Good News Revival 1974 - Articles Page 12

Opened: December 23, 1974
Closing: January 04, 1975

Good News - 1974 - Broadway History , Info & More

St. James Theatre (Broadway)
246 West 44th St. New York, NY

Good News is a musical with a book by Laurence Schwab and B.G. DeSylva, lyrics by DeSylva and Lew Brown, and music by Ray Henderson. The story is set in the Roaring Twenties at Tait College, where football star Tom Marlowe falls in love with studious Connie Lane, who is tutoring him so he can pass astronomy and be eligible to play in the big game.

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Good News - 1974 - Broadway Articles Page 12

PURE Theatre & Nomad Theatre Presents of Fool’s Lear
by BWW News Desk - Apr 1, 2011


PURE Theatre in a Co-production with Nomad Theatre of NYC is proud to announce the World Premier of The Fool's Lear by Randy Neale.

Tony Award Nominee Hugh Martin Dies at 96
by Lauren Wolman - Mar 12, 2011


Tony Award and Academy Award nominee Hugh Martin died in California of natural causes on Friday, March 11. He was 96.

GOD OF CARNAGE Tix Go On Sale 1/30 In LA
by BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2011


Tickets go on sale this Sunday, January 30 at 10 a.m., for the scathingly funny, Tony Award-winning Best Play "God of Carnage."

BB King's Blues Club Announces Their Upcoming Shows And Events
by BWW News Desk - Dec 30, 2010


B.B. King Blues Club & Grill is located at 237 West 42nd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenues) New York, NY 10036

BAM announces 2010 Next Wave Festival, 9/21-12/19
by BWW News Desk - Dec 19, 2010


Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) announces 2010 Next Wave Festival, featuring 16 music, dance, theater, and opera engagements from Sep 21-Dec 19. BAM 2010 Next Wave Festival is part of Diverse Voices at BAM sponsored by Time Warner Inc.

Open Fist Theater Presents ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, Previews 12/4
by BWW News Desk - Dec 4, 2010


The Open Fist Theatre Company presents the final production of its 2009-2010 season, the Los Angeles premiere of ROCK 'N' ROLL, written by Tom Stoppard and directed by Barbara Schofield.

December 2010 Concerts Announced For the RRazz room at Hotel Nikko
by BWW News Desk - Dec 1, 2010


December 2010 Concerts @ the RRazz room at Hotel Nikko San Francisco

Baker, Parsons et al. Join McDormand & Donovan in MTC's GOOD PEOPLE
by Jessica Lewis - Nov 29, 2010


Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) are pleased to announce full casting for Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming world premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire's GOOD PEOPLE directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan.

Yale Rep Presents A DELICATE BALANCE 10/22-11/13
by BWW News Desk - Nov 13, 2010


YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents Edward Albee's A DELICATE BALANCE, directed by James Bundy, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street, at York Street) October 22-November 13.

TIME STANDS STILL Begins November Talk Backs
by BWW News Desk - Nov 9, 2010


TIME STANDS STILL, the Tony nominated hit play currently playing at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street), announces the complete November schedule for its talk back series.

Friends of Grosse Pointe Public Library Present Lecture On Let the Great World Spin
by BWW News Desk - Nov 9, 2010


The Friends of the Grosse Pointe Public Library present a Contemporary Books Lecture on Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann, winner of the 2009 National Book Award. The lecture will be held Tuesday, November 9, 2010 in the Grosse Pointe South High School Library, 10 Grosse Pointe Boulevard, Grosse Pointe Farms.

Brat Productions Presents CARRIE Thru 11/7
by BWW News Desk - Nov 7, 2010


It's Halloween week, and CARRIE is a scream of a good time! We have a lot going on, from a special late-nite performance with perks for the 21+ set on Friday, October 29 at 11pm, to our gift card giveaways to some of the best bars in Philly.

ROCK OF AGES, BURN THE FLOOR, FIDDLER & More Set for Arnoff Center's New Season
by BWW News Desk - Nov 7, 2010


Broadway Across America is thrilled to announce the 10/11 Cincinnati season sponsored by Fifth Third Bank. Season tickets will go on sale Monday, March 29th. Select seats in person at the Broadway Across America Cincinnati Box Office in the Mercantile Center downtown at 120 East Fourth Street, Monday - Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm. Season tickets can be purchased online at BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com or by calling the Broadway Across America toll-free Cincinnati Season Ticket Hotline at 800-294-1816.

Open Fist Theater Presents ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, Previews 12/4
by BWW News Desk - Nov 5, 2010


The Open Fist Theatre Company presents the final production of its 2009-2010 season, the Los Angeles premiere of ROCK 'N' ROLL, written by Tom Stoppard and directed by Barbara Schofield.

Patinkin Leads COMPULSION at Berkeley Rep, 9/16-10/31
by BWW News Desk - Oct 31, 2010


Even as its shows reach New York and London, Berkeley Repertory Theatre begins another season of fearless theatre here at home: Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor Mandy Patinkin stars in the world-premiere production of Compulsion on Berkeley Rep's intimate Thrust Stage. Acclaimed director Oskar Eustis returns to the Bay Area with Rinne Groff's latest play, a kaleidoscopic collision of history and culture that combines stellar acting with marvelous marionettes. Compulsion, a world-premiere co-production from Berkeley Rep, The Public Theater, and Yale Repertory Theatre, begins previews on September 13, opens September 16, and closes October 31.

Yale Rep Presents A DELICATE BALANCE 10/22-11/13
by BWW News Desk - Oct 22, 2010


YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents Edward Albee's A DELICATE BALANCE, directed by James Bundy, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street, at York Street) October 22-November 13.

Metropolitan Museum Features Art by Baldessari, 10/20-1/9
by BWW News Desk - Oct 20, 2010


Widely renowned as a pioneer of conceptual art, American artist John Baldessari (b. 1931, National City, California) is one of the most influential contemporary artists of the last 50 years. John Baldessari: Pure Beauty, the first major U.S. exhibition in 20 years to survey Baldessari's career, will be on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from October 20, 2010, through January 9, 2011. This retrospective will feature approximately 120 works spanning the period from 1962 to 2010.

Bay Street Players Present THE FOREIGNER, Closes 10/10
by BWW News Desk - Oct 10, 2010


Bay Street Players will present THE FOREIGNER, a comedy by Larry Shue, September 17 - October 10. This hilarious and enormously popular comedy revolves around Charlie and Froggy who are guests in a hunting lodge in rural Georgia. Charlie is terribly shy so Froggy claims that Charlie is a foreigner who doesn't understand English. Soon, Charlie finds himself privy to secrets and scandals freely discussed in front of him by the other visitors. This fuels the non-stop laughter of this award-winning play, and sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry for the 'bad guys' and the 'good guys' emerge triumphant.

ANYTHING GOES Tix On Sale 10/4
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2010


Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) announces Tony and Academy Award winner Joel Grey will return to Broadway to join the cast of the new Broadway production of Anything Goes, starring Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as 'Reno Sweeney.'

ROCK OF AGES, BURN THE FLOOR, FIDDLER & More Set for Arnoff Center's New Season
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2010


Broadway Across America is thrilled to announce the 10/11 Cincinnati season sponsored by Fifth Third Bank. Season tickets will go on sale Monday, March 29th. Select seats in person at the Broadway Across America Cincinnati Box Office in the Mercantile Center downtown at 120 East Fourth Street, Monday - Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm. Season tickets can be purchased online at BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com or by calling the Broadway Across America toll-free Cincinnati Season Ticket Hotline at 800-294-1816.

Bay Street Players Present THE FOREIGNER, 9/17
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2010


Bay Street Players will present THE FOREIGNER, a comedy by Larry Shue, September 17 - October 10. This hilarious and enormously popular comedy revolves around Charlie and Froggy who are guests in a hunting lodge in rural Georgia. Charlie is terribly shy so Froggy claims that Charlie is a foreigner who doesn't understand English. Soon, Charlie finds himself privy to secrets and scandals freely discussed in front of him by the other visitors. This fuels the non-stop laughter of this award-winning play, and sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry for the 'bad guys' and the 'good guys' emerge triumphant.

Aicon Gallery Presents Rasheed Araeen in London, 9/17
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2010


Aicon Gallery in London will present Rasheed Araeen's solo exhibition 'Before and After Minimalism, 1959 - 1974'. The exhibition ranges from works he made in Pakistan such as 'My First Sculpture' to key minimalist works such as 'Sculpture No.1', 'First Structure' and 'Second Structure'. The exhibition then traces Araeen's introduction of the kinetic into minimalism, through works such as 'Char Yar' and 'Lovers' and finally, works that started to leave the confines of the studio entirely.

Bay Street Players Present THE FOREIGNER, 9/17
by BWW News Desk - Sep 17, 2010


Bay Street Players will present THE FOREIGNER, a comedy by Larry Shue, September 17 - October 10. This hilarious and enormously popular comedy revolves around Charlie and Froggy who are guests in a hunting lodge in rural Georgia. Charlie is terribly shy so Froggy claims that Charlie is a foreigner who doesn't understand English. Soon, Charlie finds himself privy to secrets and scandals freely discussed in front of him by the other visitors. This fuels the non-stop laughter of this award-winning play, and sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry for the 'bad guys' and the 'good guys' emerge triumphant.

Aicon Gallery Presents Rasheed Araeen in London, 9/17
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2010


Aicon Gallery in London will present Rasheed Araeen's solo exhibition 'Before and After Minimalism, 1959 - 1974'. The exhibition ranges from works he made in Pakistan such as 'My First Sculpture' to key minimalist works such as 'Sculpture No.1', 'First Structure' and 'Second Structure'. The exhibition then traces Araeen's introduction of the kinetic into minimalism, through works such as 'Char Yar' and 'Lovers' and finally, works that started to leave the confines of the studio entirely.

COMPULSION Opens at Berkeley Rep, 9/16-10/31
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2010


Even as its shows reach New York and London, Berkeley Repertory Theatre begins another season of fearless theatre here at home: Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor Mandy Patinkin stars in the world-premiere production of Compulsion on Berkeley Rep's intimate Thrust Stage. Acclaimed director Oskar Eustis returns to the Bay Area with Rinne Groff's latest play, a kaleidoscopic collision of history and culture that combines stellar acting with marvelous marionettes. Compulsion, a world-premiere co-production from Berkeley Rep, The Public Theater, and Yale Repertory Theatre, begins previews on September 13, opens September 16, and closes October 31.

Other Productions of Good News

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1928   West End London Production
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1974   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1977   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
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2005   Off-Off-Broadway Musicals Tonight! Concert
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Good News - 1974 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1975 Theatre World Awards Performance Marti Rolph
1975 Theatre World Awards Performance Scott Stevensen

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