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Cast Revealed For STRAPPED at The Downtown Urban Arts Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2023

The Creative Co-Lab, in partnership with The Downtown Urban Arts Festival, is proud to announce casting for the showcase production of sTrapped, a new play by Arelia Johnson & Award-winning playwright Bryan-Keyth Wilson. Wilson is set to direct the piece, which follows seven strangers as they navigate conversations surrounding race, intimacy, trauma, sex, and sexual identity. 

The Off-Central Players Close Spring Season With THE REVENGE OF THE SPACE PANDAS OR BINKY RUDICH AND THE TWO-SPEED CLOCK
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2023

That's right, coming from the guy who wrote Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo, and Sexual Perversity in Chicago, The Off-Central Players present David Mamet's The Revenge of the Space Pandas or Binky Rudich and the Two-Speed Clock.

Video: Who Will Win the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama? Watch Live at 3pm!
by Nicole Rosky - May 8, 2023

The Pulitzer Prize Board will present the 2023 award winners for Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music. Who will win this year? Tune in right here at 3pm to watch the announcement live!

Sanaz Toossi's ENGLISH Wins 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
by Nicole Rosky - May 8, 2023

The Pulitzer Prize Board has just announced that English, by Sanaz Toossi has won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Other finalists included: On Sugarland by Aleshea Harris and The Far Country by Lloyd Suh.

Austin Pendleton, Jeff Perry, and More to Star in Steppenwolf Theatre's NO MAN'S LAND
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 27, 2023

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, will conclude its 47th season with Harold Pinter's celebrated masterwork No Man's Land directed by Les Waters (In the Next Room..(or the vibrator play), Dana H., Middletown), playing July 13 – August 20, 2023 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater.

Athol Fugard's THE ROAD TO MECCA is Coming to San Francisco's Z Below This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 26, 2023

Athol Fugard’s incandescent and thought-provoking The Road to Mecca is coming to San Francisco’s Z Below, presented by Weathervane Productions.

Refracted Will Present Workshop of A PLAY ABOUT DAVID MAMET WRITING A PLAY ABOUT HARVEY WEINSTEIN
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2023

Refracted takes audiences behind the scenes of the creative process with a workshop of A PLAY ABOUT DAVID MAMET WRITING A PLAY ABOUT HARVEY WEINSTEIN, Mathilde Dratwa’s thought-provoking and darkly comedic exploration of the intersection of art, ethics, and power in American society. Refracted will hold four workshop performances May 21 - 31, 2023 at Theater Wit, directed by Tova Wolff.

David Mamet's OLEANNA, Directed by Miguel Perez, to Play Hollywood Fringe 2023
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 22, 2023

A run of six performances at The Zephyr Theatre begins on Saturday, June 3rd at 6:30pm as part of Hollywood Fringe Festival 2023. 

Patti LuPone to Play Lilia Calderu in AGATHA: COVEN OF CHAOS on Disney+
by Michael Major - Apr 18, 2023

Patti LuPone has revealed new details about her character in Disney's upcoming Agatha: Coven of Chaos series. LuPone went on to share new details about the secretive series, which follows Agatha Harkness, played by Kathryn Hahn, a fan-favorite character from WandaVision on Disney+.

Patti LuPone to Appear on THE VIEW Tomorrow
by Michael Major - Apr 17, 2023

Patti LuPone is slated to appear on The View tomorrow, Tuesday, April 18. LuPone will discuss her new film, Beau Is Afraid, which premieres in theaters this Friday, April 21. The film also features Nathan Lane, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Amy Ryan, Richard Kind, and more.

Patti LuPone, Sierra Boggess & Sutton Foster to Star in Sondheim Celebration at the Hollywood Bowl
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2023

Patti LuPone will lead a glittering cast of Broadway luminaries for Everybody Rise! A Sondheim Celebration at the Hollywood Bowl. See how to purchase tickets!

Scott Barrow, Kathleen Chalfant & More to Star in HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 12, 2023

Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for the upcoming production of Tectonic Theater Project's Here There Are Blueberries. 

Video: Patti LuPone & Nathan Lane Star in Ari Aster's BEAU IS AFRAID
by Michael Major - Apr 4, 2023

Broadway legends Patti LuPone and Nathan Lane are headed to the big screen for A24's upcoming horror film, Beau Is Afraid. In the video trailer, Patti LuPone's voice can be heard as Beau's mother, Mona Wassermann. The film also includes Stephen McKinley Henderson, Amy Ryan, Richard Kind, Kylie Rogers, Denis Ménochet, Parker Posey, and more.

Shakespeare Hits Le Cresco In Paris With The Big Funk Company And Le Fabrique Shakespeare
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2023

The Big Funk company presents a special night of Shakespeare at Le Cresco Theatre in association with LA Fabrique Shakespeare and April Shakespeare festival in Paris (Festival Shakespeare d'Avril! 2023).

Review: PRU PAYNE at Arizona Theatre Company
by Herbert Paine - Apr 3, 2023

PRU PAYNE, directed by Sean Daniels and featuring Mimi Kennedy and Gordon Clapp ~ Arizona Theatre Company's emotionally powerful production of Steven Drukman's play runs through April 16th at Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix.

Verdant Productions Present SPEED THE PLOW By David Mamet
by Stephi Wild - Mar 30, 2023

This re-imagining of David Mamet's 1980s hit play turns the dynamic on its head as the genders of the protagonists are reversed. Set in Hollywood where power is everything and morals are a commodity to be bought and sold, this production will examine the hierarchy from an alternative perspective. With two females as the movie executives and a younger male, the plot is given an entirely different context. 

The Off-Central Players To Stage Family-Friendly, Retro-Sci-Fi Romp By David Mamet
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 24, 2023

That’s right, coming from the guy who wrote Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo, and Sexual Perversity in Chicago, The Off-Central Players present David Mamet’s The Revenge of the Space Pandas or Binky Rudich and the Two-Speed Clock.

See Patti LuPone on Tour in Austin, Toronto, New York & More!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 22, 2023

There are nine chances left to see three-time Tony Award-winning superstar Patti LuPone on her current tour! See performance dates, and learn how to purchase tickets!

Darren Criss, Brian d'Arcy James, Jessica Vosk & More to Take Part in Atlantic Theater Company Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 21, 2023

Atlantic Theater Company will present their 2023 Gala on Monday, April 17, 2023 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. See who is performing, and how to purchase tickets!

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Opens at Palm Beach Dramaworks, March 31
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 15, 2023

In the published version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning August: Osage County, playwright Tracy Letts prefaced the play with a lengthy passage from Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men. The quote was brought to his attention when it was read to the cast by the show's director on the very first day of rehearsals in 2007.

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