David Hyde Pierce News

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce that Tonyâ and Emmyâ Award nominee Charles Kimbrough will join the previously announced David Hyde Pierce in its upcoming Broadway production of Samson Raphaelson's ACCENT ON YOUTH.

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center has acquired the papers of renowned performers and acting teachers Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof. The collection consists of thousands of pages of unpublished correspondence, diaries, scripts and manuscripts, photographs, clippings and other documentation relating to the dynamic theatrical careers of both Hagen and Berghof. This collection of professional and personal papers, spanning nearly 100 years of theater history, is being made public for the first time. To celebrate the bequest, the Library is planning a series of eight free public programs featuring many close friends and colleagues of Ms. Hagen and Mr. Berghof's including such figures as Harold Prince, Edward Albee, David Hyde Pierce and Eli Wallach. Programs take place in the Bruno Walter Auditorium in The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center located at 111 Amsterdam Avenue (between 64th and 65th streets). Admission to all programs is free and first come, first served. For information, please call (212) 642-0142 or visit www.nypl.org/lpaprograms. Programs are curated by Alan Pally, Manager of Public Programs at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Lea Thompson and Patrick Cassidy join Vicki Lewis and Jason Alexander.

Director Billy Porter and Grammy nominee Ledisi mark their debuts with Reprise Theatre Company in the 1990 musical 'Once on This Island,' opening the 2008-2009 season, September 2 to 14 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. The press opening is September 3.

It was an an eclectic crowd that gathered on a sound stage of Sunset's CBS Studios to watch a live performance of FOREVER PLAID as it was being taped for pending movie release.

The Guthrie Theater announced that Broadway theater columnist and 'Theater Talk' co-host Michael Riedel and 'Theater Talk' producer and co-host Susan Haskins will moderate a historic panel discussion with Guthrie Director Joe Dowling, The Children's Theatre Company Artistic Director Peter Brosius, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Steppenwolf Artistic Director Martha Lavey on Monday, August 4 at 7:30 p.m. on the Guthrie's Wurtele Thrust Stage. The discussion will be taped for national broadcast. Tickets are priced from $15 to $35 and are on sale through the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224, toll-free 877.44.STAGE and online at www.guthrietheater.org.

Director Billy Porter and Grammy nominee Ledisi mark their debuts with Reprise Theatre Company in the 1990 musical 'Once on This Island,' opening the 2008-2009 season, September 2 to 14 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. The press opening is September 3.

The Guthrie Theater announced that Broadway theater columnist and 'Theater Talk' co-host Michael Riedel and 'Theater Talk' producer and co-host Susan Haskins will moderate a historic panel discussion with Guthrie Director Joe Dowling, The Children's Theatre Company Artistic Director Peter Brosius, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Steppenwolf Artistic Director Martha Lavey on Monday, August 4 at 7:30 p.m. on the Guthrie's Wurtele Thrust Stage. The discussion will be taped for national broadcast. Tickets are priced from $15 to $35 and are on sale through the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224, toll-free 877.44.STAGE and online at www.guthrietheater.org.

The Guthrie Theater announced today that Broadway theater columnist and 'Theater Talk' co-host Michael Riedel and 'Theater Talk' producer and co-host Susan Haskins will moderate a historic panel discussion with Guthrie Director Joe Dowling, The Children's Theatre Company Artistic Director Peter Brosius, Chicago Shakespeare Theater Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Steppenwolf Artistic Director Martha Lavey on Monday, August 4 at 7:30 p.m. on the Guthrie's Wurtele Thrust Stage. The discussion will be taped for national broadcast. Tickets are priced from $15 to $35 and are on sale through the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224, toll-free 877.44.STAGE and online at www.guthrietheater.org. Due to the nature of the event several seats will be obstructed view. To ensure the best seat location, tickets should be purchased in advance.

On Thursday July 10 at 5:30pm there will be a special reception and book signing in celebration of Jerry Mitchell's publication of BROADWAY BARES: BACKSTAGE pass. Jerry Mitchell will be at the event as well as past and present members of Broadway Bares. The wine and cheese reception party will be held at Rizzoli Bookstore, 31 W 57th St (btwn 5th and 6th avenues). Copies will be on hand to purchase and have signed by Mr. Mitchell.

Curtains, the Musical Comedy Whodunit from the authors of Cabaret and Chicago, which starred 2007 Tony Award winner and four-time Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce as Lt. Frank Cioffi and Tony and Emmy Award winner Debra Monk as producer Carmen Bernstein played it's final performance on Sunday, June 29th, 2008. BroadwayWorld.com was there to cheer on the cast as they took their final bow.

Perry Street Theatre Company today announced that the World Premiere of 'A Dangerous Personality', the new play by Sallie Bingham, will play its final performance on Sunday June 29th.

Tony Award winning choreographer and director Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, La Cage aux Folles, Hairspray) discussed his new book 'Broadway Bares: Backstage Pass' on Friday June 27th at the Barnes and Noble Lincoln Triangle (Broadway at 66th Street).

In honor of the CURTAINS cast taking their final bows this weekend, BroadwayWorld.com spoke with a few cast members to get their reflections on the show, to see what they're up to next, thoughts on the shows closing, and the journey they had being a part of it.

Tony Award winning choreographer and director Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, La Cage aux Folles, Hairspray) will discuss his new book 'Broadway Bares: Backstage Pass' on Friday June 27th at the Barnes and Noble Lincoln Triangle (Broadway at 66th Street).

Tony Award winning choreographer and director Jerry Mitchell will discuss his new book 'Broadway Bares: Backstage Pass' on Friday June 27th at the Barnes and Noble Lincoln Triangle.

Tony Award winning choreographer and director Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, La Cage aux Folles, Hairspray) will discuss his new book 'Broadway Bares: Backstage Pass' on Friday June 27th at the Barnes and Noble Lincoln Triangle (Broadway at 66th Street).

Tony Award winning choreographer and director Jerry Mitchell will discuss his new book 'Broadway Bares: Backstage Pass' on Friday June 27th at the Barnes and Noble Lincoln Triangle.

Perry Street Theatre Company today announced that the World Premiere of 'A Dangerous Personality', the new play by Sallie Bingham, will play its final performance on Sunday June 29th.