Private Lives Revival 1975 - Articles Page 7

Ages: 8+
Opened: February 6, 1975
Closing: April 26, 1975

Private Lives - 1975 - Broadway History , Info & More

46th Street Theatre
226 W.46th St. New York, NY

Revived in 2002 by the Royal National Theatre in a production that sparkled on Broadway, Private Lives is one of the most sophisticated, entertaining plays ever written. Elyot and Amanda, once married and now honeymooning with new spouses at the same hotel, meet by chance, reignite the old spark and impulsively elope. After days of being reunited, they again find their fiery romance alternating between passions of love and anger. Their aggrieved spouses appear and a roundelay of affiliations ensues as the women first stick together, then apart, and new partnerships are formed. A uniquely humorous play boasting numerous successful Broadway runs with stars like Coward himself, Laurence Olivier, Tallulah Bankhead, Gertrude Lawrence, Tammy Grimes, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.

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BWW Profile: Dame Maggie Smith Emmy-Nominated Star of Stage and Screen
by Matt Tamanini - Aug 21, 2014


This morning we are taking a look at the illustrious career of Dame Maggie Smith. I mean, she's a Dame after all; Queen Elizabeth doesn't just hand those out to anyone. Her career includes highlights from on stage, including 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' 'Private Lives,' and 'Lettice and Lovage;' to in films as 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,' 'Sister Act,' and 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel;' to her iconic role as Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham on 'Downton Abbey,' for which she is nominated for an Emmy for the fourth-consecutive year.

Segerstrom Center to Present AN EVENING WITH SHIRLEY MACLAINE, 9/20
by BWW News Desk - Aug 12, 2014


Academy Award winner, singer, dancer, writer and activist Shirley MacLaine makes her Segerstrom Center for the Arts debut in her remarkable one-woman show, sharing personal stories, photos and film clips from her illustrious Hollywood career and fascinating personal life on Saturday, September 20 at 8 p.m. in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.

EMERGENCY!!! OR THE WORLD TAKES A SELFIE Opens TNC Street Theater's 2014 Tour Today
by BWW News Desk - Aug 2, 2014


Theater for the New City's award-winning Street Theater Company opens its 38th annual tour today, August 2 with 'EMERGENCY!!! or The World Takes A Selfie,' a rip-roaring outdoor musical comedy about a New York EMT worker on a workingman's grand tour of the world, who decides to tackle global problems the way he does emergencies of his NYC beat.

Nona Hendryx, Kamara Thomas, Audra Isadora/Boyfriend and More Set for Joe's Pub This Week
by BWW News Desk - Jul 1, 2014


Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its upcoming performances this week, July 2-13, 2014. Details below!

EMERGENCY!!! OR THE WORLD TAKES A SELFIE to Open TNC Street Theater's 2014 Tour, 8/2
by BWW News Desk - Jun 30, 2014


Theater for the New City's award-winning Street Theater Company opens its 38th annual tour August 2 with 'EMERGENCY!!! or The World Takes A Selfie,' a rip-roaring outdoor musical comedy about a New York EMT worker on a workingman's grand tour of the world, who decides to tackle global problems the way he does emergencies of his NYC beat. Free performances will tour City streets, parks and playgrounds throughout the five boroughs through September 14. The piece has book, lyrics and direction by Crystal Field and musical score composed by Joseph Vernon Banks.

Nancy Friday's My Secret Garden Makes Digital Debut
by Christina Mancuso - May 1, 2014


NEW YORK, NY(Marketwired - May 1, 2014) - Before 50 Shades of Gray was a thing, author Nancy Friday opened the floodgates to female fantasy with the publication of her bestselling book My Secret Garden. In 1973, while the hippies were spreading free love and academics were exploring the hidden power of human sexuality, Friday published direct interviews that reveal the depth of women's inner longings. The pivotal manuscript is now available as part of the Female Sexuality Collection, which features five of Friday's seminal works, now in eBook published by RosettaBooks.

A.R.T.'s THE TEMPEST Plays the Smith Center, Now thru 4/13
by BWW News Desk - Apr 5, 2014


The Smith Center for the Performing Arts presents the world premiere of THE TEMPEST, produced by the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at The Smith Center in Las Vegas today, April 5-13, 2014. The Smith Center's first ever co-production, THE TEMPEST is adapted and directed by Aaron Posner and Teller from the play by William Shakespeare, with magic by Teller, music by Tom Waits and movement by Matt Kent of Pilobolus. THE TEMPEST will perform at The Smith Center's Donald W. Reynolds Symphony Park in a 500-seat climate controlled tent before moving to Cambridge, MA to begin performances at A.R.T.

Ken Baltin, Paula Plum and More Star in DEATH OF A SALESMAN at The Lyric Stage, Now thru 3/15
by BWW News Desk - Feb 14, 2014


The Lyric Stage Company of Boston presents DEATH OF A SALESMAN, running tonight, February 14 - March 15, 2014. The play, by Arthur Miller, will be directed by Spiro Veloudos.

Kristen Bell, Amy Poehler & More Join 31st Annual PALEYFEST Talent Line-Up
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 12, 2014


The Paley Center for Media today announced the full lineup of special guest panelists scheduled to appear for the 31st annual ultimate TV fan festival, PALEYFEST: The William S. Paley Television Festival

World-class Contemporary Artists Donate Works to 2014 TFF Artists Awards Program
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 12, 2014


The 2014 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, today announced the participants of this year's Tribeca Film Festival Artists Awards Program, sponsored by CHANEL.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 2/6- PRIVATE LIVES
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 6, 2014


Today in 1975, Private Lives opened at the 46th Street Theatre (now the Richard Rogers Theatre), where it ran for 92 performances. Private Lives is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noel Coward. It focuses on a divorced couple who discover that they are honeymooning with their new spouses in neighbouring rooms at the same hotel. Despite a perpetually stormy relationship, they realise that they still have feelings for each other. Its second act love scene was nearly censored in Britain as too risque. Coward wrote one of his most popular songs, 'Some Day I'll Find You', for the play.

Richard Dreyfuss, Mel Brooks & More Join 2014 TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL Line-Up
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 5, 2014


Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has added an exciting roster of screen legends and beloved titles to the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival,

Billy Hayes' RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS Opens Tonight at St. Luke's Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Feb 5, 2014


First he wrote the best-selling book. Then came the Oscar-winning movie. Now Billy Hayes comes to the New York stage with his powerful one-man show, RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS with BILLY HAYES, directed by John Gould Rubin.

Ken Baltin, Paula Plum and More to Star in DEATH OF A SALESMAN at The Lyric Stage, 2/14-3/15
by BWW News Desk - Jan 29, 2014


The Lyric Stage Company of Boston presents DEATH OF A SALESMAN, running February 14 - March 15, 2014. The play, by Arthur Miller, will be directed by Spiro Veloudos.

Lincoln Center Education Presents Performances by Kenan Fellows, Beg. Today
by BWW News Desk - Jan 24, 2014


From today, January 24 - 26, 2014, the Kenan Fellows studying arts and education will present their work at the Clark Studio Theater at LINCOLN CENTER EDUCATION, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, Rose Building, 7th Floor.

Lincoln Center Education to Present Performances by Kenan Fellows, 1/24-26
by BWW News Desk - Jan 15, 2014


From January 24 - 26, 2014, the Kenan Fellows studying arts and education will present their work at the Clark Studio Theater at LINCOLN CENTER EDUCATION, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, Rose Building, 7th Floor. FREE ADMISSION.

Dick Cavett to Star in HELLMAN v. McCARTHY at Abingdon, Begin. 3/14
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 13, 2014


Limited Engagement! Off-Broadway performances March 14-April 13, 2014 at Abingdon Theatre Company's June Havoc Theatre (312 West 36th Street).

Billy Hayes' RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS to Open 2/5 at St. Luke's Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Jan 8, 2014


First he wrote the best-selling book. Then came the Oscar-winning movie. Now Billy Hayes comes to the New York stage with his powerful one-man show, RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS with BILLY HAYES, directed by John Gould Rubin.

A CHORUS LINE to Run 1/14-2/2 at Maltz Jupiter Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 6, 2014


The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning singular sensation bursts onto the Theatre's stage January 14 - February 2, featuring an iconic plot that follows the audition process of theatre "gypsies" as they try to land a job in a Broadway show. Complete with a large orchestra, timeless scenic design and cast of 26 triple threat performers, A Chorus Line is packed with unforgettable Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban songs, including What I did for Love and One.

RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS with Billy Hayes Set for Limited Run at St. Luke's Theatre, 1/22-3/23
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 19, 2013


NOW Billy Hayes comes to the New York stage with his powerful one-man show, RIDING THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS with BILLY HAYES, directed by John Gould Rubin.

A.R.T.'s THE TEMPEST to Play the Smith Center, 4/5-13
by BWW News Desk - Dec 16, 2013


The Smith Center for the Performing Arts presents the world premiere of THE TEMPEST, produced by the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at The Smith Center in Las Vegas April 5-13, 2014. The Smith Center's first ever co-production, THE TEMPEST is adapted and directed by Aaron Posner and Teller from the play by William Shakespeare, with magic by Teller, music by Tom Waits and movement by Matt Kent of Pilobolus.

William Manchester Captures Tumultuous 20th Century in eBook Trio
by Rosie Hertzman - Dec 4, 2013


William Manchester, the celebrated biographer and historian, recorded real lives and events in a prose style that keeps the reader fully engaged. RosettaBooks has now made three of the bestselling author's well-known works available for download as eBooks.

Confirmed: BLITHE SPIRIT To Star Lansbury, Dee and Edwards
by Carrie Dunn - Nov 29, 2013


Returning to the London stage for the first time in nearly 40 years the inimitable Angela Lansbury reunites with acclaimed director Michael Blakemore to reprise her Tony award-winning Broadway performance as Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit. Opening at the Gielgud Theatre on 18 March 2014, with previews from 1 March, this new production of Noel Coward's sharp comedy of social mores will also star Janie Dee and Charles Edwards.

Alice Cooper Rocks the Segerstrom Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Nov 26, 2013


Musical macabre and mayhem will take to stage at Segerstrom Hall as founding father of modern horror rock music, Alice Cooper, makes his Segerstrom Center debut tonight, November 26 at 7:30 p.m. as part of his Raise the Dead tour.

Patricia Barber, Ray Charles Project Christmas Show and More Set for Yoshi's San Francisco, Now thru 12/1
by BWW News Desk - Oct 29, 2013


Yoshi's San Francisco announces updated calendar for club and restaurant through December 1. Details below!

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2010   West End London Production
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Private Lives - 1975 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1975 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress - Play Maggie Smith
1975 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Performance Maggie Smith

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