David Lindsay-Abaire News

SPRING AWAKENING will begin previews Thursday, May 18, 2006, officially open Thursday, June 15, 2006 and play a limited engagement through Sunday, July 9, 2006.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce full casting for the upcoming the world premiere production of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's BASED ON A TOTALLY TRUE STORY. Directed by Michael Bush, the production begins previews on March 23 and opens on April 11 at New York City Center - Stage II (131 West 55th Street).

Rabbit Hole playwright David Lindsay-Abaire and actress Cynthia Nixon will discuss the new play on February 9th

Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire will discuss his new play Rabbit Hole at the Lincoln Square Barnes and Noble bookstore on February 6

The Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole opened on February 2nd at the Biltmore Theatre and BroadwayWorld was there!

Kristine Nielsen will star alongside Carson Elrod, Erik Heger and Michael Tucker in MTC's Based on a Totally True Story, which opens on April 11th

Michael Kahn will step down from his job as director of the Drama Division at Juilliard in order to dedicate himself to his Shakespeare Theatre Company in D.C. while continuing to teach at Juilliard

The world premiere production of David Lindsay-Abaire's RABBIT HOLE begins rehearsals today at Manhattan Theatre Club. Directed by Daniel Sullivan (Brooklyn Boy, Proof), the production will begin previews on Thursday, January 12 for a Thursday, February 2 opening at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

Deb Margolin has been awarded the Kesselring Prize for Playwriting

Full casting has been announced for the Manhattan Theatre Club's production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole, which will open on February 2nd, 2006

John Gallagher Jr. has been added to the cast of MTC's production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole, which opens Feb. 2, 2006

On October 24th, dozens of stars such as Adam Pascal, Rosie Perez, Cady Huffman, Amanda Peet, as well as a number of prominent writers and directors will take part in the 24 Hour Plays at the American Airlines Theatre

On October 17th, Amanda Green and Tom Kitt, of the upcoming musical High Fidelity, will 'Play with Themselves' at Birdland

Rosie Perez, Lili Taylor, Amanda Peet, Ben Shenkman and others will be some of the stars and David Lindsay-Abaire and Warren Leight some of the playwrights to take part in The 24 Hour Plays on October 24th

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce that Tyne Daly and John Slattery will join Cynthia Nixon in the theatre's world premiere production of Rabbit Hole, written by David Lindsay-Abaire, and directed by Tony Award-winner Daniel Sullivan (Proof, Sight Unseen, Brooklyn Boy) at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

Playwright Deb Margolin -- author of the plays 'Three Seconds in the Key,' 'Bringing the Fisherman Home' and 'Rock Scissors Paper' -- is the recipient of the $15,000 '2005 Kesselring Prize' for playwriting, it has been announced by O. Aldon James, president of The National Arts Club, which presents the Kesselring each year to an emerging American playwright. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Kesselring Prize.

A plethora of new musicals based on hit films will be brought to Broadway by major Hollywood players

VICTORIA CLARK, CELIA KEENAN-BOLGER, BRAD OSCAR, EUGENE LEE, MARSHA NORMAN, DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE, LUCY SIMON AND DAVID YAZBEK AMONG PARTICIPANTS IN NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL'S STAR-STUDDED SEMINAR SERIES.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Reno Productions proudly present FEELING ELECTRIC as one of the featured productions of the 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF). Directed by Peter Askin (The Good Body, Trumbo), performances begin on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at Off-Broadway's Barrow Group Theatre (312 West 36th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues).

The star of stage and screen will appear in the new production which opens in February 2006.