Christopher Durang News

Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy prepares to close season three with plenty of heat and lots of rhythm. The award-winning musical revue, Ain't Misbehavin', takes the Kennedy Theatre stage with a lively cast, crew and ensemble of musicians that is sure to share the infectious energy known as Harlem Renaissance era

The 92nd Street Y announces a wide-variety of theatre-events this fall, including a vocal master class with Tony Award-winner Victoria Clark, a chat with playwright Christopher Durang.

Expanding on its 50-year history of developing new plays and cultivating new voices for the American Theater, The Public Theater is now accepting applications for The Emerging Writers Group, a new initiative that seeks to target playwrights at the earliest stages in their careers and nurture their artistic growth by providing necessary resources and support.

Celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy will conclude the monthly series of Thursday evenings of her Multi MAC Award-winning variety show, 'Jamie deRoy & friends' on Thursday, June 28th (7:30PM) at the New York hotspot The Metropolitan Room

Curtains will play its 100th performance on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Saturday, June 16th at 8pm. The show opened on March 22, 2007 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre

Celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy will continue the monthly series of Thursday evenings of her Multi MAC Award-winning variety show, Jamie deRoy & friends on Thursday, May 31st (7:30PM) at the New York hotspot The Metropolitan Room

Ensemble Studio Theatre will present Marathon 2007, E.S.T.'s 29th festival of new one-act plays, at E.S.T. (549 West 52nd Street). Performances begin Thursday May 31st, and continue through Sunday, June 30th.

The Lucille Lortel Awards, celebrating Off-Broadway theatre, were presented on Monday, May 7th at New World Stages, and BroadwayWorld was there!

THE LEAGUE OF OFF-BROADWAY THEATRES AND PRODUCERS today presented THE 22nd ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OFF-BROADWAY at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).

Christopher Durang's metaphysically morbid comedy - where worlds, religions and reincarnations collide - gets sparkling treatment by Boston's Lyric Stage

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

13P, the OBIE-winning collective of 13 playwrights, will present The Secret Lives of Ps at Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, for one performance only, on Sunday, April 29 at 7pm

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center will present its annual Monte Cristo Award posthumously to Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein in recognition of her distinguished accomplishments and contributions to the American theater exemplifying Eugene O'Neill's standard of excellence.

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

Sony Masterworks' reissues of the original Broadway cast recordings of Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Sunday In The Park With George and Into The Woods feature heightened vibrancy and clarity.

Hartford Stage's upcoming spring 2008 production of the seldom-performed Tennessee Williams play The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore will star Olympia Dukakis.

New CD editions of four classic Stephen Sondheim musicals will be released by Masterworks Broadway this month.

The non-profit production company, WET continues its third season of the Risk Takers Films Series on March 17th with special guest Olympia Dukakis