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Hallie Foote Featured On NY1 'Close Up'
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 11, 2009

Hallie Foote, daughter of the late Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize winning author Horton Foote, will be featured this weekend on NY1 Close Up.

Casting Complete for DEAR EDWINA, 12/11 - 2/15; Ephie Aardema Leads
by BWW News Desk - Dec 11, 2009

Producer Daryl Roth has announced that casting has been completed for the return engagement of last season's Drama Desk nominated musical comedy for all ages, DEAR EDWINA. The show will return to the DR2 Kids Theatre (103 E. 15th St., NYC) for the holiday season and beyond, with a run extending from December 11 through February 15.

Playwrights Hwang and Albee to Make Appearences at Drama Book Shop, 12/10
by BWW News Desk - Dec 10, 2009

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce that playwright David Henry Hwang will appear at the Drama Book Shop at 5:30pm this Thursday, December 8, for a free event to celebrate TCG Book's publication of his OBIE Award-winning play Yellow Face. Hwang will read from the play with actors Francis Jue and Kathryn Layng, who appeared in the play's production at The Public Theater, and will discuss the work with Edward Albee. A book signing will follow.

Edward Albee To Appear At The Drama Book Shop 12/10
by BWW News Desk - Dec 10, 2009

Edward Albee, one of America's finest dramatists, will make a rare public appearance at the Drama Book Shop, 250 West 40th Street, on Thursday, December 10th at 5:30 p.m.

Playwrights Hwang and Albee to Make Appearences at Drama Book Shop, 12/10
by Jeff Dennhardt - Dec 9, 2009

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce that playwright David Henry Hwang will appear at the Drama Book Shop at 5:30pm this Thursday, December 8, for a free event to celebrate TCG Book's publication of his OBIE Award-winning play Yellow Face. Hwang will read from the play with actors Francis Jue and Kathryn Layng, who appeared in the play's production at The Public Theater, and will discuss the work with Edward Albee. A book signing will follow.

Huntington Theatre Co. Begins 2010 With ALL MY SONS
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 8, 2009

The Huntington Theatre Company continues its 28th season - a season of American stories - with the Tony Award-winning classic All My Sons, Arthur Miller's powerful story of family relationships, personal responsibility, and the quest for the American Dream.

Mann Helms Albee's ME, MYSELF & I 2010 NY Premiere
by Jessica Lewis - Dec 8, 2009

Playwrights Horizons announced today that the New York premiere of ME, MYSELF & I, a new play by three-time Pulitzer Prize and three-time Tony Award winner Edward Albee (A Delicate Balance; Seascape; Three Tall Women; Who's Afraid of Virgina Wolf?; The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?) will open the theater company's 2010/2011 40th Anniversary Season. Mr. Albee will be making his Playwrights Horizons debut.

Frank Langella Joins Neeson, Jones and Kruger in 'Unknown White Male'
by Jessica Lewis - Dec 8, 2009

Frost/Nixon star Frank Langella will join Liam Neeson, January Jones and Diane Kruger in 'Unknown White Male,' the Dark Castle thriller, Variety reports.

Photo Coverage: 2009 Kennedy Center Honors: The Men
by Walter McBride - Dec 7, 2009

Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen were the honorees for this year's Kennedy Center Honors and eminent artist friends and peers of this year's five honorees converged in Washington, D.C. last night (Dec. 6) to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at THE 32ND ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 29 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, with Caroline Kennedy as host for the seventh consecutive year.

LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS Closes Off-Bway 12/6
by BWW News Desk - Dec 6, 2009

THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS - David Rambo's play about the late, legendary advice columnist Ann Landers - will close following the Sunday, December 6 matinee performance at 2 p.m. at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce St.), it has been announced by Cherry Lane Theatre's artistic director Angelina Fiordellisi and managing director James King.

Second Stage Theater's LET ME DOWN EASY Extends Through 12/6
by BWW News Desk - Dec 6, 2009

Second Stage Theatre is pleased to announce that the critically acclaimed production of Anna Deavere Smith's LET ME DOWN EASY, has extended four weeks, through December 6. Conceived, written, and performed by Ms. Smith and directed by Leonard Foglia, LET ME DOWN EASY opened on Wednesday, October 7 and was originally scheduled to run through November 8.

Brooks, Brubeck, Bumbry, De Niro And Springsteen Set For 2009 Kennedy Center Honors 12/6
by BWW News Desk - Dec 6, 2009

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of the individuals who will receive the Kennedy Center Honors of 2009. Recipients to be honored at the 32nd annual national celebration of the arts are: writer, composer, actor, director, and producer Mel Brooks; pianist and composer Dave Brubeck; opera singer Grace Bumbry; actor, director, and producer Robert De Niro; and singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen.

LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS Closes Off-Bway 12/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 3, 2009

THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS - David Rambo's play about the late, legendary advice columnist Ann Landers - will close following the Sunday, December 6 matinee performance at 2 p.m. at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce St.), it has been announced by Cherry Lane Theatre's artistic director Angelina Fiordellisi and managing director James King.

THE ORPHANS' HOME CYCLE PART 2: THE STORY OF A MARRIAGE Begins 12/3 At Signature Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 2, 2009

THE ORPHANS' HOME CYCLE, PART 2: THE STORY OF A MARRIAGE, begins performances on Thursday, December 3 at Signature Theatre Company at the Peter Norton Space, 555 West 42nd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues. The production will open on Thursday, December 17.

Dr. Joy Browne To Host Talk-Back With Judith Ivey 12/3 After LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS
by BWW News Desk - Dec 3, 2009

Dr. Joy Browne - the nationally acclaimed, syndicated radio host and licensed clinical psychologist whose radio program is the longest running of its kind (heard locally in the New York are on WOR Radio Network for nearly 15 years) - will join two-time Tony-winning actress Judith Ivey in a post-show discussion about the mother of all advice experts, Ann Landers following a performance of David Rambo's play in which Ivey portrays Landers, THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS, following the Thursday, December 3rd performance at 8 p.m. at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce St.) in Manhattan.

Hal Holbrook is Twain In MARK TWAIN TONIGHT! at Hartford's Lincoln Theatre, 1/23
by Jeff Dennhardt - Dec 2, 2009

Hartford Stage, The Mark Twain House & Museum and The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has announced that Oscar-nominee HAl Holbrook will make a rare appearance at the Hartford Lincoln Center on Saturday, January 23rd at 7:30pm in Mark Twain TONIGHT! - his acclaimed Tony Award-winning one-man show which celebrates the humor, satirical wit, and timeless observations of Mark Twain. Holbrook will be taking a brief break from the set of his upcoming feature film Flying Lessons, where he plays a retired officer and war veteran with Alzheimer's Disease.

Langella Joins Boston Pops for Holiday Concert, 12/16
by Jeff Dennhardt - Dec 2, 2009

Tony Award winner Frank Langella will join Grammy Award winner Debbie Moore for a holiday concert with the Boston Pops. The concert is the 26th annual presentation of 'A Company Christmas at Pops.' The concert will take place December 16th at the Symphony Hall in Boston. Keith Lockhart will conduct.

Second Stage to Host 'In Conversation: Anna Deavere Smith & Elizabeth Alexander' 12/3
by BWW News Desk - Dec 2, 2009

Second Stage Theatre will host a post-performance conversation between Anna Deavere Smith and Elizabeth Alexander following the Thursday, December 3 evening performance of Let Me Down Easy. A renowned poet, essayist and playwright, Elizabeth Alexander most recently composed and delivered the poem 'Praise Song for the Day' for the inauguration of President Barack Obama. The conversation is free to all in attendance at the Thursday, December 3 8:00pm performance.

Edward Albee To Appear At The Drama Book Shop 12/10
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 1, 2009

Edward Albee, one of America's finest dramatists, will make a rare public appearance at the Drama Book Shop, 250 West 40th Street, on Thursday, December 10th at 5:30 p.m.

Recap: Short, Morrison, Broderick, Langella & Krakowski Salute Mel Brooks at Kennedy Center Honors
by Jeff Dennhardt - Dec 7, 2009

A slew of Broadway talent joined in the 32nd annual Kennedy Center Honors on December 6th to honor acclaimed Broadway producer, Mel Brooks. The group included Gary Beach, Matthew Broderick, Richard Kind, Jane Krakowski, Matthew Morrison, Frank Langella and Martin Short. Brooks was honored as a winner of the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors for his contributions to both stage and screen.

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