Anna D. Shapiro News

Tracy Letts' 'August: Osage County' is proud to welcome Robert Foxworth to the Broadway company in the role of 'Charlie' on Tuesday, June 17th.

Big wins for 'In The Heights', Patti LuPone, Paulo Szot, South Pacific, August: Osage County, and much more!

Anna D. Shapiro has won the 2008 Tony Award for best direction of a play!

August: Osage County has won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Original Play!

Deanna Dunagan has won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in 'August: Osage County'!

Rondi Reed has won the 2008 Tony Award for best featured actress in a play!

Todd Rosenthal has won best scenic design of a play for his work on August: Osage County Michael Yeargan has won best scenic design of a play for his work on South Pacific

SHN is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 Best of Broadway season.

Melissa Bernardo (Entertainment Weekly), Martin Denton (NYTheatre.com), Robert Diamond (BroadwayWorld.com), Elysa Gardner (USA Today), Susan Haskins ('Theater Talk'), Leonard Jacobs (Back Stage), Brian Lipton (TheaterMania.com), Tom O'Neil In_the_heights_tonys (TheEnvelope.com), Michael Riedel (New York Post / 'Theater Talk'), David Sheward (Back Stage), Paul Sheehan (TheEnvelope.com), Matt Windman (AM New York) and Linda Winer (Newsday).

is proud to announce the launch of its national tour, which will begin its first engagement at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco from August 11 - September 6th, 2009. Subsequent engagements will be announced shortly.

Tracy Letts' AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize, Drama Desk, New York Drama Critics Circle, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Play, is proud to welcome Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons (in the role of 'Violet') and acclaimed Steppenwolf actress Molly Regan (in the role of 'Mattie Fae') to the Broadway company on Tuesday, June 17th.

Rondi Reed has been a Steppenwolf member since 1979, and has appeared in over 60 Steppenwolf productions. Rondi most recently appeared and to great acclaim at that, as Madame Morrible in the Chicago production of Wicked, proving she can do just about anything on a stage! Her many Broadway credits include The Grapes of Wrath, Rise and Fall of Little Voice and of course her current Best Featured Actress in a Play Tony nominated role of Mattie Fae Aiken in Tracy Lett's August: Osage County. We caught with up her at the Tony Nominee's Brunch where she discussed the play and its journey from Chicago to Broadway.

'August' welcomes Tony Award winner Frank Wood to the Broadway company in the role of 'Bill Fordham' on Tuesday, June 17th.

Tracy Letts' 'August: Osage County' is proud to welcome Robert Foxworth to the Broadway company in the role of 'Charlie' on Tuesday, June 17th.

On May 22nd, 2008 the winners of the 2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced at Sardi's Restaurant (234 W 44th Street). The Outer Critics Circle Awards are chosen by theater critics outside of the New York City area.

On May 18th 2008 the winners of this years Drama Desk Awards were announced. The 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were held in the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center.

The 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were held Sunday, May 18, 2008, in the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. August: Osage County, Les Liasons, and South Pacific brought home big wins.

According to recent rumors, August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, currently running on Broadway is in talks to be made into a feature film. According to Jeffrey Wells of Hollywood Elsewhere, 'I've been told that producer Jean Doumanian is partnering with the Weinstein Co'