David Mamet News

The first day of rehearsal for November, David Mamet's new comedy, was held Monday November 26 at 42nd Street Studios.

James Macdonald's West End revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross starring Jonathan Pryce and Aidan Gillen has scheduled an extra 'matinee' performance on Friday 11 January 2008 at 5PM.

According to Michael Riedel of the New York Post, Jessica Alba 'is being courted to star in a Broadway revival of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow in the spring.'

Nathan Lane of David Mamet's 'November' gets photographed by Pulitzer Prize-winning David Hume Kennerly at the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

'The Coffee Trees', Arthur Giron's transplant of Chekhov's 'The Cherry Orchard' to 1997 Guatemala, is an interesting homage.

The producers of Hairspray, winner of eight 2003 Tony Awards including Best Musical, have announced that George Wendt takes over the role of Edna Turnblad on Tuesday, October 23, at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street). Wendt plays Edna through Sunday, January 20, 2008.

According to the Daily Mail, stage and screen star Patrick Stewart aims to take his acclaimed Macbeth to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in February 2008.

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According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Patti LuPone may be returning to the boards in a new musical.

Jake Gyllenhaal, who starred in a previously announced industry reading of Beau Willimon's political drama Farragut North, is still attached to star in the upcoming Broadway production of the piece, directed by Mike Nichols

James Macdonald's West End revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross will open at the Apollo Theatre on September 27, 2007, with press night on October 10 and is currently booking until January 12, 2008

Matthew Marsh and Paul Freeman have been cast in the upcoming West End revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross.

Atlantic Theater Company has announced casting for the first production of its 2007-2008 season, world premiere production of Lucy Thurber's play Scarcity, directed by Jackson Gay

Tony Award-winning actor and Old Vic Artistic Director Kevin Spacey will star in a film adaptation of Telstar, Nick Moran and James Hicks' dark comedy.

Alicia Silverstone is reportedly eager to join Kevin Spacey in the actor and Old Vic artistic director's previously announced production of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow.

Jonathan Pryce has been confirmed as the star of an upcoming West End revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross