Christopher Hampton News

The production will play a pre-Broadway engagement at San Francisco's Curran Theatre September 13th to October 9th.

The Australian paper Sydney Confidential has reported that Hugh Jackman is being considered for the role of Max Von Mayerling in the film version of Sunset Boulevard

The UK press is reporting that the two stars have agreed to star in the film of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

Darren Murphy's comedy Tabloid Caligula, the latest play in the Brits off Broadway series, will open on May 25th at 49E59 Theaters for a limited run

Featuring a 40-piece orchestra, and 6 new songs, the show is currently running in Switzerland.

The 20th Anniversary Lucille Lortel Awards will be hosted by Julie Halston and Bruce Vilanch on May 2nd at Dodgers Stages

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey announced that single tickets to its 2005 Main Stage and Outdoor Stage season will go on sale Friday, April 22 - the eve of the Bard's 441st birthday.

The League Of Off-Broadway Theatres And Producers is proud to announce the nominations for THE 20TH ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OFF-BROADWAY, which will be presented on Monday, May 2nd at Dodger Stages (340 West 50th Street) at 7 PM. A late night supper will follow at Ruth's Chris Steak House (148 West 51st Street). A cocktail reception to congratulate all of the nominees will be held on April 18th at Ruby Foo's Uptown (2182 Broadway at 77th Street).

National Actors Theatre's (Tony Randall, founder) and its OFF THE PAGE Reading Series (Heather Randall, Steven Ditmyer co-producers) will present Christopher Hampton's TALES FROM HOLLYWOOD, on Monday, March 14th, 2005 at 7:30pm. The OFF THE PAGE Reading Series presentation will be held at the Michael Schimmel Center For The Arts At Pace University.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey announced that subscriptions to its 2005 Main Stage and Outdoor Stage season will go on sale to the public starting Friday, March 11 .

Prompted by the wildly enthusiastic response of audiences and theatre critics, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is producing their cast recording of Illyria, a new musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel.

Lincoln Center Theater's Platform Series, a forum for public discussion between Lincoln Center Theater artists and interested theatergoers, continues its sixth season with pre-performance talks tomorrow (Wed., Nov. 17) with Martha Clarke and Charles L. Mee, the co-creators of the new work about Toulouse-Lautrec, Belle Epoque.' Belle Epoque is part of Lincoln Center Theater's 20th Anniversary Season.

Tony Award nominees Tom Hewitt and Melissa Errico, stars of DRACULA, THE MUSICAL, will be interviewed on XM-28 On Broadway, XM Satellite Radio as follows:

Tony Award nominee Tom Hewitt, and Kelli O'Hara, stars of DRACULA, THE MUSICAL, will appear at the Chelsea Barnes & Noble (675 Sixth Avenue at 22nd Street) on Friday, October 29 from 11:00am to 12:00pm.

Tony® Award nominee Tom Hewitt who stars as Count Dracula in DRACULA, THE MUSICAL, will perform and be interviewed by Scott & Todd and the morning crew on WPLJ Radio (95.5 FM) on Friday, October 29 in the 8:30am half-hour.

Tony® Award nominees Tom Hewitt and Melissa Errico, stars of DRACULA, THE MUSICAL, will appear at the Greenwich Village Barnes & Noble (396 Sixth Avenue at 8th Street) on Saturday, October 23 from 11:00am to 12:00pm. Celebrating Halloween, Tom (who plays Count Dracula) and Melissa (who plays his love interest Mina Murray) will read selections from Bram Stoker's Dracula, do a question & answer session and sign autographs.

Des McAnuff's production can't bring this anemic material to life.

Photos from the new production which opens Thursday August 19th.

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