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David Strathairn Joins Jessica Chastain in Broadway's THE HEIRESS this Fall
by Jessica Lewis - Mar 15, 2012


Academy Award® nominee and Emmy® Award winner David Strathairn (Dr. Austin Sloper) will join Academy Award® nominee Jessica Chastain (Catherine Sloper) in the Tony Award®-winning play The Heiress. Written by Ruth Goetz & Augustus Goetz, The Heiress will be directed by Tony Award® nominated playwright and director Moisés Kaufman and will open in the Fall of 2012 at a theatre to be announced.

Pasadena Playhouse's THE HEIRESS to Star Richard Chamberlain, Heather Tom and Julia Duffy
by Harmony Wheeler - Feb 16, 2012


The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director) announces the full cast and creative team for THE HEIRESS at The Pasadena Playhouse. The production will star Richard Chamberlain in the role of "Dr. Austin Sloper," Heather Tom as his daughter "Catherine Sloper" and Julia Duffy as Dr. Sloper's sister "Lavinia Penniman." THE HEIRESS by Ruth and Augustus Goetz (suggested by the Henry James novel Washington Square), will be directed by Damaso Rodriguez and performs April 24 - May 20, 2012.

Jessica Chastain Leads Broadway's THE HEIRESS, Fall 2012; Moises Kaufman Helms
by Jessica Lewis - Jan 5, 2012


Acclaimed actress Jessica Chastain, winner of 2011 New York, Los Angeles and Chicago Film Critics and National Board of Review Awards and recently nominated for Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards, will make her Broadway debut starring in the Tony Award®-winning play The Heiress.

THE HEIRESS Revival Coming to Broadway with Elizabeth Moss?
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 22, 2011


According to the NY Times, film producer Paula Wagner and Roy Furman are currently working on a revival of THE HEIRESS. Producers told the NYT that they are looking to bring the revival of the 1947 play to Broadway in Fall 2012, and that Moises Kaufman is on board to direct.

Saint Michael's Playhouse Presents SPELLING BEE, Opens 6/15
by BWW News Desk - Jun 15, 2010


The Saint Michael's Playhouse opens its 2010 season of professional summer theater Tuesday, June 15, in the McCarthy Arts Center at Saint Michael's College, with the Broadway musical comedy, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE.

Saint Michael's Playhouse Presents SPELLING BEE, Opens 6/15
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 8, 2010


The Saint Michael's Playhouse opens its 2010 season of professional summer theater Tuesday, June 15, in the McCarthy Arts Center at Saint Michael's College, with the Broadway musical comedy, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE.

Photo Flash: FINIAN'S RAINBOW At City Center
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 26, 2009


Tony Award-winners Philip Bosco, Jim Norton and Ruben Santiago-Hudson, as well as Cheyenne Jackson, Kate Baldwin, and Jeremy Bobb star in Finian's Rainbow, the final production of New York City Center's 2008-09 Encores! season, running from March 26 - 29. Finian's Rainbow has music by Burton Lane, lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and book by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy and will be directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle with music direction by Rob Berman. The musical will play five performances at City Center (West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues).

Bosco, Santiago-Hudson and Bobb Join Encores! Finian's Rainbow
by Robert Diamond - Mar 10, 2009


Tony Award-winners Philip Bosco, Jim Norton and Ruben Santiago-Hudson, as well as Cheyenne Jackson, Kate Baldwin, and Jeremy Bobb will star in Finian's Rainbow, the final production of New York City Center's 2008-09 Encores! season, running from March 26 - 29.

Jermyn Street Announces Starry 2009 Season, Trumbo & 'Torch Song' Featured
by Eddie Varley - Jan 2, 2009


London's leading Off-West-End performance space, The Jermyn Street Theatre has announced its upcoming 2009 season.

The Heiress at Olney's New Wonderful Theater
by Charles Shubow - Feb 23, 2006


The former summer theater in a barn, the Olney Theater Center is now a jewel in the Baltimore/Washington area.

The Heiress FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Heiress have there been?
The Heiress has had 5 productions including Broadway which opened in 1947, Broadway which opened in 1950, Broadway which opened in 1976, Broadway which opened in 1995 and Broadway which opened in 2012.
What Tony Awards has The Heiress been nominated for?
The Heiress has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Costume Design for Mary Percy Schenck.
What Tony Awards has The Heiress won?
The Heiress has won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design for Mary Percy Schenck.

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