Week-End 1929 - Articles Page 6

Tintin, adapted by Rufus Norris (Festen, London Cabaret revival) and David Greig from Georges Remi's classic comic strip character, will play a limited West End Christmas engagement at the Playhouse Theatre from December 6th, 2007 through February 23rd, 2008

This week we interviewed playwright Steve Berman and the director Rick Lombardo of the new play 'Bill W. and Dr. Bob.' The discuss the play's history, it's record breaking run in Boston at the New Rep, and the founding of AA.

The first English recording of the Brecht/Weill classic has made its debut on Ghostlight Records.

The New York Festival of Song celebrates showtunes by American composers from musicals that premiered in London

Solid hits winning acclaim from critics and audiences, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, CHITA RIVERA: THE DANCER'S LIFE, and WICKED will set the stage for the season. A fifth show, still to be announced, will round out the 2006-2007 season.

Producer Jeffrey Finn announced today that Academy Award-winning film and stage star Hayley Mills will join legendary star Richard Chamberlain to headline the upcoming National Tour of the beloved play ON GOLDEN POND. The 30-week tour of the two-time 2005 Tony Award-nominated production will launch September 5, 2006 in Fort Worth, Texas at Bass Performance Hall. A complete list of touring cities and venues will be announced in the coming weeks.

Rope, an underproduced 1929 play by Patrick Hamilton that inspired an Alfred Hitchcock film, will be presented at The Zipper from November 21st through January 15th, 2006

Drama Dept. (Douglas Carter Beane, Artistic Director and Michael S. Rosenberg, Executive Director) and The Zipper are pleased to announce the first of three co-productions: a revival of Patrick Hamilton's 1929 thriller, ROPE.