Bill Irwin News

Over 45 more stars have been announced as presenters of the 2006 Tony Awards, taking place on June 11th at Radio City Music Hall

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring Kathleen Turner, and Bill Irwin, is headed back to the United States.

Marking the 60th annual presentation of the American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, XM Satellite Radio will launch a four week series of encore episodes of 'Downstage Center,' featuring interviews with Tony Award-winners

Martin Henderson has been cast opposite Juliette Lewis in the upcoming London revival of Sam Shepard's Fool for Love, opening June 13th

San Francisco's Best of Broadway 2006-07 Season features many highly-anticipated theatre events! Including 'Jersey Boys,' 'The Light in the Piazza,' 'Legally Blonde,' 'Edward Scissorhands,' 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,' 'Doubt,' and 'Altar Boyz.'

Lindsay Posner has been announced as the director of the upcoming West End revival of Fool for Love, starring Juliette Lewis, and opening on June 13th

James Badge Dale ('24'), Emmy and Golden Globe Nominee Wendie Malick ('Just Shoot Me'), Mark Moses ('Desperate Housewives') and Ashley Williams ('Huff,' 'Good Morning Miami') will star in the U.S. premiere of BURLEIGH GRIME$.

The classic sounds of Motown will fill Ain't No Mountain High Enough, a new musical by Berry Gordy that will round out the Ahmanson Theatre's 2006-2007 season

These days the West End is booming, with one of the busiest slates of shows to open in recent memory. To shed some light on what's hot right now in London, as well as on the business side of the ticket broker industry - on both sides of the pond - I sat to chat with Tracy Schiller, the Managing Director for Keith Prowse, one of the leading authorized ticket agencies in the world.

Donna McKechnie, Michael Cerveris, Michele Pawk and Donna Murphy are among the performers who will teach young singers and dancers as part of the New School's Summer Music Theatre Immersion Experience

Changed for Good, a musical featuring the songs of Stephen Schwartz, will run off-Broadway from April 7th through 9th

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A new staging of Carnival, as well as touring productions of The Light in the Piazza, The Phantom of the Opera, Carnival and Twelve Angry Men will be among the highlights of the Kennedy Center's 2006-2007 season

Late night comes alive with Hairspray star Mary Bond Davis when she unleashes her dynamic personality and powerhouse vocals every Saturday night at 11 PM through March at Dannys Skylight Room.

The recent revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring all four members of its original Broadway cast, made its London debut tonight at the Apollo Theatre on January 31st.

The London production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring Kathleen Turner, Bill Irwin, Mireille Enos and David Harbour, will begin previews tonight, January 20th

Anne Nelson's new play Savages will receive its world premiere off-Broadway on March 8th

Bill Irwin will make his Metropolitan Opera debut in a speaking role in Die Fledermaus from December 19th through January 7th

Signature Theatre Company's acclaimed production of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful will be extended for six weeks through February 29th, 2006