Elizabeth Ashley News

Photo Flash: Shakespeare Theatre Company Celebrates Artistic Director, Michael Kahn

On Sunday, June 16, Washington, D.C.'s theatre community gathered to celebrate the end of MICHAEL KAHN's 33-year tenure as Artistic Director of Shakespeare Theatre Company with musical and dramatic performances, special guests from the worlds of entertainment, politics, and media, and a mayoral proclamation. (more...)

RUSSIAN DOLL Starring Natasha Lyonne Renewed For Second Season on Netflix

According to Deadline, the new Netflix original series RUSSIAN DOLL for a second season. The first season of Russian Doll follows a young woman named Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) on her journey as the guest of honor at a seemingly inescapable party one night in New York City. (more...)

Meet the Cast of ALL MY SONS- Now in Previews!

Arthur Miller's All My Sons begins preview performances tonight, April 4, 2019, and opens officially on Monday, April 22, 2019. (more...)

BWW Review: IN THE NEXT ROOM at Gulfshore Playhouse is Electric and Emotional!

Gulfshore Playhouse's production of IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Jeffrey Binder, deals with the struggles of intimacy and marriage in a funny but thoughtful play. (more...)

Dates And Theme Announced For 2019 Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival

The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival is pleased to announce that its Annual Dinner will return on Saturday, June 1, 2019. (more...)

VIDEO: Netflix Releases Second Trailer for RUSSIAN DOLL, Starring Natasha Lyonne

Netflix has released the second trailer for RUSSIAN DOLL, which launches globally on Netflix February 1, 2019. (more...)

VIDEO: Natasha Lyonne Stars in the Trailer for RUSSIAN DOLL

Netflix has released the trailer for RUSSIAN DOLL, which launches globally on Netflix February 1, 2019. Watch the trailer below! (more...)

VIDEO: RUSSIAN DOLL to Premiere on Netflix on February 1

Netflix announces that Russian Doll, from Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland, will premiere on February 1st. (more...)

Will Roland Joins Benefit Reading Of LOVE LETTERS By A.R. Gurney at Feinstein's/ 54 Below

Will Roland (Broadway's 'Be More Chill') will head a cast of four in an innovative reading of 'Love Letters' by A.R. Gurney on December 9 at Feinstein's/54 Below.  (more...)

Will Roland Heads Cast Of Benefit Reading Of LOVE LETTERS

Will Roland (Broadway's 'Dear Evan Hansen') will head a cast of four in an innovative reading of 'Love Letters' by A.R. Gurney on December 9 at Feinstein's/54 Below.  The reading is organized by Getting Together for Good, a charitable giving circle, to benefit the Ric Swezey Memorial Library, a program of The Family Equality Council, which supports and protects LGBTQ families through education, advocacy, and legal initiatives.  (more...)

Photo Flash: Ben Fankhauser and Elizabeth Ashley Star In I HATE HAMLET at Bucks County Playhouse

 Audiences are thoroughly enjoying themselves at Bucks County Playhouse's production of Broadway's hilarious romantic comedy "I Hate Hamlet." The production, which runs through December 1 and was hailed by The New York Times as "Unapologetically silly…hilarious!" is directed by Marc Bruni ("Beautiful: The Carol King Musical"). (more...)

Award Winning Cast For Bucks County Playhouse's I HATE HAMLET, 11/9-12/1

Tony award-winner, Elizabeth Ashley ("Take Her She's Mine") and Tony nominee Tom Hewitt ("The Rocky Horror Show") will headline a refreshed production of Paul Rudnick's witty, laugh out loud comedy, "I Hate Hamlet" at Bucks County Playhouse, November 9 - December 1. The play marks Ashley's return to the Playhouse after co-starring opposite Robert Redford in the pre-Broadway production of Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park." (more...)

Photo Flash: Lauren Yee and Jaclyn Backhaus Receive 2018 Horton Foote Prize

Yesterday, October 15th at The Lotos Club (5 East 66th Street, New York City), the 2018 recipients of the biennial Horton Foote Prize, were celebrated for excellence in American theater. The 2018 Prize for Outstanding New American Play, presented to a work produced in the 2016-17 or 2017-18 seasons, was awarded to Cambodian Rock Band by Lauren Yee. The 2018 Prize for Promising New American Play, presented to a previously unproduced work, was awarded to India Pale Ale by Jaclyn Backhaus. (more...)

Bucks County Playhouse Launches Play Discovery Reading Series

Audiences will have a chance to experience both lesser known classic plays and new works when Bucks County Playhouse launches its Play Discovery Series with a reading of 'The Outgoing Tide' by Philadelphia playwright Bruce Graham on November 14 at 7:30 p.m. Directed by four-time Oscar nominee, Marsha Mason, 'The Outgoing Tide' is the first of several plays that will be part of the series for which Mason also serves as curator.  Additional titles will be announced shortly. (more...)

VIDEO: On This Day, September 28- Broadway Revival of YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Celebrates Opening Night

Today we celebrate the Broadway revival of Kaufman and Hart's You Can't Take It with You, which opened on this day in 2014. (more...)

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP: An Encounter with Emily Dickinson

Angelica Page plays the title role BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP: An Encounter with Emily Dickinson. Opening Night was Thursday, September 27th, and BroadwayWorld was there! Check out the photos below! (more...)

Bucks County Playhouse Remembers Neil Simon

A Statement On The Passing Of Neil Simon From Bucks County Playhouse: (more...)

BWW Interview: Donnie Kehr and THE GREATEST PIANO MEN at NJPAC on 8/15

'The Greatest Piano Men' starring Donnie Kehr is a tribute to the greatest piano icons in music history. It will be performed at NJPAC on 815. We had the pleasure of interviewing Donnie about his career and the upcoming show. (more...)

Keir Dullea And Mia Dillon Star In LOVE LETTERS

Real life sweethearts, KEIR DULLEA (2001: A Space Odyssey) and MIA DILLON (TONY award nominee, Crimes of the Heart) bring A. R. Gurney's Love Letters to life in this one of a kind performance. As 'Melissa' and 'Andy,' these two stunning artists bring complexity and humanity to Gurney's timeless play about love, friendship, loss, challenges and the art of letter writing. Underscoring their love for New York's theatre scene, Ms. Dillon and Mr. Dullea share this production as a benefit for the award winning Articulate Theatre Company. (more...)

Photo Flash: James Earl Jones, Amanda Plummer, and More Lead Reading of THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA

The Acting Company presented its one-night-only benefit reading of The Night of the Iguana, Tennessee Williams' feverishly poetic 1961 drama, at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues), on Monday, June 11. (more...)