed by Lila Neugebauer ('The Waverly Gallery') starring Jennifer Lawrence, Tony winner Jayne Houdyshell ('The Music Man,' 'The Humans'), Linda Emond ('Cabaret,' 'Death of a Salesman'), Stephen McKinley Henderson ('A Doll's House Part 2'), Brian Tyree Henry (“Lobby Hero,' 'The Book of Mormon').

Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winner COMMON will  make his Broadway debut in the role of “Junior” in the Broadway debut production of Stephen Adly  Guirgis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Between Riverside and Crazy, directed by Austin Pendleton.  

Second Stage Theater has announced casting for the Broadway debut production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY, directed by Austin Pendleton. The production will star Victor Almanzar, Elizabeth Canavan, Rosal Colon and more.

Ten Chimneys Foundation has announced renowned actor Tyne Daly will serve as the Master Teacher for the 2022 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program, a national program to serve the future of American theater.

The Broadway Podcast Network (Dori Berinstein, Co-Founder & CEO; Alan Seales, Co-Founder & CTO) is pleased to announce that Radio Play Revival, a new podcast celebrating the golden age of radio plays in this now-second golden age of audio featuring great American actors performing works by a wide range of American authors, has joined the Broadway Podcast Network family.

Topic has released the trailer for season two of The Accidental Wolf starring Tony-winner Kelli O'Hara, Ashley Park, Judith Light, Laurie Metcalf, Denis O'Hare, Marsha Stephanie Blake, and more. In The Accidental Wolf Season 2, six months has passed since Katie (O’Hara) answered a phone call that upended her life. Watch the new trailer now!

Berry has struck a new partnership with Netflix in which she will continue to star in and produce films for the streamer. The announcement comes after her directorial debut with Bruise, a film that she also stars in, has hit #1 in the U.S. The film is accompanied by a soundtrack produced by Berry and Cardi B.

Netflix has released the trailer for Bruised, a new film starring and directed by Halle Berry, following the story of a previously-retired mixed martial arts fighter who is coaxed into a brutal underground fight. The film also stars Adriane Lenox, Adan Canto, and Sheila Atim. Watch the trailer now!

One of the first shows being presented at AMT's new Off Broadway house on 354 West 45th Street will be a staged reading of Shakespeare's 'KING LEAR', starring Charles E. Gerber and directed by Austin Pendleton.

Celebrities  Laura San Giacomo, Shola Adewusi, Gary Cole, Robert Funaro, Jennifer Freeman, and Roger Guenveur Smith  to star in a live benefit performance of “ Based On A True Story: 6 Short Plays .”

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to raise the needed funds and has already raised $45,000.00 of the $75,000.00 goal.

On May 27 at 9:30 PM, The Actor Trade Table Read Series will present David Lewison’s Sex, Love, Death, and Other Improbabilities.  Directed by Robert Galinsky, the reading will star Tony Award winner Maryann Plunkett, Tony Award nominee Stephen McKinley Henderson, Chad Morgan, Drama Desk Award winner Jay O. Sanders, and Ajay Naidu.