Bill T. Jones News

Spring Awakening, the hit musical at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, will be spreading its wings in the coming seasons, both this year and next.

Beth Leavel and James Naughton announced the nominees for the 2007 Drama Desk Awards this morning at The Friar's Club. The awards will take place on Sunday, May 20th at the F. H. LaGuardia Concert Hall.

Spring Awakening is collaborating with the popular teen drama 'DeGrassi: The Next Generation' for a unique discussion event that will take place on April 30th at 2 PM in midtown Manhattan

Spring Awakening, the rock musical currently playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on Broadway, is conducting an open call in New York City, in search of future cast members.

An array of acclaimed stars, playwrights and directors will attend a cocktail party for the 22nd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards ceremony

The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers today announced the nominations for the 22nd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway, which will be presented on Monday, May 7th at New World Stages

­Yale Repertory Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director James Bundy and Managing Director Victoria Nolan, presents Frank Wedekind's shocking classic drama Lulu as translated by Carl R. Mueller, adapted for this production by Mark Lamos and Drew Lichtenberg, and directed by Mark Lamos, from March 30 through April 21. (Press night is Thursday, April 5 at 8 p.m.).

Hear acclaimed choreographers and directors talk about the art and thrill of choreographing for the theater.

Yale Repertory Theatre and Yale School of Drama have announced the appointment of Susan R. Hood to the position of Press Director.

Tribeca Performing Arts Center at the Borough of Manhattan Community College will present its annual Work & Show Festival, beginning March 14th. This outgrowth of their ten year old Artist-in-Residence program will feature new work by eight artists representing dance, theater and music

La Jolla Playhouse Artistic Director Des McAnuff is proud to announce the complete line-up of shows in the compelling 2007/2008 season.

The complete 2007 La Jolla Playhouse season has been announced, with The Deception, after the quake, The Adding Machine and the Broadway-bound musical Cry-Baby joining the previously announced Carmen and The Seven.

Lately, it's been Spring (Awakening) Fever on Broadway with audiences, fans and celebrities coming to see the new show - not to mention that it has received the best reviews of any musical so far for the 2006/2007 theatre season. I checked in with another of the show's talented young stars - Jonathan Groff, who plays the role of Melchior in Spring Awakening.

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This new musical of sexual awareness offers vibrant melodies, poetic lyrics, exhilarating direction and an exuberant young cast, but where's the emotion?

After Spring Awakening opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on December 10th, a star-studded after-party was held at Tavern on the Green

Director Peter DuBois (Measure for Pleasure) and Choreographer Bill T. Jones (Spring Awakening) are the winners of the 2006 Stage Directors and Choreographers FoundationCallaway Awards for 'Excellence in the craft of Direction and Choreography.'

Duncan Sheik, whose musical Spring Awakening is set to open on December 10th at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, will appear with the cast of the show at Soho's Apple store (located at 103 Prince St.) on December 13th from 6 PM to 7:30 PM.

The cast album of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's critically acclaimed musical Spring Awakening will be released by Decca on December 12th--a week later than originally announced.

Spring Awakening will continue its onstage seating policy, which originated when the show was performed this summer at the Atlantic Theatre Company