King Hedley Extends at Signature Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - Mar 15, 2007
Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Kathryn M. Lipuma, Executive Director) announced today that it would extend August Wilson's KING HEDLEY II one additional week since the originally scheduled run has been sold-out for weeks.
Signature Theatre Pays Tribute to August Wilson on Feb. 26
by BWW News Desk - Feb 21, 2007
Signature Theatre Company, under the direction of Founding Artistic Director James Houghton and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma, will pay tribute to the late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson at their annual Benefit Gala on Monday, February 26.
Fishburne and Bassett to Star in LA Fences, 8/25-10/1
by BWW News Desk - Jul 7, 2006
Fences, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by August Wilson, will be presented at the Pasadena Playhouse from August 25th through October 1st in a production starring Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett
Complete Casting Announced for Wilson's Seven Guitars
by BWW News Desk - Jun 26, 2006
Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Kathryn Lipuma, Executive Director) announces complete casting for SEVEN GUITARS, the first play of its 2006-2007 three-play tribute to the works of August Wilson.
Casting Announced for Seven Guitars; Opens Wilson Tribute
by BWW News Desk - Jun 21, 2006
Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Kathryn Lipuma, Executive Director) announces complete casting for SEVEN GUITARS, the first play of its 2006-2007 three-play tribute to the works of August Wilson.
2005 Tony Awards Q&A: James Earl Jones
by Robert Diamond - Jun 3, 2005
Nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, James Earl Jones has a long and distinguished career on stage...
James Earl Jones & Leslie Uggams on THE VIEW 4/26
by BWW News Desk - Apr 22, 2005
James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams, the Tony Award-winning stars of the new Broadway production of ON GOLDEN POND, will appear in a special joint appearance on The View with Barbara Walters and her co-hosts this coming Tuesday, April 26.
ON GOLDEN POND Nominated for 4 Helen Hayes Awards
by BWW News Desk - Mar 1, 2005
It was announced today that the upcoming Broadway production of ON GOLDEN POND, starring the legendary James Earl Jones and Tony Award winner Leslie Uggams, has been nominated for 4 Helen Hayes Awards, the prestigious awards that pay tribute to excellence in professional theater in Washington, DC. The production premiered last Fall at The Kennedy Center.
Box Office for On Golden Pond Opens Monday 2/28
by BWW News Desk - Feb 25, 2005
The box office at The Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street) will open on Monday, February 28 at 10AM for the new production of the beloved play ON GOLDEN POND starring two-time Tony Award winner and Academy Award nominee James Earl Jones (Fences, The Great White Hope) and Tony Award winner Leslie Uggams (Hallelujah, Baby!, King Hedley II).
On Golden Pond Tickets Go On Sale February 17, Box Office Opens February 28
by BWW News Desk - Feb 16, 2005
Tickets for the new production of the beloved play ON GOLDEN POND starring two-time Tony Award winner and Academy Award nominee James Earl Jones (Fences, The Great White Hope) and Tony Award winner Leslie Uggams (Hallelujah, Baby!, King Hedley II) will go on sale to the general public beginning Thursday, February 17 at 10AM.
Jason Alexander hosts tribute to James Earl Jones
by BWW - May 6, 2004
Jason Alexander will host the 2004 annual Tony Awards Party as the Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement is presented to James Earl Jones, by Henry Winkler on behalf of Hollywood's theatrical community at the eighth annual Tony Awards Party to benefit AID FOR AIDS and THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA.