A. Wilson News

A weekly column for Baltimore/Washington and Broadway Theater

Casting has been announced for the Washington D.C. premiere of August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean, presented by Arena Stage

Elizabeth Meriwether's The Mistakes Madeline Made will run at Yale Rep from October 27th through November 18th

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

Grey Gardens, which recently concluded its sold out World Premiere production at Playwrights Horizons, will open on Broadway this Fall with performances beginning in October at The Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street).

The 21st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Oustanding Achievement Off-Broawday were presented on Monday, May 1st at New World Stages (formerly Dodger Stages, 340 West 50th Street) at 7 PM.

Nominees for the 2006 Lucille Lortel Awards have been announced

The film version of Rent, directed by Chris Columbus and starring most of the original Broadway cast, has leaped ahead of the DVD pack to become the week's top-seller

Martin Platt, Co-director of the Perry Street Theatre Company, has been tapped to direct the European Premiere of John Patrick Shanley's Tony Award Winning Drama, DOUBT to begin performances at Vienna's English Theatre at January 30 - March 11, 2006.

Will Chase will join the cast of Rent, playing Roger from December 26th through January 29th

The Rent film has dropped to sixth place in its second weekend

AOL has put up a Sessions feature offering an in-depth look at a recording session for the Rent film.

Reuters reports that the film version of Rent opened at number 5, estimated to earn $10.7 million for the weekend, and $18.1 million since the film opened on Wednesday.

On November 22nd, the cast of the film version of Rent will perform 'Seasons of Love' prior to a screening at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem

One of the most highly anticipated films for Broadway fans in the past decade is RENT. Before it hits the theaters, BroadwayWorld presents this special inside look at RENT and its stars.

Symphony Space's sneak-peek screening of Rent will feature a Q&A with stars of the film, as well as an auction, reception and more on November 22nd

Tracie Thoms, who plays Joanne in the Rent film, has joined the cast of the CBS crime drama Cold Case

Jeremy Kushnier, John Eric Parker, Caren Lyn Manuel and other performers who have appeared on Broadway in Rent will join Karen Mok in the 10th anniversary world tour of Rent, which kicks off Nov. 22

A week before its nationwide release, the film version of Rent will premiere at the famed Ziegfeld Theatre in Manhattan

On October 13th, the cast of the upcoming film version of Rent will discuss the musical and perform on Live with Regis and Kelly