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Opened: March 20, 1997
Closing: unknown

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Based on Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare


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Lakewood Theatre Company's PLAY ON! Starts Today
by BWW News Desk - Jul 17, 2015


Lakewood Theater Company presents its third show of their 2015 season with its production of the classic Play On!, beginning today, July 17, 2015 and running through Sunday, August 2, 2015.

Lakewood Theatre Company to Present PLAY ON!, 7/17-8/2
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 14, 2015


Lakewood Theater Company presents its third show of their 2015 season with its production of the classic Play On!, beginning Friday, July 17, 2015 and running through Sunday, August 2, 2015.

Lakewood Theatre Continues 2015 Season With PLAY ON!
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jul 14, 2015


Directed by Kurt Grabenstein, Play On! is described as the hilarious story of a theater group trying desperately to put on a play despite the maddening interference of a haughty author who keeps revising the script. Act I is a rehearsal of the dreadful show, Act II is the near disastrous dress rehearsal, and the final act is the actual performance in which anything that can go wrong does. When the author decides to give a speech on the state of the modern theatre during the curtain calls, the audience is treated to a madcap climax to a thoroughly hilarious romp

Reed Birney, Emily Skeggs & More Set for GTG/Project Shaw's FANNY'S FIRST PLAY, 6/22
by Tyler Peterson - May 19, 2015


Casting is now complete for Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW production of Shaw's rarely produced, Fanny's First Play, on Monday, June 22 at 7pm, at Symphony Space's Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre (2895 Broadway at 95th St.).

ON TIDY ENDINGS Set for Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Tyler Peterson - May 18, 2015


Mmmkay Productions is proud to present Harvey Fierstein's moving and critically-acclaimed play, 'On Tidy Endings' as a part of the 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival at The Complex's East Theatre, located at 6468 Santa Monica Blvd.. The play will be directed by Sara Wagner and will star Kimberly Patterson, Michael Mullen, Kristin Towers-Rowles, and Andrew Fox.

Selina Fillinger Wins 2015 Judith Barlow Prize; Kathleen Chalfant to Direct Play Reading, 5/3
by BWW News Desk - Apr 14, 2015


HISTORY MATTERS/BACK TO THE FUTURE, a coalition of theatre professionals, announced the winner of the 1st annual Judith Barlow Prize is Selina Fillinger, a student at Northwestern University, who wrote a one-act play inspired by Sophie Treadwell's play Machinal. Ms. Fillinger will receive $2,500, a trip to New York City and a staged reading of her play on Sunday, May 3rd at 3 pm at Helen Mills Theater, 139 West 26th Street, NYC. Award-winning actress Kathleen Chalfant will direct the reading which is free and open to the public.

BWW Personality Quiz: Which Broadway Role of this Season Should You Play on Tour?
by Louisa Brady - Apr 3, 2015


Which of this season's new Broadway characters should you play on the national tour? Find out in this week's quiz!

Photo Flash: ON GOLDEN POND Celebrates Opening at Theatre at the Center
by BWW News Desk - Mar 2, 2015


Considered one of the Midwest's leading, professional equity theaters that presents both regional and world premieres featuring the area's finest artists, Theatre at the Center kicks off its 25th Anniversary 2015 season with the beloved classic, Ernest Thompson's ON GOLDEN POND. The touching, funny, and warmly insightful story, which went from a Tony Award-winning play on Broadway to an Oscar winning film starring Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda, runs now through March 29, with a press opening on Sunday, March 1. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities below!

Tony Winner Nathan Lane Will Return to Broadway's Hit Comedy IT'S ONLY A PLAY!
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 25, 2015


Producers Tom Kirdahy, Roy Furman, and Ken Davenport announced today that Tony Award winner Nathan Lane will return to the Broadway's biggest hit comedy It's Only a Play in the role of James Wicker on March 31, 2015 and will continue with the production through its scheduled closing date of June 7, 2015. Lane departed It's Only A Play on January 4, 2015 due to a previously scheduled commitment with the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) staging of The Iceman Cometh.

Will Swenson & Carla Gugino to Join Judith Light in Industry Reading of WONDERFUL - A NEW PLAY
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 23, 2015


Rob Hinderliter and Dominick LaRuffa, Jr. of R&D Theatricals (All the Way, On The Town, An American In Paris) announced today that Carla Gugino (Desire Under the Elms, Watchmen) and Tony nominee Will Swenson (Hair, Les Miserables) complete the casting for an invitation-only reading of WONDERFUL - A NEW PLAY on February 26. Directed by Andy Sandberg (Application Pending, The Last Smoker in America), WONDERFUL is written by playwrights Craig Ricks and John Olson.

Judith Light to Lead WONDERFUL - A NEW PLAY Reading, Helmed by Andy Sandberg
by BWW News Desk - Feb 12, 2015


Rob Hinderliter and Dominick LaRuffa, Jr. of R&D Theatricals (All the Way, On The Town, An American In Paris) announced today that they are presenting an invitation-only reading of WONDERFUL -- A NEW PLAY on February 26. Directed by Andy Sandberg (Application Pending, The Last Smoker in America), WONDERFUL is written by playwrights Craig Ricks and John Olson.

BWW Recap: Teen Dean Shakes It Off on SUPERNATURAL
by Erin Resnick - Feb 3, 2015


If you could transform back into your teen self for a day, what would you do? Cause some mischief? Attend that One Direction concert you had been too embarrassed to go to before? Run to the nearest FAO Schwartz and play on their giant-sized foot piano? The possibilities are endless. Tuesday's episode of SUPERNATURAL, entitled 'About a Boy,' not only re-introduced us to teen Dean, but instilled a fear of childhood fairytales inside all of us.

BWW Reviews: Andrew Bovell's AFTER DINNER, A Play On Social Interaction Still Resonates 30 Years On.
by Jade Kops - Jan 22, 2015


On the face of it, AFTER DINNER is an amusing look at 5 middle aged singletons out for a good night out but look beneath the bright makeup and power suits and the timeless truths show along with the tragedy of their situations.

Photo Coverage: Martin Short, Katie Finneran & Maulik Pancholy Join Cast of IT'S ONLY A PLAY on Broadway!
by Walter McBride - Jan 10, 2015


Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, welcomed Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast earlier this week! Below, check out full photo coverage of the new cast together onstage!

FREEZE FRAME: Meet the New Cast of IT'S ONLY A PLAY on Broadway!
by Walter McBride - Jan 8, 2015


Broadway's record-breaking, star-studded smash hit comedy It's Only a Play by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, welcomed Martin Short, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning '30 Rock' alum Maulik Pancholy - in his Broadway debut - to the cast just yesterday! Below, check out a photo preview of the new cast together onstage!

New Worlds Theatre Project's English-Language Production of ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Nov 29, 2014


New Worlds Theatre Project (Ellen Perecman, Producing Artistic Director) has announced that it will present Peretz Hirshbein's Yiddish play, On the Other Side of the River, in a world premiere translation, beginning tonight, November 29 at 7pm at HERE, 145 Sixth Avenue. The opening night is set for Thursday, December 4. On the Other Side of the River runs through Sunday, December 21.

The Apprentice/Intern Company to Present THE RULES OF ALL WORLDS: A (COS)PLAY, 11/30 & 12/2
by BWW News Desk - Nov 26, 2014


Actors Theatre Apprentice/Intern Company presents: Ensemble Project #3: 'The Rulers of All Worlds: A (Cos)play' on November 30, 2014 at 10:30 p.m. and December 2, 2014 at 8:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Groucho's Bar and Karaoke, 935 Goss Avenue, Louisville, KY 40217.

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with David Greenspan and Jane Cortney for ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER
by BWW News Desk - Nov 25, 2014


New Worlds Theatre Project will present Peretz Hirshbein's Yiddish play, On the Other Side of the River, in a world premiere translation, beginning this Saturday, November 29, at HERE, 145 Sixth Avenue. The opening night is set for Thursday, December 4. On the Other Side of the River runs through Sunday, December 21. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the stars in rehearsal below!

New Worlds Theatre Project Presents English-Language Production of Peretz Hirshbein's Yiddish Play ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER Beginning 11/29
by Anna Bencivengo - Nov 7, 2014


New Worlds Theatre Project (Ellen Perecman, Producing Artistic Director) has announced that it will present Peretz Hirshbein's Yiddish play, On the Other Side of the River, in a world premiere translation, beginning Saturday, November 29 at 7pm at HERE, 145 Sixth Avenue. The opening night is set for Thursday, December 4. On the Other Side of the River runs through Sunday, December 21.

TV: Chatting with the Kooky Cast of IT'S ONLY A PLAY on Opening Night!
by TV - Opening Night Special - Oct 11, 2014


The star-studded Broadway production of the backstage comedy It's Only A Play, by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, just opened and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the festivities of the evening. Below, Check out interviews with the cast after the curtain went down!

TV: Watch Highlights from IT'S ONLY A PLAY on Broadway; Opens Tomorrow Night!
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 8, 2014


The star-studded Broadway production of the backstage comedy It's Only A Play, by 4-time Tony® Award winner Terrence McNally, began preview performances on August 28th at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street) with an opening night set for tomorrow, October 9, 2014. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights of the cast in action below!

Photo Flash: First Look at IT'S ONLY A PLAY on Broadway with Broderick, Lane, Channing, Mullally & More!
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 2, 2014


The star-studded Broadway production of the backstage comedy It's Only A Play, by 4-time Tony® Award winner Terrence McNally, began preview performances on August 28th at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street) with an opening night set for Thursday, October 9, 2014. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the cast in action below!

VIDEO: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick Talk IT'S ONLY A PLAY on 'Tonight' - Hilarity Ensues!
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 27, 2014


On last night's TONIGHT SHOW, Jimmy Fallon talked with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick about their new Broadway comedy, It's Only a Play.

BWW Blog: Christopher Vo of ON THE TOWN - Sitzprobe!
by Guest Blogger: Christopher Vo - Sep 17, 2014


I experienced my first Broadway Sitzprobe this past weekend! The nerdy Asian boy in me needs to explain what a sitzprobe is, for those who don't already know. Sitzprobe (pronounced zits-probe) is a German-derived term literally meaning 'seated test or seated trial.' Of course, the sitzprobe process is widely used across the various performing arts. In the musical theater world, it is when the orchestra members and the actors meet for the first time and do a seated run-through rehearsal of the show. Up until Saturday, we had been listening to our rehearsal pianists and drummer. From what I understand, the score is tremendously difficult to play on the piano, as it was written to be performed by a huge orchestra. So here's a shout-out to our talented rehearsal musicians who have been holding down the fort for us during the past several weeks.

TCG Publishes Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize Winning Play THE FLICK
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 10, 2014


Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced the publication of Annie Baker's The Flick, the 2014 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play, which will be available in paperback and hardcover, premiered at Playwrights Horizons in New York, NY in 2013 and is slated to receive a commercial run in the near future.

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Play On! - 1997 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1997 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical Andre De Shields
1997 Tony Awards Best Orchestrations Luther Henderson
1997 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Andre De Shields
1997 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Tonya Pinkins

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