Nominations for the 51 st Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today at The New York Friars Club by theater notables Marvin Hamlisch and Donna McKechnie, who revealed the nominees for the 2005/2006 theater season in front of a crowd of theater professionals at the press conference this morning.
THE HISTORY BOYS was recently featured on National Public Radio. NPR's Weekend Edition ran a story about the road to Broadway for THE HISTORY BOYS, interviewing author Alan Bennett and director Nicholas Hytner.
The recent National Theatre hit Coram Boy is set to cross the pond to Broadway after Boyett Ostar extended its producing deal with the famed British theatre company through the end of 2007, according to Variety
Alan Bennett's THE HISTORY BOYS, winner of the Olivier, Evening Standard and London Critics Circle Awards for Best Play, will begin previews on Broadway this Friday. April 14 at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street).
On Monday, April 24th at the New York Library for Performing Arts, a starry array of actors will take part in readings of scenes from Alan Bennett plays
Alan Bennett's The History Boys will begin previews on Friday, April 14th; the show will open on Sunday, April 23th at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street) for a 20-week limited engagement
The script for Alan Bennett's The History Boys, winner of the Olivier, Evening Standard and London Critics Circle Awards for Best Play, is available today in bookstores
WABC 7 will present 'Broadway Backstage: Spring Preview,' co-hosted by Kelli O'Hara, on Saturday, March 25th; the half-hour special will feature Broadway's hottest shows including The Threepenny Opera, Tarzan, The Pajama Game, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ring Of Fire, Jersey Boys, Well, Shining City and The History Boys
The Broadhurst Theatre Box Office (235 West 44th Street) will open on Monday, March 20th at 10am for THE HISTORY BOYS, a new play by Alan Bennett. THE HISTORY BOYS opens Sunday, April 23. Previews begin on Friday, April 14 for a 20-week limited engagement.
Friday on PBS/Thirteen, THEATER TALK present's its 2006 Spring Preview.
MICHAEL MUSTO of The Village Voice; PATRICK PACHECO of Show People; as well as
ROBERT SIMONSON, editor of Playbill On-Line, join MICHAEL RIEDEL and SUSAN HASKINS
to discuss new productions opening on Broadway, this season.
Sunday in the Park with George looks for further life after the Chocolate Factory, Christopher Eccleston's West End return is cancelled and David Ian tops the annual Stage 100 list
Producer Jeffrey Finn announced today that Academy Award-winning film and stage star Hayley Mills will join legendary star Richard Chamberlain to headline the upcoming National Tour of the beloved play ON GOLDEN POND. The 30-week tour of the two-time 2005 Tony Award-nominated production will launch September 5, 2006 in Fort Worth, Texas at Bass Performance Hall. A complete list of touring cities and venues will be announced in the coming weeks.