Barry Grove News

Manhattan Theatre Club's eagerly anticipated production of Caryl Churchill's TOP GIRLS begins performances tonight, April 15 at MTC's Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street). This limited engagement will open Wednesday, May 7.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer; Daniel Sullivan, Acting Artistic Director 2007-2008 Season) is pleased to announce the launch of '30 UNDER 30,' a new MTC initiative aimed at young theatergoers.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer; Daniel Sullivan, Acting Artistic Director 2007-2008 Season) is pleased to announce the lineup for this spring's Ernst C. Stiefel '7@7' Reading Series, formerly known as '6@6.'

Manhattan Theatre Club Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer Barry Grove announced that Jerry Patch will be joining MTC's artistic team as the company's new Director of Artistic Development.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer; Daniel Sullivan, Acting Artistic Director 2007-2008 Season) is pleased to announce that three-time Tony Awardâ nominee Mary Beth Hurt will complete the cast of the upcoming Broadway premiere of Caryl Churchill's TOP GIRLS at MTC's Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

Michael Esper, who will be featured in Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming production of The Four of Us, has been nominated for an Irish Times/ESB Irish Theatre Award in the category of Best Supporting Actor for his work in the Druid Theatre Company's production of Long Day's Journey Into Night. The winners of the Irish Times/ESB Irish Theatre Awards will be announced at an awards ceremony at Dublin's Burlington Hotel at 7:30 PM on Sunday, February 10.

Manhattan Theatre Club will present its annual Winter Benefit, 'An Intimate Night,' an evening of cocktails and dinner followed by a special one-night-only cabaret-style show on Monday, January 28, 2008 at the Rainbow Room with Sutton Foster, David Hyde-Pierce, Jessica Molaskey and John Pizzarelli.

The Starry Messenger, written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan, will not be part of the 2007-08 season at Manhattan Theatre Club.

Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere production of Adam Bock's The Receptionist officially opened Tuesday, October 30 at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street). The After Party was held at the Beacon Restaurant.

Dylan Baker returns to Manhattan Theatre Club in Mauritius, a new play by Theresa Rebeck currently in previews, opening October 4. Baker earned a Tony Award-nominated performance in La Bete and has had over a dozen Off-Broadway turns. In Mauritius Baker stars as stamp-collector Philip, opposite Allison Pill and Katie Finneran. BroadwayWorld.com's own News Desk Editor, Eugene Lovendusky, had the opportunity to speak briefly with Baker about originating a role on Broadway, his interpretation of an actor's work and the value of straight plays in New York.

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced its upcoming Broadway production of William Inge's Come Back, Little Sheba will be directed by Michael Pressman and will star Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winner and Tony Award nominee S. Epatha Merkerson.

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer; Daniel Sullivan, Acting Artistic Director 2007-2008 Season) is pleased to announce upcoming productions for its 2007-2008, including the two shows on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and the four productions at MTC's Off-Broadway theatres at Stage I and Stage II at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street).

Manhattan Theatre Club will premiere two new productions in their 2007-08 Off-Broadway season - The Receptionist by Adam Bock and The Four of Us by Itamar Moses - with newly-announced award-winning casts and directors.

Manhattan Theatre Club and JetBlue Airways have announced a new three-year partnership, making JetBlue 'the official airline of Manhattan Theatre Club.'

Manhattan Theatre Club Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer Barry Grove announced that their 2007 Spring Gala raised over $1.3 million.

On Monday, May 7th at the New York Hilton, Manhattan Theatre Club held its star-studded Spring Gala. The event included cocktails and a silent auction, followed by dinner and a Gala Performance.

Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director and Barry Grove, Executive Producer, announces that Meadow has appointed Paige Evans and Mandy Greenfield to the position of Associate Artistic Director of Manhattan Theatre Club

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced four upcoming productions for its 2007-2008 season

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation will present director Daniel Sullivan with the 2007 'Mr. Abbott' Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre on Monday, March 26 at a cocktail reception in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center Plaza.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, artistic director; Barry Grove, executive producer) is pleased to announce full casting for the world premiere of LoveMusik, a new musical featuring the songs of Kurt Weill, starring Tony Awardâ winners Michael Cerveris and Donna Murphy.