David Lindsay-Abaire News

Ralph Bryan, President of the Board of Directors of La Jolla Playhouse, announced today that Christopher Ashley has accepted the position as Artistic Director of La Jolla Playhouse.

The Dramatists Guild Fund and Dramatists Guild of America will present their annual gala dinner and Guild awards ceremony to benefit the Fund on Monday, April 23, 2007

High Fidelity lyricist Amanda Green's will be featured on 'here! on Broadway' and share her excitement about the musical's continued life through the Original Cast Recording being released on the Sh-K-Boom label

According to Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown's April newsletter, three leading ladies will join Brown for his upcoming concert at Birdland.

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced the lineup for Spring Boards, its newly-renamed rehearsed reading series. Formerly known as 6@6, the annual series is dedicated to the support and development of innovative new work.

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation will present director Daniel Sullivan with the 2007 'Mr. Abbott' Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre on Monday, March 26 at a cocktail reception in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center Plaza.

Jim Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com will present the Tony Award-winning composer/performer Jason Robert Brown in a special week-long run at Birdland, April 4 - 7 , with shows at 9 and 11pm nightly.

THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DRAMA PRESENTS SECOND ANNUAL RANDOM ACTS! ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL Featuring works by John Guare, David Lindsay-Abaire, Tennessee Williams, Terrence McNally, and more

Comic playwright Christopher Durang talks with BWW about musicals, politics, maturity, and the hits & misses of his career.

Second Annual Random Acts! One-Act Play Festival at The School For Drama Feb. 15th through April 28th.

Shrek: The Musical is seeking rock singers and hip-hop performers to audition for the parts of Shrek and the Donkey on January 25th

Sh-K-Boom Records recently preserved the score of the Broadway musical High Fidelity on an original cast recording of the show

David Lindsay-Abaire will adapt his play 'Rabbit Hole' for Nicole Kidman who will produce and star in the bigscreen version.

Broadway stars and admirers of composer-lyricist Andrew Lippa gathered to sing him praise along with support for the California Conservatory of the Arts at the Orange County Performing Arts Center December 19...

The 13th performance of High Fidelity, also being the press performance I attended, wound up being the show's final night on Broadway. A pity. I much prefer reviewing enjoyable musicals than eulogizing them.

The musical High Fidelity will end its run on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre following the evening performance on Sunday, December 17

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced that Artistic Director Lynne Meadow will take a sabbatical for the '07-'08 season

A star-studded after-party was held after the opening of High Fidelity at the Imperial Theatre on December 7th