Race 2009 - Articles Page 2.6

Run Time:
1 hour and 40 minutes, with one intermission
Opened: December 6, 2009
Closing: August 21, 2010

Race - 2009 - Broadway History , Info & More

From Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet, comes his most explosive four-letter word yet. Race.



Race is the riveting new play by America’s foremost playwright, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross, Speed-the-Plow, American Buffalo, November).



Directed by the playwright, it stars Emmy Award winner James Spader (“Boston Legal,” Sex, Lies and Videotape), Tony nominee and television star David Alan Grier (“A Soldier’s Story,” “In Living Color”, “Chocolate News”), Kerry Washington (Ray, Lakeview Terrace) and Richard Thomas (“The Waltons,” Democracy, Twelve Angry Men).

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David Alan Grier Set 'Light For Haiti' Benefit Concert At Canal Room, 2/28
by Lauren Wolman - February 26, 2010


Award-winning actor David Alan Grier and Richard Thomas who are currently starring on Broadway in David Mamet's RACE will host the Canal Room's benefit concert, 'Light for Haiti,' on Sunday, February 28, @ 8 p.m. at The Canal Room ( 285 West Broadway) in Soho.

Photo Coverage: Richard Thomas Joins Broadway Wall of Fame at Tony's di Napoli
by Linda Lenzi - January 20, 2010


Tbe portrait party for Richard Thomas took place on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 at 9:30 PM at Tony's di Napoli Restaurant, 147 West 43rd Street, between 6th Avenue and Broadway.

TV: Broadway Beat Saturday Special - RACE & A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
by Robert Diamond - January 2, 2010


The all new 20th Anniversary Season of Broadway Beat has begun! This week catch up with Broadway Beat at the opening nights for RACE and A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC!

Broadway Beat's Video Show Preview of RACE
by Robert Diamond - December 18, 2009


RACE began previews on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:00 pm at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th St.). The official opening night took place on Sunday, December 6, 2009.

RACE Star Kerry Washington Chats Her NYC Favs to The NY Post
by Eddie Varley - December 14, 2009


RACE star Kerry Washington, a native New Yorker, revealed her 'New York City' favorites to the Sunday NY Post.

Photo Coverage: Opening Night of RACE on Broadway- Starry Red Carpet Arrivals
by Peter James Zielinski - December 7, 2009


RACE began previews on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:00 pm at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th St.). The official opening night was Sunday, December 6, 2009 and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the night!

Photo Flash: RACE on Broadway; Opens Tonight
by Robert Diamond - December 6, 2009


RACE began previews on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:00 pm at The Ethel BarrymoreTheatre (243 West 47th St.). The official opening night is Sunday, December 6, 2009.

David Mamet's RACE Announces Full Creative Team, Begins Previews 11/16 And Opens 12/6
by BWW News Desk - December 6, 2009


RACE, the new play written and directed by David Mamet, is proud to announce its award winning design team: set designer Santo Loquasto, lighting designer Brian MacDevitt and costume designer Tom Broecker.

Photo Flash: RACE on Broadway; Opens December 6
by Robert Diamond - December 1, 2009


RACE began previews on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:00 pm at The Ethel BarrymoreTheatre (243 West 47th St.). The official opening night is Sunday, December 6, 2009.

RACE Star James Spader Talk his Affinity for Ruthless Characters with the New York Times
by Jeff Dennhardt - November 25, 2009


It is not typecasting: James Spader just has an affinity for playing the ruthless characters, according to the New York Times. And, the role of the slick lawyer, Jack Lawson, in David Mamet's RACE, Spader is right up Spader's alley, after having played several sleazy film roles, including Steff in Pretty In Pink and protagonist roles in Sex, Lies and Video Tape, Crash, and The Secretary. His latest endeavor, starring as yet another slime ball on 'Boston Legal', a role which won him three Emmys.

RACE's Interactive Website Now Live
by Jessica Lewis - November 24, 2009


The website for RACE, the new play written and directed by DAVID MAMET, is now live at www.raceonbroadway.com.

RACE Begins Previews 11/16 At The Ethel Barrymore Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2009


RACE begins previews on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:00 pm at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th St.). The official opening night is Sunday, December 6, 2009.

David Mamet's RACE Announces Full Creative Team, Begins Previews 11/16 And Opens 12/6
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2009


RACE, the new play written and directed by David Mamet, is proud to announce its award winning design team: set designer Santo Loquasto, lighting designer Brian MacDevitt and costume designer Tom Broecker.

RACE Begins Previews 11/16 At The Ethel Barrymore Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 13, 2009


RACE begins previews on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:00 pm at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th St.). The official opening night is Sunday, December 6, 2009.

Review - Mom, How Did You Meet The Beatles? and Grace
by Michael Dale - February 13, 2008


I had to chuckle a bit while reading The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis' program notes for Adrienne Kennedy's Mom, How Did You Meet The Beatles?, which described the play as 'the most accessible' she's ever written.

Photo Coverage: The Broadway Cast of David Mamet's 'RACE' Meets the Press
by Walter McBride - October 24, 2009


RACE, starring James Spader, David Alan Grier, Kerry Washington, and Richard Thomas, just started rehearsals on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009. The RACE cast took a quick break from rehearsal and 'met the press' at the Atlantic Theatre Company Studios and BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there

Photo Preview: RACE Marquee Unveiled at the Barrymore Theatre
by Eddie Varley - October 22, 2009


The RACE marquee was recently unveiled at The Walter Kerr and our BroadwayWorld.com cameras were there to bring you some images of the display.

STAGE TUBE: James Spader Talks Bdwy's RACE to CBS' The Late Late Show
by Eddie Varley - October 1, 2009


RACE star James Spader visited the CBS' The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on September 29th and you can watch the clip right here on STAGE TUBE!

Chris Rock, Would-Be Star of Mamet's RACE? Wife to Blame?
by Rialto Chatter - September 22, 2009


According to the New York Daily News, David Mamet originally tapped comedian Chris Rock to star in his production of RACE, premiering on Broadway this fall. David Alan Grier is cast in Rock's alleged 'would-be' role.

RIALTO CHATTER: Hollywood Reporter Says Neil Patrick Harris to Join Spader, Washington and Thomas in Mamet's RACE
by Robert Diamond - September 21, 2009


Roger Friedman in reporting at HollywoodReporter.com in his column that 'And Kerry Washington is headed to Broadway this fall in David Mamet's 'Race' with James Spader and Richard Thomas. I've heard that rounding out this cast will be Doogie Howser, hot-as-a-pistol Neil Patrick Harris. From the Tonys to the Emmys to Broadway. And Mamet. He would never have made this much money as a doctor!'

David Mamet Reveals Plotline Of His Upcoming Broadway Play RACE To The New York Times
by Eddie Varley - September 14, 2009


David Mamet has revealed the basic plot details of his upcoming new Broadway play RACE in an essay for The New York Times.

David Mamet's RACE Announces Full Creative Team, Begins Previews 11/16 And Opens 12/6
by Charlie Piane - August 10, 2009


RACE, the new play written and directed by David Mamet, is proud to announce its award winning design team: set designer Santo Loquasto, lighting designer Brian MacDevitt and costume designer Tom Broecker.

Race FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Race have there been?
Race has had 1 productions including Broadway which opened in 2009.

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