Finborough Theatre Presents MIXED MARRIAGE, Opens 10/4
by Kelsey Denette - Sep 7, 2011
The first London production for 90 years of St John Ervine's searing Belfast tragedy Mixed Marriage, first seen at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, plays for a four-week season from Tuesday, 4 October 2011 at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre, with an outstanding cast including Daragh O'Malley (Sergeant Harper in ITV's Sharpe) and Nora-Jane Noone, the award-winning star of The Magdalene Sisters in her professional stage debut.
Sean McNall To Lead Richard II At The Pearl 11/8-12/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 31, 2011
THE PEARL THEATRE COMPANY (J.R. Sullivan, Artistic Director) released today that Obie Award winner and Pearl company member Sean McNall will portray the doomed king in Shakespeare's poetic and powerful RICHARD II.
TimeLine Theatre Announces 2011-12 Season
by BWW
News Desk - Aug 22, 2011
TimeLine Theatre Company, named the nation's theater 'Company of the Year' for 2010 by Terry Teachout in The Wall Street Journal and 'one of the Chicago theater's most impressive growth stories' by Chris Jones in the Chicago Tribune, announces its four-play 2011-12 season
Alice Childress' TROUBLE IN MIND Opens Arena Stage at the Mead Center 2011-12 Season
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 16, 2011
After a memorable and record-breaking inaugural year, Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater celebrates its 61st anniversary season with Trouble in Mind, written by playwright Alice Childress. Childress was the first African-American woman to have her plays professionally produced in New York, and she became the first woman of color to win an Obie Award, in 1956 for Trouble in Mind (Best Original Production).
PSF Presents TWO NOBLE KINSMEN, Closes 8/7
by BWW News Desk - Aug 7, 2011
Capping a 20th anniversary season of milestones, the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival turns to the Elizabethan past with its rehearsal methods for The Two Noble Kinsmen.
PSF Presents TWO NOBLE KINSMEN 7/27-8/7
by BWW News Desk - Jul 27, 2011
Capping a 20th anniversary season of milestones, the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival turns to the Elizabethan past with its rehearsal methods for The Two Noble Kinsmen.
Gene Weygandt, Susie McMonagle, et al. Set for Northlight's SNAPSHOTS
by Kelsey Denette - Jul 25, 2011
Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, announces casting for the Chicago premiere of Snapshots, by Stephen Schwartz and David Stern, and Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings. The Snapshots cast includes Gene Weygandt in his third production with Stephen Schwartz, following Wicked and Working; and Susie McMonagle, direct from the Billy Elliott National Tour.
Jim Sullivan Hosts Talkback at Macbeth, July 24
by BWW
News Desk - Jul 24, 2011
Dominic Cuskern, producer of Gallery Players' production of The Tragedy of Macbeth, has announced the addition of a special guest talkback after the production's first Sunday matinee performance.
Druid Theatre Co Presents THE SILVER TASSIE 7/24
by BWW
News Desk - Jul 24, 2011
Tony Award-winning director Garry Hynes returns to New York on July 24, 2011 with the Druid Theatre Company's production of Seán O'Casey's The Silver Tassie, a searing drama set during and after World War I.
NAMT Announces Selections for 23rd Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 20, 2011
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) announced today the eight musicals selected to be part of the 23rd Annual Festival of New Musicals on Thursday, October 27 and Friday, October 28 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).
Jim Sullivan Hosts Talkback at Macbeth, July 24
by Kelsey Denette - Jul 18, 2011
Dominic Cuskern, producer of Gallery Players' production of The Tragedy of Macbeth, has announced the addition of a special guest talkback after the production's first Sunday matinee performance.
Druid Theatre Co Presents THE SILVER TASSIE 7/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 14, 2011
Tony Award-winning director Garry Hynes returns to New York on July 24, 2011 with the Druid Theatre Company's production of Seán O'Casey's The Silver Tassie, a searing drama set during and after World War I.
PSF Presents TWO NOBLE KINSMEN 7/27-8/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 14, 2011
Capping a 20th anniversary season of milestones, the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival turns to the Elizabethan past with its rehearsal methods for The Two Noble Kinsmen.
Druid's The Cripple of Inishmaan Comes To Galway
by BWW
News Desk - Jun 22, 2011
Last January, Druid kicked off its major US & Irish tour of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan in Roscommon and since then has been on one of the longest US tours by an Irish theatre company in decades.
Druid's The Cripple of Inishmaan Comes To Galway
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 20, 2011
Last January, Druid kicked off its major US & Irish tour of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan in Roscommon and since then has been on one of the longest US tours by an Irish theatre company in decades.
Robert Sheehan To Star In THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD At Old Vic
by Carrie Dunn - Jun 10, 2011
J M Synge's comic masterpiece and one of Ireland's greatest plays, The Playboy of the Western World will preview at The Old Vic from 17 September 2011. Directed by John Crowley, this major new production will star Robert Sheehan as Christy Mahon, Ruth Negga as Pegeen Mike and Niamh Cusack as Widow Quinn.