Aasif Mandvi News

United Solo Announces Ian McKellen as the Winner of the 2020 United Solo Special Award

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 14, 2020

United Solo named Sir Ian McKellen as the winner of the 2020 United Solo Special Award.

BWW Review: PHOTOGRAPH 51 at Williamstown Theatre Festival On Audible

by Marc Savitt — December 10, 2020

PHOTOGRAPH 51, the second offering in Williamstown Theatre Festival’s 2020 season on Audible Theater is a biographical piece.

2020 United Solo Special Award Nominations Announced

by Chloe Rabinowitz — November 24, 2020

The United Solo Theatre Festival, the world’s largest solo performance festival, has announced their nominees for the 2020 United Solo Special Award: Laura Linney, Bellina Logan, Sir Ian McKellen, and Andrew Scott for their outstanding solo productions.

Laura Linney, Ian McKellen, Andrew Scott and Bellina Logan Nominated for 2020 United Solo Special Award

by A.A. Cristi — November 23, 2020

My Name Is Lucy Barton star Laura Linney, acclaimed performer Bellina Logan, acting legend Sir Ian McKellen, and Fleabag star Andrew Scott are among the nominees for the The United Solo Theatre Festival's 2020 United Solo Special Award.

Irish Laureate Sebastian Barry's ON BLUEBERRY HILL Comes To Audible

by Stephi Wild — November 12, 2020

Irish Fiction Laureate and award-winning writer, Sebastian Barry's critically acclaimed play On Blueberry Hill  to audiences around the world as it debuts on Audible on 19th November.

PCCC All-Star 'Parody Reunion Zoom' Gets Out The Vote For Biden

by Sarah Jae Leiber — November 3, 2020

In the closing hours of the election, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) and an all-star cast are releasing a witty-yet-serious “parody reunion Zoom” video to Get Out The Vote for Joe Biden and give voters final advice on voting securely -- including urging voters not to vote by ma

Blair Underwood, André Holland and More Announced for Final Three Williamstown Theatre Festival & Audible Productions

by Chloe Rabinowitz — October 21, 2020

Today, Williamstown Theatre Festival and Audible Theater announced casting and recording sessions have commenced for the final three productions - Paradise Blue, Row, and Wish You Were Here - that are part of the unprecedented collaboration to bring Williamstown Theatre Festival's season to Audible

VIDEO: The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp Holds Virtual Benefit Gala Featuring Jonathan Groff, Carole King, and More!

by Stephi Wild — September 19, 2020

The virtual Gala features six talented campers who perform alongside a stellar lineup of celebrity friends, including Stephen Colbert, Dane DeHaan, Jonathan Groff, Melissa Joan Hart, Ethan Hawke, Tyler Hoechlin, Carole King, John Lithgow, Aasif Mandvi, Bridget Moynahan, Steven Pasquale, Rhonda Ross,

Jonathan Groff, John Lithgow, and More Join Paul Newman Camp Virtual Benefit

by A.A. Cristi — September 11, 2020

The event, featuring performances from talented campers, will air on the camp's website, YouTube and Facebook.

Lincoln Center Theater Announces the Beaumont New Play Commission Program

by Chloe Rabinowitz — September 3, 2020

Lincoln Center Theater has announced the creation of a new artistic initiative - The Beaumont New Play Commission Program.

MY NAME IS PEDRO Opens In Virtual Cinemas September 17

by A.A. Cristi — August 17, 2020

MY NAME IS PEDRO will debut in Virtual Theaters in New York (The Maysles Cinema) September 17 and Los Angeles (Laemmle) on October 2 with major cities to follow.

MY NAME IS PEDRO: Opening in Virtual Cinemas October 2

by Robert Diamond — August 17, 2020

MY NAME IS PEDRO is a 7 year-long filmmaking journey, marking Lillian LaSalle’s directorial debut.

Williamstown Theatre Festival and Audible Announce Complete Casting for Three Productions

by Chloe Rabinowitz — August 6, 2020

Today, Williamstown Theatre Festival and Audible announced casting for three productions: Photograph 51 by Anna Ziegler, directed by Susan Stroman; Animals by Stacy Osei-Kuffour, directed by Whitney White; and A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, directed by Robert O'Hara.

Broadway Rewind: Head Back to the Highlands with Kelli O'Hara & Patrick Wilson in BRIGADOON

by Nicole Rosky — August 4, 2020

Today we rewind to 2017, for the New York City Center gala presentation of Brigadoon.

The 24 Hour Plays Announce This Year's Company for THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 9, 2020

BWW Review: Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge Revisit Their Broadway Success in Audible's Recording of SEA WALL/A LIFE

by Michael Dale — May 7, 2020

It's been nearly two years since the recording company Audible set up residency in Greenwich Village's Minetta Lane Theatre to produce small-cast plays, usually solo pieces, for short Off-Broadway runs that are recorded for commercially released audios.

Wynn Handman, Producer and Acting Teacher, Has Passed Away at 97

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 14, 2020

Wynn Handman, the famed New York acting teacher and Artistic Director of The American Place Theatre, died at home April 11, 2020 of Covid-19 related pneumonia.

VIDEO: Kelli O'Hara and Patrick Wilson Sing 'Almost Like Being in Love' in New #EncoresArchives!

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 14, 2020

New York City Center is presenting the #EncoresArchives series! They will be posting daily highlights from their musical theater vault from Encores!, Encores! Off-Center, and Gala productions.

Disney Junior to Premiere MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE on March 20

by Kaitlin Milligan — February 13, 2020

Disney Junior's animated series 'Mira, Royal Detective' will premiere in the U.

Audible Theater Will Present Liza Jessie Peterson's THE PECULIAR PATRIOT and IN LOVE AND STRUGGLE

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 10, 2020

Audible, the world's largest producer and seller of original spoken-word entertainment and audiobooks, today announced two new limited engagement events this February and March at the Minetta Lane Theatre, Audible's creative home for live performances in New York.