Craig Lucas News

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB will present its annual Winter Benefit, 'An Intimate Night,' an evening of cocktails and dinner followed by a special one-night-only cabaret-style show featuring Tony Award winning Broadway stars, Donna McKechnie and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

The Light in the Piazza has extended once again through July 2nd, 2006

Phylicia Rashad, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Sally Murphy and others have joined the cast of Michael John LaChiusa's latest musical The House of Bernarda Alba

Katie Clarke will assume the role of Clara Johnson in Lincoln Center Theater's Tony Award winning musical THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA on Friday, December 16 at 8pm at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 W. 65 Street).

The dark comedy will begin previews on February 17, to open March 16 at the Laura Pels Theatre for a limited engagement through May 21, 2006.

Kelli O'Hara will depart The Light in the Piazza on December 4th to prepare for her role in the upcoming revival of The Pajama Game

Acclaimed theater company Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced it will present the return of its unique and second-annual benefit evening 'STORIES ON 5 STORIES' on Monday, November 14.

Tony Award-winner Victoria Clark and Tony-nominee Kelly O'Hara will discuss their roles in the show before the September 21st evening performance of The Light in the Piazza as part of Lincoln Center's new Platform Series

The Songbook Project, Inc. is pleased to announce plans for a late summer benefit, TRUNK SONGS, featuring two treasures of the American Musical Theatre: Craig Carnelia (Sweet Smell of Success, Three Postcards) and Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party, john & jen).

The Manhattan Theatre Club is the recipient of three Artios Award nominations, for its casting of Doubt, Reckless and Sight Unseen

On August 24th, Sardi's unveiled its newest caricature of Tony winner Victoria Clark, and BroadwayWorld was of course there along with the Light in the Piazza family!

Casting is now complete for Sarah Schulman's play Manic Flight Reaction, which will open on October 23rd at Playwrights Horizon and play a limited run through November 6th

Patti Cohenour, who plays Signora Naccarelli and understudies Victoria Clark in The Light in the Piazza, will take over for the vacationing Clark through August 21st

Aaron Lazar and Chris Sarandon will take over as Fabrizio and Signor Naccarelli on September 2nd and 13th respectively

On September 2nd and 13th respectively, Aaron Lazar and Chris Sarandon will take over the roles of Fabrizio and Signor Naccarelli in The Light in the Piazza

Casting has been announced for the McCarter Theatre and Playwrights Horizons production of Christopher Durang's new play Miss Witherspoon

The Playright Horizons show begins previews on August 30 and opens on September 25.

Richard Greenberg's THE HOUSE IN TOWN, directed by Doug Hughes, will complete the Newhouse season, beginning performances on Thursday, May 11, opening Thursday, June 8. Richard Greenberg, the Tony Award winning author of Take Me Out, returns to LCT, where his play Everett Beekin was given its New York premiere in 2001. Doug Hughes, who won a 2005 Tony Award for his direction of Doubt, A Parable, will make his Lincoln Center Theater debut directing this production. Performances begin Thursday, May 11. Opening night is Thursday, June 8.

Now in its 21st season, Lincoln Center Theater is currently presenting its award-winning production of the Craig Lucas-Adam Guettel musical The Light in the Piazza, winner of six 2005 Tony Awards including Best Score and Best Actress in a Musical (Victoria Clark), at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA, a new musical based upon the play by Federico García Lorca, with a book by Richard Nelson, music by Michael John LaChiusa, lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa and Richard Nelson, direction by Graciela Daniele and Richard Nelson, and choreography by Graciela Daniele, will begin performances on Thursday, January 26, and open on Thursday, February 23.