Allison Jean White News

DISGRACED treads into a quicksand from which there is neither recovery, redemption, or revelation. There is only the sound and the fury of a soul adrift in the arid land of self-loathing and his irresistible pull toward tragedy. AZ Theatre Company does standup production but can't relieve play of its shortcomings. As explosive as its onstage fireworks and confessions are ~ and there is definitely no shortage of intensity in this play ~ DISGRACED ultimately falls flat, unsatisfying, and almost objectionable like an expired bromide ~ pop pop fizz fizz but no relief.

It clearly is more than evident at this dinner: politics and religion are two topics one would consider to be off topic at any social gathering. What playwright Ayad Akhtar's Disgraced shows is that both topics, central and crucial in one play, makes for an evening of theatre spent on the edge of your seat.

Roundabout Theatre Company is presenting three-time Tony Award winner Frank Langella as 'Gregor Antonescu' in Terence Rattigan's drama Man and Boy, directed by Maria Aitken. Man and Boy began previews on September 9th and opened officially last night, October 9th, 2011 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway. This is a limited engagement through November 27, 2011. BroadwayWorld was on hand for all of the opening festivities and brings you photo coverage below!

Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week, or you're just in the mood for a recap of everything theatre, BroadwayWorld's new feature, 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end of the week fix. Take a look below to catch up on the latest happenings from the Great White Way to the West End (and everywhere in between) with coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more!

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), presents three-time Tony Award winner Frank Langella as 'Gregor Antonescu' in Terence Rattigan's drama Man and Boy, directed by Maria Aitken. The cast of the show met the press today, August 9, and BroadwayWorld was there for the big event. Check out photos from the festivities below!

Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 23rd Season with a new Off-Broadway production of Dion Boucicault's comic masterpiece THE SHAUGHRAUN, will open on the company's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage on May 1.

Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 23rd Season with a new Off-Broadway production of Dion Boucicault's comic masterpiece THE SHAUGHRAUN, set to begin previews on the company's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage on April 21, prior to its official press opening May 1.

Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 23rd Season with a new Off-Broadway production of Dion Boucicault's comic masterpiece THE SHAUGHRAUN, set to begin previews on the company's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage on April 21, prior to its official press opening May 1.

Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 23rd Season with a new Off-Broadway production of Dion Boucicault's comic masterpiece THE SHAUGHRAUN, set to begin previews on the company's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage on April 21, prior to its official press opening May 1.

Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 23rd Season with a new Off-Broadway production of Dion Boucicault's comic masterpiece THE SHAUGHRAUN, set to begin previews on the company's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage on April 21, prior to its official press opening May 1.

The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Program congratulates the alumni who have taken the American stage and screen by storm this month.

Magic Theatre continues its 2007-08 Season of New Plays with a world premiere play by Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Rebecca Gilman, The Crowd You're In With directed by Gilman's long-time collaborator and Magic Theatre favorite Amy Glazer. The Crowd You're In With is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award and performs November 10 - December 9 at Magic's Sam Shepard Theatre

Berkeley Repertory Theatre celebrates its 40th season with a fresh look at a classic text: Obie Award-winning director Les Waters stages George Bernard Shaws' Heartbreak House, beginning previews in the Roda Theatre on August 31, opening September 5, through October 14.

Finally, after a relative dry-spell, ACT polishes off their 40th season with a hilarious reinvention of Moliere's 'The Imaginary Invalid.'

American Conservatory Theater ends its seminal 40th anniversary season with Constance Congdon's world premiere adaptation of Molière's 'The Imaginary Invalid' to play through July 8, 2007.

American Conservatory Theater ends its seminal 40th anniversary season with Constance Congdon's world premiere adaptation of Moliere's 'The Imaginary Invalid' to play June 7 - July 8.

W. Somerset's 'The Circle,' at the American Conservatory Theatre show-cases great actors (Allison White Jean and Kathleen Widdoes) as great characters in a not-so-great play.

W. Somerset Maugham's most popular comedy, 'The Circle,' a wise and witty satire concerning marriage, infidelity, and the battle between passion and practicality, plays American Conservatory Theater Jan. 4 - Feb. 4. Opening night is Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 8PM.

The American Conservatory Theatre's 40th season opened delightfully with Tom Stoppard's 'Travesties,' in a whirlwind of wit and intellectual eloquence!