Simon Mendes da Costa

Playwright Simon Mendes da Costa will take up his position next month and will head new playwriting sessions and be the leading player on a reading panel, which is also new.

Simon Mendes da Costa's Losing Louie, presented by the Manhattan Theatre Club in its American premiere production, will close two weeks earlier than originally announced

A precocious young girl once said that nothing can ruin a show like too much exposition, and Act I of Simon Mendes da Costa's comedy/drama is loaded with the stuff

The Manhattan Theatre Club American premiere production of Simon Mendes da Costa's Losing Louie opened on Thursday, October 12 at the Biltmore Theatre

The Manhattan Theatre Club American premiere production of Simon Mendes da Costa's Losing Louie will open tonight Thursday, October 12 at the Biltmore Theatre

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, artistic director; Barry Grove, executive producer) is pleased to announce full casting for the American premiere of Simon Mendes da Costa's LOSING LOUIE at the Biltmore Theatre. Previews for LOSING LOUIE begin Thursday, September 21 for a Thursday, October 12 opening.

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce upcoming productions for its 2006-2007 season, including two shows on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and four productions at MTC's Off-Broadway theatres at Stage I and Stage II at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street). A third Biltmore production will be announced at a later date.

Actor Matthew Arkin made his Broadway debut as Lucas in Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor. He recently completed shooting a role in the new untitled Noah Baumbach project with Nicole Kidman, Jack Black and Jennifer Jason Leigh. In addition, Arkin also finished a guest spot on the 'Law and Order: SVU,' which is scheduled to air this fall.

Christine Baranski, Jeff Daniels, George Grizzard, Mark Linn-Baker and Sian Phillips will be among the stars who will appear in Manhattan Theatre Club's 2006-2007 season

Michele Pawk, Jan Maxwell, Adam Arkin, Matthew Arkin and Scott Cohen have been cast in MTC's Losing Louie, which opens this fall at the Biltmore Theatre

Manhattan Theatre Club's 2006-2007 season will feature plays by Charles Busch, David Harrower, Simon Mendes da Costa, Paul Rudnick and Clifford Odets

The 2005 Evening Standard Awards have been announced, with Billy Elliot and The Home Place winning the top awards

Simon Russell Beale, Kristin Scott Thomas and Mike Leigh are some of the artists to receive Evening Standard Award nominations