Chay Yew News

Casting and directors have been announced for The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT)'s 18th Annual Festival of New Musicals, which will be held at New World Stages on Sunday, October 8 and Monday, October 9, 2006

The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Mara Manus announce its 2006-07 Season, exciting new productions that will usher in The Public's next 50 years as one of the nation's leading producers of Shakespeare and new work.

The 30th anniversary Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville, KY, featuring the work of 16 emerging and established playwrights, is slated for March 7 - April 8

The Public Theater will present two series of readings--New Work Now! and New Work Then!--in celebration of its history of producing new plays; the two series will be held from September 9th to September 18th and from September 2nd to October 3rd

Two-time Tony Award winner John Cullum will star opposite Tony Award-winner Rosemary Harris in the theatre's American premiere production of The Other Side.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce that Tony Award-winner Rosemary Harris will star in the theatre's American premiere production of The Other Side, written by Ariel Dorfman (Death and the Maiden), and directed by Blanka Zizka (Yellowman) at NY City Center Stage I.

On the Leesh Productions (Alicia Arinella, Producing Director) to present Sin, 8 sinful one-acts about the 7 deadly sins.

Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce that Measure for Pleasure by David Grimm is this year's 'Bug 'n Bub' Playwright Award-winning play. The play will have a reading on Monday November 29th at 7 PM at Primary Stages Phil Bosakowski Theatre, 354 W. 45th Street.