David Mamet News

Variety reports that Disney Studios has acquired the motion picture rights to a new rendition of 'The Diary of Anne Frank,' to be written and directed by David Mamet. Mamet will also serve as producer with Andrew Braunsberg.

To mark two decades at the creative helm of McCarter Theatre Center, Artistic Director Emily Mann has announced the 2009-2010 Theater Season, which will include the revival of an audience favorite, an eighteenth-century comic masterpiece, a knockout world premiere drama, a contemporary American classic, and a soaring new musical.

According to the Atlantic Theater Company season announcement, Robert Fox will be producing Martin McDonagh's new play, A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE, on Broadway this coming winter.

The Alchemy Theatre, in association with LAByrinth Theater Company, are presenting the critically 'Sweet Storm' by Scott Hudson, who was recently awarded the Daryl Roth 2009 Creative Spirit Award, Off Broadway at The Kirk Theatre (Theatre Row), 410 West 42nd Street, NYC.

RACE, the new play written and directed by David Mamet, is proud to announce its award winning design team: set designer Santo Loquasto, lighting designer Brian MacDevitt and costume designer Tom Broecker.

Theatre Exile is pleased to announce its 13th season: a year of provocative playwrights partnered with Philadelphia's most exciting performers.

Portland adds another jewel to its glittering collection of nationally relevant world premieres with this new production of Stephen Drukman's The Bullet Round, presented by The David Mamet School for Boys at the Arena Stage of Theater!Theatre! (3430 SE Belmont).

Magic Theatre is pleased to announce Scott Hawkins as its new Managing Director. Mr. Hawkins comes to Magic with extensive experience in business and theatre, including a 20-year career as an organizational development consultant, and recent service as Co-President of the Board of Shakespeare Santa Cruz. Mr. Hawkins was appointed after a 6-month search led by the Magic board of directors, and has already begun work getting ready for the 2009-2010 season.

PICT artistic director Andrew S. Paul directs a cast of thirteen in the Pittsburgh professional premiere of Alan Bennett's award-winning play The History Boys. Very funny and deeply moving, the play explores the anarchy of adolescence, the nature of history, and the methods and very purpose of education today. Featured in the production are Bernard Cuffling, Linda Kimbrough, Dave Droxler and Andy Lutz.

Goodman Theatre welcomes children of all ethnicities to audition for this year's production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol adapted by Tom Creamer and directed by William Brown. Performers aged 5 to 17 are needed for several roles-including the role of Tiny Tim and the Cratchit children.

Portland adds another jewel to its glittering collection of nationally relevant world premieres with this new production of Stephen Drukman's The Bullet Round, presented by The David Mamet School for Boys at the Arena Stage of Theater!Theatre! (3430 SE Belmont).

Tickets go on sale on Friday, August 7 for THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS, new productions of BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND. Specially priced preview tickets for $50-$35 (not including Saturday evening performances) will be available for both plays if ordered by September 6. Regular priced tickets are $100-$65. Tickets will be available at www.Ticketmaster.com.

Al Pacino is set to star as 'Herod' in the upcoming film 'Mary, Mother of Christ.' The multi-award winning actor will star alongside Camilla Belle, Al Pacino, Peter O'Toole, Julia Ormond and Hollywood newcomer Diogo Morgado, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Portland adds another jewel to its glittering collection of nationally relevant world premieres with this new production of Stephen Drukman's The Bullet Round, presented by The David Mamet School for Boys at the Arena Stage of Theater!Theatre! (3430 SE Belmont).

An evening exploring the controversy surrounding Jeremy Piven's surprise departure from the recent Broadway revival of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow will be presented at Joe's Pub next month.

BroadwayWorld.com is excited to bring you this first-look at Aaron Tveit and the company performing 'Live In Living Color' from CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!

BroadwayWorld.com is excited to bring you this first-look at Norbert Leo Butz and the company performing 'Breaking All The Rules' from CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!

BroadwayWorld.com is excited to bring you this first-look at CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!

Adapted from the screenplay by Jeff Nathanson and the book written by Frank Abagnale Jr. and Stan Redding, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, the world premiere musical based on the hit DreamWorks film boasts a book by four-time Tony Award-winner Terrence McNally, who joins forces with the collaborative team behind the hit musical Hairspray, including five-time Tony Award-winning director Jack O'Brien, Tony Award-winning choreographer Jerry Mitchell, and Tony Award-winning composing team Marc Shaiman (music & lyrics) and Scott Wittman (lyrics). The musical is performing at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre.

Too True To Be Good by Bernard Shaw, perhaps one of the first absurd comedies in English, and one of Shaw's least performed works, opens for a four week limited season on 1 September 2009 (Press Night: Thursday, 3 September) at London's Finborough Theatre.