David Lindsay-Abaire News

THE OJAI PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE (OPC) is thrilled to announce its 2009 Season - 12th Annual program of playwrights, readings and symposiums. Features some of the most talented, established and up-and-coming playwrights writing today.

On Tuesday, August 11th, the cast of SHREK THE MUSICAL will perform live on NBC's 'The Today Show.' Sutton Foster and cast members will perform 'Morning Person' in the 8:30-9:00 a.m. half hour. Check your local listings.

After 17 years, Tony n' Tina are heading on their honeymoon. The Route 66 Theatre Company will present the Chicago premiere of HIGH FIDELITY...THE MUSICAL, in its first major production since its Broadway run in 2006.

Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 South 6th Avenue, Downtown Tucson between Broadway and Congress, today announced revisions for the 2009-2010 main stage season. The scheduled dates chosen for each of the five plays remains the same.

After 17 years, Tony n' Tina are heading on their honeymoon. The Route 66 Theatre Company will present the Chicago premiere of HIGH FIDELITY...THE MUSICAL, in its first major production since its Broadway run in 2006.

BLUEBARN Theatre continues its tradition of enhancing the cultural life of Omaha, Nebraska by producing professionally executed, boundary-breaking plays that ignite a passion for the art form. Blue Barn is dedicated to theatre's most important tradition: to provoke thought, emotion, action, and change. All regional premieres, this season delves deeply into the power and the mystery of the psyche manifesting itself into a season of depravity, hilarity, obsession and love.

The Tony®, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning SHREK THE MUSICAL® has announced that beginning August 1st, a new lottery rush ticket policy will now take place at the Broadway Theatre (located on Broadway at 53rd Street).

West Coast Ensemble presents the third show of their 2009 season, the West Coast Premiere of ANITA BRYANT DIED FOR YOUR SINS, written by Brian Christopher Williams and directed by Richard Israel (Big, Floyd Collins). ANITA BRYANT DIED FOR YOUR SINS will preview on Wednesday, August 19 and Thursday, August 20 at 8:00pm and will open on Friday, August 21 at 8:00pm and continue through Sunday, October 4 at West Coast Ensemble - The El Centro Theatre, 800 N. El Centro Ave. in Hollywood.

Part of the mission of the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival is to nurture literary and theatrical talent. We've offered free writing workshops for local high school students that were taught by top-notch professional writers like David Simon from HBO's The Wire and California Poet Laureate Al Young.

The Tony®, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning SHREK THE MUSICAL® has announced that beginning August 1st, a new lottery rush ticket policy will now take place at the Broadway Theatre (located on Broadway at 53rd Street).

PURE Theatre's production of Speech & Debate by Stephen Karam plays July 30 & 31, August 1, 5, 6, 8, 14, 15 with a Pay What You Can Preview July 29 and a special matinee performance August 9 at PURE Theatre, at Lance Hall, 150 Meeting Street, Downtown Charleston, on the grounds of the Circular Congregational Church

Two very lucky girls will have their dreams of performing on Broadway come true when they win the chance to perform as 'Young Fiona' and 'Teen Fiona' alongside Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster in a performance of the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning SHREK THE MUSICAL.

West Coast Ensemble is thrilled to announce that their critically-acclaimed, smash-hit production of BIG, The Musical, with book by John Weidman, music by David Shire, lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., based on the motion picture 'BIG' written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg and directed by Richard Israel (Floyd Collins, Assassins) is EXTENDING THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 26 at West Coast Ensemble's new home - The El Centro Theatre, 800 N. El Centro Ave. in Hollywood.

Denver Center Attractions announces a 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' season of Broadway hits headed for Denver in 2010. With shows hot off the Great White Way, new takes on classic favorites, and fresh new musicals, the 2010 season is not to be missed.

Trustus Theatre is opening the world premiere of The Sweet Abyss, a new play by South Carolina playwright Jon Tuttle, on Friday August 14th at 8:00pm. This new show was commissioned by the Trustus Playwrights' Festival in 2008, and is now finding its' first home on the Trustus Main Stage.

PURE Theatre's production of Speech & Debate by Stephen Karam plays July 30 & 31, August 1, 5, 6, 8, 14, 15 with a Pay What You Can Preview July 29 and a special matinee performance August 9 at PURE Theatre, at Lance Hall, 150 Meeting Street, Downtown Charleston, on the grounds of the Circular Congregational Church

Heller Theatre has moved to Henthorne Recreation Center, 4825 S. Quaker! Our 28th Season promises to be the most exciting one yet. We hope you join us for what promises to be a great season!

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) are pleased to announce that noted stage and television actress Ana Gasteyer will return to Manahattan Theatre Club to appear as 'Kitty Dean' in the upcoming Broadway production of THE ROYAL FAMILY by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber featuring direction by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes (Maritius, Doubt).

New York's OBIE Award-winning Epic TheatreEnsemble (Zak Berkman, Melissa Friedman, Ron Russell, Founding Executive Directors) has announced its 9 th Anniversary Season of new works: the world premiere of Mahida's Extra Key To Heaven by Russell Davis, and the New York Premiere of Passion Play by Sarah Ruhl. Also scheduled is Shakespeare Remix MacBeth a collaboration with Epic's unrivaled After School Shakespeare Program at Chelsea High School.

THE OJAI PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE (OPC) is thrilled to announce its 2009 Season - 12th Annual program of playwrights, readings and symposiums. Features some of the most talented, established and up-and-coming playwrights writing today.