Ann Richards News

The Public Theater of San Antonio has announced the shows that they will be producing in their upcoming 2020-202ONE Season!

Studios at Fischer launched its live performance series a?oeLive at SFa?? in June with performances from international crossover piano virtuoso Reuel (June 11) followed by Michael Fracasso who celebrated the one-year anniversary of his album Big Top with special guests Charlie Sexton and Michael Ramos (June 26).

Just in time for what may be the most important election of our time, Firehouse Theatre has announced the dates for its Richmond premiere of Holland Taylor's ANN. The one-woman show features Jacqueline Jones in the role of Ann Richards, who was a revolutionary figure in American politics.

Acclaimed Western heritage artist Jack Terry has created a new masterpiece entitled, Texas Maskuerade Party, celebrating living legendary Texans all proudly wearing their themed Texas masks, and inspired by Gary P. Nunn's non-partisan advocacy group launched last month.

THE CIRCUS returns to Showtime as America approaches a monumental presidential election, confronts systemic racism and endures a deadly pandemic and economic upheaval. New weekly 30-minute episodes will premiere on Sunday, August 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and continue through the election.

BroadwayHD, the premier streaming platform for live theater, is honoring Broadway's biggest night with an award-worthy lineup of programming. Starting June 1, Tony Award®-winning and nominated performances will be highlighted each day leading up to the originally scheduled Tony Awards® on June 7.

This summer, Great Performances explores the lives of two trailblazing American women with two acclaimed theatrical productions. Great Performances: Ann, Emmy Award winner Holland Taylor's compelling portrayal of the legendary Texas Governor Ann Richards, premieres Friday, June 19 at 9 p.m. on PBS.

Holland Taylor has shared via twitter, that when Pasadena Playhouse has the go-ahead from medical & government authorities to move forward with their production of Ann, she will be ready! The Los Angeles premiere of Ann was originally set to run at the Pasadena Playhouse from May 27 to June 28, 2020. Check out her tweet below!

In response to the Covid-19 outbreak, Laguna Playhouse announces the following updates to their 99th and 100th season respectively. 

Don't miss the chance to see theater come to life on screen in these upcoming broadcasts! 

BroadwayHD's CEO Bonnie Comley has announced a new initiative to put the spotlight on underrepresented voices in the theater community, with a special Trailblazers Category.

TheatreSquared's new comedy is a hit, and Ann will extend performances for an additional three weeks. Current star Sally Edmundson will depart the production on March 29th after a six-week run at the new venue in downtown Fayetteville due to a prior commitment. The production will welcome a new Ann on April 1st, as Friday Night Lights veteran Libby Villari takes over Holland Taylor's Tony Award-nominated, a?oetough as nails, funny as hella?? play about former Texas Governor Ann Richards.  

TheatreSquared continues its grand opening season with Holland Taylor's Ann, a fast-paced, take-no-prisoners, hilarious new play inspired by the colorful and complex former Texas Governor Ann Richards.

The Circus episode 'Closing Arguments' will air on Sunday at 8 p.m. on SHOWTIME® and feature interviews with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and more.

Netflix has released the final trailer for its highly-anticipated sequel TO ALL THE BOYS: P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU, releasing globally on Netflix February 12, 2020.

Pasadena Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Danny Feldman has announced the on -sale of tickets for the Los Angeles premiere of Ann - written by and starring Holland Taylor and directed by Benjamin Endsley Klein from May 27 to June 28, 2020, and a new production of Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun with book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields, directed by Sarna Lapine, from July 28-August 23, 2020.

THIRTEEN's GREAT PERFORMANCES will present Holland Taylor's Ann nationwide on Friday, June 19 on PBS.

Five-time Broadway veteran Bart Shatto (War Paint, Hands on a Hard Body, The Civil War, Les Miserables) stars in an invitation-only workshop production of The Confessions of Davy Crockett.

THE CIRCUS returns for its fifth season on Sunday, January 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME, a week before the crucial Iowa Democratic caucuses. After covering the burgeoning field of Democratic presidential candidates and their campaigns around the country, along with the Ukraine scandal that led to the historic impeachment inquiry into President Trump's conduct, season four had its finale on November 10. Hosted by John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon and Alex Wagner, THE CIRCUS is the network's most-watched docuseries, averaging more than one million weekly viewers.

Pasadena Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Danny Feldman announces the Los Angeles premiere of Ann - written by and starring Holland Taylor and directed by Benjamin Endsley Klein from May 27 to June 28, 2020, and the on-sale of tickets for The Father, written by Florian Zeller and starring Alfred Molina, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Jessica Kubzansky, from February 5 to March 1, 2020.