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Closing: May 26, 1996

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MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION Opens 10/3
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2010


The new Broadway production of George Bernard Shaw's play Mrs. Warren's Profession will star Tony Award winner Cherry Jones as 'Kitty Warren' & Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins making her Broadway debut as 'Vivie Warren.' The production will be directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd St). The cast will also feature Adam Driver as 'Frank Gardner', Mark Harelik as 'Sir George Crofts', Edward Hibbert as 'Mr. Praed' & Michael Siberry as 'Reverend Samuel Gardner'.

ANNE FRANK & MIDSUMMER Complete Park Square 2010-11 Season, Now On Sale
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2010


Packages are now on sale for Park Square Theatre's 2010-2011 35th Anniversary Season. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 651.291.7005 or 877.291.7001 (toll-free), or visit www.parksquaretheatre.org.

Irina Brook's Adaptation of MIDSUMMER Heads To La MaMa ETC 11/3-7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 29, 2010


WAITING FOR THE DREAM ('En Attendant le Songe') -- an adaptation of William Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - will be performed by La Compagnie Irina Brook for a limited engagement November 3 to 7 at La MaMa ETC (74A E. 4 St.) in Manhattan. WAITING FOR THE DREAM is performed in French and English with subtitles.

Lucas' KING KONG Musical Sets Sights on Broadway
by Jessica Lewis - Sep 16, 2010


Carmen Pavlovic, C.E.O. of Global Creatures, the company behind the phenomenal world-wide success, Walking with Dinosaurs - the Arena Spectacular, has announced that a creative team has been assembled and work has begun on KING KONG - Live on Stage, an entirely new production conceived for the Broadway stage. KING KONG - Live on Stage is authorized by the estate of Merian C. Cooper (Creator of KING KONG and director of the 1933 film).

Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre Presents HENRY V, Closes 8/15
by BWW News Desk - Aug 15, 2010


The Classical Acting Academy, a program of The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, offers Henry V by William Shakespeare directed by Aaron Cromie. This production is Aaron Cromie's Shakespeare directorial debut. The production features a talented company of early-career actors and production staff.

Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre’s Classical Acting Academy Presents HENRY V 8/4
by BWW News Desk - Aug 4, 2010


The Classical Acting Academy, a program of The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, offers Henry V by William Shakespeare directed by Aaron Cromie. This production is Aaron Cromie's Shakespeare directorial debut. The production features a talented company of early-career actors and production staff.

TopDog Productions & Elephant Theatre Co's TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Begins Previews, 8/4
by BWW News Desk - Aug 4, 2010


TopDog Productions in a co-production with the Elephant Theatre Company are thrilled to announce the Los Angeles Intimate Theatre Premiere of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, written by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Marty Papazian.

Photo Flash: Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's OTHELLO
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 31, 2010


Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) is pleased to announce that the John W. Henry Family Foundation will be the lead sponsor for this summer's production of OTHELLO, starring Seth Gilliam as Othello and James Waterston as Iago.

Tickets for Jones-Led MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION Go On Sale Today, 7/30
by Abigail Arnold - Jul 30, 2010


Tickets for the upcoming Broadway production of George Bernard Shaw's play Mrs. Warren's Profession go on sale to the general public on July 30. The production, to be produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company, will star Tony® Award winner Cherry Jones as Kitty Warren and Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins making her Broadway debut as Vivie Warren and will be directed by Tony® Award winner Doug Hughes at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd St). The cast will also feature Adam Driver as Frank Gardner, Mark Harelik as Sir George Crofts, Edward Hibbert as Mr. Praed and Michael Siberry as Reverend Samuel Gardner.

LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE Plays Toronto, 7/21 - 9/4
by BWW News Desk - Jul 21, 2010


Paula Brancati, Lauren Collins, Wendy Crewson, Cynthia Dale, Andrea Martin, and Louise Pitre are officially set to be the first cast of the Toronto production of LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE. As in the initial New York staging of the play by Nora and Delia Ephron, the production will feature a company of six that rotates in four-week cycles. The next cast will be announced in the next upcoming weeks.

Hawkins, Hibbert & More Join MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 19, 2010


Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full company of the new Broadway production of George Bernard Shaw's play Mrs. Warren's Profession, starring Tony Award winner Cherry Jones as 'Kitty Warren' & Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins making her Broadway debut as 'Vivie Warren', directed by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd St).

Improbable and Lyric Hammersmith Close LIFE GAME July 17
by BWW News Desk - Jul 17, 2010


Improbable present Keith Johnstone's Lifegame Part chat show. Part improv show. Unique theatre. AN IMPROBABLE AND LYRIC HAMMERSMITH PRODUCTION at Lyric Hammersmith, London 07 - 17 July

Brancati, Martin, & Pitre Set For LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE in Toronto, 7/21 - 9/4
by BWW News Desk - Jul 16, 2010


Paula Brancati, Lauren Collins, Wendy Crewson, Cynthia Dale, Andrea Martin, and Louise Pitre are officially set to be the first cast of the Toronto production of LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE. As in the initial New York staging of the play by Nora and Delia Ephron, the production will feature a company of six that rotates in four-week cycles. The next cast will be announced in the next upcoming weeks.

Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre’s Classical Acting Academy Presents HENRY V 8/4
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 12, 2010


The Classical Acting Academy, a program of The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, offers Henry V by William Shakespeare directed by Aaron Cromie. This production is Aaron Cromie's Shakespeare directorial debut. The production features a talented company of early-career actors and production staff.

Improbable and Lyric Hammersmith Present LIFE GAME 7/7-17
by BWW News Desk - Jul 7, 2010


Improbable present Keith Johnstone's Lifegame Part chat show. Part improv show. Unique theatre. AN IMPROBABLE AND LYRIC HAMMERSMITH PRODUCTION at Lyric Hammersmith, London 07 - 17 July

Penn Shakes. Fest Closes THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, 7/3
by BWW News Desk - Jul 3, 2010


The Irish play that led to riots in the streets of Dublin when it debuted 103 years ago and became a comic masterpiece, The Playboy of the Western World, opens the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 19th season. With previews June 16 and 17, the play opens June 18 in the Schubert Theatre and continues through July 3.

Penn Shakes. Fest Opens Season With THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD 6/16
by BWW News Desk - Jun 16, 2010


The Irish play that led to riots in the streets of Dublin when it debuted 103 years ago and became a comic masterpiece, The Playboy of the Western World, opens the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 19th season. With previews June 16 and 17, the play opens June 18 in the Schubert Theatre and continues through July 3.

Impact Theatre Presents TWELFTH NIGHT, Runs 5/6-6/12
by BWW News Desk - Jun 12, 2010


Impact Theatre concludes its take-no-prisoners 2009-10 14th season with its production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, directed by Impact Artistic Director Melissa Hillman. Twelfth Night opens May 8, 2010 and plays Thursdays through Saturdays at 8pm until June 12, 2010 (with previews May 6 and 7) at Impact's home, La Val's Subterranean in Berkeley.

Brancati, Martin, & Pitre Set For LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE in Toronto, 7/21 - 9/4
by Mary Hanrahan - Jun 9, 2010


Paula Brancati, Lauren Collins, Wendy Crewson, Cynthia Dale, Andrea Martin, and Louise Pitre are officially set to be the first cast of the Toronto production of LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE. As in the initial New York staging of the play by Nora and Delia Ephron, the production will feature a company of six that rotates in four-week cycles. The next cast will be announced in the next upcoming weeks.

Improbable and Lyric Hammersmith Present LIFE GAME July 7-17
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 2, 2010


Improbable present Keith Johnstone's Lifegame Part chat show. Part improv show. Unique theatre. AN IMPROBABLE AND LYRIC HAMMERSMITH PRODUCTION at Lyric Hammersmith, London 07 - 17 July

Epic Theatre's THE PASSION PLAY Closes 5/30
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2010


New York's OBIE Award-winning Epic Theatre Ensemble (Zak Berkman, Melissa Friedman, Ron Russell, Founding Executive Directors) today announced the cast and creative team for the New York premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play (In The Next Room… or the vibrator play) and directed by Mark Wing-Davey (The Singing Forest). The cast will include Brendan Averett, Polly Noonan, Daniel Pearce, Alex Podulke, Keith Reddin, Godfrey L. Simmons Jr., T. Ryder Smith, Felix Solis Jr., Kate Turnbull and Nicole Wiesner.

ANNE FRANK & MIDSUMMER Complete Park Square 2010-11 Season, Now On Sale
by Nicolas Coburn - May 24, 2010


Packages are now on sale for Park Square Theatre's 2010-2011 35th Anniversary Season. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 651.291.7005 or 877.291.7001 (toll-free), or visit www.parksquaretheatre.org.

AN EVENING OF AMERICAN SONG Held At The Allen Room 5/21
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2010


Soprano Lisa Delan, pianist Kristin Pankonin, cellist Matt Haimovitz and mezzo-soprano Zheng Cao present a rich and varied collection of art songs by living American composers entitled AND IF THE SONG BE WORTH A SMILE: AN EVENING OF AMERICAN SONG, Friday, May 21, 2010 at 8 p.m. at The Allen Room in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street.

Penn Shakes. Fest Opens Season With THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD 6/16
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 13, 2010


The Irish play that led to riots in the streets of Dublin when it debuted 103 years ago and became a comic masterpiece, The Playboy of the Western World, opens the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 19th season. With previews June 16 and 17, the play opens June 18 in the Schubert Theatre and continues through July 3.

Impact Theatre Presents TWELFTH NIGHT, Runs 5/6-6/12
by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2010


Impact Theatre concludes its take-no-prisoners 2009-10 14th season with its production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, directed by Impact Artistic Director Melissa Hillman. Twelfth Night opens May 8, 2010 and plays Thursdays through Saturdays at 8pm until June 12, 2010 (with previews May 6 and 7) at Impact's home, La Val's Subterranean in Berkeley.

A Midsummer Night's Dream FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream have there been?
A Midsummer Night's Dream has had 30 productions including Broadway which opened in 1903, Broadway which opened in 1906, Broadway which opened in 1910, Broadway which opened in 1915, Broadway which opened in 1920, Broadway which opened in 1927, Broadway which opened in 1932, Broadway which opened in 1954, Off-Broadway which opened in 1956, Off-Broadway which opened in 1967, Broadway which opened in 1971, Off-Broadway which opened in 1975, Off-Broadway which opened in 1977, Off-Broadway which opened in 1981, Off-Broadway which opened in 1982, Off-Broadway which opened in 1987, Off-Broadway which opened in 1991, Off-Broadway which opened in 1994, Broadway which opened in 1996, Broadway which opened in 1996, Off-Broadway which opened in 2007, Off-Broadway which opened in 2012, West End which opened in 2012, West End which opened in 2013, Off-Broadway which opened in 2013, Off-Broadway which opened in 2013, Off-Broadway which opened in 2015, Off-Broadway which opened in 2017, Off-Broadway which opened in 2019 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2020.
What Tony Awards has A Midsummer Night's Dream been nominated for?
Best Revival of a Play for Terry Allen Kramer, Best Revival of a Play for James L. Nederlander, Best Revival of a Play for Carole Shorenstein Hays, Best Revival of a Play for The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Best Revival of a Play for Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Best Revival of a Play for The Royal Shakespeare CompanyBest Scenic Design for Anthony Ward and Best Direction of a Play for Peter Brook.
What Tony Awards has A Midsummer Night's Dream been nominated for?
Best Revival of a Play for Terry Allen Kramer, Best Revival of a Play for James L. Nederlander, Best Revival of a Play for Carole Shorenstein Hays, Best Revival of a Play for The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Best Revival of a Play for Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Best Revival of a Play for The Royal Shakespeare CompanyBest Scenic Design for Anthony Ward and Best Direction of a Play for Peter Brook.
What Tony Awards has A Midsummer Night's Dream won?
Best Revival of a Play for Terry Allen Kramer, Best Revival of a Play for James L. Nederlander, Best Revival of a Play for Carole Shorenstein Hays, Best Revival of a Play for The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Best Revival of a Play for Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Best Revival of a Play for The Royal Shakespeare Company, Best Scenic Design for Anthony Ward, Best Direction of a Play for Peter Brook, .
What awards has A Midsummer Night's Dream been nominated for?
A Midsummer Night's Dream has been nominated for the Comedy of the Year award at the Olivier Awards for William Shakespeare.

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