David Lindsay-Abaire News

AUDITIONS at Gallery Theater- Auditions will be held at the theater, 210 NE Ford St, McMinnville, OR.

South Coast Repertory tackles science fiction in its latest Theatre for Young Audiences production, an original adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's wildly popular young adult novel, A Wrinkle in Time. SCR Associate Artistic Director John Glore adapted this story of siblings Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, who travel through time to save their father from the dark force of It. Directed by Shelley Butler, Wrinkle runs Feb. 5-27 on the Julianne Argyros stage.

Stephen Sondheim turns 80 on Monday, March 22nd, 2010 and he will celebrate this landmark event with Roundabout Theatre Company at a special performance of Sondheim on Sondheim and star-studded tribute at Roundabout's 2010 Spring Gala: Sondheim 80.

Upcoming Events at DC Arts Center- Looking for a break from a cold and dreary winter? Escape this January into artist Adam de Boer's highly anticipated show, Memory Meets Imagination Halfway.

Goblins, ghouls and ghosts of the 1980s haunt SCR's latest world premiere, Doctor Cerberus, which makes its debut April 11 - May 2 on the Julianne Argyros Stage.

Silver Spring Stage presents Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman, directed by Jacy D'Aiutolo and produced by Matt Berman, an award winning political thriller, drawn from the author's native Chile, where roles are reversed between the torture survivor turns the table on her suspected oppressor. Death and the Maiden will perform weekends January 15 to February 7.

Award-winning stars are aligning for the annual Gala Benefit supporting the Ojai Playwrights Conference on Saturday, January 30, 2010 in Ojai, California.

Auditions for Kimberly Akimbo, by David Lindsay-Abaire will be held at the Dayton Theatre Guild, 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH 45410 on Monday and Tuesday, January 11 & 12, 2010, at 7 PM (both nights). Performance dates are Friday-Sunday, February 26-March 14, 2010. This production will be directed by Saul Caplan.

Silver Spring Stage presents Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman, directed by Jacy D'Aiutolo and produced by Matt Berman, an award winning political thriller, drawn from the author's native Chile, where roles are reversed between the torture survivor turns the table on her suspected oppressor. Death and the Maiden will perform weekends January 15 to February 7.

Auditions for Kimberly Akimbo, by David Lindsay-Abaire will be held at the Dayton Theatre Guild, 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH 45410 on Monday and Tuesday, January 11 & 12, 2010, at 7 PM (both nights). Performance dates are Friday-Sunday, February 26-March 14, 2010. This production will be directed by Saul Caplan.

In a story in Saturday's edition of the Wall Street Journal, drama critic Terry Teachout compiles a list of the 11 plays that rendered the most productions between 2000-01 and 2009-2010.

Fences, August Wilson's powerful story of a fractured African-American family in 1950s Pittsburgh, comes to South Coast Repertory's Segerstrom Stage January 22 through February 21.

Auditions Jan. 5 and 6, 7pm. This 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winner was written by David Lindsay-Abaire. It charts a family's bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.

Auditions Jan. 5 and 6, 7pm. This 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winner was written by David Lindsay-Abaire. It charts a family's bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.

SHREK THE MUSICAL®, the Tony Award®-winning production, played its final performance on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 following 441 performances and 37 previews.

Auditions for Kimberly Akimbo, by David Lindsay-Abaire will be held at the Dayton Theatre Guild, 430 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, OH 45410 on Monday and Tuesday, January 11 & 12, 2010, at 7 PM (both nights). Performance dates are Friday-Sunday, February 26-March 14, 2010. This production will be directed by Saul Caplan.

Beginning November 10th, Ben Crawford has been performing the title role of ‘Shrek'. Crawford replaces Tony Award® nominee Brian d'Arcy James, who departed after the performance on Sunday, November 8th to appear in Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Time Stands Still.

The cast and crew of SHREK THE MUSICAL, the Tony Award-winning production, celebrated the show's one year anniversary on Broadway with a reception on stage at the Broadway Theatre on Sunday, November 8th after the matinee performance. Cupcakes were provided to the cast by CRUMBS Bake Shop. The production also said goodbye to original 'SHREK' star Brian d'Arcy James who played his final performance in the title role yesterday as well.

Shrek The Musical - opened up on Sunday, December 14, 2008 and BroadwayWorld and Broadway Beat were at Opening Night to capture all the excitement!

Ordinary Days, Adam Gwon's charming musical ode to New York, will kick off the new year at South Coast Repertory. Fresh from a successful run at the Roundabout Theatre Company, Ordinary Days will make its West Coast debut Jan. 3-24 on the Julianne Argyros Stage.