Signature Celebrates New Building with Lansbury, Norton, Broderick et al., 3/1
by Jessica Lewis
- Feb 26, 2010
Signature Theatre Company will celebrate the construction of the theatre's future home, The Signature Center, at its 2010 annual gala on Monday, March 1 at Espace. Guest of honor will be Frank Gehry, architect of the Signature Center. The evening will also include the presentation of Signature's Playwrights' Award to actress Hallie Foote, daughter of the late playwright Horton Foote, who is currently starring at Signature in her father's critically acclaimed world premiere trilogy, The Orphans' Home Cycle.
Photo Flash: Wright, Ives, et al. at 'The Play That Changed My Life' Book Signing
by Nicole Rosky
- Feb 26, 2010
The Play That Changed My Life contributing playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife), David Ives (Venus in Fur), Diana Son (Stop Kiss) book editor Ben Hodges and Howard Sherman, Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing were at a book signing at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes and Noble Wednesday, February 24th. The event was moderated by Howard Sherman, about the American Theatre Wing's new book, The Play That Changed My Life: America's Foremost Playwrights on the Plays that Influenced Them.
Photo Flash: Goodman Theater's A TRUE HISTORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 26, 2010
Rehearsals began the first week of February for Goodman Theatre's world premiere of A True History of the Johnstown Flood by Rebecca Gilman, whose work was most recently included in Time magazine's 'Best Theatre Productions of the Decade.' Commissioned by the Goodman and directed by Robert Falls, A True History of the Johnstown Flood runs March 13 – April 18, 2010 in the Goodman's Albert Theatre.
Rialto Chatter: Weisslers to Take THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS to Bway?
by Rialto Chatter
- Feb 26, 2010
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, the highly anticipated new Kander and Ebb musical now in previews at the Vineyard Theatre, may be preparing itself for a Broadway transfer as early as this season, pending the availability of a theater. Michael Riedel reports in the New York Post this morning that heavy-hitting producers Fran and Barry Weissler have invested $400,000 into THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, and writes that 'If the reviews are strong, they'll move it to a small Broadway house, very possibly before this year's Tony cutoff date, should a theater become available.'
San Diego REPertory Theatre Presents A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 26, 2010
Art that revolutionized the 20th Century comes to life at THE LYCEUM THEATRE as distinguished actor/writer HERBERT SIGUENZA performs and paints on stage during SAN DIEGO REPERTORY THEATRE's workshop production of A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO. Though he is best known for his comedic work with the Latino performance troupe, Culture Clash, Siguenza was first a visual artist.
University of Houston Presents BIG LOVE
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 26, 2010
Charles L. Mee's fast-paced, physical tragicomedy focuses on a furious battle of the sexes. Love and marriage fuel the fire between the play's men and women, and audiences won't soon forget the intense outcome.
BWW Interviews: Melissa Bedinger Hade, A Life in the Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis
- Feb 25, 2010
Now working on the role of 'Martha' in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, one of those roles every actress longs for, her resume also includes First Night Award-winning turns as Sally Bowles in Cabaret and as Madame de Tourvel in Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Her list of directing credits is even more eclectic: Lady Frederick, Lady Windermere's Fan, O Jerusalem, Quilters, The Tempest, A Winter's Tale and Crimes of the Heart - and that's just a sampling of her multi-faceted list of assignments.
Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre Presents World Premiere of BLIND
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 25, 2010
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater continues its 15th anniversary season with the world premiere of Blind, by Craig Wright (The Pavilion, Lady). Directed by Lucie Tiberghein (The Pavilion, Geometry of Fire), performances began Wednesday, February 17th, 2010. Opening night is Thursday, February 25th at 7pm. The show is scheduled to run through Sunday, March 21st, 2010.
Playwright Horizon's Extends CLYBOURNE PARK By Two Weeks
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 23, 2010
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced a two-week extension for the World Premiere of CLYBOURNE PARK, a new play by Bruce Norris ('A wonderful, original, grab-you-by-the-guts playwright' - WOR Radio; 'He specializes in comedies of discomfort' - The New York Times) that has just opened to excellent reviews.
Errico, Murray, Grissetti Begin Previews for CANDIDA at Irish Rep, 2/24
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 24, 2010
This Spring, Off-Broadway's Irish Repertory Theatre presents CANDIDA -- George Bernard Shaw's classic about a clergyman and his wife who captures the attention of a young poet -- with previews scheduled to begin February 24, prior to its official press opening on March 7 at the Irish Repertory Theatre in Manhattan. Tony and Oscar Award-winner Tony Walton, who helmed the Irish Repertory's acclaimed revivals of Shaw's THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE and MAJOR BARBARA, will direct.
B&N Hosts THE PLAY THAT CHANGED MY LIFE Discussion with Wright, Ives, and Son
by Mary Hanrahan
- Feb 23, 2010
The Play That Changed My Life contributing playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife), David Ives (Venus in Fur), Diana Son (Stop Kiss) book editor Ben Hodges and Howard Sherman, Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing will be at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes and Noble Wednesday, February 24th at 7:30pm. The Lincoln Triangle Barnes and Noble is located at 1972 Broadway at 66th Street.
David Hare Announces The Winner of 2010 Yale Drama Series Award
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 23, 2010
English playwright David Hare has selected blu by Virginia Grise as the 2010 winner of the annual Yale Drama Series competition. The runners-up are Siona MacDuff by Mary Hamilton and Nineteen Kinds of Peril by Tom Lavignino.
University of Houston Presents BIG LOVE
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 22, 2010
Charles L. Mee's fast-paced, physical tragicomedy focuses on a furious battle of the sexes. Love and marriage fuel the fire between the play's men and women, and audiences won't soon forget the intense outcome.
John Lithgow & Jennifer Ehle Lead MR. &. MRS FITCH for 2nd Stage; Opens 2/22
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 22, 2010
Tony Award winners John Lithgow and Jennifer Ehle star as MR. & MRS. FITCH in the world premiere comedy from Douglas Carter Beane at Second Stage Theatre. The production marks MR. Beane's return to Second Stage Theatre where his critically acclaimed, Tony-nominated play The Little Dog Laughed premiered in 2005. MR. & MRS. FITCH will be directed by Scott Ellis, who also staged the world premiere and Broadway transfer of The Little Dog Laughed. Opening night for MR & MRS FITCH is scheduled for Thursday, February 22.
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